2011
From BR Bullpen
| 2011 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 2010 2012 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 2011.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Asia Series: Samsung Lions (Details)
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Korea Baseball Organization: Samsung Lions defeated the SK Wyverns in the Korean Series, 4-1 (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Uni-President Lions defeated the Lamigo Monkeys in the Taiwan Series, 4-1 (Details)
- China Baseball League: Tianjin Lions
- Australian Baseball League: Perth Heat (Details)
Europe[edit]
- European Cup: T&A San Marino, Italian Baseball League (Details)
- French Division I: Rouen Huskies
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Regensburg Legionäre
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: DOOR Neptunus
- Holland Series: L&D Amsterdam Pirates defeated the Vaessen Pioniers, 4 games to 1 (Details)
- Italian Baseball League: T&A San Marino defeated Nettuno in the Italian Series, 4 games to 3 ( Details)
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over the Texas Rangers, 4-3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Triple-A National Championship: Columbus Clippers (IL) over the Omaha Storm Chasers (PCL), 8-3
- International League: Columbus Clippers (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Omaha Storm Chasers (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Tigres de Quintana Roo
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Pinar del Rio (Details)
Winter Leagues[edit]
Amateur[edit]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): University of South Carolina defeated University of Florida in the finals, 2-1, 5-2 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: University of West Florida over Winona State University, 12-2 (Details)
- Division III Baseball Championship: Marietta College over Chapman University, 18-5 (Details)
- NAIA College World Series: Concordia University (CA) over Lubbock Christian University, 9-3 (Details)
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: San Joaquin Delta College beat Ohlone College 4 - 1 in the final.
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Santa Barbara Foresters (Details)
- National Club Baseball Association:
- Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association/Association de Baseball Inter-Universitaire Canadienne: Durham College
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series:
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Tokai University Sagami High School (Kanagawa) defeated Kyushu International University High School (Fukuoka), 11-0
- National High School Baseball Championship: The Third High School of Nihon University (Tokyo) defeated Kosei Gakuin High School (Aomori), 6-1
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Huntington Beach, CA defeats Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 2-1, in the championship (Details)
International competitions[edit]
- Baseball World Cup in Panama (Details)
- Netherlands (Gold); Cuba (Silver); Canada and United States (Bronze)
- Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (Details)
- Canada (Gold); United States (Silver); Cuba (Bronze)
- South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Details)
- Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia (Details)
- Philippines (Gold); Thailand (Silver); Indonesia (Bronze)
- Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia (Details)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Gold); Guam (Silver); Palau (Bronze)
- World Youth Championship in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco Mexico (Details)
- United States (Gold); Cuba (Silver); Japan (Bronze)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
- Baseball in the Garden of Eden, by John Thorn
- Bottom of the 33rd, by Dan Barry
- Butterfly Winter, by W.P. Kinsella
- Cuban Star, by Adrian Burgos Jr.
- The Extra 2%, by Jonah Keri
- Fenway 1912, by Glenn Stout
- Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball, by Rebecca T. Alpert
- The Secret History of Balls, by Josh Chetwynd
Song[edit]
- The Baseball Project, Vol. 2: High and Inside (album), by The Baseball Project
- That's the Way Baseball Go, by Merle Haggard
Film[edit]
- Ballplayer: Pelotero
- Moneyball
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 2011
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 2011
Further Reading[edit]
- Joseph L. Price: Perfect Pitch: The National Anthem for the National Pastime, Mercer University Press, Macon, GA, 2018. ISBN 9780881466560
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