The 1911 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 79 wins and 73 losses.
| 1911 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | National League Park | |
| City | Philadelphia | |
| Owners | Horace Fogel | |
| Managers | Red Dooin | |
| ||
Offseason
City Series
Phillies Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander made his Philadelphia debut during the pre-season City Series against the Philadelphia Athletics. Alexander pitched five innings of no-hit no-run baseball against the A's. He would make his official major league debut on April 15, 1911.[1]
Notable transactions
- November 12, 1910: Johnny Bates, Eddie Grant, George McQuillan and Lew Moren were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Rowan, Fred Beebe, Hans Lobert and Dode Paskert.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 99 | 54 | .647 | — | 49–25 | 50–29 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 62 | .597 | 7½ | 49–32 | 43–30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | .552 | 14½ | 48–29 | 37–40 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 73 | .520 | 19½ | 42–34 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 74 | .503 | 22 | 36–38 | 39–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 29 | 38–42 | 32–41 |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 64 | 86 | .427 | 33½ | 31–42 | 33–44 |
| Boston Rustlers | 44 | 107 | .291 | 54 | 19–54 | 25–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | 4–17–1 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 3–19 | 7–13–3 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–16–1 | 8–13–1 | 14–8 | 9–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 17–5 | 9–13 | — | 14–8–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 16–6–2 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 17–4–1 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 8–14 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 6–16–3 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 16–5–1 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 16–6 | 13–8–1 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–13 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 19–3 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–7–3 | 11–9–1 | 6–16–2 | 16–6–3 | 7–15 | 13–8 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- August 18, 1911: Jack Rowan was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Cliff Curtis.[2]
- September 11, 1911: Red Kleinow was released by the Phillies.[3]
Roster
| 1911 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Red Dooin | 74 | 247 | 81 | .328 | 1 | 16 |
| 1B | Fred Luderus | 146 | 551 | 166 | .301 | 16 | 99 |
| 2B | Otto Knabe | 142 | 528 | 125 | .237 | 1 | 42 |
| SS | Mickey Doolin | 146 | 512 | 122 | .238 | 1 | 49 |
| 3B | Hans Lobert | 147 | 541 | 154 | .285 | 9 | 72 |
| OF | John Titus | 76 | 236 | 67 | .284 | 8 | 26 |
| OF | Sherry Magee | 121 | 445 | 128 | .288 | 15 | 94 |
| OF | Dode Paskert | 153 | 560 | 153 | .273 | 4 | 47 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Walsh | 94 | 289 | 78 | .270 | 1 | 31 |
| Fred Beck | 66 | 210 | 59 | .281 | 3 | 25 |
| Pat Moran | 34 | 103 | 19 | .184 | 0 | 8 |
| Bunny Madden | 28 | 76 | 21 | .276 | 0 | 4 |
| Harry Welchonce | 26 | 66 | 14 | .212 | 0 | 6 |
| Dick Cotter | 20 | 46 | 13 | .283 | 0 | 5 |
| Kitty Bransfield | 23 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 0 | 3 |
| Tubby Spencer | 11 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 1 | 3 |
| Roy Thomas | 21 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Clarence Lehr | 23 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Killefer | 6 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Kleinow | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Mayes | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Quinn | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughie Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 48 | 367.0 | 28 | 13 | 2.57 | 227 |
| Earl Moore | 42 | 308.1 | 15 | 19 | 2.63 | 174 |
| Bill Burns | 21 | 121.0 | 6 | 10 | 3.42 | 47 |
| Eddie Stack | 13 | 77.2 | 5 | 5 | 3.59 | 36 |
| Fred Beebe | 9 | 48.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.47 | 20 |
| Bob Ewing | 4 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Chalmers | 38 | 208.2 | 13 | 10 | 3.11 | 101 |
| Jack Rowan | 12 | 45.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.73 | 17 |
| Cliff Curtis | 8 | 45.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 | 13 |
| Bert Humphries | 11 | 41.0 | 3 | 1 | 4.17 | 13 |
| Toots Shultz | 5 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 9.36 | 9 |
| Ad Brennan | 5 | 22.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.57 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Hall | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 |
| Buck Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 5 |
| Jake Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jimmy Walsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Troy Puckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Notes
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