Major League Baseball team season
| 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Forbes Field | |||
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
| Owners | Barney Dreyfuss | |||
| Managers | Fred Clarke | |||
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The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 30th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 25th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 85–69.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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| 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 | George Gibson | 100 | 311 | 65 | .209 | 0 | 19 |
| 1B | Newt Hunter | 65 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 2 | 24 |
| 2B | Dots Miller | 137 | 470 | 126 | .268 | 6 | 78 |
| SS | Honus Wagner | 130 | 473 | 158 | .334 | 9 | 89 |
| 3B | Bobby Byrne | 153 | 598 | 155 | .259 | 2 | 52 |
| OF | Fred Clarke | 110 | 392 | 127 | .324 | 5 | 49 |
| OF | Chief Wilson | 148 | 544 | 163 | .300 | 12 | 107 |
| OF | Max Carey | 129 | 427 | 110 | .258 | 5 | 43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Leach | 108 | 386 | 92 | .238 | 3 | 43 |
| Bill McKechnie | 104 | 321 | 73 | .227 | 2 | 37 |
| Mike Simon | 71 | 215 | 49 | .228 | 0 | 22 |
| Alex McCarthy | 50 | 150 | 36 | .240 | 2 | 31 |
| Vin Campbell | 42 | 93 | 29 | .312 | 0 | 10 |
| John Flynn | 33 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Kelly | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Keen | 6 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Keliher | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Dorsey | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Shovlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Leifield | 42 | 318.0 | 16 | 16 | 2.63 | 111 |
| Babe Adams | 40 | 293.1 | 22 | 12 | 2.33 | 133 |
| Howie Camnitz | 40 | 267.2 | 20 | 15 | 3.13 | 139 |
| Marty O'Toole | 5 | 38.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.37 | 34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Steele | 31 | 166.0 | 9 | 9 | 2.60 | 52 |
| Claude Hendrix | 22 | 118.2 | 4 | 6 | 2.73 | 57 |
| Jack Ferry | 26 | 85.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.15 | 32 |
| Harry Gardner | 13 | 42.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 24 |
| Judge Nagle | 8 | 27.1 | 4 | 2 | 3.62 | 11 |
| Kirby White | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Robinson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 8 |
| Deacon Phillippe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 |
| Ensign Cottrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Sherry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
Notes
- From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- In the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.
References
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