1911 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1911 Pittsburgh[b] 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.

1911 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[a]
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersFred Clarke
← 1910 Seasons 1912 →

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 99 54 .647 49‍–‍25 50‍–‍29
Chicago Cubs 92 62 .597 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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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

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Roster

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1911 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. ^ 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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