The 1911 Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 season was a season in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League

National League

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 with a record of 79 wins and 73 losses.

City Series

Phillies Hall of Fame

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 pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen...

 made his Philadelphia debut during the pre-season City Series against the Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

. 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.

Notable transactions

• November 12, 1910: Johnny Bates, Eddie Grant, George McQuillan
  George McQuillan
  George Watt McQuillan , born in Brooklyn, New York, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies , Cincinnati Reds , Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians ....
  
   and Lew Moren
  Lew Moren
  Lewis H. "Hicks" Moren was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903-1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1908, Moren was credited by the New York Press for inventing the knuckleball, however Eddie Cicotte is...
  
   were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   for Jack Rowan
  Jack Rowan
  John Albert Rowan was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between and , for four different teams. When he wasn't pitching in the majors, Rowan played for the Dayton Veterans of the Central League in and from until .-External links:...
  
  , Fred Beebe
  Fred Beebe
  Frederick Leonard Beebe was a professional baseball player.Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Beebe played baseball for the Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois and the University of Illinois. He played Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1916. In his rookie year, Beebe led the major leagues with...
  
  , Hans Lobert
  Hans Lobert
  John Bernard "Hans" Lobert was an American infielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball.Lobert was born in Wilmington, Delaware...
  
   and Dode Paskert
  Dode Paskert
  George Henry "Dode" Paskert , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1907 to 1921. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  .

Notable transactions

• August 18, 1911: Jack Rowan
  Jack Rowan
  John Albert Rowan was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between and , for four different teams. When he wasn't pitching in the majors, Rowan played for the Dayton Veterans of the Central League in and from until .-External links:...
  
   was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   for Cliff Curtis.
• September 11, 1911: Red Kleinow
  Red Kleinow
  John Peter Kleinow was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1904 through 1911 for the New York Highlanders , Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies . Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Kleinow batted and threw right-handed...
  
  was released by the Phillies.

Roster

1911 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager

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		74	247	81	.328	1	16
3B		147	541	154	.285	9	72
OF		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
	4	8	1	.125	0	0

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
	48	367	28	13	2.57	227
	21	121	6	10	3.42	47
	9	48.1	3	3	4.47	20

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
	12	45.2	2	4	4.73	17
	8	45	2	1	2.60	13
	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
	2	0	0	0	0.00	0