1911 New York Giants season
The 1911 New York Giants season was the franchise's 29th season. The Giants won their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were defeated by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. The team set and still holds the Major League Baseball single-season record for stolen bases during the modern era, with 347.
Team photo
Bugs Raymond in 1911. He went 6–4 for the Giants before alcoholism led to his release. A year later, he was dead.
Manager John McGraw and pitcher Christy Mathewson.
1911 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The A's finished first in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses, then went on to defeat the New York Giants in the 1911 World Series, four games to two, for their second straight World Championship.
L to R: outfielders Bris Lord, Rube Oldring, Danny Murphy in 1911.
Philadelphia Athletics on field at the Polo Grounds, 1911 World Series