The 1911 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1911 season. The eighth edition of the World Series, it matched the American League (AL) champion Philadelphia Athletics against the National League (NL) champion New York Giants. The Athletics won the best-of-seven series four games to two, in a rematch of the 1905 World Series, getting revenge over the Giants, who had won in their previous meeting.
John McGraw and Christy Mathewson during the 1911 World Series
The head of the line: early risers at 9 am at the Shibe Park box office at 21st and Lehigh...
...and the tail: the less punctual fans line up down Lehigh, beyond the end of the grandstand
Frank Baker in 1913
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