101-50 American League Champions, World Series Champions    Managed by Connie Mack Ballpark: Shibe Park

Frank 'Home Run' Baker and the 'Million Dollar Infield' led the Athletics to 101 wins and their second of four World Series titles in five seasons, this time in six games over the New York Giants.

Baker led the league with 11 homers and also led the team with 198 hits, 42 doubles, 14 triples, 115 RBIs, 301 total bases, 38 stolen bases and a .508 slugging percentage.

Second baseman Eddie Collins led the team with a .365 batting average, a .437 on-base percentage   and 38 steals, and first baseman Stuffy McInnis hit .321.

Jack Coombs led the AL with 28 wins and 40 starts, also topping the team with 26 complete games, 336.2 innings pitched and 185 strikeouts.

Eddie Plank led the team with a 2.10 ERA and six shutouts, while winning 23 games.

Plank and Chief Bender finished fourth and fifth in the league with ERA's of 2.10 and 2.16, respectively, while Bender won 17 games and Cy Morgan notched another 15.

The Athletics led the league in team batting and runs scored, and led the AL in team earned run average.

Baker, Collins, Plank and Bender all went on to earn Hall of Fame elections after their retirement.

C-Ira Thomas      (.273 AVG, 0 HR, 39 RBI)

1B-Stuffy McInnis      (.321 AVG, 3 HR, 77 RBI)

2B-Eddie Collins      (.365 AVG, 3 HR, 73 RBI)

3B-Frank Baker      (.334 AVG, 11 HR, 115 RBI)

SS-Jack Barry      (.265 AVG, 1 HR, 63 RBI)

LF-Danny Murphy      (.329 AVG, 6 HR, 66 RBI)

CF-Bris Lord      (.310 AVG, 3 HR, 55 RBI)

RF-Rube Oldring      (.297 AVG, 3 HR, 59 RBI)

PH-Jack Lapp      (.353 AVG, 1 HR, 26 RBI)

P-Jack Coombs      (28-12 W-L, 3.53 ERA, 185 K)

P-Eddie Plank      (23-8 W-L, 2.10 ERA, 149 K)

P-Chief Bender      (17-5 W-L, 2.16 ERA, 114 K)

P-Cy Morgan      (17-5 W-L, 2.70 ERA, 1 SV)

1911 Philadelphia Athletics

1911 Philadelphia Athletics Starting Lineup

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