1911 Pittsburgh Pirates

85-69 • .552 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates went 85-69 (.552) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 557, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Owen Wilson (12 HR, 107 RBI) and Babe Adams (22-12, 2.33 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
3rd Rank
744 R 557 RA
Diff +187

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744 Runs Scored
557 Runs Allowed
+187 Run Diff
479K Attendance

📈 vs. 1911 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1911 league average (.259)
OBP .336 equal to the 1911 league average (.335)
SLG .371 4% above the 1911 league average (.355)
Team ERA 2.84 16% better than the 1911 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 744 8% above the 1911 league average (688 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 479,227
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Avg per Game 6,143

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1911

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.334 2 Fred Clarke 0.324 3 Vin Campbell 0.312 4 Owen Wilson 0.300 5 Dots Miller 0.268

Home Runs

1 Owen Wilson 12 2 Honus Wagner 9 3 Dots Miller 6 4 Max Carey 5 5 Fred Clarke 5

RBI

1 Owen Wilson 107 2 Honus Wagner 89 3 Dots Miller 78 4 Bobby Byrne 52 5 Fred Clarke 49
1911 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Byrne 153 598 96 155 24 17 2 52 67 41 23 0.259
Owen Wilson 148 544 72 163 34 12 12 107 41 55 10 0.300
Honus Wagner 130 473 87 158 23 16 9 89 67 34 20 0.334
Dots Miller 137 470 82 126 17 8 6 78 51 48 17 0.268
Max Carey 129 427 77 110 15 10 5 43 44 75 27 0.258
Fred Clarke 110 392 73 127 25 13 5 49 53 27 10 0.324
Tommy Leach 108 386 60 92 12 6 3 43 46 50 19 0.238
Bill McKechnie 104 321 40 73 8 7 2 37 28 18 9 0.227
George Gibson 100 311 32 65 12 2 0 19 29 16 3 0.209
Mike Simon 71 215 19 49 4 3 0 22 10 14 1 0.228
Newt Hunter 65 209 35 53 10 6 2 24 25 43 9 0.254
Alex McCarthy 50 150 18 36 5 1 2 31 14 24 4 0.240
Babe Adams 40 103 9 26 5 1 0 10 3 17 0 0.252
Lefty Leifield 43 102 12 24 2 0 0 2 17 17 1 0.235
Vin Campbell 42 93 12 29 3 1 0 10 8 7 6 0.312
Howie Camnitz 40 84 5 12 0 0 0 5 4 32 0 0.143
Elmer Steele 31 61 3 11 1 0 0 6 3 18 1 0.180
John Flynn 33 59 5 12 0 1 0 3 9 8 0 0.203
Claude Hendrix 22 41 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 15 0 0.098
Jack Ferry 29 29 2 9 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 0.310
Harry Gardner 13 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.214
Marty O'Toole 5 14 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.357
Billy Kelly 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Bill Keen 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Mickey Keliher 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Judge Nagle 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Jerry D'Arcy 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hank Robinson 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Deacon Phillippe 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
John Shovlin 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kirby White 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ensign Cottrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sherry Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1911

ERA

1 Babe Adams 2.33 2 Marty O'Toole 2.37 3 Elmer Steele 2.60 4 Lefty Leifield 2.63 5 Claude Hendrix 2.73

Wins

1 Babe Adams 22 2 Howie Camnitz 20 3 Lefty Leifield 16 4 Elmer Steele 9 5 Jack Ferry 6

Strikeouts

1 Howie Camnitz 139 2 Babe Adams 133 3 Lefty Leifield 111 4 Claude Hendrix 57 5 Elmer Steele 52
1911 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Leifield 16 16 2.63 42 37 1 318.0 301 93 82 111
Babe Adams 22 12 2.33 40 37 0 293.1 253 76 42 133
Howie Camnitz 20 15 3.13 40 33 1 267.2 245 93 84 139
Elmer Steele 9 9 2.60 31 16 2 166.0 153 48 31 52
Claude Hendrix 4 6 2.73 22 12 1 118.2 85 36 53 57
Jack Ferry 6 4 3.15 26 8 3 85.2 83 30 27 32
Harry Gardner 1 1 4.50 13 3 2 42.0 39 21 20 24
Marty O'Toole 3 2 2.37 5 5 0 38.0 28 10 20 34
Judge Nagle 4 2 3.62 8 3 1 27.1 33 11 6 11
Hank Robinson 0 1 2.77 5 0 0 13.0 13 4 5 8
Deacon Phillippe 0 0 7.50 3 0 0 6.0 5 5 2 3
Kirby White 0 1 9.00 2 1 0 3.0 3 3 1 1
Ensign Cottrell 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 1 1 0
Sherry Smith 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.2 4 4 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Babe Adams Bobby Byrne Howie Camnitz Vin Campbell Max Carey Fred Clarke Ensign Cottrell Jerry D'Arcy Jack Ferry John Flynn Harry Gardner George Gibson +21 more

33 players

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The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates won 85 games and lost 69, ending up 3rd in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 744 runs and allowed 557, a run differential of +187. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .261, 1% better than the league's .259. The staff ERA of 2.84 was 16% better than the league average of 3.39. League clubs averaged 688 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 8% more.

Forbes Field was home in 1911, drawing a total attendance of 479,227. The home run leader was Owen Wilson, who hit 12. Babe Adams led the pitchers with 22 wins. Howie Camnitz struck out 139, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 33 players. The 1910 season and the 1912 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Owen Wilson led the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs.
What was the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.84.
Did the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Owen Wilson (12 HR, 107 RBI) and Babe Adams (22-12, 2.33 ERA).
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