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Regular season

Philadelphia Athletics 1911 World Series

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1911 World Series

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL

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References

External links

1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Oakland Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season American League champion seasons World Series champion seasons

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