1911 Cleveland Naps season
The 1911 Cleveland Naps season was a season in American major league baseball. It involved the Cleveland Naps attempting to win the American League pennant and finishing in third place. They had a record of 80 wins and 73 losses.
The Naps played their home games at League Park II.Regular season
Season highlights
In his rookie season, Shoeless Joe Jackson hit.408, which ranked second in the American League. He also finished in the league top 10 in home runs, RBI, runs scored, and stolen bases. Jackson was fourth in the Chalmers MVP Award voting.
Vean Gregg led the starting pitchers of the team in several categories: he had a total of 23 wins and seven losses; he pitched 244⅔ innings, yet maintained a league-leading 1.80 ERA, while striking out 125 batters.
Pitcher Cy Young, 44 years old at the time, played part of his final season with the 1911 Cleveland Naps team. Nap Lajoie, another Hall of Famer, played on this team as well.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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 70 | 203 | 53 | .261 | 0 | 12 |
| 1B | | 126 | 458 | 124 | .271 | 0 | 79 |
| 2B | | 116 | 412 | 122 | .296 | 3 | 45 |
| 3B | | 117 | 417 | 105 | .252 | 0 | 28 |
| SS | | 140 | 545 | 142 | .261 | 1 | 50 |
| OF | | 147 | 571 | 233 | .408 | 7 | 83 |
| OF | | 146 | 527 | 142 | .269 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | | 125 | 447 | 136 | .304 | 2 | 51 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 90 | 315 | 115 | .365 | 2 | 60 |
| 99 | 287 | 93 | .324 | 1 | 37 |
| 58 | 154 | 46 | .299 | 1 | 21 |
| 38 | 133 | 32 | .241 | 1 | 11 |
| 35 | 107 | 15 | .140 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | 66 | 16 | .242 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | 39 | 4 | .103 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 244.2 | 23 | 7 | 1.80 | 125 |
| 35 | 222 | 13 | 9 | 3.41 | 132 |
| 30 | 177.1 | 7 | 14 | 3.76 | 78 |
| 15 | 106.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.29 | 46 |
| 7 | 46.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.88 | 20 |
| 8 | 51.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.88 | 21 |
| 4 | 22.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.33 | 6 |
| 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 30 | 154.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.27 | 97 |
| 29 | 176 | 7 | 11 | 3.68 | 80 |
| 13 | 64.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.76 | 17 |
| 12 | 53.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.22 | 25 |
| 4 | 21.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 8 |
| 4 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 6 |
| 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 6 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
Vean Gregg
- MLB leader in ERA
- #2 in AL in shutouts
- #4 in AL in wins
- #8 in AL in complete games
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Gene Krapp
