Baseball
World Series
- 14–26 October — Philadelphia Athletics (AL) defeats New York Giants (NL) to win the 1911 World Series by 4 games to 2
Events
- Chalmers Award – Frank Schulte, NL; Ty Cobb, AL
Read more about this topic: 1911 In Sports
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