1911 South Atlantic League season

The 1911 South Atlantic League was a Class C baseball season played between April 9 and September 9. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each half of the season qualifying for the playoffs.

The Columbus Foxes won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Columbia Commies in the post-season.

League changes

• The South Atlantic League re-introduced a playoff system in which the winner of each half of the season would compete in the playoffs to determine the champion of the league.

Team changes

• The Albany Babies joined the league as an expansion team.
• The Charleston Sea Gulls re-joined the league after the club moved to Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1909 season.
• The Columbia Gamecocks are renamed the Columbia Commies.
• The Jacksonville Jays are renamed the Jacksonville Tarpons.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Columbia Commies finished with the best record in the regular season, winning their first South Atlantic League regular season pennant.
• On July 26, the Augusta Tourists franchise was forfeited, but the club operated the club as the South Atlantic League Orphans until the team was disbanded on August 30.
• On August 30, the Charleston Sea Gulls disbanded due to storms destroying Hampton Park Field.

Standings

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Pitching leaders

Playoffs

• The playoff round to determine the champion was a best-of-seven series.
• The Columbus Foxes won their second South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Columbia Commies in six games.

Playoff bracket

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See also

• 1911 Major League Baseball season

References

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website