This article is about the 2011 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2011 in baseball.
Sports season
2011 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
March 31 – October 28, 2011
Number of games
162
Number of teams
30
TV partner(s)
Fox, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pick
Gerrit Cole
Picked by
Pittsburgh Pirates
Regular season
Season MVP
NL: Ryan Braun (MIL) AL: Justin Verlander (DET)
Postseason
AL champions
Texas Rangers
AL runners-up
Detroit Tigers
NL champions
St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up
Milwaukee Brewers
World Series
Champions
St. Louis Cardinals
Runners-up
Texas Rangers
World Series MVP
David Freese (STL)
MLB seasons
← 2010
2012 →
The 2011 Major League Baseball season began on Thursday, March 31, and ended on Wednesday, September 28.[1] This marked the first time a season began on a Thursday since 1976, and the first time a regular season ended on a Wednesday since 1990. The 82nd edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12 with the National League defeating the American League for the second straight year, by a score of 5–1. As had been the case since 2003, the league winning that game had home field advantage in the World Series. Accordingly, the World Series began on October 19, and ended on October 28, with the St. Louis Cardinals winning in seven games over the Texas Rangers.[1]
The season is notable for its wild card chase on the last day of the regular season.
Only two teams were unable to complete the entire 162-game regular season schedule, as the make-up game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 8 was cancelled due to rain and not made up, owing to scheduling constraints and the game being inconsequential to the playoffs.[2]
^ abNewman, Mark (September 14, 2010). "2011 MLB Slate Packed With Exciting Matchups". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010.
^Kilgore, Adam (September 27, 2011). "How the Nationals' final two games will affect their draft status and offseason". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
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