1911 in sports
See also: 1910 in sports, other events of 1911, 1912 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- January 21 – The first Monte Carlo motor rally
- May 30 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League – Essendon wins the 15th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.11 (41) d Collingwood 4.11 (35))
Football (soccer)
- England – FA Cup: Bradford City beat Newcastle United 1–0 in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).
Major League Baseball
- Chalmers Award: Frank Schulte (NL); Ty Cobb (AL)
- World Series: Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2.
Births
- January 1 – Hank Greenberg
- June 9 – Frank McCormick
- October 12 – Maribel Vinson-Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961)
- November 24 – Joe Medwick
Deaths
- April 14 – Addie Joss
- August 5 – Bob Caruthers
- August 31 – Will White
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