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1911 in CABA
In the Mexican League’s debut season, the Merida Mean Green took the top overall record at 103-59. Winning the South Division, Merida allowed the fewest runs (461) and was second in runs scored at (631). The North was more competitive with Mexicali winning at 87-75, beating out Tijuana (83-79) and Juarez (80-82). In the LCS, Merida defeated Mexicali in six games.
The first Mexican League MVP went to Puebla’s Alex Hinojosa, who posted 13.1 WAR with a tied-for-first 47 home runs and stellar defense at second base and shortstop. Hermosillo’s Alfredo Salomon took pitcher of the year with league bests in ERA (1.89) and strikeouts (314).
The Caribbean League’s Island Division would be loaded with three 100+ win teams. The Havana Hurricanes loaded offense, 99 runs better than second place, took it at 112-50. Both Haiti and Jamaica finished 102-60. The Jazz allowed only 377 runs, a record that held through the century.
Only one team in the Continental Division finished above .500; the Panama Parrots at 89-73. Havana would make quick work of them in the LCS with a sweep. The Hurricanes had the league MVP in third baseman Yavier De Hombre, a Cuban national who led the league with 48 homers, 112 runs, 126 RBI, and a 12.4 WAR. Baptiste Timothee, a Haitian right handed arm, won POTY for Havana with an 11.9 WAR and 23-6 mark with a 1.59 ERA.
The first CABA championship series saw Havana roar to a 3-0 start. However, Merida completed the rally to win the inaugural championship in seven games, Little did the Mean Green know that this would be their only championship appearance for more than a century.
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