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Coming off five straight fifth place finishes, the Lions shocked the baseball world by winning the NBC pennant in 1911. They went on to defeat the New York Knights, winning it all in their only World Series appearance to date. They spent most of the rest of the decade in a state of mediocrity. They were never terrible, but they were only serious pennant contenders again in 1918, when they narrowly lost the pennant to the Outlaws. They were within striking distance of the pennant in 1919, as was the entire NBC, but they were the unfortunate ones to finish in last place. Their record of 64-76 at least was respectable, though.