Hastings was the best of the rest in 1911. While Superior and Fremont were battling it out for the league championship, Hastings was battling the rest of the teams for third.

Roster:

Leo Cooke returned for the 1911 season. He played in 111 games and averaged .332.

C. Watson also returned for the 1911 season. He played in 112 games and averaged .259. He also played for Hastings in 1912 then was promoted to St. Joseph in the Western League in 1913.

Frank Coe played in 111 games and averaged .252. According to the SABR database he played in 43 games in 1911 but the Reach Guide lists him as playing in more than 100 games. He also played in the Texas League in 1911, returned to Grand Island in the NSL in 1912 and played for Beatrice in 1914.

Henry Katz played 3rd and averaged .265 for the year.

William Fortman was a regular at short and averaged .259. He played for Muscatine and Galesburg for 18 games in 1911 in addition to playing 84 games for Hastings..

In the garden was H. Bromley who averaged .254 in 111 games. He played for Clarinda in the MINK League in 1910.

Paul Garzee was a returning regular from 1910. He played in 40 games and averaged .257.

Ben Jones averaged .265 in 65 games. He played for McPherson in the Kansas State League in 1909 and 1910.

C. Hoernly played in 83 games and averaged .233. He was listed as a catcher.

O'Brien played in 64 games and averaged .231. Donnelly played in 41 games and averaged .174.

Felton averaged .204 in 14 games.

Rudy Kling was a 41 year old shortstop from St. Louis. He started his professional career in Bloomington in 1901 and had a 5 day major league stay in September of 1902 with the Cardinals. He played minor league ball in 14 different cities with Hastings being his last stop.

Kinklin played in 15 games and averaged .191.

Pitchers:

Emery Orth managed a 4-8 record in 1910. He returned in 1911 to lead the NSL with a 23-13 record. He played for Peoria in 1912 in the III league and had a 12-19 record.

Bert Shaner was 7-9 in 1911, 17-5 in 1912 and 3-3 in 1013 for Hastings.

Hill was 8-10

Perry was 4-6 for Hastings and 6-10 for Wichita in 1911. J. Sindelar was 9-17 for the Third City team. He played for Columbus in 1910 and was 17-11.

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