Major League Baseball season
1901 Chicago White Stockings
American League (since 1900 )
Owner(s) Charles Comiskey Manager(s) Clark Griffith Next season >
The 1901 Chicago White Stockings season was their first season as a major league team, and their second season in Chicago. It was also the inaugural season of American League as a major league.
The White Stockings had a very balanced lineup, which was led by outfielders Dummy Hoy and Fielder Jones , and scored the most runs in the AL. They relied primarily on speed, as Frank Isbell , Sam Mertes , and Jones finished 1–2–3 in stolen bases. The pitching staff was anchored by Clark Griffith , who went 24–7 with a 2.67 ERA.
The White Stockings finished 83–53. They won the pennant by four games.
Offseason [ ]
In 1900, the Western League changed its name to the American League . It was still officially a minor league , subject to the governing National Agreement and an underling of the National League . The NL actually gave permission to the AL to put a team in Chicago , and Comiskey moved his St. Paul club to Chicago's South Side . After the season, the AL declined to renew its membership in the National Agreement, and the war was on. After acquiring a number of stars from the older league, including pitcher and manager Clark Griffith , the White Stockings also captured the AL's first major-league pennant the next year, in 1901.
Regular season [ ]
The 1901 Chicago White Stockings
May 9, 1901: Earl Moore of the Cleveland Blues threw the first no-hitter in the history of the American League against the White Stockings.[1] Chicago beat the Blues by a score of 4–2 despite not having one hit.
Season standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
MIL
PHI
WSH
Baltimore
—
9–9
4–14–1
11–9
9–10
12–7–1
12–8
11–8
Boston
9–9
—
12–8
12–6
9–11–1
15–5
10–10
12–8–1
Chicago
14–4–1
8–12
—
13–7
10–10
16–4
12–8
10–8
Cleveland
9–11
6–12
7–13
—
6–14
11–9
6–14
9–9–2
Detroit
10–9
11–9–1
10–10
14–6
—
13–7
7–9
9–11
Milwaukee
7–12–1
5–15
4–16
9–11
7–13
—
6–14
10–8–1
Philadelphia
8–12
10–10
8–12
14–6
9–7
14–6
—
11–9–1
Washington
8–11
8–12–1
8–10
9–9–2
11–9
8–10–1
9–11–1
—
Roster [ ]
1901 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Game log [ ]
1901 White Stockings Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
1
April 24
Cleveland Blues
8–2
1–0
2
April 25
Cleveland Blues
7–3
2–0
3
April 27
Cleveland Blues
4–10
2–1
4
April 28
Cleveland Blues
13–1
3–1
5
April 29
Detroit Tigers
2–3
3–2
6
April 30
Detroit Tigers
4–2
4–2
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
7
May 1
Detroit Tigers
19–9
5–2
8
May 2
Detroit Tigers
5–7
5–3
9
May 3
@ Milwaukee Brewers
11–3
6–3
10
May 4
@ Milwaukee Brewers
11–3
7–3
11
May 5
@ Milwaukee Brewers
7–21
7–4
12
May 6
@ Milwaukee Brewers
6–3
8–4
13
May 8
@ Cleveland Blues
3–1
9–4
14
May 9
@ Cleveland Blues
4–2
10–4
15
May 10
@ Cleveland Blues
5–4
11–4
16
May 11
@ Detroit Tigers
4–9
11–5
17
May 12
@ Detroit Tigers
5–7
11–6
18
May 13
@ Detroit Tigers
7–8
11–7
19
May 14
@ Detroit Tigers
6–2
12–7
20
May 16
Milwaukee Brewers
14–1
13–7
21
May 17
Milwaukee Brewers
7–6
14–7
22
May 18
Milwaukee Brewers
5–3
15–7
23
May 19
Milwaukee Brewers
14–3
16–7
24
May 22
Philadelphia Athletics
5–9
16–8
25
May 23
Philadelphia Athletics
11–9
17–8
26
May 25
Philadelphia Athletics
6–5
18–8
27
May 26
Baltimore Orioles
5–0
19–8
28
May 27
Baltimore Orioles
10–3
20–8
29
May 28
Baltimore Orioles
5–14
20–9
30
May 29
Baltimore Orioles
7–4
21–9
31–1
May 30
Boston Americans
8–3
22–9
32–2
May 30
Boston Americans
5–3
23–9
33
May 31
Boston Americans
10–5
24–9
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
34
June 1
Boston Americans
5–10
24–10
35
June 2
Washington Senators
5–7
24–11
36
June 3
Washington Senators
3–5
24–12
37
June 4
Washington Senators
3–2
25–12
38
June 7
@ Washington Senators
15–4
26–12
39
June 8
@ Washington Senators
3–8
26–13
40
June 10
@ Washington Senators
13–10
27–13
41
June 11
@ Washington Senators
1–3
27–14
42
June 12
@ Baltimore Orioles
1–8
27–15
43
June 13
@ Baltimore Orioles
12–0
28–15
44
June 14
@ Baltimore Orioles
10–5
29–15
45–1
June 17
@ Boston Americans
1–11
29–16
46–2
June 17
@ Boston Americans
4–10
29–17
47
June 18
@ Boston Americans
3–4
29–18
48
June 19
@ Boston Americans
3–5
29–19
49
June 20
@ Boston Americans
3–4
29–20
50
June 21
@ Philadelphia Athletics
4–0
30–20
51
June 22
@ Philadelphia Athletics
6–4
31–20
52
June 24
@ Philadelphia Athletics
7–5
32–20
53
June 25
@ Philadelphia Athletics
5–0
33–20
54
June 27
Cleveland Blues
5–1
34–20
55
June 28
Cleveland Blues
7–6
35–20
56
June 29
Cleveland Blues
4–1
36–20
57
June 30
Detroit Tigers
4–2
37–20
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
58
July 2
Detroit Tigers
3–2
38–20
59
July 3
@ Cleveland Blues
4–3
39–20
60–1
July 4
@ Cleveland Blues
2–8
39–21
61–2
July 4
@ Cleveland Blues
5–6
39–22
62
July 5
@ Detroit Tigers
8–4
40–22
63
July 6
@ Detroit Tigers
5–6
40–23
64
July 7
@ Detroit Tigers
3–8
40–24
65
July 9
@ Milwaukee Brewers
17–9
41–24
66
July 10
@ Milwaukee Brewers
5–4
42–24
67
July 11
@ Milwaukee Brewers
5–1
43–24
68
July 12
Milwaukee Brewers
14–1
44–24
69
July 13
Milwaukee Brewers
2–3
44–25
70
July 14
Milwaukee Brewers
4–0
45–25
71
July 17
Baltimore Orioles
4–2
46–25
72
July 18
Baltimore Orioles
9–1
47–25
73
July 19
Baltimore Orioles
4–7
47–26
74
July 20
Philadelphia Athletics
6–8
47–27
75
July 21
Philadelphia Athletics
9–4
48–27
76
July 22
Philadelphia Athletics
1–2
48–28
77
July 23
Philadelphia Athletics
10–6
49–28
78
July 24
Washington Senators
17–3
50–28
79
July 25
Washington Senators
4–1
51–28
80
July 26
Washington Senators
2–1
52–28
81
July 27
Boston Americans
8–7
53–28
82
July 29
Boston Americans
1–4
53–29
83
July 31
Detroit Tigers
2–0
54–29
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
84
August 1
Detroit Tigers
4–0
55–29
85
August 2
Detroit Tigers
7–0
56–29
86
August 3
Detroit Tigers
6–8
56��30
87
August 4
Cleveland Blues
9–5
57–30
88
August 5
Cleveland Blues
3–6
57–31
89
August 7
@ Detroit Tigers
3–9
57–32
90
August 8
@ Detroit Tigers
18–8
58–32
91
August 9
@ Detroit Tigers
1–12
58–33
92
August 10
@ Cleveland Blues
7–11
58–34
93
August 11
Cleveland Blues
3–4
58–35
94
August 12
@ Cleveland Blues
17–2
59–35
95–1
August 13
@ Cleveland Blues
0–4
59–36
96–2
August 13
@ Cleveland Blues
14–1
60–36
97
August 16
@ Boston Americans
2–6
60–37
98
August 17
@ Boston Americans
2–4
60–38
99
August 19
@ Washington Senators
2–5
60–39
100
August 20
@ Washington Senators
9–3
61–39
101
August 21
@ Washington Senators
0–8
61–40
102
August 22
@ Baltimore Orioles
6–5
62–40
103
August 23
@ Baltimore Orioles
6–4
63–40
104
August 24
@ Baltimore Orioles
4–10
63–41
105
August 26
@ Philadelphia Athletics
11–4
64–41
106
August 27
@ Philadelphia Athletics
5–7
64–42
107
August 28
@ Philadelphia Athletics
3–0
65–42
108
August 30
Baltimore Orioles
5–5
65 – 42 – 1
109–1
August 31
Baltimore Orioles
12–2
66 – 42 – 1
110–2
August 31
Baltimore Orioles
5–2
67 – 42 – 1
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
111
September 1
Baltimore Orioles
6–3
68 – 42 – 1
112–1
September 2
Philadelphia Athletics
2–0
69 – 42 – 1
113–2
September 2
Philadelphia Athletics
9–10
69 – 43 – 1
114
September 3
Philadelphia Athletics
2–3
69 – 44 – 1
115
September 4
Washington Senators
9–5
70 – 44 – 1
116–1
September 5
Washington Senators
4–3
71 – 44 – 1
117–2
September 5
Washington Senators
7–9
71 – 45 – 1
118
September 6
Washington Senators
3–5
71 – 46 – 1
119
September 7
Boston Americans
4–1
72 – 46 – 1
120
September 8
Boston Americans
4–3
73 – 46 – 1
121–1
September 9
Boston Americans
4–3
74 – 46 – 1
122–2
September 9
Boston Americans
6–4
75 – 46 – 1
123
September 10
@ Milwaukee Brewers
6–3
76 – 46 – 1
124–1
September 12
@ Milwaukee Brewers
1–5
76 – 47 – 1
125–2
September 12
@ Milwaukee Brewers
4–0
77 – 47 – 1
126
September 13
Milwaukee Brewers
3–5
77 – 48 – 1
127–1
September 15
Milwaukee Brewers
5–4
78 – 48 – 1
128–2
September 15
Milwaukee Brewers
9–4
79 – 48 – 1
129–1
September 18
@ Baltimore Orioles
10–3
80 – 48 – 1
130–2
September 18
@ Baltimore Orioles
5–1
81 – 48 – 1
131
September 20
@ Philadelphia Athletics
8–3
82 – 48 – 1
132
September 21
@ Philadelphia Athletics
4–10
82 – 49 – 1
133
September 23
@ Philadelphia Athletics
3–5
82 – 50 – 1
134
September 24
@ Boston Americans
3–8
82 – 51 – 1
135
September 25
@ Boston Americans
2–5
82 – 52 – 1
136
September 26
@ Boston Americans
2–3
82 – 53 – 1
137
September 27
@ Washington Senators
6–4
83 – 53 – 1
Player stats [ ]
Batting [ ]
Starters by position [ ]
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
C
Billy Sullivan
98
367
54
90
15
6
.245
4
56
12
1B
Frank Isbell
137
556
93
143
15
8
.257
3
70
52
2B
Sam Mertes
137
545
94
151
16
17
.277
5
98
46
3B
Fred Hartman
120
473
77
147
23
13
.309
3
89
31
SS
Frank Shugart
107
415
62
104
9
12
.251
2
47
12
LF
Herm McFarland
132
473
83
130
21
9
.275
4
59
33
CF
Dummy Hoy
132
527
112
155
28
11
.294
2
60
27
RF
Fielder Jones
133
521
120
162
16
3
.311
2
65
38
Other batters [ ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pitching [ ]
Starting pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
ERA
BB
K
Roy Patterson
41
35
312.1
20
16
3.37
62
127
Clark Griffith
35
30
266.2
24
7
2.67
50
67
Jack Katoll
27
25
208
11
10
2.81
53
59
Nixey Callahan
27
22
215.1
15
8
2.42
50
70
John Skopec
9
9
68.1
6
3
3.16
45
24
Wiley Piatt
7
6
51.2
4
2
2.79
14
19
Frank Dupee
1
1
0
0
1
∞
3
0
Other pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
SV
ERA
BB
K
Zaza Harvey
16
9
92
3
6
1
3.62
59
37
Relief pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
SV
ERA
BB
K
Jack McAleese
1
3
0
0
0
9.00
1
1
Frank Isbell
1
1
0
0
0
9.00
0
0
Individual league top five finishes [ ]
Nixey Callahan
#2 in AL in earned run average (2.42)
Clark Griffith
AL leader in shutouts (5)
#3 in AL in wins (24)
#4 in AL in earned run average (2.67)
Dummy Hoy
#4 in AL in runs scored (112)
#4 in AL in on-base percentage (.407)
Frank Isbell
MLB leader in stolen bases (52)
Fielder Jones
#2 in AL in runs scored (120)
#2 in AL in on-base percentage (.412)
#3 in AL in stolen bases (38)
#4 in AL in runs batted in (98)
Sam Mertes
#2 in AL in stolen bases (46)
Roy Patterson
#2 in AL in strikeouts (127)
#3 in AL in shutouts (4)
References [ ]
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
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