1901 Chicago White Stockings season

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1901 Chicago White Stockings
1901 American League Champions
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Owner(s) Charles Comiskey
Manager(s) Clark Griffith
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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

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 83 53 0.610 49–21 34–32
Boston Americans 79 57 0.581 4 49–20 30–37
Detroit Tigers 74 61 0.548 42–27 32–34
Philadelphia Athletics 74 62 0.544 9 42–24 32–38
Baltimore Orioles 68 65 0.511 13½ 40–25 28–40
Washington Senators 61 72 0.459 20½ 31–35 30–37
Cleveland Bluebirds 54 82 0.397 29 28–39 26–43
Milwaukee Brewers 48 89 0.350 35½ 32–37 16–52


Record vs. opponents

1901 American League Records

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

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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
Joe Sugden 48 153 21 42 7 1 .275 0 19 4
Jimmy Burke 42 148 20 39 5 0 .264 0 21 11
Pop Foster 12 35 4 10 2 2 .286 1 6 0
Dave Brain 5 20 2 7 1 0 .350 0 5 0

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

  1. 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