1901_Chicago_White_Stockings_season
1901 Chicago White Stockings season
Major League Baseball team 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.
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| 1901 Chicago White Stockings | |
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| American League Champions | |
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | South Side Park |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Owners | Charles Comiskey |
| Managers | Clark Griffith |
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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.
- 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.
- 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
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| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 | 8½ | 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 Blues | 54 | 82 | 0.397 | 29 | 28–39 | 26–43 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 48 | 89 | 0.350 | 35½ | 32–37 | 16–52 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BLA | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | MLA | PHA | 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 | — | |||||
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Roster
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Game log
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
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| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| 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 |
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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
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| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | K |
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| 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 | 208.0 | 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 | inf | 3 | 0 |
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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
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | K |
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| Jack McAleese | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Isbell | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
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- #2 in AL in earned run average (2.42)
- AL leader in shutouts (5)
- #3 in AL in wins (24)
- #4 in AL in earned run average (2.67)
- #4 in AL in runs scored (112)
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.407)
- MLB leader in stolen bases (52)
- #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)
- #2 in AL in stolen bases (46)
- #2 in AL in strikeouts (127)
- #3 in AL in shutouts (4)
- 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