The 1901 season of the American League was the first season of the league, as a major league. The American League had played as a minor league in 1900 after changing its name from the Western League in late 1899.
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Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion
Rank |
Team |
G |
W |
L |
T |
WPCT |
GB |
RS (RS/G) |
RA (RA/G) |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
ERA |
FPCT
|
1 |
Chicago White Sox |
137 |
83 |
53 |
1 |
.606 |
-.- |
819 (5.98) |
631 (4.61) |
0.276 |
0.342 |
0.370 |
2.98 |
0.941
|
2 |
Boston Americans |
138 |
79 |
57 |
2 |
.572 |
4.0 |
759 (5.50) |
608 (4.41) |
0.278 |
0.324 |
0.381 |
3.04 |
0.943
|
3 |
Detroit Tigers |
136 |
74 |
61 |
1 |
.544 |
8.5 |
741 (5.45) |
694 (5.10) |
0.279 |
0.333 |
0.370 |
3.30 |
0.930
|
4 |
Philadelphia Athletics |
137 |
74 |
62 |
1 |
.540 |
9.0 |
805 (5.88) |
761 (5.55) |
0.289 |
0.330 |
0.395 |
4.00 |
0.943
|
5 |
Baltimore Orioles |
135 |
68 |
65 |
2 |
.504 |
13.5 |
760 (5.63) |
750 (5.56) |
0.294 |
0.346 |
0.397 |
3.73 |
0.926
|
6 |
Washington Senators |
138 |
61 |
72 |
5 |
.442 |
20.5 |
682 (4.94) |
771 (5.59) |
0.269 |
0.319 |
0.364 |
4.09 |
0.943
|
7 |
Cleveland Blues |
138 |
54 |
82 |
2 |
.391 |
29.0 |
667 (4.83) |
831 (6.02) |
0.271 |
0.306 |
0.348 |
4.12 |
0.942
|
8 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
139 |
48 |
89 |
2 |
.345 |
35.5 |
641 (4.61) |
828 (5.96) |
0.261 |
0.308 |
0.345 |
4.06 |
0.934
|
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
Further Reading[edit]
- Tom Ruane: "A Retro-Review of the 1900s (the 1901 edition)", Retrosheet.org [1]
- Warren N. Wilbert: The Arrival of the American League: Ban Johnson and the 1901 Challenge of the National League Monopoly, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
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