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Sports season
The 1901 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 through October 6, 1901. It was the inaugural season for the American League (AL), with the Chicago White Stockings finishing first in league standings. In the National League (NL), in operation since 1876, the Pittsburgh Pirates finished atop the league standings. There was no postseason.
Each league consisted of eight teams, with each team scheduled to play the other seven teams in the same league 20 times apiece, for a 140-game season.
Standings [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
Managers [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
League leaders [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ] Milestones [ edit ] Batters [ edit ] Pitchers [ edit ] Home field attendance [ edit ] Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game St. Louis Cardinals [2] 76 16.9% 379,988 40.7% 5,278 Chicago White Stockings [3] 83 354,350 4,991 New York Giants [4] 52 -13.3% 297,650 56.7% 4,192 Boston Americans [5] 79 289,448 4,195 Detroit Tigers [6] 74 259,430 3,706 Pittsburgh Pirates [7] 90 13.9% 251,955 -4.6% 3,652 Philadelphia Phillies [8] 83 10.7% 234,937 -22.2% 3,405 Philadelphia Athletics [9] 74 206,329 3,126 Cincinnati Reds [10] 52 -16.1% 205,728 21.0% 2,857 Chicago Orphans [11] 53 -18.5% 205,071 -17.5% 2,930 Brooklyn Superbas [12] 79 -3.7% 198,200 8.3% 2,915 Washington Senators [13] 61 161,661 2,377 Boston Beaneaters [14] 69 4.5% 146,502 -27.5% 2,093 Baltimore Orioles [15] 68 141,952 2,151 Milwaukee Brewers [16] 48 139,034 1,986 Cleveland Blues [17] 54 131,380 1,904
References [ edit ] ^ "1901 American League Batting Leaders" . ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also