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1901
Bucs Face Tigers in '01 Series!
1901 NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 82 58 .586 -
New York Giants 75 65 .536 7.0
Chicago Cubs 73 67 .521 9.0
Boston Braves 73 67 .521 9.0
St. Louis Cardinals 70 70 .500 12.0
Philadelphia Phillies 67 73 .479 15.0
Cincinnati Reds 64 76 .457 18.0
Brooklyn Dodgers 56 84 .400 26.0
1901 AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 83 57 .593 -
Chicago White Sox 78 62 .557 5.0
Boston Red Sox 73 67 .521 10.0
New York Yankees 73 67 .521 10.0
Philadelphia Athletics 70 70 .500 13.0
St Louis Browns 69 71 .493 14.0
Cleveland Indians 64 76 .457 19.0
Washington Senators 50 90 .357 33.0
NL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Elmer Flick CIN
Outstanding Pitcher - Rube Waddell PIT
Rookie of the Year - SP Bob Wicker PHI
NL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Willie Keeler NYG .356
RBI - Elmer Flick CIN 88
HR - Elmer Flick CIN 15
Wins - Rube Waddell PIT 25
ERA - Ed Scott CHN 2.20
K's - Rube Waddell PIT 252
AL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Buck Freeman PHA
Outstanding Pitcher - Christy Mathewson DET
Rookie of the Year - SP Stan Yerkes DET
AL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Buck Freeman PHA .344
RBI - Zaza Harvey DET 85
HR - Buck Freeman PHA 16
Wins - Ted Lewis DET 27
ERA - Christy Mathewson DET 2.00
K's - Christy Mathewson DET 217
As baseball's professional organized leagues finally come together under one administration, the 1901 season begins with high hopes by all. Very competitive races are witnessed in both leagues. While the wrinkles are being ironed out in league offices, it seems the players havent missed a beat while acquiring new administration.
Detroit's Tigers ride the highest scoring offense and the stingiest pitching staff to the American flag while Pittsburgh rides Rube Waddell's 25-8 record to the National flag, outlasting the Giants of Gotham in a very tight NL.
May 21, 1901 -
Socks Seybold of Pittsburgh goes 6 for 7 in a win over New York.
July 3, 1901 -
Yankee backstop Heinie Peitz hits for the cycle against the Philadelphia Athletics.
4 different hitting streaks of greater than 20 games are put up, led by Chick Stahl's 28 game streak for the Phillies.
Pittsburgh and Detroit clash in the '01 Series as the Pirates ride the arm of Rube Waddell to a 4 games to 1 victory of the Motor City Kitties. Waddell's '01 campaign earns him NL Pitcher of the Year accolades.
On to the 1902 amateur player draft! The first of its kinds in professional baseball as most of the players not earning a paycheck on the diamond will be hoping to catch on with a club in a paying job.
Minor League Update:
Jersey City Skeeters over Milwaukee Brewers in the AAA Series.
Knoxville Smokies over Pittsfield Hillies in the AA Series.
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