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1901 Season
Real Life -
The modern era of baseball begins with the formation of the eight-team American League. The A.L. boldly placed franchises in Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston - National League strongholds. Among a series of rule changes was the declaration that all foul balls will count as strikes, except when the batter already has two.
On April 24th, Chicago played host to the A.L.'s first major league game, defeating Cleveland 8-2. The next day, Detroit would celebrate its A.L. debut by scoring 10 runs in the ninth to beat Milwaukee 14-13. On July 15th, Christy Mathewson, the Giants 21-year old rookie righthander, held the Cardinals hitless in a 5-0 New York victory in St. Louis.
The White Stockings captured the first A.L. pennant with an 83-53 record while the Pittsburgh Pirates won the N.L. with a 90-49 record. Nap Lajoie recorded Triple Crown totals of .426, 14 homers and 125 RBI. Cy Young was dominant for Boston in winning 33 games.
The Recreation -
March 28, 1901: In a move to keep Napoleon Lajoie from jumping to the A.L.'s Athletics, the Phillies filed for an injunction to keep him from playing for any other team. Ultimately, this was rejected, and Lajoie would in fact move to the new A.L. franchise led by Connie Mack.
April 1, 1901: The Chicago White Stockings defeat Cleveland 3-2 in 11 innings in the first American League contest behind a complete game performance from Nixey Callahan.
April 4, 1901: Cincinnati's Jake "Eagle Eye" Beckley reaches the 2000 hit plateau in an 11-4 win over Brooklyn.
April 29, 1901: Tobie Pittinger from the Boston Beaneaters throws the first modern day no-hitter in a 1-0 triumph over the Chicago Orphans.
September 19, 1901: The baseball schedule was cancelled due to the funeral of President William McKinley, who was killed by an assassin's bullet.
September 29, 1901: Detroit wins the first American League pennant with an 87 win season, while the Pittsburgh Pirates triumph in the N.L. with an 89-51 record. Second place finishers in the N.L., the Philadelphia Phillies take solace in the fact that young right fielder Elmer Flick wins the National League's Triple Crown with a .351 average, 13 homers and 90 RBI.
November 20, 1901: A.L. President Ban Johnson shifted his Milwaukee franchise to St. Louis for a head-to-head battle with the N.L.'s Cardinals. Seven Cardinals, including top hitters Jesse Burkett and Bobby Wallace, jumped to the American League's St. Louis franchise.
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Final Standings
American League W L PCT GB
Detroit Tigers 87 53 .621 -
Baltimore Orioles 78 62 .557 9
Chicago White Stockings 77 63 .550 10
Milwaukee Brewers 77 63 .550 10
Philadelphia Athletics 71 69 .507 16
Boston Americans 67 73 .479 20
Washington Senators 55 85 .393 32
Cleveland Blues 48 92 .343 39
National League W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 89 51 .636 -
Philadelphia Phillies 85 55 .607 4
St. Louis Cardinals 76 64 .543 13
Brooklyn Superbas 69 71 .493 20
Boston Beaneaters 65 75 .464 24
New York Giants 65 75 .464 24
Chicago Orphans 60 80 .429 29
Cincinnati Reds 51 89 .364 38
Leaders
American League National League
BA: Nap Lajoie, PHI, .419 BA: Elmer Flick, PHI, .351
Runs: Nap Lajoie, PHI, 105 Runs: Elmer Flick, PHI, 94
Tommy Leach, PIT, 94
Hits: Nap Lajoie, PHI, 229 Hits: Elmer Flick, PHI, 179
TB: Nap Lajoie, PHI, 319 TB: Elmer Flick, PHI, 273
HR: Mike Grady, WAS, 17 HR: Elmer Flick, PHI, 13
Sam Crawford, CIN, 13
RBI: Nap Lajoie, PHI, 104 RBI: Elmer Flick, PHI, 90
SB: John McGraw, BAL, 69 SB: Joe Kelley, BRO, 69
Wins: Dale Gear, WAS, 23 Wins: Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 27
Ned Garvin, MIL, 23
ERA: Cy Young, BOS, 2.07 ERA: Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 2.18
CG: Dale Gear, WAS, 39 CG: Jack Chesbro, PIT, 34
Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 34
Dummy Taylor, NYG, 34
Al Orth, PHI, 34
IP: Dale Gear, WAS, 371.2 IP: Al Orth, PHI, 319.1
SO: Dale Gear, WAS, 138 SO: Bill Donovan, BRO, 134
Cy Young, BOS, 138
20-Game Winners
American League National League
Ned Garvin, MIL, 23-12 Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 27-8
Dale Gear, WAS, 23-16 Al Orth, PHI, 23-13
Joe Yeager, DET, 22-11 Jack Chesbro, PIT, 21-13
Joe McGinnity, BAL, 20-16 Jesse Tannehill, PIT, 21-12
Red Donahue, PHI, 21-10
Brickyard Kennedy, BRO, 21-12
Jack Powell, STL, 20-13
Doc White, PHI, 20-9
100 RBIs
American League National League
Nap Lajoie, PHI, 104
Notable Rookies
Socks Seybold, PHA, .325, 163 hits, 32 doubles, 9 HR, 82 RBI
Roger 'Duke of Tralee' Bresnahan, BAL, .262, 81 hits, 15 doubles, 16 SB
Dale Gear, WAS, 2.20, 23-16, 371.2 IP, 290 H, 49 BB, 138 SO
Christy 'Big Six' Mathewson, NYG, 2.49, 14-13, 246 IP, 217 H, 39 BB, 121 SO
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