1901 Major League Baseball season

The 1901 Major League Baseball season, involved the inaugural season of the American League. The eight franchises that comprised the AL that year were the original Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Americans, the Chicago White Stockings, the Cleveland Blues, the Detroit Tigers, the original Milwaukee Brewers, the Philadelphia Athletics and the original Washington Senators.

This article is about the 1901 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1901 in baseball.
1901 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 18 – October 6, 1901
Pennant Winners
AL championsChicago White Stockings
  AL runners-upBoston Americans
NL championsPittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies

Major league baseball final standings

Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1901 became the New York Highlanders in 1903. The Milwaukee Brewers of 1901 became the St. Louis Browns in 1902.

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 8353 0.610 — 49–21 34–32
Boston Americans 7957 0.581 4 49–20 30–37
Detroit Tigers 7461 0.548 8½ 42–27 32–34
Philadelphia Athletics 7462 0.544 9 42–24 32–38
Baltimore Orioles 6865 0.511 13½ 40–25 28–40
Washington Senators 6172 0.459 20½ 31–35 30–37
Cleveland Bluebirds 5482 0.397 29 28–39 26–43
Milwaukee Brewers 4889 0.350 35½ 32–37 16–52
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9049 0.647 — 45–24 45–25
Philadelphia Phillies 8357 0.593 7½ 46–23 37–34
Brooklyn Superbas 7957 0.581 9½ 43–25 36–32
St. Louis Cardinals 7664 0.543 14½ 40–31 36–33
Boston Beaneaters 6969 0.500 20½ 41–29 28–40
Chicago Orphans 5386 0.381 37 30–39 23–47
New York Giants 5285 0.380 37 30–38 22–47
Cincinnati Reds 5287 0.374 38 27–43 25–44

Managers

American League
Team Manager Comments
Baltimore Orioles John McGraw
Boston Red Sox Jimmy Collins
Chicago White Stockings Clark Griffith
Cleveland Bluebirds Jimmy McAleer
Detroit Tigers George Stallings
Milwaukee Brewers Hugh Duffy
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
Washington Senators Jim Manning

National League
Team Manager Comments
Boston Beaneaters Frank Selee
Brooklyn Superbas Ned Hanlon
Chicago Orphans Tom Loftus
Cincinnati Reds Bid McPhee
New York Giants George Davis
Philadelphia Phillies Bill Shettsline
Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals Patsy Donovan
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