1901 Season

17 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1901 Major League Baseball season was played by 17 teams. Sam Crawford led with 16 home runs, Honus Wagner led with 126 RBI, and Nap Lajoie led with 232 hits. This page carries the 1901 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1901 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 427 plate appearances at 138 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Nap Lajoie .426 2 Jesse Burkett .376 3 Ed Delahanty .354 4 Jimmy Sheckard .354 5 Honus Wagner .353

OPS qualified

1 Nap Lajoie 1.106 2 Ed Delahanty .955 3 Jesse Burkett .949 4 Jimmy Sheckard .944 5 Buck Freeman .920

Home Runs all players

1 Sam Crawford 16 2 Nap Lajoie 14 3 Buck Freeman 12 4 Jimmy Sheckard 11 5 Jesse Burkett 10

RBI all players

1 Honus Wagner 126 2 Nap Lajoie 125 3 Buck Freeman 114 4 Ed Delahanty 108 5 Sam Crawford 104

Hits all players

1 Nap Lajoie 232 2 Jesse Burkett 226 3 Willie Keeler 202 4 Jimmy Sheckard 196 5 Honus Wagner 194

Runs all players

1 Nap Lajoie 145 2 Jesse Burkett 142 3 Willie Keeler 123 4 Ginger Beaumont 120 5 Fielder Jones 120

Stolen Bases all players

1 Frank Isbell 52 2 Honus Wagner 49 3 Sam Mertes 46 4 Topsy Hartsel 41 5 Sammy Strang 40
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1901 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 138 innings at 138 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Cy Young 1.62 2 Jesse Tannehill 2.18 3 Deacon Phillippe 2.22 4 Al Orth 2.27 5 Vic Willis 2.36

WHIP qualified

1 Cy Young 0.97 2 Al Orth 1.00 3 Deacon Phillippe 1.05 4 Jack Chesbro 1.09 5 Jesse Tannehill 1.09

Wins all pitchers

1 Cy Young 33 2 Joe McGinnity 26 3 Bill Donovan 25 4 Clark Griffith 24 5 Jack Harper 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Noodles Hahn 239 2 Bill Donovan 226 3 Tom Hughes 225 4 Christy Mathewson 221 5 Rube Waddell 172

Saves all pitchers

1 Bill Donovan 3 2 Bill Hoffer 3 3 Jack Powell 3 4 Frank Kitson 2 5 Deacon Phillippe 2
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📋 Standings

American League

Chicago White Sox ★ 83-53 Boston Americans 79-57 Detroit Tigers 74-61 Philadelphia Athletics 74-62 Baltimore Orioles 68-65 Washington Senators 61-72 Cleveland Blues 54-82 Milwaukee Brewers 48-89

National League

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 90-49 Philadelphia Phillies 83-57 Brooklyn Superbas 79-57 St. Louis Cardinals 76-64 Boston Beaneaters 69-69 Chicago Orphans 53-86 New York Giants 52-85 Cincinnati Reds 52-87

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Chicago Columbia Giants ★ 2-0

The 1901 season in brief

The Chicago Columbia Giants set the pace in 1901 with a 2-0 record. At the other end, the Milwaukee Brewers went 48-89. By season's end, the Boston Americans (79-57) chased the Chicago White Sox (83-53) to the end in the American League and the Pittsburgh Pirates ran away with the National League at 90-49. The data holds no postseason results for 1901. On the home run tile, Sam Crawford sat first with 16, ahead of Nap Lajoie with 14. The qualified batting-average board starts with Nap Lajoie at .426, with Jesse Burkett next at .376. Nap Lajoie cleared the 427-plate-appearance line that 1901's 138 team games set. The batting tiles keep returning to Nap Lajoie, first in batting average, OPS, hits, and runs. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Cy Young at 1.62; Jesse Tannehill followed at 2.18. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Cy Young in wins (33) and Noodles Hahn in strikeouts (239). The stolen-base tile is headed by Frank Isbell with 52. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1901 leaders page.

1901 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1901?
17 teams played in the 1901 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1901?
Sam Crawford led with 16 home runs in 1901.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1901?
Honus Wagner led with 126 RBI in 1901.
Who led MLB in hits in 1901?
Nap Lajoie led with 232 hits in 1901.
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