1901 Cleveland Blues

54-82 • .397 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1901 Cleveland Blues went 54-82 (.397) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 831, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Erve Beck (6 HR, 79 RBI) and Earl Moore (16-14, 2.90 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

54 Wins
82 Losses
.397 Win %
7th Rank
666 R 831 RA
Diff -165

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666 Runs Scored
831 Runs Allowed
-165 Run Diff
115K Attendance

📈 vs. 1901 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 2% below the 1901 league average (.276)
OBP .312 6% below the 1901 league average (.332)
SLG .347 6% below the 1901 league average (.371)
Team ERA 4.12 12% worse than the 1901 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 666 9% below the 1901 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 115,757
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Avg per Game 1,677

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1901

Batting Avg

1 Zaza Harvey 0.353 2 Jack McCarthy 0.321 3 Ollie Pickering 0.309 4 George LaChance 0.303 5 Bill Bradley 0.293

Home Runs

1 Erve Beck 6 2 Bill Bradley 1 3 Pete Dowling 1 4 Zaza Harvey 1 5 George LaChance 1

RBI

1 Erve Beck 79 2 George LaChance 75 3 Bill Bradley 55 4 Bob Wood 49 5 Ollie Pickering 40
1901 Cleveland Blues — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George LaChance 133 548 81 166 22 9 1 75 7 22 11 0.303
Ollie Pickering 137 547 102 169 25 6 0 40 58 32 36 0.309
Erve Beck 135 539 78 156 26 8 6 79 23 29 7 0.289
Bill Bradley 133 516 95 151 28 13 1 55 26 28 15 0.293
Jack O'Brien 92 375 54 106 14 5 0 39 22 20 13 0.283
Bob Wood 98 346 45 101 23 3 1 49 12 8 6 0.292
Jack McCarthy 86 343 60 110 14 7 0 32 30 8 9 0.321
Frank Scheibeck 93 329 33 70 11 3 0 38 18 38 3 0.213
Zaza Harvey 45 170 21 60 5 5 1 24 9 4 15 0.353
George Yeager 39 139 13 31 5 0 0 14 4 10 2 0.223
Joe Connor 37 121 13 17 3 1 0 6 7 6 2 0.140
Frank Genins 26 101 15 23 5 0 0 9 8 3 3 0.228
Pete Dowling 33 99 5 16 1 0 1 10 2 20 0 0.162
Earl Moore 31 99 5 16 0 0 0 6 6 22 1 0.162
Danny Shay 19 75 4 17 2 2 0 10 2 1 0 0.227
Tom Donovan 18 71 9 18 3 1 0 5 0 4 1 0.254
Jim McGuire 18 69 4 16 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.232
Bill Hart 20 64 7 14 0 0 0 6 1 8 0 0.219
Ed Scott 17 48 6 10 3 0 1 8 1 11 0 0.208
Jack Bracken 12 44 2 10 4 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.227
Bill Hoffer 17 44 3 6 0 2 0 2 3 11 0 0.136
Harry McNeal 12 37 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.162
Bill Cristall 6 20 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.350
Bill Hallman 5 19 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.211
Truck Eagan 5 18 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0.167
Dick Braggins 4 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.154
Jimmy McAleer 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Frank Cross 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.600
Gus Weyhing 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bock Baker 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Cermak 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Shorty Gallagher 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Hall 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Malachi Hogan 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paddy Livingston 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1901

ERA

1 Earl Moore 2.90 2 Bill Hart 3.77 3 Pete Dowling 3.86 4 Ed Scott 4.40 5 Harry McNeal 4.43

Wins

1 Earl Moore 16 2 Pete Dowling 11 3 Bill Hart 7 4 Ed Scott 6 5 Harry McNeal 5

Strikeouts

1 Pete Dowling 99 2 Earl Moore 99 3 Bill Hart 48 4 Ed Scott 23 5 Bill Hoffer 19
1901 Cleveland Blues — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Dowling 11 22 3.86 33 30 0 256.1 269 110 104 99
Earl Moore 16 14 2.90 31 30 0 251.1 234 81 107 99
Bill Hart 7 11 3.77 20 19 0 157.2 180 66 57 48
Ed Scott 6 6 4.40 17 16 1 124.2 149 61 38 23
Jack Bracken 4 8 6.21 12 12 0 100.0 137 69 31 18
Bill Hoffer 3 8 4.55 16 10 3 99.0 113 50 35 19
Harry McNeal 5 5 4.43 12 10 0 85.1 120 42 30 15
Bill Cristall 1 5 4.84 6 6 0 48.1 54 26 30 12
Dick Braggins 1 2 4.78 4 3 0 32.0 44 17 15 1
Gus Weyhing 0 0 7.94 2 1 0 11.1 20 10 5 0
Bock Baker 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 23 5 6 0
Tom Donovan 0 0 5.14 1 0 0 7.0 16 4 3 0
Bill Bradley 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0
Jimmy McAleer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 0 3 0

👥 Roster (35)

Bock Baker Erve Beck Jack Bracken Bill Bradley Dick Braggins Ed Cermak Joe Connor Bill Cristall Frank Cross Tom Donovan Pete Dowling Truck Eagan +23 more

35 players

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The 1901 Cleveland Blues in brief

The record for the 1901 Cleveland Blues reads 54 wins and 82 losses, good for 7th in the AL. The Cleveland Blues scored 666 runs and allowed 831, a run differential of -165. At the plate the Cleveland Blues hit .271, 2% worse than the league's .276. The staff ERA of 4.12 was 12% worse than the league average of 3.67. The 1901 Cleveland Blues scored 9% fewer runs than the average club (666 against 734).

Home games were played at League Park I, where 115,757 fans came through the gates. For power, Erve Beck led the way with 6 homers. The hits leader was Ollie Pickering with 169. On the mound, Earl Moore won 16 games to lead the staff. The 1901 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1901 Cleveland Blues

What was the 1901 Cleveland Blues record?
The 1901 Cleveland Blues finished 54-82 (.397 win pct).
Who led the 1901 Cleveland Blues in home runs?
Erve Beck led the 1901 Cleveland Blues with 6 home runs.
What was the 1901 Cleveland Blues team ERA?
The 1901 Cleveland Blues posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1901 Cleveland Blues win the World Series?
No. The 1901 Cleveland Blues did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1901 Cleveland Blues play?
The 1901 Cleveland Blues played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1901 Cleveland Blues in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Erve Beck (6 HR, 79 RBI) and Earl Moore (16-14, 2.90 ERA).
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