1901 Philadelphia Athletics

74-62 • .544 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics went 74-62 (.544) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 805 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Columbia Park. Team leaders included Nap Lajoie (14 HR, 125 RBI) and Chick Fraser (22-16, 3.81 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

74 Wins
62 Losses
.544 Win %
4th Rank
805 R 760 RA
Diff +45

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805 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
+45 Run Diff
197K Attendance

📈 vs. 1901 AL Average

Batting Avg .288 4% above the 1901 league average (.276)
OBP .336 1% above the 1901 league average (.332)
SLG .394 6% above the 1901 league average (.371)
Team ERA 4.00 9% worse than the 1901 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 805 10% above the 1901 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCentennial Park
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Home Games 66
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Total Attendance 197,786
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Avg per Game 2,996

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1901

Batting Avg

1 Nap Lajoie 0.426 2 Lewis Wiltse 0.373 3 Socks Seybold 0.334 4 Lave Cross 0.328 5 Harry Davis 0.306

Home Runs

1 Nap Lajoie 14 2 Harry Davis 8 3 Socks Seybold 8 4 Lave Cross 2 5 Joe Dolan 1

RBI

1 Nap Lajoie 125 2 Socks Seybold 90 3 Harry Davis 76 4 Lave Cross 73 5 Dave Fultz 52
1901 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Fultz 132 561 95 164 17 9 0 52 32 32 36 0.292
Nap Lajoie 131 544 145 232 48 14 14 125 24 9 27 0.426
Harry Davis 117 496 92 152 28 10 8 76 23 16 21 0.306
Socks Seybold 114 449 74 150 24 14 8 90 40 44 15 0.334
Doc Powers 116 431 53 108 26 5 1 47 18 55 10 0.251
Lave Cross 100 424 82 139 28 12 2 73 19 6 23 0.328
Joe Dolan 98 338 50 73 21 2 1 38 26 19 3 0.216
Matty McIntyre 82 308 38 85 12 4 0 46 30 30 11 0.276
Phil Geier 50 211 42 49 5 2 0 23 24 8 7 0.232
Jack Hayden 51 211 35 56 6 4 0 17 18 16 4 0.265
Bones Ely 45 171 11 37 6 2 0 16 3 14 6 0.216
Chick Fraser 43 139 17 26 2 3 0 8 6 30 4 0.187
Bill Bernhard 32 107 8 20 4 2 0 8 8 14 0 0.187
Eddie Plank 33 99 10 18 0 0 0 3 5 13 0 0.182
Farmer Steelman 27 88 5 23 2 0 0 7 10 9 4 0.261
Lewis Wiltse 19 67 18 25 5 3 0 11 3 2 0 0.373
Wiley Piatt 18 58 7 13 2 0 0 7 5 12 0 0.224
Harry Lochhead 9 34 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.088
Harry Smith 11 34 3 11 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0.324
Morgan Murphy 9 28 5 6 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0.214
Fred Ketchum 5 22 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.227
Tom Leahy 5 15 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.333
Billy Milligan 7 15 5 5 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0.333
Bob Lindemann 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Charlie Carr 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Billy Lauder 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Bock Baker 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Bob McKinney 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Leitner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John McPherson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Loos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1901

ERA

1 Eddie Plank 3.31 2 Lewis Wiltse 3.58 3 Chick Fraser 3.81 4 Billy Milligan 4.36 5 Bill Bernhard 4.52

Wins

1 Chick Fraser 22 2 Bill Bernhard 17 3 Eddie Plank 17 4 Lewis Wiltse 13 5 Wiley Piatt 5

Strikeouts

1 Chick Fraser 110 2 Eddie Plank 90 3 Bill Bernhard 58 4 Wiley Piatt 45 5 Lewis Wiltse 40
1901 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chick Fraser 22 16 3.81 40 37 0 331.0 344 140 132 110
Eddie Plank 17 13 3.31 33 32 0 260.2 254 96 68 90
Bill Bernhard 17 10 4.52 31 27 0 257.0 328 129 50 58
Lewis Wiltse 13 5 3.58 19 19 0 166.0 185 66 35 40
Wiley Piatt 5 12 4.63 18 16 1 140.0 176 72 60 45
Billy Milligan 0 3 4.36 6 3 0 33.0 43 16 14 5
Bock Baker 0 1 10.50 1 1 0 6.0 6 7 6 1
John McPherson 0 1 11.25 1 1 0 4.0 7 5 4 0
George Leitner 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1
Pete Loos 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 1.0 2 3 4 0

👥 Roster (31)

Bock Baker Bill Bernhard Charlie Carr Lave Cross Harry Davis Joe Dolan Bones Ely Chick Fraser Dave Fultz Phil Geier Jack Hayden Fred Ketchum +19 more

31 players

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The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics won 74 games and lost 62, ending up 4th in the AL. With 805 runs scored and 760 given up, the 1901 differential was +45. Against a league average of .276, the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics batted .288. The staff ERA of 4.00 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.67.

The 805 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 10% more. Attendance at Columbia Park totaled 197,786 for the year. Nap Lajoie topped the Philadelphia Athletics with 14 home runs. Chick Fraser led the pitchers with 22 wins. The 1901 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics finished 74-62 (.544 win pct).
Who led the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Nap Lajoie led the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics with 14 home runs.
What was the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Columbia Park.
Who led the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nap Lajoie (14 HR, 125 RBI) and Chick Fraser (22-16, 3.81 ERA).
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