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1901 Pittsburgh Pirates

90-49 • .647 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates went 90-49 (.647) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 776 runs, allowed 534, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Ginger Beaumont (8 HR, 72 RBI) and Deacon Phillippe (22-12, 2.22 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

90 Wins
49 Losses
.647 Win %
1st Rank
776 R 534 RA
Diff +242

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776 Runs Scored
534 Runs Allowed
+242 Run Diff
248K Attendance

📈 vs. 1901 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 7% above the 1901 league average (.266)
OBP .344 7% above the 1901 league average (.320)
SLG .378 9% above the 1901 league average (.348)
Team ERA 2.58 22% better than the 1901 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 776 20% above the 1901 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 248,460
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Avg per Game 3,600

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1901

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.353 2 Ginger Beaumont 0.332 3 Fred Clarke 0.324 4 Lefty Davis 0.313 5 Tommy Leach 0.305

Home Runs

1 Ginger Beaumont 8 2 Fred Clarke 6 3 Honus Wagner 6 4 Lefty Davis 2 5 Tommy Leach 2

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 126 2 Kitty Bransfield 91 3 Claude Ritchey 74 4 Ginger Beaumont 72 5 Fred Clarke 60
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kitty Bransfield 139 566 92 167 26 16 0 91 29 60 23 0.295
Ginger Beaumont 133 558 120 185 14 5 8 72 44 39 36 0.332
Honus Wagner 140 549 101 194 37 11 6 126 53 39 49 0.353
Claude Ritchey 140 540 66 160 20 4 1 74 47 29 15 0.296
Fred Clarke 129 527 118 171 24 15 6 60 51 44 23 0.324
Tommy Leach 98 374 64 114 12 13 2 44 20 32 16 0.305
Lefty Davis 87 335 87 105 8 11 2 33 56 26 22 0.313
Bones Ely 65 240 18 50 6 3 0 28 6 28 5 0.208
Charles Zimmer 69 236 17 52 7 3 0 21 20 31 6 0.220
Jack O'Connor 61 202 16 39 7 3 0 22 10 17 2 0.193
Jesse Tannehill 42 135 19 33 3 3 1 12 6 20 0 0.244
Jack Chesbro 36 116 9 25 5 1 1 8 3 31 0 0.216
Deacon Phillippe 38 113 11 26 3 1 1 15 10 19 1 0.230
George Yeager 26 91 9 24 2 1 0 10 4 14 1 0.264
Ed Poole 26 78 6 16 4 0 1 4 4 18 1 0.205
Sam Leever 21 71 10 13 1 0 0 4 5 15 1 0.183
Jimmy Burke 14 51 4 10 0 0 0 4 4 6 0 0.196
Lew Carr 9 28 2 7 1 1 0 4 2 7 0 0.250
Ed Doheny 11 26 5 3 1 0 0 1 7 6 1 0.115
Jud Smith 6 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.143
Lewis Wiltse 7 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.158
Truck Eagan 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0.083
George Merritt 4 11 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.273
Terry Turner 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.429
Elmer Smith 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Rube Waddell 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jiggs Donahue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1901

ERA

1 Ed Doheny 2.00 2 Jesse Tannehill 2.18 3 Deacon Phillippe 2.22 4 Jack Chesbro 2.38 5 Sam Leever 2.86

Wins

1 Deacon Phillippe 22 2 Jack Chesbro 21 3 Jesse Tannehill 18 4 Sam Leever 14 5 Ed Doheny 6

Strikeouts

1 Jack Chesbro 129 2 Jesse Tannehill 118 3 Deacon Phillippe 103 4 Sam Leever 82 5 Ed Doheny 28
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Deacon Phillippe 22 12 2.22 37 32 2 296.0 274 73 38 103
Jack Chesbro 21 10 2.38 36 28 1 287.2 261 76 52 129
Jesse Tannehill 18 10 2.18 32 30 1 252.1 240 61 36 118
Sam Leever 14 5 2.86 21 20 0 176.0 182 56 39 82
Ed Poole 5 4 3.60 12 10 0 80.0 78 32 30 26
Ed Doheny 6 2 2.00 11 10 0 76.2 68 17 22 28
Lewis Wiltse 1 4 4.26 7 5 0 44.1 57 21 13 10
George Merritt 3 0 4.88 3 3 0 24.0 28 13 5 5
Rube Waddell 0 2 9.39 2 2 0 7.2 10 8 9 4

👥 Roster (27)

Ginger Beaumont Kitty Bransfield Jimmy Burke Lew Carr Jack Chesbro Fred Clarke Lefty Davis Ed Doheny Jiggs Donahue Truck Eagan Bones Ely Tommy Leach +15 more

27 players

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The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 90-49 record (.647) put the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates 1st in the NL. In 1901 the franchise won the pennant. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 776 runs and allowed 534, a run differential of +242. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .286, 7% better than the league's .266. Pitchers allowed 2.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.32. The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 20% (776 against 649).

Exposition Park was home in 1901, drawing a total attendance of 248,460. Ginger Beaumont led the club in home runs with 8. The RBI leader was Honus Wagner, with 126. The pitching staff's wins leader was Deacon Phillippe (22). Jack Chesbro struck out 129, the most on the club. The 1901 roster runs to 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 90-49 (.647 win pct).
How did the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates finish?
The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ginger Beaumont led the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates with 8 home runs.
What was the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.58.
Did the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
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