1901 St. Louis Cardinals

76-64 • .543 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals went 76-64 (.543) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 792 runs, allowed 689, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Jesse Burkett (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Jack Harper (23-13, 3.62 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

76 Wins
64 Losses
.543 Win %
4th Rank
792 R 689 RA
Diff +103

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⚡ Quick Stats

792 Runs Scored
689 Runs Allowed
+103 Run Diff
385K Attendance

📈 vs. 1901 NL Average

Batting Avg .283 6% above the 1901 league average (.266)
OBP .336 5% above the 1901 league average (.320)
SLG .381 9% above the 1901 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.68 11% worse than the 1901 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 792 22% above the 1901 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 385,572
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Avg per Game 5,355

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1901

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Burkett 0.376 2 Emmet Heidrick 0.339 3 Bobby Wallace 0.324 4 Patsy Donovan 0.303 5 Otto Krueger 0.275

Home Runs

1 Jesse Burkett 10 2 Emmet Heidrick 6 3 Dan McGann 6 4 Otto Krueger 2 5 Dick Padden 2

RBI

1 Bobby Wallace 91 2 Otto Krueger 79 3 Jesse Burkett 75 4 Patsy Donovan 73 5 Emmet Heidrick 67
1901 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jesse Burkett 142 601 142 226 20 15 10 75 59 70 27 0.376
Bobby Wallace 134 550 69 178 34 15 2 91 20 35 15 0.324
Patsy Donovan 130 531 92 161 23 5 1 73 27 37 28 0.303
Otto Krueger 142 520 77 143 16 12 2 79 50 49 19 0.275
Emmet Heidrick 118 502 94 170 24 12 6 67 21 33 32 0.339
Dick Padden 123 489 71 125 17 7 2 62 31 36 26 0.256
Dan McGann 103 423 73 115 15 9 6 56 16 52 17 0.272
Art Nichols 93 308 50 75 11 3 1 33 10 35 14 0.244
Jack Ryan 83 300 27 59 6 5 0 31 7 30 5 0.197
Pop Schriver 53 166 17 45 7 3 1 23 12 15 2 0.271
Jack Powell 45 119 14 21 3 1 2 8 6 36 0 0.176
Jack Harper 39 116 13 20 1 1 1 10 10 31 1 0.172
Willie Sudhoff 38 108 11 19 2 3 1 17 10 30 0 0.176
Pete Childs 29 79 12 21 1 0 0 8 14 5 0 0.266
Ed Murphy 23 64 11 16 3 0 1 9 3 8 0 0.250
Bill Richardson 15 52 7 11 2 0 2 7 6 8 1 0.212
Mike Heydon 16 43 2 9 1 1 1 6 5 15 2 0.209
Cowboy Jones 10 27 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 11 0 0.148
Mike O'Neill 6 15 3 6 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.400
Stan Yerkes 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.083
Theodore Breitenstein 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Magee 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bob Wicker 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Chauncey Fisher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Farmer Burns 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1901

ERA

1 Mike O'Neill 1.32 2 Stan Yerkes 3.18 3 Willie Sudhoff 3.52 4 Jack Powell 3.54 5 Jack Harper 3.62

Wins

1 Jack Harper 23 2 Jack Powell 19 3 Willie Sudhoff 17 4 Ed Murphy 10 5 Stan Yerkes 3

Strikeouts

1 Jack Powell 133 2 Jack Harper 128 3 Willie Sudhoff 78 4 Ed Murphy 42 5 Cowboy Jones 25
1901 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Powell 19 19 3.54 45 37 3 338.1 351 133 50 133
Jack Harper 23 13 3.62 39 37 0 308.2 294 124 99 128
Willie Sudhoff 17 11 3.52 38 26 2 276.1 281 108 92 78
Ed Murphy 10 9 4.20 23 21 0 165.0 201 77 32 42
Cowboy Jones 2 6 4.48 10 9 0 76.1 97 38 22 25
Mike O'Neill 2 2 1.32 5 4 0 41.0 29 6 10 16
Stan Yerkes 3 1 3.18 4 4 0 34.0 35 12 6 15
Theodore Breitenstein 0 3 6.60 3 3 0 15.0 24 11 14 3
Bill Magee 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 8.0 8 4 4 3
Chauncey Fisher 0 0 15.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 5 1 0
Bob Wicker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 0 1 2
Farmer Burns 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (25)

Theodore Breitenstein Jesse Burkett Farmer Burns Pete Childs Patsy Donovan Chauncey Fisher Jack Harper Emmet Heidrick Mike Heydon Cowboy Jones Otto Krueger Bill Magee +13 more

25 players

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The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals won 76 games and lost 64, ending up 4th in the NL. With 792 runs scored and 689 given up, the 1901 differential was +103. Against a league average of .266, the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals batted .283. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.68 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.32. The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 22% (792 against 649).

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 385,572 for the year. Jesse Burkett topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 10 home runs. Bobby Wallace led in RBI with 91. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack Harper (23). The strikeout leader was Jack Powell with 133. In all, the roster shows 25 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals finished 76-64 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jesse Burkett led the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals with 10 home runs.
What was the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Did the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jesse Burkett (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Jack Harper (23-13, 3.62 ERA).
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