1901 Chicago White Stockings season

Offseason

• In 1900, the Western League changed its name to the American League. It was still officially a minor league, subject to the governing National Agreement and an underling of the National League. The NL actually gave permission to the AL to put a team in Chicago, and Comiskey moved his St. Paul club to Chicago's South Side. After the season, the AL declined to renew its membership in the National Agreement, and the war was on. After acquiring a number of stars from the older league, including pitcher and manager Clark Griffith, the White Stockings also captured the AL's first major-league pennant the next year, in 1901.

Regular season

• May 9, 1901: Earl Moore of the Cleveland Blues threw the first no-hitter in the history of the American League against the White Stockings. Chicago beat the Blues by a score of 4–2 despite not having one hit.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |1||April 24|| Cleveland Blues ||8–2|| 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |2||April 25|| Cleveland Blues||7–3|| 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |3||April 27|| Cleveland Blues||4–10|| 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |4||April 28|| Cleveland Blues ||13–1|| 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |5||April 29|| Detroit Tigers ||2–3|| 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |6||April 30|| Detroit Tigers ||4–2|| 4–2

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Individual league top five finishes

Nixey Callahan

• #2 in AL in earned run average (2.42)

Clark Griffith

• AL leader in shutouts (5)
• #3 in AL in wins (24)
• #4 in AL in earned run average (2.67)

Dummy Hoy

• #4 in AL in runs scored (112)
• #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.407)

Frank Isbell

• MLB leader in stolen bases (52)

Fielder Jones

• #2 in AL in runs scored (120)
• #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.412)
• #3 in AL in stolen bases (38)
• #4 in AL in runs batted in (98)

Sam Mertes

• #2 in AL in stolen bases (46)

Roy Patterson

• #2 in AL in strikeouts (127)
• #3 in AL in shutouts (4)

References

• 1901 Chicago White Stockings team page at Baseball Reference
• Chicago White Stockings team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0