1901 American League
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The 1901 season of the American League was the first season of the league, as a major league. The American League had played as a minor league in 1900 afer changing its name from the Western League in late 1899.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 83 | 53 | 1 | .606 | -.- | 819 (5.98) | 631 (4.61) | 0.276 | 0.342 | 0.370 | 2.98 | 0.941 |
| 2 | Boston Americans | 138 | 79 | 57 | 2 | .572 | 4.0 | 759 (5.50) | 608 (4.41) | 0.278 | 0.324 | 0.381 | 3.04 | 0.943 |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 74 | 61 | 1 | .544 | 8.5 | 741 (5.45) | 694 (5.10) | 0.279 | 0.333 | 0.370 | 3.30 | 0.930 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 74 | 62 | 1 | .540 | 9.0 | 805 (5.88) | 761 (5.55) | 0.289 | 0.330 | 0.395 | 4.00 | 0.943 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 135 | 68 | 65 | 2 | .504 | 13.5 | 760 (5.63) | 750 (5.56) | 0.294 | 0.346 | 0.397 | 3.73 | 0.926 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | 138 | 61 | 72 | 5 | .442 | 20.5 | 682 (4.94) | 771 (5.59) | 0.269 | 0.319 | 0.364 | 4.09 | 0.943 |
| 7 | Cleveland Blues | 138 | 54 | 82 | 2 | .391 | 29.0 | 667 (4.83) | 831 (6.02) | 0.271 | 0.306 | 0.348 | 4.12 | 0.942 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Brewers | 139 | 48 | 89 | 2 | .345 | 35.5 | 641 (4.61) | 828 (5.96) | 0.261 | 0.308 | 0.345 | 4.06 | 0.934 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Notable events
[edit] Further Reading
- Warren N. Wilbert: The Arrival of the American League: Ban Johnson and the 1901 Challenge of the National League Monopoly, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
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