1901 Chicago White Sox
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Record: 83-53, Finished 1st in American League (1901 AL)
Won AL Pennant
Managed by Clark Griffith
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The 1901 Chicago White Sox won the first official American League game on April 24th, defeating the Cleveland Blues 8-2. They lead the circuit for most of the year and then captured the inaugural AL pennant, besting the Boston Americans by four games. Manager Clark Griffith also starred for the club on the mound, winning 24 games and tying for the league lead with 7 shutouts, and Roy Patterson also won 20 games. Despite playing in the Dead Ball Era, the 1901 Sox averaged nearly 6 runs scored per game and were shut out only twice in the season. They also had the AL's top three base stealers: Frank Isbell (52), Sandow Mertes (46), and Fielder Jones (38).
In an August 21st road game against the Washington Senators, two Sox players were suspended following an altercation with an umpire. Sox shortstop Frank Shugart punched umpire John Haskell after a disputed ball four call. Pitcher Jack Katoll then beaned Haskell in the leg during the fight. The police intervened and both players were arrested. Katoll was suspended for 11 games and Shugart for 23, and Shugart was blacklisted from baseball after the season.
In addition to winning a league title, the White Sox also outdrew their established National League rival, the Chicago Orphans, at the ticket booths.
[edit] 1901 Opening Day Lineup
Dummy Hoy, cf
Fielder Jones, rf
Sandow Mertes, lf
Frank Shugart, ss
Frank Isbell, 1b
Fred Hartman, 3b
David Brain, 2b
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