On This Day

Sunday, October 6, 1901

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1901 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 1, 1903

Pittsburgh Pirates at Boston Americans

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 83 53 .610 --
Americans 79 57 .581 4.0
Tigers 74 61 .548 8.5
Athletics 74 62 .544 9.0
Orioles 68 65 .511 13.5
Senators 62 72 .463 20.0
Blues 54 83 .394 29.5
Brewers 48 89 .350 35.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 49 .647 --
Phillies 83 57 .593 7.5
Superbas 79 57 .581 9.5
Cardinals 76 64 .543 14.5
Beaneaters 69 69 .500 20.5
Orphans 53 86 .381 37.0
Giants 52 85 .380 37.0
Reds 52 87 .374 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Burkett 5
2 John Dobbs 3
2 Mike O'Neill 3
2 Bobby Wallace 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Bay 1
1 Jesse Burkett 1
1 Dick Harley 1
1 Harry Steinfeldt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Burkett 4
2 Kitty Bransfield 2
2 Charlie Dexter 2
2 Emmet Heidrick 2
2 Bobby Wallace 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 1
1 John Dobbs 1
1 Jock Menefee 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Yerkes 0.75
2 Tom Hughes 0.62
3 Mike O'Neill 0.50
4 Len Swormstedt 0.22
5 Archie Stimmel 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Merritt 1
1 Len Swormstedt 1
1 Stan Yerkes 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Yerkes 6
2 Tom Hughes 5
3 Mike O'Neill 3
4 Crese Heismann 2
4 Len Swormstedt 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .426
2 Jesse Burkett .376
3 Ed Delahanty .354
4 Jimmy Sheckard .353
5 Honus Wagner .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 16
2 Nap Lajoie 14
3 Buck Freeman 12
4 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 Jesse Burkett 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 126
2 Nap Lajoie 125
3 Buck Freeman 114
4 Ed Delahanty 108
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 52
2 Honus Wagner 49
3 Sam Mertes 46
4 Topsy Hartsel 41
5 Sammy Strang 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.62
2 Jesse Tannehill 2.18
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.22
4 Al Orth 2.27
5 Vic Willis 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 33
2 Bill Donovan 27
3 Joe McGinnity 26
4 Clark Griffith 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 238
2 Bill Donovan 232
3 Tom Hughes 228
4 Christy Mathewson 221
5 Rube Waddell 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
3 Willie Sudhoff 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Sheckard .475
2 Honus Wagner .426
3 Jesse Burkett .407
3 Bobby Wallace .407
5 Erve Beck .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kelley 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
3 Jimmy Collins 2
3 Tommy Dowd 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 20
2 Jimmy Sheckard 17
3 Otto Krueger 13
4 John Ganzel 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ginger Beaumont 6
1 George Davis 6
3 Cy Seymour 5
3 Honus Wagner 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Poole 0.69
2 Doc White 0.86
3 Al Orth 1.00
3 Bill Donovan 1.00
5 Vic Willis 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 3
1 Al Orth 3
1 Deacon Phillippe 3
1 Snake Wiltse 3
1 Stan Yerkes 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 22
2 Tom Hughes 15
3 Kid Nichols 14
3 Dummy Taylor 14
3 Stan Yerkes 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Foreman 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .488
2 Jimmy Sheckard .425
3 Jesse Burkett .422
4 Mike Donlin .395
5 George Van Haltren .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Grady 5
2 Jimmy Collins 4
2 Harry Steinfeldt 4
4 Davy Jones 3
4 Joe Kelley 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 37
2 Bill Keister 26
3 John Ganzel 23
4 Jimmy Sheckard 22
5 Nap Lajoie 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Davis 14
2 Sammy Strang 11
3 Lefty Davis 8
3 Frank Isbell 8
3 Herm McFarland 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 0.99
2 Ed Siever 1.29
3 Mike O'Neill 1.32
4 Wiley Piatt 1.33
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bernhard 5
1 Red Donahue 5
1 Kid Nichols 5
1 Willie Sudhoff 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 50
2 Noodles Hahn 41
3 Bill Donovan 34
4 Vic Willis 33
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Frank Foreman 1
1 Bert Husting 1
1 Jerry Nops 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .426
2 Jesse Burkett .376
3 Ed Delahanty .354
4 Jimmy Sheckard .353
5 Honus Wagner .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 16
2 Nap Lajoie 14
3 Buck Freeman 12
4 Jimmy Sheckard 11
5 Jesse Burkett 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 126
2 Nap Lajoie 125
3 Buck Freeman 114
4 Ed Delahanty 108
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Isbell 52
2 Honus Wagner 49
3 Sam Mertes 46
4 Topsy Hartsel 41
5 Sammy Strang 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Young 1.62
2 Jesse Tannehill 2.18
3 Deacon Phillippe 2.22
4 Al Orth 2.27
5 Vic Willis 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Young 33
2 Bill Donovan 27
3 Joe McGinnity 26
4 Clark Griffith 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Noodles Hahn 238
2 Bill Donovan 232
3 Tom Hughes 228
4 Christy Mathewson 221
5 Rube Waddell 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hoffer 3
1 Jack Powell 3
3 Frank Kitson 2
3 Deacon Phillippe 2
3 Willie Sudhoff 2