1901 Milwaukee Brewers season
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The Milwaukee Brewers
season was a season in American baseball
. The Brewers finished eighth in the American League
with a record of 48 wins and 89 losses, 35.5 games behind the Chicago White Stockings
. After the season, the club left Milwaukee for St. Louis
and became the St. Louis Browns, where they would remain until the end of 1953.
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
season was a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. The Brewers finished eighth in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 48 wins and 89 losses, 35.5 games behind the Chicago White Stockings
1901 Chicago White Stockings season
The Chicago White Stockings season was their first season as a major league team, and their second season in Chicago. It was also the inaugural season of American League as a major league....
. After the season, the club left Milwaukee for St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and became the St. Louis Browns, where they would remain until the end of 1953.
Offseason
- March 23, 1901: Tom LeahyTom Leahy (baseball)Thomas Joseph Leahy was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1897 and 1905, for five different teams, primarily as a catcher.-Sources:...
was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
Roster
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| valign="top" | Pitchers |
valign="top" | Catchers Infielders |
valign="top" | Outfielders |
valign="top" | Manager |
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 138 | 576 | 190 | .330 | 8 | 99 | |
| OF | 79 | 285 | 86 | .302 | 2 | 45 | |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 0 | 10 | |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 301.1 | 16 | 20 | 4.21 | 50 | |
| 37 | 257.1 | 8 | 20 | 3.46 | 122 | |
| 34 | 217.1 | 9 | 15 | 4.27 | 67 | |
| 29 | 210 | 7 | 17 | 3.51 | 62 | |
| 26 | 182.1 | 7 | 14 | 4.59 | 50 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 49.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.62 | 25 |