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The following are the baseball events of the year 1901 throughout the world. more...
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Major League Baseball
American League: Chicago White Stockings;
National League: Pittsburgh Pirates;
No world series was played between these two clubs.;
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Minor leagues
California League: San Francisco Wasps ;
Connecticut League: Bristol Woodchoppers ;
Eastern League: Rochester Bronchos or Hustlers ;
Inter-Mountain League: Ogden ;
Inter State League or Western Association: champion unknown;
New England League: Portland (ME);
New York State League: champion unknown;
Pacific Northwest League: Portland Webfoots (OR);
Southern Association: Nashville Vols;
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Statistical leaders
1Modern (post-1900) single season batting average record
Notable seasons
Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics hits .426, an AL batting average record that still stands today. This record is also the modern or post-1900 batting average record and is often cited as the highest batting average of all time. The true all-time batting average leader is Hugh Duffy, who hit .440 in 1894.;
Cy Young of the Boston Americans leads the AL in ERA at 1.62 and wins 33 games, 41.8 % of the Pilgrims' total.;
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1901 became the New York Highlanders in 1903. The Milwaukee Brewers of 1901 became the St. Louis Browns in 1902.
National League final standings
Events
January
January 4 - The Baltimore Oriole club incorporates. John McGraw is manager and part-owner.;
January 28 - The American League formally organizes. The eight original clubs were the Chicago White Stockings, Milwaukee Brewers, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Blues, Cleveland Lake Shores, Buffalo Bisons, and Minneapolis Millers. The Hoosiers, Bisons, and Millers are contracted; the Boston Americans, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Athletics are admitted. Teams are limited to 14 players and will play 140 games per season.;
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