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FOR 1902.
,N ANNUAL COMPENDIUM OF BASE BALL RECORDS.
NTAINING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE'S CAMPAIGN; REVIEWS OF ALL OTHER BASE BALL ASSO- CIATIONS; OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE AND ALL OTHER PLAYERS; THE OFFICIAL 1901 PLAYING RULES AND SCHEDULE OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, AND OTHER STATISTICS.
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FRANCIS C. RICHTER, EDITOR.
PHILADELPHIA :
UBLISHED BY A. J. REACH CO.,
Cor. Tulip and Palmer Streets. 1902.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1902, by A. J. REACH CO., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
INDEX,
A Remarkable Day's Work 144
American Association Otticial Schedule for 1902 284
American League 1901 Base-running 89
American League 1901 Batting Feats 84
American League 1901 Extra-batting 77
American League 1901 Pitching 93
American League 1901 Race 55
American League 1901 Race Incidents 101
American League 1901 Shut-outs 99
American League 1902 Teams 112
American League Averages 64
American League Expansion Successful 2.">
American League Episodes of 1901 36
American League Legislation for 11>h>- 39
American League Official Schedule for 190&J 282
American League Players Used 113
American League Presidents 48
American League Releases of l'.MH 104
Career of President Ban Johnson 42
Chronology of 1901 10
College 1901 Achievements 249
College 1901 Season 247
Connecticut League 211
Comparative 1901 Attendance 27
Correct Diagram of a Ball Field 254
Exceptional Scores 140
Extra-inning Games of 1901 107
Further American League Expansion 32
Index to Rules and Regulations 278
Indiana-Illinois-Iowa League 200
National League 1901 Averages 131
National League 1901 Base Running 145
National League 1901 Race 126
National League 1901 Pitching 151
National League Batting Feats 141
National League Extra-hitting 138
National League Miscellaneous Records 155
National League Reorganization 117
New England League , 175 '
Pacific Northwest League 217
Pitchers Developed in 1901 38
Pitching Knock-outs of 1901 26
Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs 255
The American League Champions 57
The Base Ball Season of 1901 8
The California League 224
The Eastern League 164
The National League 1901 Season 114
The New National Association 161
The New York League 193
The No-hit, No-run Record 158
The Roster for 1902 19
Tne Season of 1902 ■>• . . 17
The Southern League 183
The Utah League 24J
The Virginia-North Carolina League 244
The Western Association 235
The Western League 232
Uniform Playing Rules 250
REACH'S AMERICAN LEAGUE GUIDE.
PREFACE.
The twentieth annual issue of the Reach Official Base Ball Guide, which is presented to the public at the opening* of the season of 1902, marks a new departure — or, rather, a return to former happy conditions.
When the two-league major league principle ruled in base ball, and the old American Association was a great and prosperous organization, the Reach Guide was the official book of that body. Now that the old conditions have been restored and the American League has won its place as a great major league, the Reach Guide again comes into its own as the official hand-book of the American League — legitimate successor to the old Association.
As the official Guide of the American League the Reach Guide contains in completed form everything of interest — both official and unofficial — concerning the doings, records and averages of that organization. Nothing has been left unrecorded and everything has been so exhaustively narrated as to warrant the com- plete satisfaction of the magnates, managers, players and patrons of the new major league.
But, while the Reach Guide is now distinctly an official Guide for the American League, it has not dis- carded any of the features which have made it for years a valuable general guide. It still covers the entire base ball field, doing ample justice to the National League and the various minor leagues, all of whose official rec- ords and averages are given in full. ,To thus cover the entire field exhaustively the Reach Guide has been amplified and many more pages have been added, re- gardless of expense.
Under the circumstances we believe we can safely claim for the Reach Official American League Guide for 1902 unexampled excellence in this field of base ball litera- ture— a broad claim truly, but one that we are confident will be amply sustained by both critics and public.
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BEACH'S OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE GUIDE.
THE BASE BALL SEASON OF 1901.
*HILE the season of 1900 was what is known in base ball parlance as an "off year," the season of 1901 was remarkably and unexpectedly suc- cessful, despite the fact that the professional game was in a semi-disorganized condition, owing to the war between the old National League and the expanded American League. It was generally expected that there would be a division of public interest and patronage, and a laxity of discipline among players. Happily these expectations were not fulfilled.
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS.
While, of course, there was a division of patronage where the American and National League competed, yet, on the whole, the attendance was everywhere greatly in- creased over that of the preceding year in which only one major league flourished. There was also a vastly stimulated interest in the countrv at large, due, doubtless, to the publicity given base ball by the American League's expansion movement and the partisanship aroused there- by. One convincing proof of the greatly increased public interest in the National game is furnished by the fact that the production and sale of base ball paraphernalia by the A. J. Reach Company exceeded any year in the history of that long-established house, a prosperous condition shared by many other sporting goods manufacturers.
THE MAJOR LEAGUES.
The greatest success in the base ball arena was scored by the expanded American League, which firmly es- tablished itself in the great cities of Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, which it had entered only in the spring of 1901. The National League, despite the invasion of two of its great Eastern cities, the loss of many of its finest star players, and many conflicting dates with the American League, enjoyed a fairly suc- cessful season — thanks to the fine patronage in the cities where there was no opposition.
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THE MINOR LEAGUES.
The smaller, or minor, leagues also, collectively, en- joyed the most successful season in many years, the most notable exception being the great Eastern League, which suffered from a lop-sided pennant race. The greatest success of 1900, the new Western League, did not do as well as expected with its expanded circuit, but, never- theless, all of the clubs made both ends meet, despite a walk-over race for Kansas City. The Western As- sociation also found it difficult to finish the season, but this was due to the fact that the circuit was unbal- anced, the teams very unequal and the management all- round very poor. A crowning misfortune was the financial failure of the President, Mr. William Meyer, oi Fort Wayne.
ENJOYED PROSPERITY.
But these few instances of poor luck are more than offset by the good fortune that attended the New Eng- land League, Indiana-Illinois-Iowa League and the Southern League. All of these leagues made great financial and artistic successes, and firmly established themselves for another campaign. Singularly, these three leagues were enjoying a first season, thus proving the wisdom of letting an overworked minor league field occasionally lie fallow for a year or two. The California and Pacific Northwest Leagues also benefited greatly from a pronounced base ball revival in those sections. The New York League and Connecticut League also had a fairly successful season.
IN LINE AGAIN.
The only pronounced failures of 1901 were the Virginia- North Carolina League and the Pennsylvania League, and their collapse had no effect on the general situation, as failure was discounted from the start. With the ex- ception of the Virginia-North Carolina League all of the above mentioned leagues will be in the field again in 1902, with the addition of a powerful sectional league in the Middle West, namely, the American Association, under the lead of President Thomas J. Hickey, formerly of the Western League; and a number of small Inter- State and State Leagues. The total number of base ball leagues for 1902 will probably total eighteen.
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CHRONOLOGY OF 1901.
Following is the record of the most important events and happenings in the base ball world during the memor- able year 1901 :
JANUARY. 4th.— Baltimore American League Club incorporated. 10th.— Organization of the Indiana-Illinois-Iowa League, with
M. H. Sexton as President. 17th.— American League secured grounds in Boston, Mass. 18th.— American Association circuit announced. Boston, Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Washington, in the East; Detroit, Mil- waukee, Louisville and Indianapolis in the West, at meet- ing held in New York City. 21st. — Philadelphia American League Club secured ten years' lease on grounds, Twenty-ninth street and Columbia avenue, Philadelphia. 22d.— At a meeting of the Philadelphia American Association
Club, an assessment of $11.75 per share was voted. 28th.— American League circuit definitely decided on as fol- lows: Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee and Detroit. Ten years' agreement signed and ground leases placed in Ban Johnson's hands. Chicago, 111.
31st.— Buffalo admitted to the Eastern League in place of Springfield (Mass.).
FEBRUARY.
2d.— Baseball Players' Protective Association issued statement that members could sign with American League only at present.
9th. — Compromise measures between National League and Players' Protective Association announced.
12th.— Organization of the New England League, with T. H. Murnane as President, and J. C. Morse as Secretary.
19th.— Benjamin F. Shibe elected President of Philadelphia American League Club.
26th.— National League practically grants demands of base ball players in regard to farming and selling services to other teams without permission.
27th.— Important changes in National League playing rules an- nounced.
28th. — National League championship schedule announced.
MARCH.
20th.— American League spring meeting opened at Hotel
Lafayette, Philadelphia, Pa. 21st.— American League championship schedule adopted.
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28th.— Bill in equity filed against Lajoie, Bernhard and Frazer. to restrain them from playing with the Philadelphia Amer- ican League Club.
28th.— Pennsylvania State League formed, with Allentown, Reading, Chester, Norristown and Easton as members.
29th.— Demurrer filed by Philadelphia American League Club in equity suit against Napoieon Lajoie.
APRIL.
3d.— Pitcher Willis ignored contract with Athletic American
League Club and signed contract with Boston National
League Club. 5th.— Philadelphia National League team beaten in opening
game of season by Princeton. 6th.— Catcher McFarland left Philadelphia for home without
notice, creating impression that he had jumped National
League. He returned in a few days. 8th.— First practice game of Philadelphia American League
base ball team (Athletics) on new grounds, Twenty-ninth
street and Columbia avenue, beating Moss' professionals,
8 to 1. 12th.— Athletics beat a picked team of base ball players 41 to
1. Philadelphia. 18th. Philadelphia beaten in opening championship game bv
Brooklyn. Score, 12 to 7. Attendance, 6,000. 26th.— Athletics beaten in first American League championrUp
game played in Philadelphia, Score: Washington, 5;
Athletics, 1. Attendance, 16,000. 27th.— Manager and Captain Davis and Catcher Smith, of the
New Yorks, put out of the game in Philadelphia for kicking. 28tb.— Announced that Hugh Jennings had been secured to play
first base for the Athletics.
MAY.
2d,— The Chicagos, of the American League, tried to delay the game and forfeited to the Detroits. Crowd rushed for Um- pire, who took refuge in players' cage. 7th.— Doyle, the Chicago captain, ordered off the field, and Catcher Chance, of the same team, benched. Thomas, of the Philadelphia, fined $5 by Umpire Nash at the Polo Grounds for kicking. McGraw and Schmidt, of the Baltimore, sent to the bench by the umpire.
13th.— Brooklyn players created a rumpus at the Polo Grounds, kicking on a decision and forfeited the game after Captain Kelley had been ordered to the bench.
17th.— McGraw fined $100 for wrangling with umpire and sus- pended for five days. Warner, Davis and Taylor, of the New Yorks, put out of the game for kicking.
17th.— Court refused to grant an injunction restraining Lajoie from playing with American League team, ruling that there was no mutuality in option clause of base ball contracts.
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20th. — Manager Duffy, of Milwaukee, suspended for ten days
by President Johnson, of the American League, for abusing
Umpire Cantillon. 21st.— National League Umpire William Nash barred from the
Polo Ground in New York by President Andrew Freedman. 31st.— Baltimore forfeited to the Detroits after a squabble.
Catcher Wilson, of the' Montreal team of the Eastern
League, assaulted Umpire Hunt.
JUNE.
1st.— Row at Pittsburg; two Pittsburg players ordered out of
the game and Umpire Cunningham threatened by spectators.
2d. — Collins and Freeman, of the Boston American League
team, ordered out of the game. 5th. — Sheekard, of the Brooklyn, spat in the umpire's face, threw a handful of dirt at him and was escorted off the field by police.
15th.— Yale beat Princeton 5 to 2 in deciding base ball game of series. New York city.
16th.— Chicago and New York National League play tie game of 14 innings. Score, 4 to 4.
18th.— Boston National League Club cut prices to 25 cents to meet competition of American League.
19th.— Pennsylvania State League collapsed.
21st.— Hugh Jennings, after much negotiation with Philadelphia and Baltimore American League teams, signed with Phila- delphia National League team.
23d.— Protective Association Professional Base Ball Players, in annual meeting in New York, reelected Charles Zimmer, President. Zimmer immediately resigned, and Tom Daly, of Brooklyn, was elected President. Dale Gear, Washing- ton, was elected Secretary, and Frank Donahue, Philadel- phia, Treasurer.
26th.— Mix-up in schedule brought Boston American League • team to Philadelphia to play when they should have gone to Baltimore.
JULY.
10th.— At a secret meeting at Red Bank, N. J., Messrs. Brush, Freedman, Robison and Sod en, of the National Board, de- cided to abrogate the National Agreement on September 30th.
26th.— McGraw, of the Baltimore Club, accused of negotiating with the National League, with a view to returning to that organization.
AUGUST.
21st.— Morris Steelman, catcher of the Hartford Club, and also claimed by Brooklyn, joined Athletics^ giving National League men first chance to accuse American League of play- ing a double contract signer. Subsequently it was an- nounced that Steelman had purchased his release from Hart- ford and he continued to play with Athletics*
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21st.— Umpire Connolly, at Baltimore, declared Baltimore game forfeited to Detroit, and Pitcher McGinnity stepped on his feet and spat in his face. McGinnity subsequently in- definitely suspended by Ban Johnson, and reinstated Sep- tember 3d, when he pitched two games against Milwaukee.
21st— Shortstop Shugart, of Chicago American League team, at Washington, struck Umpire Haskell a heavy blow in the face, cutting his cheek, for which he was next day expelled from American League.
27th.— Boston A. L. team beat Detroit 2 to 1, 15 innings.
SEPTEMBER.
6th.— National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues, organized at Chicago, ill., to protect minor organizations from the two major leagues.
8th.— Base Ball Players' Protective Association decided that in future members will sign contracts for one year only, and will not recognize option clause of club owners.
18th.— Umpire John E. Johnstone and First Baseman George Wright, of Little Rock Club, arrested for fighting on the field, Little Rock, Ark.
21st.— Chicago National League team, at Chicago, beat Boston 1 to 0. 17 innings; one of the most remarkable games ever played not a misiplay on either side for 13 innings.
24th.— Lajoie, of the Athletics, against Milwaukee, accepted all of 16 chances at short field and made 4 safe hits, including a homer and a double.
29th. — American League season ended. Chicago won pennant, with percentage of .610; Boston, Detroit, Athletics, Balti- more, Washington, Cleveland, and Milwaukee following in the order named.
30th.— National Agreement abrogated by order of the National Board, and promulgated by Secretary Young.
OCTOBER.
6th.— Championship season of National League ended, Pitts- burg winning championship, with percentage of .647. Phila- delphia, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati following in the order named.
10th.— Manager Manning, of the Washington Club, disposed of all his interest in the Club to Messrs. Fred Postal and Tom Loftus.
18th.— Harry Wolverton sued Philadelphia National League Base Ball Club for back salary.
20th.— Officially announced by American League that seven members of the St. Louis National League team had jumped to the American.
25th.— National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues adopted regulations for self-protection. New York city*
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NOVEMBER.
5th.— Sportsman's Park, in St. Louis, leased for five years by Messrs. Johnson and Comisky on behalf of the American League.
14th.— Burns and Stallings sold Detroit American League Base Ball Club to S. F. Angus and P. H. Doyle.
19th.— Annual meeting of American League held in Chicago. Ban Johnson elected as President-Secretary-Treasurer, and Milwaukee team and franchise transferred to St. Louis.
29th.— American Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs, with Thomas J. Hickey as President, and teams located at Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Saint Paul, Columbus, Toledo, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City organized. Chi- cago, 111.
DECEMBER.
4th.— Eastern League met in New York, reelected President P. T. Powers, and admitted Jersey City and Newark to membership.
10th.— Opening of the National League's annual meeting. New York.
11th.— John T. Brush's base ball trust scheme beaten at National League meeting through the National League de- claring itself perpetual without reference to the 10-year In- dianapolis Agreement.
13th. — A. G. Spalding announced that Andrew Freedman, of New York, must get out of base ball.
14th. A. G. Spalding, Chicago, elected President of the National League and American Association of Base Ball Clubs by four clubs, after the delegates from, the other four clubs had left the meeting room.
16th.— Andrew Freedman enjoined A. G. Spalding from as- suming presidency of National Base Ball League.
20th.— A. G. Spalding gave up papers of National Base Ball League by order of Court.
21st.— Joe Kelly signed a contract to play with Baltimore American League team for season of 1902.
22d.— A. G. Spalding wrote letter to all National League Clubs, advising them to sign their players for 1902.
28th. — Counsel for A. G. Spalding in court waived immediate hearing of the injunction suit, thus deferring action in- definitely.
30th.— American Association met at Kansas City and perfected circuit, by admitting Omaha, and awarding Omaha franchise to Frank W. Bandle.
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THE SEASON OF 1902.
fHE outlook for the new base ball season or 1902 is generally good, although somewhat dubious in spots, owing to the fact that relations between the two major leagues are still somewhat strained while minor league affairs are in tangled shape.
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
has the best outlook, owing to the fact that it has greatly strengthened its circuit by the substitution of St. Louis for Milwaukee, and has furthermore rounded out its teams with a further infusion of National League star players. Much of the experimental material of the past season has been supplanted by the tried and known veterans, thus making it possible to balance the vari- ous teams and assure a close and exciting pennant race. The American League, furthermore, now enjoys the con- fidence of the public and also occupies the leading place in the base ball world, first, by reason of its all-round strength, and second, by reason of the semi-disorganized and weakened condition of its chief rival.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
had not, up to the time this Guide went to press, entirely composed its internal troubles which have split the or- ganization into two bitterly hostile factions. The fight, even though it be settled, will have a damaging effect upon the future of the organization. To add to the League's troubles the majority of its teams have been so completely stripped of their star players that wholesale infusion of young minor league players has been necessary, thus making of the relative strength of the teams an unknown quantity which only a campaign can settle. It will be, in fact, tantamount to starting a new league under present conditions. No man can tell whether the race will be close and exciting or a procession and fizzle, -and so no forecast of the chances of the League race of 1902 can be safely made.
THE MINOR LEAGUES
have also been plunged into difficulties through the de- fection of the clubs now making up the new American
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Association — a league which looks strong on paper, and which may become a powerful factor in base ball. When the National Association was organized by the confederated minor leagues — as a result of the Na- tional League's abrogation of the old National Agree- ment— it looked as if the new federation would be amply able to hold its own against the two major leagues and to control the great bulk of minor league players. The creation of the American Association on an independent basis, however, dealt the National Association
A HARD BLOW,
as it not only deprived two of its members — the Western League and the Western Association — ot valuable ter- ritory, but weakened its hold upon the players, as the new American Association refused to recognize reser- vation and raided the various minor leagues by whole- sale for desirable players, the Eastern League clubs par- ticular^ suffering severely. The most serious effect, however, of the American Association's independent move was upon the salary limits of the National Association leagues. These had to be practically suspended to meet the high bidding of the American Association. As a re- sult every minor league in the country has had its pay- rolls increased to the danger point, and only exceptional patronage this season can avert trouble.
UNDAUNTED FRONT.
However, there has been no real weakening anywhere, and there will be about the same array of minor leagues in the field this season as last year. The National Asso- ciation will contain within its fold every minor league of any importance in the country except the California League and the new American Association, thus assuring a plentiful supply of professional base ball for the entire country. In our "Roster for 1902" will be found a com- plete list of these leagues — which make up a formidable array alike as to number of leagues, strength of clubs and ability of leadership. If the public shall but support them all as liberally as they deserve the season of 1902 will be an unqualified success, despite the drawbacks frankly enumerated above.
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THE ROSTER FOR 1902.
fHE outlook for the base ball season of 1902 is ex- ceeedingly bright. The major league field is well filled by the American League and National League, the minor leagues are well banded together an a strong National Association, and besides, there are several strong independent leagues occupying good terri- tory and employing high-class players. There can be no doubt now of the greatly enhanced public interest and enthusiasm — thanks to the rivalry engendered by the American League's phenomenal success as a major ■league. This stimulation has also affected the minor leagues who in the aggregate enter the season of 1902 in better shape and greater number than for many years. An idea of the vast scope of the "organized ball" of the present era may be gleaned from the appended official roster of the various leagues which begin the 1902 season:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — Ban B. Johnson, Fisher Building, Chicago, 111. Club Members— Boston, Chas. W. Somers, president; James Col- lins, manager. Philadelphia, Ben Shibe, president; Connie Mack, manager. Baltimore. S. Mabon, president; John J. McGraw, manager. Washington, Fred. Postal, president; Thomas J. Loftus, manager. Cleveland, John F. Kilfoyl, president; W. R. Armour, manager. Chicago, Charles Co- miskey, president-manager; Clark Griffith, manager. De- troit, S. F. Angus, president: Frank Dwyer, manager. St. Louis, Ralph Orthwein, president; James McAleer, manager.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
President — A. G. Spalding, 142 Nassau street, New York City (enjoined temporarily by New York Supreme Court from acting as president). Club M embers— Boston, A. H. Soden, president; A. C. Bucken- berger, manager. New York, A. Freedman, president; Horace S. Fogel, manager. Philadelphia, A. J. Reach, pres- ident; William Shettsline, manager. Brooklyn, Chas. W. Ebbetts, president; Edward Hani on, manager. Pittsburg, Barney Dreyfus, president; Fred. Clarke, manager. Chicago, James A. Hart, president; Frank Selee, manager. St. Louis, Frank DeH. Roblson, president; P. J. Donovan, manager. Cincinnati, John T. Brush, president; John A. McPhee, manager.
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EASTERN LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — Patrick T. Powers, 220 Broadway, New York City. Club Members— Providence, R. I., Wm. J. Murray, manager; Toronto, Edward G. Barrows, manager; Montreal, Charles Dooley, manager; Newark, Walter W. Burnham, manager; Jersey City, Thomas S. Burns, manager; Rochester, Edward J. Higgins, president; Worcester, Frank Leonard, manager; Buffalo, George T. Stallings, manager.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — John B. Nicklin, Chat- tanooga, Tenn. Club Members— Shreveport, La., George M. Reed, manager; New Orleans, Abner Powell, manager; Atlanta, Ga., Edward Pabst, manager; Little Rock, Ark., Michael J. Finn, man- ager; Memphis, Tenn., Charles Frank, manager; Birming- ham, Ala., Frank W. Ha Her, manager; Nashville, Tenn., Newton Fisher, manager; Chattanooga, Wm. F. Krieg, man- ager.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — Thomas J. Hickey, Cable Building, Chicago, 111. Club M embers— Indianapolis, Ind., WTm. H. Watkins, manager; Toledo, O., C. St rob el, manager; Columbus, O., John Grim, manager; St. Paul, M. J. Kelley, manager; Minneapolis, Walter Wilmot. manager; Kansas City, Dale Gear, manager; Milwaukee, William Clingman, manager; Louisville, George Tebeau, manager.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — James Whitfield, care the "Star," Kansas City, Mo. Club Members— Kansas City, C. A. Nichols, manager; Omaha, D. W. Rourke, manager; St. Joseph, B. C. McKibben, man- ager; Colorado Springs, Will Everitt, manager; Des Moines, Joe Quinn, manager; Denver, D. C. Packard, manager; Milwaukee, Hugh Duffy, manager; Peoria, Wm. Hart, manager.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.
President — Sturgis Whitlock, Huntington, Conn. Sec- retary— James F. O'Rourke, Bridgeport, Conn. Club Members— Hartford, Conn., Dr. F. C. Reisling, manager; Springfield, Mass., Roger Connor, manager; New Haven, Conn., James Canavan, manager; Meriden, Conn., T. F. Reilley; Bridgeport, Conn., Jas. F. O'Rourke, manager; New London, Conn., John Shea, manager; Waterbury, Conn., G. B. Harrington, manager; Norwich, Conn,, H, B, Davenport, manager
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NEW YORK LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — John H. Farrell, Au- burn, N. Y.
Club Members— Albany, Thomas O'Brien, manager; Bingham- ton, Charles Campau, manager; Ilion, Howard J. Earl, man- ager; Schenectady, Lewis Whistler, manager; Rome, George Wheeler, manager; Troy, Louis Bacon, manager; Utica, Wallace N. Taylor, manager; Syracuse, T. C. Griffin, man- ager.
INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — M. H. Sexton, Rock Island, 111.
Club Members— Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Belden Hill, manager; Davenport, Iowa, Jas. T. Hayes, manager; Rock Island, 111.. Frank Donnelly, manager; Rockford, 111., Hugh Nicol, man- ager; Bloomington, 111., William Connors, manager; Deca- tur, 111., Fred Pfeffer, manager; Terre Haute, Ind., Lou Walters, manager; Evansville, Ind., Sam A. Kennedy, man- ager.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
President — T. H. Murnane, care Boston "Globe." Secretary — J. C. Morse, care Boston "Herald." Club Members— Lowell, Mass., Fred. Lake, manager; Dover, N. H., Frederick Doe, manager; Concord, N. H., John J. Carney, manager; Haverhill, Mass., C. A. Driscoll; Man- chester, N. H., John A. Smith, manager; Lawrence, Mass., Wm. A. Parsons, manager; Fall River, Mass., Thos. F. McDermott, manager; Nashua, N. H., Henry Burns, manager.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — Wm. H. Lucas, Port- land, Oregon. Club Members— Portland, Ore., Sam Vigneaux, manager; Seattle, Wash., D. E. Dugdale, manager; Tacoma, Wash., Jay E. Andrews, manager; Spokane, Wash., John J. Grim, man- ager; Butte, Mont., John J. McClosky, manager; Helena, Mont., John Flannery, manager.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
President-Secretary-Treasurer — John L. Ward, Fort
Worth, Texas.
Club Members — Fort Worth, Ted Sullivan, manager; Paris, C.
W. Eisenf elder, manager; Waco, Emmett Rogers, manager;
Dallas, L. W. Dawkins, manager; Corsicana, J. D. Roberts,
manager; Penison, unselected,
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE.
President — John T. Moran, Oakland. Vice-President — Eugene F. Bert. Secretary — Theodore F. Bonnett, San Francisco.
Club Members— San Francisco, Henry Harris, manager; Oak- land, Cal. Ewing, manager; Sacramento, Al Fisher, man- ager; Los Angeles, James F. Morley, manager.
PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE.
President — Wm. Abbott Witman, Reading, Pa.
Club Members— Wilkesbar re, Pa., Thomas McOabe, manager; Scranton, Pa., Al Lawson, manager; Reading, Pa., E. C. Landgraf, manager; Lancaster, Pa., George Carmen, man- ager; Lebanon, Pa., W. F. Hynes, manager.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
President — Charles B. Power, care "The Leader," Pittsburg, Pa.
Club Members— Wheeling, W. Va., William A. Smith, manager; Ft. Wayne, Ind., I. Mautner, president; Marion, Ind., Chas. Halderman, president; Dayton, O., Henry Youngman, manager.
NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE.
President — Irwin Busbee, Raleigh. Vice-President — C. L. Stevens, Newbern. Secretary-Treasurer — Irwin Jones, Raleigh.
Club Members— Raleigh, F. T. Andrews, manager; Newbern, F. Marlit, manager; Durham, Otis Stocksdale, manager; Char- lotte, E. M. Ashenbach, manager; Wilmington, unselected.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE EXPANSION SUCCESSFUL.
fHE first campaign of the expanded American League as a major league, which began April 24th, 1901, ended September 28th, with Chicago as the cham- pion club. The expansion movement was unquali- fiedly successful. The public in the East accepted the new clubs, patronized them liberally and thus assured the future of the American League as a major league, with or without the consent, aid or alliance of the Na- tional League. When one considers the handicaps that hampered the expansion movement, the obstacles that constantly presented themselves and the herculean labor required to equip three new plants and place four new teams of major league calibre in an untried field, a partial failure here and there, under the circumstances, would have been perfectly natural; the absence of failure or radical weakness anywhere made the success of the ex- pansion movement simply phenomenal, and vindicated the ante-season judgment and belief that the public demanded and would support two major leagues.
WONDERFUL RESULTS.
It is a remarkable fact that the American League should have been strongest where, by reason of opposi- tion and conflicts, in a state of war, it might have been reasonably expected to be weakest, namely, in the in- vaded territory of the old League. In Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia the American League achieved its great- est success, and these cities are to-day the backbone of the American League. In Boston and Chicago the Amer- ican clubs outdrew the National League member, and in Philadelphia, where an almost even break was made, the same story would have been written had not the various misfortunes of the Athletic club made it possible for the Philadelphia club to partially regain the ground lost in the first two months of the season. In the other cities the American League clubs also received as good support as the local conditions warranted — very liberal support indeed, in view of the fact that in all those cities, with the solitary exception of Detroit, the teams were outclassed
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from start to finish and were never really in the race after the first month of the campaign.
i financial result.
On the whole season the American League clubs, col- lectively, played to 1,683,584 people, as against the National League's 1,920,031, thus demonstrating that both Leagues were almost on a par as regards popularity and team strength, but that the American League's circuit, as then constituted, did not rank with the National League in resources or possibilities and, therefore, needed further strengthening. Five of the American League clubs cleared a handsome profit on the season, one club broke even and two lost money — a financial showing which was not exceeded by the National League and which, all things considered, is very gratifying. On another page will be found exhaustive attendance figures for both of the major leagues for 1901.
PITCHING KNOCK-OUTS OF 1901.
N the American League during the 1901 race 51 pitchers divided 123 removals from the firing line, three Brew- ers— Hawley, Husting and Sparks — setting the pace, each with six dismissals. Of the other Milwaukee pitchers Garvin was knocked out four times and Reidy three times. Connie Mack's Athletics proved to be the premier pitcher pounders, there being 21 instances on record of substitution of opposing pitchers. Clarke Grif- fith was relieved twice, both times at the request of the umpire, although the Orioles did swat him hard enough in one game from which he was banished. Jimmy Calla- han made two trips to the stable; one was via the referee's decision and in the other he quit because he had the game well in hand. Young retired in his first game of the season under a fusilade of base hits from the Balti- more willow wielders. Joe McGinnity's three journeys to the tall timber were given under the auspices of Commy's Chicagos, the umpire aiding them twice.
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COMPARATIVE 1901 ATTENDANCE.
[HE remarkable success of the American. League's expansion movement was shown by the excellent patronage accorded the new major league in its first campaign as compared with the venerable National League, which for twenty-five years had held first place in the public mind. Between them the sixteen American and National League clubs have enjoyed the patronage of 3,603,615 base ball lovers, the National teams attracting 1,920,031 persons and the American League 1,683,584. Though the National League clubs outdrew their rivals it must be taken into consideration that the cities of the National League circuit have a far larger population than the American League towns, the figures being 8,343,018 to 5,293,626. On a percentage basis, there- fore, the American League excelled. St. Louis, in the National League, and Chicago, in the American League, proved the best cities in point of attendance. The poorest were Boston (N. L.) and Cleveland (A. L.). In total attendance, at home and abroad, the Cardinals and White Socks also made the best showings, and Cleveland and Boston the worst. Following are the complete attend- ance figures for the whole season, as given out by the clubs:
NATIONAL. LEAGUE.
PITTSBURG— 561,400.
At Home.
With New York 45 505
With St. Louis 42,000
With Cincinnati 37,300
With Philadelphia 36,050
With Brooklyn 32,600
With Chicago 30,800
With Boston 27,700
Total 251,955
Abroad.
At St. Louis 73 87fi
At Cincinnati 55 316
At Chicaeo 46,2 0
At Philadelphia 45,7*6
At Brooklyn 32,000
At New Y( >rk 30,800
At Boston 25,500
Total 309,454
At Home
With Brooklyn 47,325
With Cincinnati 46,489
With Pittsburg 45,766
With Boston 29,654
With New York 26,662
With Chicago 21,164
With St. Louis 17,877
PHILADELPHIA-431,699.
Abroad.
At St. Louis 56,700
At New York 38,500
At Pittsburg 36,050
At Brooklyn 29,800
At Boston*. 15,262
At Cincinnati 11.600
At Chicago 8,850
Total 234,937
Total 196,762
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At Home.
With Boston 37,200
With New York 32,400
With Pittsburg 32, 000
With Philadelphia. 29,800
With St. Louis 25,200
With Chicago 21,900
With Cincinnati 19,700
BROOKLYN— 462,035.
Total 198,200
Abroad.
At St. Louis 53,300
At Philadelphia 47,325
At New York 43,800
At Pittsburg 32 600
At Boston 32,500
At Chicago 32,410
At Cincinnati 21,900
Total 263,835
At Home.
WithNewYork 74,500
With Pittsburg 73,872
With Cincinnati 59,500
With Philadelphia 56,700
With Brooklyn 53,300
With Chicago 35,816
With Boston 26,300
ST. LOUIS— 621,189.
Total 379,*
Abroad.
At New York 58,200
At Chicago 46 860
At Pittsburg 42,000
At Cincinnati 33,494
At Brooklyn. ... 25,200
At Philadelphia 17 877
At Boston 17,570
Total 241,201
At Home.
With B rooklvn 32,500
With Kittsburg 25,500
With New York 23 , 800
With Cincinnati 18,200
With St. Louis 17,570
With Philadelphia 15,262
With Chicago 13,670
BOSTON— 340,606.
Total 146 502
Abroad.
At New York 47,300
At Brooklyn 37,200
At Philad lph'a 29,654
At Pittsburg 27,700
At St. Louis 26,300
At Cincinnati 19,600
At Chicago 6,350
Total 194,104
At Home.
WithSt.Louis 46,860
With Pittsburg 46,200
With New York 39,300
With Brooklyn 32,410
With Cincinnati 25,101
With Philadelphia 8, 850
With Boston 6,350
CHICAGO-386,121.
Total 205,071
Abroad
At New York 46 700
At St. Louis 35,816
At Pittsburg 30,800
At Brooklyn 2L,900
At Philadelphia 21,164
At Boston 13,670
At Cincinnati 11,000
Total 181,050
At Home.
With St. Louis 58,200
With Boston 47,300
With Chicago 46,700
With Brooklyn 43,800
With Philadelphia 38,500
With Cincinnati 32,350
With Pittsburg 30,800
NEW YORK— 592,635.
Abroad.
At St. Louis 74,500
At Cincinnati 52,818
At Pittsburg 45,505
At Chicago 39,300
At Brooklyn 32,400
At Philadelphia 26,662
At Boston 23,800
Total 297,650
Total 294,285
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CINCINNATI— 444,368.
At Home.
With Pittsburg 55,316
With New York 52,818
With St. Louis 33,494
With Brooklyn 21 ,900
With Boston 19,600
With Philadelphia 11,600
With Chicago 11,000
Total 205,728 Total 238,640
Grand total 1,920,031 | Grand total 1,920,031
Abroad.
At St. Louis 59,500
At Philad- lphia 46,4*9
At Pittsburg 37,300
At New York 32,350
At Chicago 25,101
At Brooklyn 19,700
At Boston^ 18,200
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
CHICAGO— 545,859.
At Home.
With Boston 77,300
With Cleveland 66,600
With Milwaukee 54,500
With Baltimore 46.400
With Detroit 45,900
With Athletics 36,150
With Washington 27,500
Total 354,350
Abroad.
At Boston 53,574
At Detroit 37,616
At Philadelphia 24,785
At Washington 21,748
At Milwaukee 20,600
At Cleveland 19,960
At Baltimore 13,226
Total 191,509
BOSTON-527,548.
At Home.
W th Chicago 53,574
With Athletics 45,127
With Baltimore 44,527
With Detroit 42,776
With Milwaukee 37,669
With Washington 37,429
With Cleveland 28,346
Total 289,448
Abroad.
At Chicago 77,300
At Philadelphia 31 ,599
At Detroit 31,364
At Baltimore 30,376
At Washington 26,761
At Cleveland 20,491
At Milwaukee 20,209
Total 238,100
DETROIT— 447,428.
At Home.
With Milwaukee 48,590
With Baltimore 41,967
With Cleveland 39,775
With Chicago 37,616
With Washington 32,585
With Boston 31,364
With Athletics 27,533
Total.: 259,430
Abroad.
At Chicago 45,900
At Boston 42,776
At Philadelphia 23,635
At Washington 20,309
At Baltimore 19,548
At Milwaukee. 19,250
At Cleveland 16,580
Total 187,998
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ATHLETICS— 411,665.
At Home.
With Washington 45,573
With Baltimore 37.444
WithBoston 31.599
With Chicago 24,785
With Detroit 23,635
With Cleveland 21,812
With Milwaukee 21,481
Total 206,329
Abroad.
At Boston
At Chicago
At Detroit
At Cleveland
At Washington
At Baltimore
At Milwaukee
45,127 36,150 27,533 25,943 25,09a 22,890 22,600
Total 205,336
BALTIMORE-371,843.
At Homr.
With Bost< n 30,376
With Athletics 22. 890
With Washington 21 ,269
With Detroit 19,548
With Cleveland 17,770
With Milwaukee 16.873
With Chicago 13,226
Total 141,952
Abroad.
At Chicago 46,400
At Boston 44,527
At Detroit 41,967
At Philadelphia 5*7,444
At Washington 32 883
At Milwaukee 15,600
At Cleveland 11,070
Total .
229,891
WASHINGTOX-358,692.
At Home.
With Baltimore 32,883
With Boston 26,761
With Athletics 25,093
With Chicago 21,748
With Detroit 20,309
With Cleveland 19.345
With Milwaukee 15,522
Total 161,661
Abroad.
At Philadelphia 45,573
At Boston 37 429'
At Detroit 32,585
At Chicago 27,500
At Baltimore 21,269'
At Milwaukee 20 625
At Cleveland 12 050
Total 197,031
CLEVELAND-345,178.
At Home.
With Athlet:cs 25 943
With Milwaukee 25,286
With Boston 20,491
With Chicago 19,960
With Detroit 16,580
With Washington 12. 050
With Baltimore 11,070
Total 131,3
Abroad.
At Chicago 66,600
At Detroit 39,775
At Boston 28,346
At Philadelphia 21,812
At Milwaukee 20,150
At Washington 19,345
At Baltimore 17,770
Total 213,798
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MILWAUKEE-358,955.
At Home. Abroad.
Hth Athletics 22,600
Vith Washington 20,625
■With Chicago 20,600
IWith Boston 20,209
I With Cleveland 20,150
IWith Detroit 19,250
I With Baltimore 15,600
Total 139 034
At Chicago 54,500
At Detroit 48,590
At Boston 37,669
At Cleveland 25,286
At Philadelphia 21,481
At Baltimore 16,873
At Washington 15,522
Total 219,921
Grand total 1,683,584 | Grand total 1,683,584
From the above it will be seen that in the National League the best attended series was that between the Cardinals and Giants, which attracted 132,700 spectators, the Pittsburg-St. Louis games (119,377) ranking next. In the American League the contests between the Chi- cago and the Bostons proved most productive of receipts, 130,874 enthusiasts attending. During the American League season, eleven games were witnessed by crowds of over 10,000, these being as follows:
September 8th. — Boston, 20,000. September 15th. — Milwaukee, 18,000. April 24th. — Cleveland, 14,500. May 30th (P. M.).— Boston, 14,000. September 1st. — Baltimore, 14,000. April 28th. — Cleveland, 13,500. May 26th. — Baltimore, 12,500. June 30th. — Detroit, 12,500. July 27th. — Boston, 12,500. June 2d. — Washington, 11,000. August 4th. — Cleveland, 11,000.
Chicago, at home, outdrew all other clubs in the Ameri- can League, and to her great home total is due the fact that collectively the four Western clubs at home outdrew the four Eastern clubs at home by 84,804 people.
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FURTHER AMERICAN LEAGUE EXPANSION.
T^iHE 1901 campaign of the American League demon- (m strate(^ tnat tnat organization had become the ^ equal, if not the superior, of the National League in everything except circuit. Several conferences of the American League leaders were held during the season, the upshot of which was a decision to not only- still further strengthen the various teams with more National League star players, regardless of expense, but to make the Western end of the circuit stronger. St. Louis was the city selected for invasion.
a temporary truce.
Plans to that purpose were laid at once, but in June President Johnson had a conference with Mr. A. G. Spalding, at the latter's solicitation, in Atlantic City, at which Mr. Spalding intimated that he had a scheme in hand to reorganize the National League and to restore peace within the base ball world. His plan was to secure options on certain League clubs, with a view to ousting Mr. Freedman from New York and supplanting several other alien League magnates with local capitalists. In order to enable Mr. Spalding to carry out his plan Mr. Johnson agreed to a truce for thirty days. At the end of that period Mr. Spalding notified Mr. Johnson that he had been unable to secure the options he was after and that he was through. Mr. Spalding's option scheme it seems had been defeated by the declination of Messrs. Brush and Robison to entertain it; the former having a plan of his own to reorganize the National League on the lines of a gigantic trust — a scheme which after- wards, in December, caused a deadlock in the National League and the temporary disruption of that organiza- tion.
ST. LOUIS INVADED.
The American League then decided to resume the aggressive. Agents were at once set to work, the big war fund was tapped, and before the "melancholy days" of October set in, some twenty-eight additional star National League players were securely under contract to the various American League clubs. In the raid the
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Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago teams were hit hard, and the St. Louis team was practically gutted. The last- named stroke was engineered by James McAleer, of Cleveland, who had been selected as manager of the proposed new St. Louis club. On October 29th he signed seven St. Louis National League players — the cream of the team — for his new St. Louis American League club, namely: Wallace, Burkett, Harper, Powell, Padden, Sud- hoff and Heidrick, the latter being reinstated by Presi- dent Johnson as a special concession to Manager McAleer. Meantime Messrs. Johnson and Comiskey had secured an option on the old Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, which was subsequently leased for five years. At the American League meeting on November 19th the Milwaukee Club voluntarily retired from the organiza- tion and the franchise and such of the team as were wanted by Manager McAleer were transferred to St. Louis.
AN HONORABLE COURSE.
At one time during the fall of 1901 it was among the probabilities that the Baltimore franchise and team would be transferred to New York, but nothing ever came of it. During the National League faction fight the Ameri- can League was in a position to avail itself territorially of the senior league's sad plight, but the American League, for the sake of the game, refused to avail itself of the opportunity. Mr. Johnson and his colleagues were not only in sympathy with Mr. Spalding's efforts to re- organize the National League, but felt that they could not stultify themselves by abandoning the two-major- league principle which they had always advocated, on which they had made a winning battle for recognition, and on which they based their claim to existence and public recognition. Hence they permitted the Spalding- Freedman faction in the National League to fight it out among themselves, confident that Mr. Spalding's ultimate victory would make for peace and a new era of prosperity and popularity under the two-league system.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE EPISODES OF 1901.
FFAIRS in the American League moved very smoothly during the first season as a major league, despite the fact that it had to stand alone, depending entirely upon its own resources and its own powers of discipline to keep things moving in their proper grooves. For this the American League has to thank largely the force and executive ability of President Johnson and the support given him by the various club officials. Only three disagreeable incidents occurred during the entire campaign. From the very start President Johnson found it necessary to keep a firm rein on the imported National League managers and players who had been accustomed to doing pretty much as they pleased in the older organization, particularly in the matter of umpire-baiting.
the umpires sustained.
Right at the start of the season some of the star players began to make things uncomfortable for Presi- dent Johnson's umpire staff, which consisted of Sheridan, Cantillon, Connelly, Manassau and Haskell. President Johnson had instructed these officials to promptly re- move all kicking players from the game, regardless of consequence, and promised not only to stand by them at all times but to supplement their correction with further punishments when occasion demanded. And this policy President Johnson carried out vigorously. On May 20th he suspended Manager Duffy for ten days for abusing Umpire Manassau. In June Manager McGraw, of Balti- more, received a similar dose for repeated rows with umpires — an action which McGraw so oitterly resented that for several months he refused to speak to or hold any intercourse with the American League President.
PLAYERS SEVERELY DISCIPLINED.
On August 21st, at Baltimore, Pitcher McGinnity assaulted Umpire Connelly and spat in his face, for which he was expelled from the American League by President Johnson. The same day at Washington Pitcher Katoll threw a ball at Umpire Haskell, and Shortstop Shugart struck Haskell in the face. For this Katoll was sus- pended for the balance of the season, and Shugart, like McGinnity, was expelled from the American League.
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Later, however, President Johnson yielded to the strong petitions he was fairly deluged with and reinstated the players after suitable fines and apologies had been pro- vided for.
A PLOT FOILED.
During the season an attempt was made to disrupt the American League through treachery. John T. Brush, of the National League, believing that the Johnsonr McGraw feud would serve as an entering wedge, con- ceived the plan of purchasing the Baltimore, Washington and Detroit clubs, or inducing them somehow to desert the American League in mid-season and enter the Na- tional League, together with Indianapolis, thus making the League a twelve-club organization again. The sudden shift was to take place July 4th, the National League then starting a new twelve-club schedule. How much assistance or encouragement Mr. Brush got from the inside will never be known; but his plan got a black eye from his own people. At a secret meeting of certain National League magnates in Cleveland, in June, cold water was thrown on the Brush scheme by President Hart, of Chicago, and President Robison, of St. Louis, and Mr. Hart subsequently warned President Johnson of the secret manouvers. The latter at once gave the matter publicity, thus choking off all further efforts to injure the American League in any way except in a fair, open, stand-up fight. Thereafter the American League finished the season without further molestation from without or insubordination within.
SOME CLUB CHANGES.
The end of the 1901 campaign witnessed two important club changes. Manager Manning, of the Washington club, retired from the organization, disposing of his in- terest to President Fred Postal and Tom Loftus, the latter succeeding Manning as club secretary and team manager. In Detroit Messrs. Burns and Stallings got into a jangle which resulted in their disposing of their several interests to a syndicate of wealthy local business men headed by Mr. S. F. Angus. This syndicate reor- ganized the club, increased the capital stock to $100,000 and engaged Umpire Frank Dwyer as team manager for 1902. Both changes were agreeable to the American League as a body.
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MORE CLUB CHANGES.
Two more club changes were made during the past fall and winter. In August last Mr. Henry Killilea, of Milwaukee, purchased the controlling interest in the Boston club from Mr. Charles W. Somers. This shift of capital, however, did not effect the status of affairs of the old officials and management, which remain in office for 1902. In St. Louis also there was an important shift, the Killileas, of Milwaukee, disposing of their entire hold- ings to a local syndicate of wealthy business men, com- posed of Messrs. R. L. Hedges, Ralph Orthwein and R. Gardner. The club was then reorganized as the "St. Louis American League Base Ball Company," with $50,000 capital, and with Messrs. Orthwein, Hedges, Mc- Diarmid, Bruce and Gardner as Directors. The officers are Ralph Orthwein, president; R. Gardner, vice-presi- dent; R. L. Hedges, secretary-treasurer. James McAleer was retained as manager. 1
PITCHERS DEVELOPED IN 1901.
fHE major league season of 1901 was remarkable for the number of young pitchers of pronounced ability developed. Seldom has there been witnessed a sea- son like that of 1901 in this respect. With the ad- vent of the American League as a major league organi- zation there arose a demand for more first-class pitchers, and the supply responded to the demand. Old timers, such as Griffith, Young and Nichols, held their own with the best of the new crop, but on the whole the young bloods made the old boxmen look to their laurels. New- comers in the box last season who have shown their right to be in fast company are: Mathewson, Harper, Hughes, of Chicago; Townsend, L. Taylor, Poole, Stim- mel, Murphy, Pittenger, Eason and White in the National League, and Wiltse, Seivers, Plank, Patten, Moore, Pat- terson, Winters and Lee in the American League. Sev- eral in this list are not strictly products of the last cam- paign, but, nevertheless the season of 1901 proved their worth. Furthermore, Chesbro, Kitson, Donovan, New- ton, Bernhard, McGinnity. Miller, Katoll, Carrick and several others are comparatively young in the service.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEGISLATION FOR 1902.
HE annual fall meeting of the American League was held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, Decem- ber 2d-3d, all business being disposed of in two days, thus setting a notable standard for major league diligence in the dispatch of affairs. Prior to the American League meeting on the first day the Board of Directors met, disposed of its routine business, audited President John- son's accounts, awarded the championship to Chicago, drew up its report to the American League and adjourned sine die.
The American League then went into session. The delegates to the American League meeting were: Chi- cago, C. A. Comiskey; Detroit, James N. McNamara; Milwaukee, F. C. Gross; Boston, Charles Somers; Balti- more, John McGraw and Harry Goldman; Washington, Fred Postal and Tom Loftus; Cleveland, J. F. Kilfoyl; Philadelphia, Ben. Shibe and Connie Mack. The meet- ing was presided over by President Ban Johnson. Mr. Kilfoyl acting as secretary. The league immediately re- organized by formally electing Ban Johnson as president and Charles Somers, of Cleveland, as vice-president.
THE FIRST DAY'S BUSINESS.
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved, the report of the Board of Directors was ac- cepted, the changes of ownership in the Detroit and Washington clubs were formally ratified, and Messrs. Comiskey, Shibe and Postal were appointed a committee to perfect the transfer of the Milwaukee club and fran- chise to St. Louis. President Johnson appointed Messrs. Mack, Dwyer and Kilfoyl as the Committee on Playing Rules. Representatives of the Philadelphia, Boston, De- troit and Cleveland clubs were elected to the Board of Directors. It was also decided to use a 140-game sched- ule for 1902, the season to begin April 23d and to end October 5th, and President Johnson was empowered to draft the schedule.
SECOND DAY'S WORK.
On the second day of the meeting the greater part of the time was consumed in adjusting the various details
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connected with the transfer of the Milwaukee team and franchise to St. Louis, with the Killilea brothers, of Milwaukee, as the principal owners of the new club. A rule was also formulated to suppress betting on American League base ball games by and among spectators. A long debate over the question of restor- ing to eligibility certain players who had broken Ameri- can League contracts in 1901 resulted in a decision to leave the question of reinstatement with the individual clubs. The report of President Johnson showed the financial affairs of the American League to be in healthy condition. After deciding to hold the spring meeting in Detroit on March 5th, the American League adjourned, and in the evening the delegates were the guests of Presi- dent Comiskey, of the Chicago Club, at a sumptuous ban- quet.
the spring meeting.
The spring meeting of the American League was held at the Griswold House, Detroit, Mich., March 5th and 6th. The delegates to the meeting were: Chicago, Charles Comiskey; Cleveland, J. H. Kilfoyl; Washing- ton, Fred Postal and T. J. Loftus; Detroit, Messrs. Angus, McNamara and Cook; Boston, Henry Killileu; St. Louis, Messrs. Hedges, Bruce and McDiarmid; Philadelphia, B. F. Shibe and Connie Mack; Baltimore, Harry Goldman and Joseph W. Kelley. Mr. Johnson acted as chairman and Mr. Kilfoyl as secretary.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
The championship schedule was adopted as reported by President Johnson. It is a 140-game schedule, each club playing 70 games at home and 70 games abroad. The season opens April 23d and closes September 29th. The official schedule will be found immediately after the Playing Rules. By unanimous vote it was decided to change the scale of admission rates. The new schedule prescribes 75 cents for grand stand, 50 cents for covered pavilion and 25 cents for the bleachers. This rate will prevail in all cities except Philadelphia, which will operate on the old scale.
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THE PLAYING RULES.
i The American League adopted the report of its Play- ing Rules Committee, which recommended the adoption of all the changes made by the Buffalo Inter- League con- ference with the exception of the foul-strike rule. A report of the Buffalo conference will be found immediate- ly before the Playing Rules, which are given in this Guide as officially adopted by the American League. President Johnson's salary was increased to $7,500 per annum, and he was empowered to remove his head- quarters to New York at his pleasure. The "Reach Guide" was adopted as the official American League Guide. After thanking the Washington and Detroit club owners for courtesies extended, and holding open an in- vitation from Mr. R. L. Hedges to hold the fall meeting in St. Louis, the American League adjourned.
COURTESIES EXTENDED.
Throughout the meeting there was the unmost good feeling and not the slightest friction. There was an un- usually large gathering of visiting base-ball writers, players and managers, all of whom were cordially re- ceived and royally treated by the magnates. Messrs. Postal, Angus, McNamara and Cook exerted themselves to provide entertainment, and played the part of hosts to perfection. On the first night of the meet a theatre party- was arranged and on the second night a sumptuous ban- quet was tendered the visitors at the Griswold House, at which the delegates were welcomed by Major Mayberry. Speeches were also made by Toastmaster McNamara, Judge Phelan, Recorder Murphy, Police Commissioner Fowle, Messrs. Postal and Angus, the various club magnates and the visiting scribes. Throughout the stay of the delegates the City Hall was illuminated in honor of the American League.
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CAREER OF PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON.
fHE most imposing figure in the base ball world to- day is President Byron Bancroft Johnson, of the American League. He is a man of education, abil- ity and force. He has great dignity and possesses lofty ideals. Moreover, he is staunchly loyal to his friends and absolutely incorruptible. To his skill, knowl- edge, perseverance and execution the American League is largely indebted for its present proud pre-eminence in the base ball world; and to his uncompromising adherence to law and order the good repute of the American League is largely due. In the performance of his duty as he sees it, or as laid down by the law, Mr. Johnson is a zealot and knows neither friend nor foe, hence his rule, while vigorous, commands respect and obedience. His devo- tion to duty is remarkable, and his one ambition in life has been to place the American League where it now is.
Johnson's career.
Mr. Johnson is a native of Cincinnati, the son of Pro- fessor Johnson of Avondale. From childhood Ban was a lover of base ball, and in his college days he was quite a clever player. After graduation he drifted into news- paper work and soon achieved national reputation as a base ball writer on the Cincinnati "Commercial Gazette." In the performance of his duty he ran afoul of President Brush, of the Cincinnati club, to whom he proved a thorn in the flesh. In 1893 Mr. Charles Comiskey prevailed upon Mr. Johnson to give up his newspaper work and accept the presidency of the Western League. Mr. Johnson was reluctant to enter that field, owing to Mr. Brush's control of the Indianapolis club, but was finally persuaded, much to the satisfaction of Mr. Brush, who was glad to get such a fighter as Johnson out of the Cincinnati journalis- tic push.
HIS FIRST BATTLE.
There was no friction during his first year as Western League President, as the League did well financially and Mr. Johnson proved a capable executive. The second year, however, a small war cloud appeared on the horizon. In 1894 the Indianapolis club was one of the weakest in the Western League. At the close of that season Presi-
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dent Brush drafted several crack players, ostensibly for the Cincinnati club, but before the season of 1895 was more than a few weeks old these players, together with several others, were sent to Indianapolis. As a majority of these players had been in Western League clubs the season before, this shadowy transaction raised a protest among the other team magnates and gave rise to the farming system. The protesting magnates claimed that Indianapolis, through its relations with the Cincinnati club, had an unfair advantage. President Johnson agreed with them, and he and President Brush locked horns.
A WELL-DESERVED VICTORY.
The battle lasted nearly two years, and at one time Mr. Brush almost succeeded in a scheme to throw Mr. John- son and his entire league out into the cold through the National Board and secure the entire territory for him- self and certain personal friends. With the aid of Col. John I. Rogers and other National League magnates Mr. Johnson exposed and defeated this scheme and almost unhorsed Mr. Brush in the National League. Indeed, Mr. Brush only saved his seat in the National Board by promising to dispose of his interest in the Indianapolis club, a , promise that was subsequently broken, it is claimed. The Western League then passed legislation calculated to restrict the Indianapolis club's "farming" privileges, but Mr. Brush succeeded in defeating this through adroitly having changes made in the National Agreement to not only meet this particular Indianapolis case but calculated to still further foster and spread the farming evil.
MAKING HIMSELF FELT.
Meanwhile, the affairs of the Western League had as- sumed so much importance that President Johnson was forced to devote his entire time to its management, and he removed to Chicago. He was opposed to the farming system and tried also to have the drafting rule abolished, but at that time he was not strong enough to control the situation, and there were in his own ranks dissenters from his views. Mr. Johnson had no easy task handling the affairs of the Western League. Almost every season brought about changes in the circuit. Before he had
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been in office two years he saw that there were one or two undesirable men in the organization who, sooner or later, would wreck it, and he at once set about to get them out. In every case he was successful, and in their places secured excellent men and added great strength to the Western League.
THE FIRST STEP IN EXPANSION. '
Each year Mr. Johnson was granted more authority, and his position became more thoroughly established. During the last four years he has had almost absolute con- trol of his league, and in several cases has practically con- trolled individual clubs and dictated the entire policy of the league. Several times he clashed with the owners, but almost invariably won his point. In the fall of 1899, when the National set about reducing itself to an eight-club basis, Mr. Johnson began his expansion policy. He had the Western League rechristened American League, secured splendid backing for a new club in Cleve- land and induced Charles Comiskey to move his St. Paul team and franchise to Chicago, when the present Ameri- can League Park on the South Side was built. This move brought on a clash with the National League. But the American League was determined to enter Chicago, with or without war, and as neither threats nor entreaties could move it from that position, President Hart, of the Chi- cago National League club, gave reluctant consent to the occupation of Chicago.
HIS GREATEST WORK.
The 1900 season of the expanded American League was such an unqualified success that President Johnson de- cided to expand some more and make his organization a major league of national proportions. The National League had opened the door for Mr. Johnson by leaving Baltimore and Washington without clubs during 1900. Mr. Johnson announced that the American League would annex these cities for 1901, paying the National League a fair price for its holdings there, and would ask for per- mission to place a team in Philadelphia. This move met with so much opposition in the National League and the relations between the two leagues became so badly strained that the American League broke off all negotia-
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tions, withdrew from the National Agreement and changed its plans so as to also invade Boston.
THE EXPANSION MOVE.
This plan was facilitated by the fact that the five-year membership agreement of. the American League had ex- pired. Seven men within the American League under- took to finance the expansion movement; Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Buffalo were dropped; the Kansas City team and franchise, with James Manning, were shifted to Washington; Connie Mack, of Milwaukee, received the Philadelphia franchise; Chas. W. Somers, of Cleveland, undertook the Boston proposition, and in Baltimore a local syndicate, headed by McGraw and Robinson, en- tered the list. In each of these cities grounds were leased for long terms and new ball parks built; the National League was raided for about thirty star players and eight strong and well-balanced teams were placed in the field.
A TREMENDOUS TASK.
All of this tremendous task was conceived and exe- cuted in the short space of five months — a monumental achievement unparalleled in the history of base ball. Throughout it all President Johnson, familiar with every detail, was constantly on the move and kept himself in intimate touch with every phase of a most intricate and confusing situation. He proved himself equal to every emergency, readily solved every problem and commanded every situation which confronted him. He was
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
in those perilous times; he was the man of the hour throughout the trying and eventful first season of the American League as a major league; and he was still the man of the hour during the past winter, when fuller expansion had to be accomplished and new problems had to be solved. In adversity and prosperity alike President Ban Johnson has stood every test unflinchingly, and he has emerged from every conflict with fresh laurels of success. Mr. Johnson has fairly fought for and won, in his ten years of base ball leadership, the fullest meed of success, and is clearly entitled to his position as the greatest executive in the base ball world.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE PRESIDENTS.
tO league ever presented to the base ball world a collection of more able, popular and progressive club presidents than the American League pre- sented last year. This is the more remarkable when we consider that all of them were inexperienced in handling a league of national scope, and many were en- tirely new to base ball. Following are portraits and sketches of this bright galaxy of base ball notables:
PRESIDENT COMISKEY, OF CHICAGO.
Charles Comiskey, the famous president and actual manager of the Chicago Club, has been a familiar and great figure in the base ball world for a score of years. Mr. Comiskey's first professional experience was with the Dubuque Club away back in 1882. In 1883 he joined the St. Louis Club and under Ted Sullivan's tutoring he
made such rapid 1884 he became of the famous St. who, under his came the four- Ass o c i a t i o n ning the pennant During this pe enjoyed the repu the greatest field profession. I n with Mr. Von joined the Chi hood Club. That team proved a and the next
advances that in manager-captain Louis Browns handling, b e - time American champions, win- in 1885-86-87-88. riod Comiskey tation of being general in the 1890 he broke der Ahe and c a g o Brother- famous all-star gigantic failure, year Comiskey
returned to Von der Ahe. The two could not get along however, and the next year Comiskey became the Cin- cinnati club's manager. After two seasons' vain struggle
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to make a winner out of this team he gave it up, and entered the Western League as owner of the St. Paul Club, which he ran until 1900, when he transferred his St. Paul team to Chicago and won the Western League — rechristened American League — championship. Last year he repeated the trick with a stronger team in the larger arena of the American League, thus capturing one more major league championship and having six pennants to his credit.
PRESIDENT SOMERS, OF BOSTON.
Charles W. Somers, president and principal owner of the Boston Club, is one of the most able, respected i'nd popular magnates in the American League, and to-day wields an enormous influence in base ball, al- though his active connection with the game dates back but two or three years. Mr. Somers is a native of Cleve- land, where he holds a high social and business position. In business he is the manager
of the firm of J. Co. (himself and sale coal oper pers. The com tensive coal and Southern ginia and Mich to M. Hanna & coal shipping Though but ss Somers is rated Mr. Somers and bosom friends, financed the
H. Somers & father), whole- ators and ship- pany owns ex- mines in Central Ohio, West Vir- igan, and is next Co., the largest house in Ohio. years of age Mr. a millionaire. Mr. K i 1 f o y 1, organized and Cleveland Amer- can League Club m _ two years ago
when the Robisons sold out their National League club. When the American League decided to expand, Mr. Som- ers was the man most relied upon by President Johnson to back up and help to finance the new clubs in Boston and Philadelphia. At the crucial moment Mr. Somers dis- posed of his interest in the Cleveland Club and put both the Boston and Philadelphia clubs on their financial feet.
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When the expansion plan was consummated Mr. Somers retained the Boston Club, of which he is still the president.
PRESIDENT POSTAL, OF WASHINGTON.
Mr. Frederick Postal, president and principal stock holder of the Washington Club, was born near Detroit, Mich., 42 years ago, and is still a resident of that city, where he, in conjunction with A. E. Morey, owns and operates the Griswold House, the headquarters for many years of visiting base ball men and teams. Mr. Postal is a boniface by nature, having been identified with the hotel business since his youth, when he managed the Evart House, of E v a r t, Mich.,
and incidentally base ball team, time he has been ball enthusiast, over the Gris some seven became a reg the Detroit Club s o n a 1 1 y a c nearly all the the base ball always predicted sometime break year ago his op He had a chance
also the Evart Ever since that an ardent base When he took wold House, years ago, he ular patron of and became per- quainted with men of note in world. It was that he would into base ball. A portunity came, to buy Vander-
beck's Detroit Club, but preferred to invest in the new Washington Club of the American League, which venture proved successful enough to warrant Mr. Postal acquiring the controlling interest during the past winter in con- junction with his old time crony, Manager Tom Loftus. Personally Mr. Postal is one of those sunny men whom it is a pleasure to meet and know. He is married, has a very interesting family and is quite well off as regards this world's goods.
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PRESIDENT SHIBE, OF PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. Benjamin F. Shibe, the noted president of the Athletic Club, of Philadelphia, is a veteran in the game of base ball. From his youth he has been a follower of the sport. He was a partisan of the old Athletic Club of the 70s, and when that great club disbanded Mr. Shibe kept base ball interest in Philadelphia alive by maintaining lor years the Shibe Club, a semi-professional organiza- tion of great local fame which produced a number of subsequently famous professional ball players. In the
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PRESIDENT ORTHWEIN, OF ST. LOUIS.
Ralph Orthwein, the president of the newly-organized St. Louis Club of the American League, enjoys the dis-
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tinction of being the youngest president in that organi- z a t i o n s, pos 1 sibly, too, he is
the wealthiest nected with the not yet 30 years rated a million right and the aire. He is a Louis, and is Sempire Clock director of the vestment Com ough sportsman, leading trait is thoroughbred ago he became Rex McDonald,
individual con- League. He is of age, and is aire in his own son of a million- native of St. secretary of the Company and Orthwein I n- pany. A thor- Mr. Orthwein's the love of the horse. Twoyears the owner o f t h e champion
saddle horse of the world, who has been exhibited at the principal horse shows of the United States. A man of clearheadedness and judgment, he has combined business ability with the instincts of a sportsman, and for years has been a central figure in St. Louis business circles.
PRESIDENT KILFOYL, OF CLEVELAND.
John F. Kilfoyl, president of the Cleveland Club, is another one of the progressive and able young men of the West, who is in the game of base ball for love of the sport and not merely for the profit of it. Mr. Kilfoyl is a native of Cleveland, and there his life has been spent
and his activities t e r e d. He is in business and business way he estate man and with several and the Cleve Commerce. His tions are wide member of many namely, the Golf tury Club, the the Yacht Club, and the Gentle Club. Always a ball he took a in connection with
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of the Cleveland Club of the American League, and has been its president for the past three years. Mr. Kilfoyl was also an ardent expansionist and was one of that small but courageous band which so ably backed up President Ban Johnson in the great work of American league expansion. Men like Mr. Kilfoyl are an orna- ment as well as a necessity to the national game.
PRESIDENT FRANK, OF BALTIMORE.
Sydney S. Frank, who was president of the Baltimore Club last season, and who will this year act as vice-presi- dent of the club, is a native of Baltimore, in which city he was born in ! 1872. He re-
ceived a good education in the City and has al there. He has years engaged brokerage busi the Baltimore Arthur Leffer & phia and New always, shown a base ball, and ican League ized last year he its principal i t s first presi
public school M o n u mental ways resided been for some in the stock ness, and is now representative of Co., of Philadel- York. He has lively interest in when the Amer- club was organ- became one of stockholders and dent, in which
position he helped largely in placing the new club firmly on its feet and making it a Baltimore institution. This year Mr. Frank will be too busy with his private business to give the Baltimore Club as much attention as formerly, but he will retain his official connection with the club and give it such time as he may be able to spare.
PRESIDENT ANGUS, OF DETROIT.
Samuel F. Angus is a new man in base ball. The exit of Messrs. Burns and Stallings from the Detroit Club last fall and the reorganization of that concern brought into
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the American League some new factors in the persons of Messrs. Angus, Doyle, McNamara and Cook, who be- came the owners of the Detroit
Club. Mr. An stockholder, is president of the He is a portly gentleman, a ness man in but best known of the Detroit, Arbor and Jack trolley line 76 that is destined cago. He is an base ball as a recreation, and President John
gus, the leading also the new Detroit Club, and prosperous successful busi- many directions, as the president Ypsilanti, Ann son Railway, a miles in length, t o reach Chi- ardent lover of pastime and will be one of son's staunchest
supporters in the annihilation of rowdyism. He has never been identified with the game in any way except as an enjoying spectator, and has gone into it for the same rea- son that impels other men of means to buy fast horses or steam yachts — not for profit, but for pleasure and glory.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1901 RACE.
fN keeping with the financial success of the American League's first campaign as a major league — which firmly established that organization as a National body — was the artistic success in the campaign of 1901. This was really remarkable, considering a first sea- son with so many experimental teams — a condition which will be largely obviated in the present season; the merits, demerits and needs of the various teams having become known during the 1901 campaign. All of the teams played fast, gingery ball, without the aid of handicapping rules, such as the National League found necessary to expedite games. Unfortunately there was, in the first half of the season, an excess of rowdyism, due partly to the mixture of elements accustomed to different methods of procedure and discipline, partly to poor umpiring and partly to over- anxiety for success under new and trying conditions; all of which was, however, stamped out by President John- son long before the season closed. Considering that war prevailed the discipline of the managers and the self- restraint of the players was remarkable and highly credit- able.
THE FIRST DI VI ST OX CLUBS.
Chicago won the championship by reason of superiority in pitchers and base running and a fortunate immunity from serious accidents. Boston, the second club, gave Chicago a close run all season and proved itself the stronger in the inter-club series, but fell down on the homestretch owing to a lack of competent pitchers and a batting slump by the outfield. Detroit, which infused less League talent than any other team, was the best balanced team in the American League, and was so ably handled that it was in the race for the larger part of the season, but finally had to be content with third place, owing to a mid-season run of injuries to valuable players. The Athletic team also had more than a fair share of bad luck in the way of desertions and accidents in the first half of the season, so that the best it could achieve was fourth place, though in the last two months of the season it played the most consistent winning ball in the League.
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THE SECOND DIVISION CLUBS.
Baltimore started strong, but accidents to McGraw and Robinson, injuries to other indispensable players, and frequent umpire troubles put the team in the air in mid- season and it never came back, although it made a strong enough finish to wind "up in fifth place. Washington played beyond its speed for the first month or so, but finally fell down, the fall being accelerated by the complete failure of a vaunted pitching corps. Cleveland's pitchers went wrong in a bunch in the first month of the cam- paign, and after that the Spiders never could recover lost ground, although they played strongly in spurts. Mil- waukee, the tail-ender, was out-classed from the start in all departments, the team not having been sufficiently strengthened with National League material, and to make matters worse the little new material secured proved almost worthless. Following is the complete record of the 1901 campaign:
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THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.
fHICAGO'S American League Team, winners of the championship for 1901, under the lead of the veteran field general, Charles Comiskey, is en- titled to the greatest credit for its fine achieve- ment for the reason that it was the oddest combination ever put together for a straight race to the flag. Relics of half a dozen teams, cast-offs from National League clubs in the past; men who in other company never startled the world by their achievements as batters or fielders — this odd collection, with some good pitchers and the training of Comiskey, won first a flag in the slower company of 1900 and then defeated all competitors in the high-class American League of 1901. The value of team work was never more forcibly displayed than in the two flag-winning campaigns of Comiskey and his team, the first and only team to bring a pennant to Chicago since the halcyon days of Anson, away back in 1886. Following will be found pictures and pen sketches of the American League's worthy champion team:
CAPTAIN GRIFFITH.
Clark Griffith, star pitch- er, road manager and team captain of the champions, is a striking figure in base ball. He is now thirty years old — according to his own tab — a nd has been a pro- fessional ball player since he was six- teen. Pitch- I ing 'round Illinois towns 'Griff," a pupil of Radbourne, soon much attention, trials here and there, was once on St,
in 1887, ' Charley attracted He had
Louis' list, and finally caught on with Milwaukee, where he starred till James A. Hart got him. His ca- reer with the Chicago Na- tional League team was one of steady success, although the club never ranked very high in the race. Seeing an opportunity to make a wad of extra cash, "Griff" jumped to Comiskey in 1901 and worked for the success of his new team as he never worked before. Griffith is considered by many experts to be the cleverest of all boxmen, and no other twirler of similar length of service can show so large a per- centage of victories. His
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record last year was 24 victories and 7 defeats for .774. He batted for .300. He is unquestionably a base ball star of the first water.
PITCHER PIATT.
Wiley Piatt, the lone southpaw pitcher of the Chi- cago team, has had a com- paratively short career on the diamond. He first came into prominence with the Dayton club, of the Inter- State League, four years ago. He and Flick, of the same club, were signed in 1887 by Manager Stallings, of the Philadelphia club, and both made remarkable successes in their first League year. Gradually, however, Piatt fell off, and in 1900 h i s stength was under- mined by a severe attack of typhoid fever. In the springof 1901 he jumped to the Athletic club, of the American League, but failed completely to hold up his end, and was re- leased in June. He was idle all summer, but Com- iskey engaged him in the fall, and he showed sur- prising speed, skill and
general effectiveness. On the whole season he won 9 games out of 23 pitched for .391; but for the Chi- cago team he won 4 games out of 7 pitched for .636.
PITCHER CALLAHAN.
James J. Callahan, sec- ond pitcher of the Chicago team, hails from Fitch- burg, Mass. After show- ing good form 'round the New England towns, he was drafted by Philadel- phia, and when the Quakers let him go without half a trial they lost a jewel. Drifting to Kansas City, he showed such sensational skill that James A. Hart grabbed h i m. Calla- h a n won most of his games with Chicago, and played near- ly every position in the field from time to time. He joined Criffith in the acro- batic stunt of 1901, and is said to receive an enor- mous salary from Comis- key. Callahan always ranks high among the pitchers, and in invaluable for bat- ting strength and general fielding ability. Last sea- son he batted for .344, and won 15 games out of 24 pitched for .625.
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PITCHER PATTERSON.
Roy Patterson, "the boy wonder of St. Croix," is a Wisconsin lad, now twenty- three years of age. He never played with any pro- fessional team until he was given a trial by Comiskey at St. Paul in 1899. It did not take "Commy" long to see that the boy was a coming wonder, and Pat- terson, under his tuition, went to the front by bounds. He was the lead- ing pitcher of the Amer- ican League in 1900, his first year of service, and, while start- ing poorly last year, got back to form by July, and finished with a grand rec- ord of winning games. "Pat" is a marvelously scienced pitcher for one so little versed in old leaguers' ways, a light hitter, a fair fielder and a youth of finest habits. He hit for .220 last season, won 16 games pitched and lost 15 for .516.
PITCHER KATOLL.
John Katoll, known to his fellows as "Big Jack," the fourth pitcher of the champion club, was a black-
smith in Detroit till he conceived the idea that he could play ball. He pitched at Utica, N. Y., and did so well that he was given a trial by James A. Hart. He did not last, and went back to the minors for one sea- son, when C o m i skey landed him. Since j o i n- ing the "old Roman" Ka- toll has been a steady and reliable man, though not brilliant i n
his work. He has great speed, with fair control, and would be a second Rusie if he thought a bit more actively. Katoll is one of the poorest batters on earth, but is very pop- ular with the Chicago South Side fans. He won 11 games and lost 10 for .523.
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CATCHER SULLIVAN.
William D. '"' '"" ■-■■•\ Sullivan, the \ \ star catcher : of the Chica- go team, did the bulk of the backstop work last season. He i was a pupil of Tom Lof- developed him
tus, who
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at Dubuque, and always maintained that he was bound to be a marvel as a backstop. Loftus secured him a job with the Bostons, and he would have re- placed Martin Bergen as chief catcher for the Bean- eaters had not a fat salary led him to Chicago. "Sul- ly" was in 95 games last year, batting for .245 and catching superbly. He was generally considered the best maskman in the ser- vice of the American League.
CATCHER SUGDEN.
Joseph Sugden, the senior catcher of the Chicago team, is referred to as "the old man," but is really not much over the 30 mark. A Philadelphian, he learned the game around the Quaker City, and first became prominent with Charleston, in the South- ern League. Pittsburg en- gaged him in 1893 and kept him some seasons. Fall- ing off in his batting, h e was trans- ferred to St. ill Louis, but
did not stick, and went to the American League. Af- ter joining Comiskey he
showed much improvement in both batting and catch- ing. His batting average last year was .283. The young pitchers considered his coaching invaluable, and his stick work last season was of a high order.
FIRST BASEMAN ISBEL.
Frank Isbel, first base- man, was one of Comis- key's finds. He caught on with "Commy" at St. Paul as a pitcher, but showed such adaptability that he was used at half a dozen other places. He batted so well that James A. Hart drafted him, but the big fellow did not stick in the National League. Mr. C o m i skey took him in tow again at St. Paul, kept on de- veloping him I and took him | to Chicago. He was to
have been used as a pitcher, but an accident to Frank Motz, the regular first base- man, sent Isbel to the in- itial pillow and he has stayed there ever since, al- though subbing all over the field for any injured player. "Izzy" led the American League in stolen bases last year. He batted for .261.
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SECOND BASEMAN MERTES.
Samuel Mertes, known the country over as "San- dow," the Chicago club's efficient second baseman, was also a discovery of Comiskey, who had him at St. Paul and made him famous. The Philadelphia team took him, but kept him only part of one sea- son despite his hitting and astounding speed on the bases. Mertes went back into the Western League and played such fast ball that Chicago gave him a second trial. He was with Chicago three years and then de- the American League. "Commy" intended to use him as a fielder, but the defection of Dick Pad- den made it necessary to put him in the infield. Here he played ball that was not only fast but heady, while his batting was heavy and his base running second only to that of Isbel. His batting average last season was .280.
serted to
THIRD BASEMAN HARTMAN.
Fred Hartman, who cov- ered third base, is a heavily-built German who twice failed in the National
League and was never really developed till Com- iskey got him. He was in the Johnstown, Pa., club when he first attracted notice. After a brief trial with Pitts- burg he went to the West- ern League, where he did so well that St. Louis took h i m, later trading % him to New York, where
he could not harmonize with Mr. Freedman. Back among the minors he fell into the Chicago team and has shown improved form ever since. His hitting, fielding and base running last season were about the best in his career. He batted for .312 on the sea- son.
SHORTSHOP SHUGART.
Frank Shugart, the champions' shortstop, is a veteran of long stand- ing. Back in 1889 Shu- gart, who lived near Pittsburg, was playing in a New York League club. In 1890 he went into the Inter-
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State League and played such fast ball that the Chicago Brotherhood team tried him out. He fell back after the Players' League died, and staid among the minors again for a few months when Pittsburg bought him. Subsequently Shugart played with the St. Louis, Louisville and Phil- adelphia clubs, never rank- ing as a star, but always rendering conscientious service. He dropped back into the Western League, went to Comiskey and the "old Roman" has made him play real ball for the champions.
OUTFIELDER MCFARLAND.
Herman McFarland, out- fielder of the champion Chicago team, made his professional entry in the West, playing in Iowa and Nebraska. He soon ac- quired enough note to have two National League trials — with Louisville and Cincin- nati — and was with In- dianapolis for a time. He batted lightly in 1900, and it was not sup- |§§ posed that
he would stick in the im- proved company of 1901. As the issue proved, Her-
man fooled them, batting cleverly and doing fast work in the field and on the bases. He batted for .265. McFarland hails from the Falls City.
OUTFIELDER JONES.
Fielden Jones, who played right field for the champions, is one of the stars of the American League. Jones first came into prominence under Tom Burns in the Springfield club, of the Eastern League, in 1897, and was drafted by Brooklyn. With the Brooklyn club he had varying for- tune, being used mostly as a substi- tute until last year, when he became the club's regular out- fielder and m a terially
helped it to win the Na- tional League champion- ship by his great fielding, heavy batting and clever base running. In the spring of 1901 he jumped from the Brooklyn club to the American League, joining Comiskey's team at a fat salary. If anything, he did even better work than the previous year in all depart- ments of the game, and was a great factor in the
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new champions' success, his batting average being .325. He hails from Shingle- house, Pa., and is but twenty-five years of age.
OUFTIELDER HOY.
William E. Hoy, the famous "dummy" outfield- er, has been a conspicuous figure in base ball ever since 1888, when he went from the Oshkosh team, of the old Northwestern League, to the National League. Despite the fact that he is deaf and dumb, Hoy's work proved so good that he has never lacked work, although shifted to almost every ; m>^ club in the League cir- cuit. In the t h irteen
years since h e entered the fast com- pany Hoy has played on about seven different clubs, always proving a good batsman, fast runner and simply wonderful outfielder. Com- iskey got him in 1900, and Hoy's work has shown no sign of deterioration since, although he is now more
than thirty-three years old. Hoy, despite his infirmi- ties, is a well-read gentle- man of polished manners. His batting average last year was .293.
SUBSTITUTE FOSTER.
Clarence Foster, utility man, is a collegian from Manhattan University. He was a pitcher at school, but acquired some experience as a fielder in the Con- necticut League. The New York club, taking him on in 1898, used him for in and outfield work. He played with New York till the sum- mer of the past season, when he went to Washington, ators let him out as he was unable to do himself jus- tice through illness. Com- iskey gave him a contract, and he won the first game he played with a home run through center field. His work thereafter was so good that he will be given a fair show in 1902. Last season he batted for .270.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE AVERAGES.
[HE official batting and fielding averages of the American League for 1901, as compiled by Presi- dent Johnson, are herewith given. Only those . players who participated in ten or more champion- ship games are included in these figures. Napoleon La- joie, of the Athletics, easily leads all the batsmen. His average is .422, a phenomenal one. He played in 121 games, was at bat 543 times and made 145 runs and 220 hits. He sacrificed only once, which accentuates the quality of his fierce batting, and stole 27 bases. Wiltse, of Philadelphia, is second, with a batting average of .373, while McGraw, of Baltimore, is third, with .352. Calla- han, of the Chicago club, stands fifth in the list, having an average of .344. He is just below Free- man, of the Boston team. The champion batsman, Lajoie, also leads in the matter of runs, having 145 to his credit, with Wil- liams second and Hoy third. Only thirteen men made 100 or more runs. Isbell, of the Chicago team, leads the League in number of stolen bases, having 48 to his credit. Mertes, of Chicago, pilfered the second n. lajoie. greatest number, 44, and Jones, of Chicago, got 42, and Pickering, of Cleveland, 41. No other player reached as high as 40 bases. Nance, of De- troit, made the greatest number of sacrifice hits, 24; Parent, of Boston, made 21, and Stahl, of Boston, 20; Waldron, of Washington, played the greatest number of games — 141. The next nearest were Anderson, Collins, Pickering and Ferris, with 138 games each. Thirty-five men batted for .300 or better, as against 24 .300 batsmen in the National League, thus showing greater batting power for the younger American League. The figures follow:
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Name and Club.
Lajoie, Philadelphia. . . Wiltse, Philadelphia...
McGraw, Baltimore
Freeman, Boston
Callahan, Chicago
Donlin, Baltimore
Anderson, Milwaukee. Seybold, Philadelphia. Cross, Philadelphia.
Collins, Boston. Keister, Baltimore
Jones, Chicago
Dungan, Washington. Williams, Baltimore. .
Sctareck, Boston
Parent. Boston
McCarthy, Cleveland. Haitmari, Chicago ....
Hart, Baltimore
Brodie, Baltimore
Stahl, Boston
Elberfeld, Detroit
Pickering, Cleveland.
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INDIVIDUAL BATTING— Continued.
Name and Club.
Duffy, Milwaukee
Davis, Philadelphia
Waldron, Washington
Frisk, Detroit
LaChance, Cleveland
Foreman, Baltimore
Donahue, Milwaukee
Seymour, Baltimore
Yeager, Detroit
Griffith, Chicago
Mercer, Washington
Robinson, Baltimore
Dillon, Detroit
Maloney, Milwaukee
Bradley, Cleveland
Fultz, Philadelphia ,
Barrett, Detroit
Holmes, Detroit
Hoy, Chicago
Crockett, Detroit
Nance, Detroit ,
Hawley, Milwaukee ,
Wood, Cleveland ,
McAllister, Detroit
Grady, Washington
Clarke, Washington
Mclntyre, Philadelphia . .
Sugden, Chicago
Beck, Cleveland
Mertes, Chicago
Casey, Detroit
Gleason, Detroit
Farrell, Washington
Coughlin, Washington —
Shaw, Detroit
O'Brien, Cleveland
Friel, Milwaukee
Foster, Chicago
Dowd, Boston
Gilbert, Milwaukee
Hemphill, Boston
Lee, Washington
Conroy, Washington
Steelman, Philadelphia...
Hay den, Philadelphia —
Mc Farland, Chicago
Bresnahan, Baltimore
Isbell, Chicago
Hallman, Milwaukee
Donovan, Cleveland
Shugart, Chicago
Quinn, Washington
Ferris, Boston
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INDIVIDUAL BATTING- Continued.
Name and Club.
Leahy, Philadelphia
Powers, Philadelphia
Dunn, Baltimore
Jackson, Baltimore
Sullivan, Chicago
Clingman, Washington . . .
Cronin, Detroit
Hogriever, Milwaukee
Criger, Boston
Gear, Washington
Foutz, Baltimore
Genins, Cleveland
McGuire, Cleveland
Buelow, Detroit..
Geier, Philadelphia
Bracken, Cleveland
Shay, Cleveland
Yeager, Cleveland
Burke. Chicago
Howell, Baltimore
Young, Boston
El y , Philadelphia
Patterson, Chicago
Dolan, Philadelphia
Hart, Cleveland
Shiebeck, Cleveland
Nops, Baltimore
Scott, Cleveland
Fraser, Philadelphia
McGinnity, Baltimore
Miller, Detroit
Winters, Boston..
Cuppy, Boston
Piatt, Chicago
Connor, Cleveland
Sparks, Milwaukee
Everitt, Washington
Bernhard, Philadelphia..
Plank, Philadelphia
B r uyette, Milwau k ee
Husting, Milwaukee
Jones, Milwaukee
Lewis, Boston
Dowling, Cleveland
Sei vers, Detroit
McNeal, Cleveland
Moore. Cleveland
Carrick, Washington
Mitchell, Boston
Hoffer , Cleveland
Patton, Washington
Reidy, Milwaukee
Kato'll, Chicago
Garvin, Milwaukee
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The fielding averages of the American League players for 1901 follow: It will be seen that the leaders in their respective positions were pitcher Bracken, catcher Sug- den, first baseman Dungan, second baseman Lajoie, third baseman Bradley, shortstop Clingman and outfielders Duffy, Jackson and Seybold. The figures follow:
Name and Club.
PITCHERS
Bracken, Cleveland
Patton, Washington ,
Young, Boston -
Bernhard, Philadelphia,
Hoffer. Cleveland
Gear, Washington
Miller, Detroit
Reidy, Milwaukee
Hawley, Milwaukee
Scott, Cleveland
Hart, Cleveland ,
Garvin, Milwaukee
Piatt, Chicago
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112 6 51 42 60 85 32
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Griffith, Chicago
McNeal. Cleveland
Plank, Philadelphia
Mercer, Washington
Patterson, Chicago
Fraser, Philadelphia
Callahan, Chicago
Carrick, Washington
Husting, Milwaukee
Lewis, Boston
Yeager, Detroit
McGinnity, Baltimore
Cuppy , Boston
Howell, Baltimore
Katoll, Chicago
Winters, Boston
Wiltse, Philadelphia
Dowling, Cleveland
Seivers, Detroit
Lee, Washington
Sparks, Milwaukee
Moore, Cleveland
Nops, Baltimore
Mitchell, Boston
Foreman, Baltimore
Cronin, Detroit
Frisk, Detroit
CATCHERS.
Sugden, Chicago
Criger, Boston
Sullivan. Chicago
Yeager, Cleveland
Maloney, Milwaukee
Wood, Cleveland
Powers, Philadelphia ,
Robinson, Baltimore
Clarke, Washington
Buelo w, Detroit.
Leahy, Philadelphia
Bresnahan, Baltimore
Shaw, Detroit
Donahue. Milwaukee
Connor, Cleveland ,
Grady, Washington
Schreck, Boston
McAllister, Detroit
FIRST BASEMEN.
Dungan, Washington
Anderson, Milwaukee.
Grady, Washington
Isbell, Chicago
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INDIVIDUAL FIELDING— Continued.
Name and Club.
FIRST BASEMEN.
Donlin. Baltimore
Seyboid, Philadelphia
Dillon, Detroit.
LaChance, Cleveland j 133
Hart, Baltimore
Davis, Philadelphia
Freeman, Boston
E veritt, Washington
Crackett, Detroit
Foutz. Baltimore
McAllister, Detroit
SECOND BASEMEN.
Lajoie, Philadelphia. Quinn. Washington.. Fultz, Philadelphia . .
Mertes, Chicago
Gilbert, Milwaukee . Williams, Baltimore.
Ferris, Boston
Beck, Cleveland
Gleason, Detroit
Farrell, Washington.
THIRD BASEMEN.
Bradley, Cleveland
Cross, Philadelphia — Coughlin, Washing on. Dolan, Philadelphia. . .
Collins. Boston
McGraw, Baltimore
Hartman, Chicago
Freil, Milwaukee
Casey, Detroit
Dunn, Baltimore
Burke, Chicago
SHORTSTOPS.
Clingman. Washington
Conroy , Milwaukee
Parent, Boston
Ely, Philadelphia
McQuaid, Cleveland
Elberfeld, Detroit
Dunn, Baltimore
Sheibeck, Cleveland
Shugart, Chicago .
Shav, Cleveland
Dolan, Philadelphia
Kuster, Baltimore
Burke, Chicago
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325 |
7 |
10 |
.970 |
|
26 |
317 |
15 |
11 |
.968 |
|
20 |
174 |
11 |
8 |
.958 |
|
27 |
353 |
12 |
12 |
95? |
|
130 |
403 |
374 |
30 |
.963 |
|
66 |
157 |
175 |
16 |
.954 |
|
30 |
62 |
51 |
7 |
.913 |
|
132 |
342 |
385 |
47 |
.939 |
|
127 |
312 |
400 |
51 |
.933 |
|
131 |
334 |
409 |
51 |
.933 |
|
138 |
356 |
443 |
61 |
.930 |
|
135 |
314 |
402 |
54 |
.929 |
|
136 |
336 |
452 |
61 |
.928 |
|
74 |
181 |
245 |
38 |
.918 |
|
133 |
198 |
315 |
35 |
.936 |
|
100 |
144 |
239 |
32 |
.922 |
|
137 |
*28 |
252 |
44 |
.919 |
|
32 |
42 |
91 |
12 |
.917 |
|
138 |
210 |
323 |
50 |
.914 |
|
69 |
80 |
140 |
23 |
.896 |
|
120 |
150 |
269 |
49 |
893 |
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61 |
68 |
150 |
27 |
.889 |
|
130 |
132 |
323 |
59 |
.885 |
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69 |
106 |
137 |
38 |
.864 |
|
74 |
96 |
76 |
41 |
.807 |
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137 |
285 |
472 |
50 |
.938 |
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131 |
305 |
439 |
64 |
.920 |
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133 |
270 |
444 |
66 |
.919 |
|
45 |
86 |
155 |
23 |
.913 |
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18 |
40 |
54 |
9 |
.911 |
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122 |
336 |
411 |
76 |
.907 |
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17 |
42 |
53 |
11 |
.897 |
|
92 |
1180 |
279 |
54 |
.895 |
|
107 |
227 |
339 |
74 |
.884 |
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19 |
34 |
57 |
12 |
.883 |
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64 |
91 |
233 |
44 |
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114 |
235 |
310 |
88 |
.861 |
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52 |
90 |
23 |
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INDIVIDUAL FIELDING— Continued.
Name and Club.
OUTFIELDERS.
Duffy, Milwaukee ,
Jackson, Baltimore
Seybold, Philadelphia. ..
Stahl, Boston
Hay. Chirago
Genins, Cleveland
McFarland, Chicago
Brodie, Baltimore
Freil, Milwaukee
Dungan, Washington
Pickering, Cleveland —
McCarthy, Cleveland
Seymour Baltimore
O'Brien, Cleveland
Barrett, Detroit
Gear, Washington
Geier. Milwaukee
Dowd, Boston
Foster, Chicago
Jones, Chicago
Nance, Detroit
Waldron, v\ ashington...
Fultz, Philadelphia
Mclntyre, Philadelphia.
Hemphill. Bostou
Farrell, Washington. —
Hallman, Milwaukee
Jones, Milwaukee
Holmes, Detroit
Donlin, Baltimore
Hogriver, Milwaukee. . .
Harvey. Cleveland
Donovan. Cleveland
Hayden, Philadelphia .. Brtiyette, Milwaukee. . .
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130
131
26
132
84
28
101
138
86
137
103
136
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133
133
110
93
182
137
60
139
14
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79
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18
50
21
143
232
159
273
281
60
287
182
36
143
311
158
278
179
297
44
98
293
218
217
242
240
185
154
192
150
222
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THE TEAM ERROR RECORD.
In the American League race of 1901 the greatest num- ber of errors made in a single game was 12. There were 105 errorless games, Cleveland and Detroit excelling in this particular. The number of games in which only 1 and 2 errors were made was also exceptionally high as will be seen by the following complete record:
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1 > 5 |
1 1 0 14 27 35 22 19 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 |
d S i « 15 28 30 24 28 7 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 |
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No Errors |
12 36 37 22 16 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
11 36 34 21 19 8 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 |
15 29 28 36 14 10 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 |
11 26 33 24 23 13 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 |
12 19 32 31 14 11 5 6 2 1 1 0 0 |
15 19 16 32 22 18 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 |
105 |
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1 Error |
220 |
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2 Errors |
245 |
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3 Errors |
212 |
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4 Errors |
150 |
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5 Errors |
87 |
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6 Errors |
35 |
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7 Errors |
25 |
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8 Errors |
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9 Errors |
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10 Errors |
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11 Errors |
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12 Errors |
1 |
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Total Errors |
325 |
334 |
349 |
350 |
354 |
382 139 |
394 134 |
415 |
2903 |
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Total Games |
138 |
136 |
139 |
137 |
137 |
134 l |
547 |
Errors made by first division teams, 1,453; by second division, 1,450. Errors made by Eastern clubs, 1,407; by Western, 1,496.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1901 EXTRA-BATTING.
fHE American League players were quite success- ful during 1901 in making long hits, as a total of 1,530 doubles, 679 triples and 226 home runs attest. The Athletics rolled up an aggregate of 858 extra bases, making the large number of 244 drives for two bases. The Bostons stood in long distance hit- ting exactly where they finished in the race, viz.. second — and, thanks to "Buck" Freeman, outranked the other teams in four-bag jolts. The Orioles, the third team, made by a specialty of triples, getting 112. half a dozen more than the Bostonites negotiated. The Senators stood fourth, the Chicagos fifth, the Tigers sixth. Brewers seventh and the Clevelands eighth. McAleer's Minions made 202 doubles and only 11 homers.
LAJOIE'S GREAT RECORD.
That wonderful batsman, Napoleon Lajoie, made all other willow wielders bow to him in the matter of extra- base hits, running up the marvelous total of 187 from 48 doubles, 13 triples and 13 home runs. This was 59 more than his 1900 record, and 8 more than Jimmy Williams' 1899 figures, which were considered remark- ably high. Lajoie excelled all the players in doubles and homers, honors in triples going to Williams, of Balti- more. Jimmy Collins ranked No. 2, and there were 14 other players who secured three-figure records. The Athletics possessed a trio of pitcher-pounders in Lajoie, Seybold and Davis, who apportioned 103 doubles, ^3 triples and 29 home runs.
THE DIFFERENT LEADERS.
There were 16 players who batted for 25 or more doubles, Lajoie making 48, Anderson 47, Collins 42, Far-
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rell 34, Cross 31, Davis 30, Bradley and Hallman (M.) 28; Williams, Holmes, Beck, Dungan and Nance, 26; and Seybold, Powers and Pickering, 25. Seven players displayed especial aptitude in triples, Williams getting 22, Keister and Mertes 19, Collins and Stahl 16, and Ferris 15. The players who made 8 or more home runs, with their records, were: Lajoie 13, Freeman 12, Grady 9, and Anderson, Seybold and Davis 8. In passing it might be noted that in the five double-headers played in August with the Senators, Lajoie and Davis each secured four of their drives for the circuit. The complete long-hitting record of the clubs and teams of the American League, as compiled by Mr. Ernest J. Lanigan, is appended:
CLUB EXTRA-HIT RECORD.
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Clubs. |
«5 5 i n <n 244 175 177 194 170 183 185 202 |
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Athletics |
78 106 112 83 95 78 60 67 |
34 36 24 34 31 29 27 11 |
858 |
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Boston |
812 |
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Baltimore |
786 |
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Washington |
773 |
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Chicago |
7-9 |
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Detroit . |
716 |
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Milwaukee |
658 |
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Cleveland |
619 |
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Totals |
1530 |
679 |
226 |
6001 |
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individual extra-hit record.
Name and Club.
Lajoie, Athletics
Collins, Boston
Anderson, Milwaukee. Williams, Baltimore. . .
Freeman, Boston
Seybold, Athletics
Davis, Athletics
Farrell, Washington...
Stahl, Boston
Keister, Baltimore
Mertes, Chicago
Donlin, Baltimore
Cross, Athletics
Hoy, Chicago
Holmes, Detroit
Grady, Washington....
Bradley, Cleveland
Beck, Cleveland
Coughliu, Washington
Hartman, Chicago
Foster, WTash. -Chicago. Dungan, Washington.. McFarlan, Chicago . . .
Elberfeld, Detroit
Ferris, Boston
Gleason, Detroit
Hall man, Milwaukee. .
Nance, Detroit
Lachance, Cleveland..
Parent, Boston
Conroy, Milwaukee
Barrett, Detroit
Dowd, Boston
Waldron, Mil. -Wash...
Powers, Athletics
Seymour, Baltimore
Casey, Detroit
Hemphill, Boston
Pickering, Cleveland. .
Isbell, Chicago
Sullivan, Chicago
Shugart, Chicaeo
Wood, Cleveland
Duffy, Milwaukee
Dolan, Athletics
Fultz, Athletics
Friel, Milwaukee
Clingman, Washington
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137 |
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6 |
97 |
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13 |
3 |
97 |
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11 |
7 |
95 |
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12 |
1 |
92 |
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10 |
4 |
90 |
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11 |
3 |
87 |
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15 |
2 |
83 |
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12 |
3 |
82 |
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6 |
2 |
82 |
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5 |
3 |
79 |
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9 |
1 |
79 |
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10 |
4 |
78 |
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5 |
5 |
75 |
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9 |
4 |
73 |
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7 |
3 |
71 |
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9 |
0 |
69 |
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5 |
1 |
69 |
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8 |
1 |
68 |
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9 |
2 |
67 |
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11 |
3 |
65 |
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5 |
0 |
65 |
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7 |
2 |
63 |
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4 |
63 |
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12 |
2 |
62 |
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3 |
1 |
61 |
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2 |
60 |
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2 |
1 |
56 |
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8 |
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56 |
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4 |
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Name and Club.
McGraw, Baltimore...
Dillon, Detroit
Clarke, Washington... . IBresnahan, Baltimore.. O'Brien, Wash.-Cleve. .
Jones, Chicago
Jackson, Baltimore....
McAllister, Detroit
McCarthy, Cleveland..
Howell, Baltimore
Gilbert, Milwaukee
Shreck, Boston
Quinn, Washington
Mclntyre, Athletics... Harvey, Chic.-Cleve. . .
Brodie, Baltimore
Robinson, Baltimore..
Buelow, Detroit
Scheibeck, Cleveland. .
Callahan, Chicago
Dunn, Baltimore
Connor, Mil. -Cleveland
Yeager, Detroit
Hogriever, Milwaukee.
Gear, Washington
Hart, Baltimore
Hayden, Athletics
Buike, Mil. -Chicago...
Young, Boston
Lee, Washington
Mercer, Washington . . .
Miller, Detroit
Donahue. Milwaukee. . Geier, Ath -M lwaukee
Foutz, Baltimore
Leahy, Athletics-Mil... Malonev. Milwaukee..
Ely, Athletics
WTfltse, Athletics
Shaw, Detroit
Griffith, Chicago
Sugden, Chicago
Everett, Washington. . .
Criger, Boston
Fraser, Athletics
Cronin, Detroit
Jones, Milwaukee......
Bernhard, Athletics....
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INDIVIDUAL EXTRA-HIT RECORD— Continued.
Name and Club.
Yeager, Cleveland
Scott, Cleveland
Genins. Cleveland
Shay, Cleveland.
Foreman, Boston-Bait..
Crockett, Detroit
Hawley, Milwaukee . . . Dowling, Mil.-Cleve....
Katoll, Chicago
Lewis, Boston
Milligan, Athletics — Hunting, Milwaukee... Donovan, Cleveland. . . Carrick, Washington... Luskey, Washington. . .
Fr sk, Detroit
Bracken, Cleveland....
Skopec, Chicago
Sparks, Milwaukee ... McGinnity, Baltimore.. Patten, Washington....
Siever. Detroit
Cristall, Cleveland
Hoffer, Cleveland
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10 |
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5 |
0 |
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10 |
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2 |
2 |
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10 |
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Name and Club.
Mitchell. Boston
Cuppy, Boston
Patterson, Chicago
McGu re, Cleveland... . Gertenrieh, Milwaukee
Bone, Milwaukee
Bruyette, Milwaukee..
Steelman, Athletics
I Jones, Boston
Beville Boston
Winters, Boston
Reidy, Milwaukee
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Nops, Baltimore
Jordan, Washington...
Brain, Chicago
Owen, Detroit
Rohe, Baltimore
Yerkes, Baltimore
McNeal Cleveland....
Smith, Athletics
Murphy, Athletics
McLean, Boston
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THESE DREW ZEROS.
The players credited with long hits number 143. The 39 individuals who did not bat for an extra-base drive were:
Plank, Ketchem, Loos, Leitner, McPherson, Carr, McKinney and Linderman. Athletics; Piatt, Athletic-Chicago; Baker, Cleveland-Athletic; Lockhead, Detroit-Athletic; Snodgrass, Lati- mer, Schmidt and Karns, Baltimore; Kellum, Morrisey, Slat- tery, Wilson, Volz and Gleason, Boston; Dupee and McAleese, Chicago; Cervak, Moore, Hart, Braggins, Hallman, Cross, Hall, McAleer, Weyhing, Hogan, Gallagher and Livingston, Cleve- land; High, Detroit; McBride, King and Garvin, Milwaukee.
INDIVIDUAL BATTING FEATS.
Following is a table showing the number of times players were credited with four, five or six safeties. Lajoie and Waldron each secured a quartette of hits six times, while Clarke twice made five hits. The only six-
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hit games are claimed by Donlin and Nance, each of whom batted safely every time up. The figures:
SIX HITS IN A GAME.
Donlin, Baltimore 1 I Nance, Detroit 1
FIVE HITS IN A GAME.
Clarke, Washington 2
Lajoie, Athletics 1
Waldron, Mil. -Wash 1
Davis, Athletics 1
Geier, Athletics-Milwauki e. 1
Hallman, Milwaukee 1
Farrell, Washington ('i<><*, Athletics
Holmes, Detroit
Stahl, Boston
Gilbert, Milwaukee . Jones, Chicago
FOUR HITS IN A GAME.
Lajoie, Athletics
Waldron, Milwaukee ... Bradley, Cleveland
Dowd, Boston
Hartman, Chicago
Lackance, Cleveland . . .
Collins, Boston
Conroy, Milwaukee
McCarthy, Cleveland . . . Pickering, Cleveland . . . Seymour, Baltimore . . .
Davis, Athletics
Farrell, Washington ....
Casey, Detroit
Fultz, Athletics
O'Brien, Wastiington-C*(
Freeman, Boston
Stahl, Boston
Holmes, Detroit
Sugden, Chicago
Anderson, Milwaukee .
•Gleason, Detroit
Seybold, Athletics
Brodie, Baltimore
Dillon, Detroit
Mercer, Washington . ..
Parent, Boston
Hemphill, Boston
Foster, Washington 2
iScheibeck, Cleveland _'
Cross, Athletics z
Hart, Baltimore 2
Geier, Athletics-Milwaukee. 1
Keister, Baltimore i
McGraw, Baltimore i
low ers, Athletics l
\\ iltse, Athletics 1
Mertes, Chicago 1
Dungan, \\ a^hington 1
McP art land, Chicago . .*. . i
Winters, Boston 1
Donahue, Milwaukee 1
Harvey, Chicago-Cleveland. 1
AN illiams, Baltimore 1
Donlin, Baltimore 1
Hallman, Milwaukee 1
Maloney. Milwaukee 1
Wood, Cleveland 1
Shreck, Boston 1
Shaw, Detroit 1
Patterson. Chicago 1
Gear, Washington 1
Lee, Washington 1
Burke, Milwaukee-Chicago. 1
Hoy, Chicago 1
Foreman, Boston-Baltimore. 1
TOTAL HITS BY TEAMS.
The Athletics during the season of 1901 made the most base hits. They got in 1,404 good drives and have the satisfaction of being the only team which averaged more than 10 hits in each contest, the Baltimores being 0.04
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shy of earning that distinction. The averages of the
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Base Av. per |
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A v. per |
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Hits. |
Game. |
Hits. |
Game. |
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Athletics |
. 1,404 |
10.24 |
Opponents .. |
. . 1,339 |
9.77 |
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Baltimore . . . |
. 1,335 |
9.96 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,319 |
9.84 |
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Boston |
. 1,342 |
9.72 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,165 |
8.44 |
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Detroit |
. 1,283 |
9.50 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,314 |
9.73 |
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Cleveland |
. 1,306 |
9.46 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,350 |
9.78 |
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Chicago |
. 1,297 |
9.46 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,219 |
9.89 |
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Washington . |
. t,276 |
9.24 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,388 |
10.05 |
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Milwaukee . . . |
. 1,238 |
8.90 |
Opponents . |
.. 1,387 |
9.97 |
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Totals |
. 10,481 |
9.56 |
Totals |
. . 10,481 |
9.56 |
HEAVY SCORING GAMES.
During 1901, in 40 American League games, one team scored 13 or more runs, while in five contests both clubs were credited with 13 or more tallies. There was also a quartette of games in which teams secured 20 or more tallies. The Detroit-Cleveland game of September 15th (21 to o) was the most one-sided contest of the year, while the Boston-Athletic match of May 2d (23 to 12) was productive of the greatest number of tallies. The hoodoo number 13 turned up 17 times, Washington and the Athletics playing a tie game with that score July 1st. Following is the list:
April 25th.— Detroit, 14; Milwaukee, 13. April 27th— Detroit, 13; Milwaukee, 9. April 28th.— Chicago, 13; Cleveland, 1. May 1st.— Chicago, 19; Detroit, 9. May 1st.— Athletics, 14; Boston, 1. May 2d.— Boston, 23; Athletics, 12. May 5th.— Milwaukee, 21; Chicago, 7. May 7th.— Baltimore, 14; Athletics, 10. May 13th.— Baltimore, 14; Athletics, 5. May 16th.— Chicago, 14; Milwaukee, 1. May 19th.— Chicago, 14; Milwaukee, 3. May 20th.— Detroit, 13; Cleveland, 1. May 23d— Cleveland, 14; Washington, 13. May 28th.— Baltimore, 14; Chicago, 5. May 30th.— Milwaukee, 13; Washington, 3. May 31st.— Athletics, 15; Cleveland, 14. June 2d.— Boston, 13: Milwaukee, 2, June 7th.— Chicago, 15; Washington, 4. June 8th.— Cleveland, 13; Baltimore, 5. June 10th.— Cleveland, 13; Baltimore, 6. June 10th.— Chicago, 13; Washington, 10. June 14th.— Boston, 16; Detroit, 7. June 24th.— Baltimore, 17; Detroit, 8. June 29th.— Baltimore, 15; Athletics, 13. July 1st.— Washington, 13; Athletics, 13. July 9th.—Chicago, 17; Milwaukee, 9.
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July 10th.— Athletics, 13; Boston, 6. July 12th.— Chicago, 14; Milwaukee, 1. July 12th.— Washington, 14; Baltimore, 12. July 13th.— Detroit, 19; Cleveland, 12. July 18th.— Baltimore, 13; Milwaukee, 11. July 24th.— Chicago, 17; Washington, 3. Aug. 2d.— Boston, 16; Athletics, 0. Aug. 5th.— Milwaukee, 19; Detroit, 4. Aug. 8th.— Chicago, 18; Detroit, 8. Aug. 8th.— Athletics, 14; Washington, 7. Aug. 10th.— Athletics, 13; Washington, 0. Aug. 11th.— Detroit, 16; Milwaukee, 5. Aug. 12th.— Chicago, 17; Cleveland, 2. Aug. 13th.— Chicago, 14; Cleveland, 1. Aug. 29th.— Washington, 13; Cleveland, 11. Aug. 31st. — Cleveland, 16; Washington, 4. Sept. 7th.— Washington, 20; Milwaukee, 8. Sept. 15th.— Detroit, 21; Cleveland, 0. Sept. 21st.— Washington, 18; Cleveland, 7.
SOME LARGE INNINGS.
Thrice during the season did clubs make 10 runs in an inning. Detroit surprised Milwaukee in this manner in the ninth, April 25th, and the Brewers returned the compliment in the fourth, August 4th. The Bostons, on May 2d, flushed 10 tallies in the third round of their affair with the Athletics. These were the large innings of 1901:
April 25th.— Detroit, 10 runs in ninth off Dowling and Hust- ing, of Milwaukee.
May 1st.— Chicago, 8 runs in the second off Yeager, of De- troit.
May 2d.— Boston, 9 runs in second off Loos and Bernhard, of Athletics, and 10 runs in third off Bernhard, of Athletics.
May 5th.— Milwaukee, 8 runs in fourth off Patterson, of Chicago.
May 20th.— Detroit, 8 runs iu ninth off Hart, of Cleveland.
May 23d.— Cleveland, 9 runs in ninth off Patten and Lee, of Washington.
June 2d.— Boston, 9 runs in ninth off Reidy, of Milwaukee.
June 8th.— Boston, 8 runs in fourth off Sparks, of Milwaukee.
June 10th.— Washington, 8 runs in eighth off Katoll, of Chi- cago.
June 14th.— Boston, 9 runs in eighth off Cronin, of Detroit.
July 9th. — Chicago, 9 runs in sixth off Garvin and Husting, of Milwaukee.
July 20th.— Baltimore, 8 runs in second off Sparks, of Mil- waukee.
Aug. 4th.— Milwaukee, 10 runs in fourth off Cronin, of Detroit.
Aug. 31st.— Cleveland, 9 runs in seventh off Mercer, of Wash- ington.
Sept. 7th.— Washington, 9 runs in fifth off Husting, of Mil- waukee.
Sept. 18th.— Chicago, 8 runs in sixth off McGinnity and Dunn, of Baltimore.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1901 BATTING FEATS.
fHE American League campaign of 1901 was marked by some remarkable batting feats by teams. In 16 games teams hit opposing pitchers for 20 or more safe hits. Roy Patterson, the St. Croix wonder, failed to live up to his title, May 5th, when the Brewers batted him for 25 hits, for a total of 36 bases. Dale Gear was walloped for an aggregate of 41 bases August 10th. Bernhard got badly Dumped by the Bos- tons three times. Following is the record of the heaviest batting feats:
April 28th.— Chicago, 23 singles off Baker, of Cleveland.
May 2d.— Boston, 13 singles, 5 doubles and 3 triples oft* Loos and Bernhard. of Athletics.
May 5th.— Milwaukee. 17 singles. 6 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run off Patterson, of Chicago.
May 8th.— Boston, 16 singles, 1 double, 4 triples and 1 home run off Bernhard, of Athletics.
May 31st.— Athletics, 15 singles, 4 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run off Moore, Braggins and Hoffer, of Cleveland.
June 24th.— Baltimore, 14 singles, 3 doubles and 5 triples off Miller, of Detroit.
June 29th.— Athletics, 17 singles, 5 doubles and 1 triple off Foreman and McGinnity, of Baltimore.
July 24th.— Chicago, 14 singles, 4 doubles and 2 triples off Patten, of Washington.
Aug. 2d.— Boston, 18 singles and 4 doubles off Bernhard, of Athletics.
Aug. 8th.— Chicago, 16 singles. 4 doubles and 1 triple off Siever and Cronin, of Detroit.
Aug. 10th.— Athletics, 13 singles, 4 doubles, 4 triples and 2 home runs off Gear, of Washington.
Aug. 11th.— Detroit, 16 singles and 4 doubles off Reidy and Hawley, of Milwaukee.
Aug. 13th.— Chicago, 19 singles, 2 triples and 1 home run off McNeal, of Cleveland.
Aug. 29th.— Cleveland, 16 singles, 4 doubles and 1 triple off Lee and Mercer, of Washington.
Sept. 15th.— Detroit, 15 singles, 7 doubles and 1 home run off Bracken, of Cleveland.
Sept. 21st.— Washington, 20 singles, 1 double and 2 triples off McNeal, of Cleveland.
NOTEWORTHY FEATS.
Here are the noteworthy batting incidents of the American League's 1901 campaign given in detail and bv month:
APRIL.
April 25th.— The Detroits made 9 two-baggers off the Mil- waukee pitchers, four of them coming in the ninth inning, when 10 Tigers found their way over the pan. Dillon made 4 doubles
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In this game and two of them in this inning, his last swipe bringing Gleason in with the winning tally.
April 26th.— The Balti mores batted Kellum for 11 hits, of which 5 were doubles and 3 were triples. In the first six rounds the Orioles did not get such an insignificant thing as a base hit.
April 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th.— In four games playea with the Milwaukees, the Detroits made 45 runs and 61 hits for a total of 81 bases. Each contest was won by the Tigers in their last time at bat, they securing 10, 2 and 4 runs in the ninth and 5 in the eighth.
April 29th.— Home runs by Dillon and Elberfeld in the sixth, following an error by Brain, brought in all of Detroit's runs and enabled the Tigers to defeat the White Socks, 3 to 2.
April 30th.— Freeman's home run in the ninth, scoring Stahl, enabled the Bostons to tie the Athletics and win in the tenth.
May 2d.— Eleven two-baggers were made in the Boston-Ath- letic game, 6 by the Quakers and 5 by the Somersets.
May 7th.— In a game with Milwaukee, Detroit scored 9 runs. each player making one.
May 8th.— Baltimore defeated Washington 5 to 1, making all her runs in the initial inning. The game was played in one hour and five minutes.
May 11th.— Washington defeated Boston 3 to 2, the Senators getting all their tallies right at the start on a trio of gifts an 1 Quinn's double.
May 17th.— Home runs in the ninth inning by Foster and Cougnlin were the deciding factors in the Athletics- Washington game, which the Senators won 8 to 7.
May 18th.— Isbell's three hits— a single, double and homer- helped the Chicago to four of their five runs, and their victory over Milwaukee was due to him.
May 31st.— Holmes' home run in the ninth inning of the De- troit-Baltimore game tied the score. In a wrangle over Ducky's hit, the Orioles forfeited to the Tigers.
JUNE.
June 2d.— Eleven two-baggers were made in the Milwaukee- Boston game, eight by the Collinsites and three by the Brewers.
June 5th.— Buelow's home run in the eighth decided the De- troit-Athletic game in favor of the former.
June 10th.— The Washingtons made four singles, a double and two home runs in the eighth inning of the game with Chicago, scoring eight runs and tieing the score. In the tenth Hart- man's home run with two men on bases gave the White Socks the victory.
June 11th.— The Detroits whipped the Athletics 4 to 1, making all their runs in the first inning on two doubles and three singles. Thereafter, Fraser held the Tigers down to two doubles.
June 20th.— The Clevelands batted Bernhard. of the Athletics, for 17 hits and scored but 6 runs. A queer feature of this queer game was that the first nine swats, two of which were doubles, netted just one run.
June 24th.— The Athletics swatted Callahan, of Chicago, for 19 hits and scored only 5 tallies, 4 of which were made in the first inning and the other in the fourteenth.
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June 28th.— Parent's homer in the eighth scored 4 runs and decided the Washington-Boston game in favor of the latter team, 6 to 5.
JULY.
July 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th.— In six games the Washingtons scored but six runs, as follows: 1, 0, 1, 1, 1 and 2.
July 10th.— Chicago's 16 hits off Sparks, of Milwaukee, pro- duced only 5 runs. The Brewers scored 4 runs off five hits.
July 13th.— Seventeen hits were made off the Cleveland pitchers by five of the Detroit players.
July 30th.— Before a man was put out in the sixth inning, the Athletics had scored 6 runs and the bases were full, Earle Moore, of Cleveland, being the sufferer. Lajoie's home run in this inning chased three men in ahead of him.
AUGUST.
Aug. 3d.— Scott made a home run in the tenth inning, en- abling Cleveland to defeat Milwaukee, 8 to 7.
Aug. 4th.— The Brewers scored 10 of their 11 runs in a game with Detroit, in the fourth inning.
Aug. 8th.— In the double-header between the Washington and Athletic Clubs, 18 two-baggers were made, 11 by the Quakers and 7 by the Senators.
Aug. 10th.— In the eighth and ninth innings the Athletics scored 9 runs and made 12 hits, for twice as many bases, off Gear, of Washington. Between them the Quakers' battery — Wiltse and Powers*— scored 7 runs and made 8 hits, for an ag- gregate of 19 pillows.
Aug. 12th.— Anderson made a home run over the left field fence at Bennett Park, Detroit, being the third player to ac- complish the feat since the grounds were opened. Fifield and Williams are the other men who have duplicated "Handy Andy's" feat.
Aug. 17th.— Hartman made two doubles and a triple off Lewis, and yet failed to> score or bring in a run.
Aug. 22d.— Chicago's 18 hits off Howell, of Baltimore, pro- duced but 6 runs.
Aug. 22d.— Foster's home run in the ninth, scoring Dungan, enabled Washington to beat Milwaukee, 4 to 3.
Aug. 30th.— McAllister's home run in the eighth, bringing in a man ahead of him, was the cause of Detroit's 6-to~4 victory over Boston in the first game of the double-header.
SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 5th.— Boston defeated Milwaukee 4 to 2. The Somersets did all their scoring in the eighth, a home run by Stahl being responsible for three tallies.
Sept. 7th.— Seybold's homer in the ninth inning of the Cleve- land-Athletic contest, sending in two men ahead of him, won the game for the latter, 7 to 4.
Sept. 8th.— Keister's three hits— a double and two triples— brought in four of the Orioles five runs in a game with Detroit.
Sept. 9th.— A drive for the circuit by Foster in the eighth in- ning of the Boston-Chicago game gave the White Socks victory, 4 to 3.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1901 BASE-RUNNING.
fHE American League teams of 1901 were par- ticularly showy in base running, in which depart- ment they excelled the rival National League by a total of 1.465 stolen bases to 1,390. The champion Chicagos were the American League leaders in base stealing, and to their swift and heady work on the paths the White Socks owed a large percentage of their victories. Comiskey's men pilfered more cushions than any other team in the American League, viz., 268. Baltimore was the second best base stealing team. Fol- lowing are the team records of stolen bases:
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192 |
179 |
144 |
169 |
206 |
204 |
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Recapitulation — Infielders, 6/6; outfielders, 579; bat- tery men, 210.
INDIVIDUAL BASE STEALING.
Following is the record of the bases stolen of the individual players of the American League during the 1901 race:
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Player— Club. S.B.
Isbell, Chicago 50
Mertes, Chicago 46
Fultz, Athletics 42
Pickering, Cleveland ... 41
Holmes, Detroit 40
Seymour, Baltimore .... 39
Jones, Chicago 38
Anderson, Milwaukee... 35
McFarland, Chicago 33
Keister, Baltimore 33
Casey, Detroit 33
Dowd, Boston 31
Lajoie, Athletics '61
Donlin, Baltimore 31
Stahl, Boston 27
Gleason, Detroit 26
Farrell, Washington ... 25
Hoy, Chicago 25
Barrett, Detroit 25
McGraw, Baltimore ... 25
Williams, Baltimore ... 23
Elberfeld, Detroit 23
Davis, Athletics 23
Hartman, Chicago .... 21
Coughlin, Washington . 20
Conroy, Milwaukee .... 20
Cross, Athletics 20
Waldron, Mil. -Wash. .. 20
Friel, Milwaukee 19
Burke, Milwaukee-Chi.. . 18
Bradley, Cleveland .... 17
Maloney, Milwaukee ... 17
Parent, Boston 17
Freeman, Boston 17
Gilbert, Milwaukee 16
O'Brien, Wash-Cleve. .. 16
Dunn, Baltimore 16
Collins, Boston 16
Grady, Washington ... 15
Harvey, Chicago-Cieve. . 15
McAllister, Detroit 13
Shugart, Chicago 13
Hogriever. Milwaukee . . 13
Lachance, Cleveland . . 13
Jackson, Baltimore .... 13
Clingman, Washington . 12
McCarthy, Cleveland... 12
Geier, Athletics-Mil. ... 12
Sevbold, Athletics 12
Dillon, Detroit 11
Sullivan, Chicago' 11
Duffy, Milwaukee 11
Ferris, Boston 11
Mclntyre, Athletics 11
Nance, Detroit 10
Dungan, Wash 10
Foster. Washington-Chi. 10
Player— Club. S. B.
Callahan, Chicago 10
Powers, Athletics 10
Hallman, Milwaukee . . 10
Bresnahan, Baltimore . . 9
Robinson, Baltimore . . 9
Brodie, Baltimore 9
Mercer, Washington ... 9
Hemphill, Boston 9
Criger, Boston 8
Beck, Clevelana 7
Quinn, Washington .... 7
Ely, Athletics 6
Shreck, Boston 6
McGinnity, Baltimore . . 6
Howell, Baltimore 6
Everett, Washington . . 6
Clarke, Washington 6
Sugden, Chicago 5
Wood, Cleveland 5
Hart, Baltimore 5
Hayden, Athletics .... 5
Dolan, Athletics 5
Reidy, Milwaukee 4
Fraser, Athletics 4
Jones, Milwaukee 4
Leahy, Milwaukee-Ath... 4
Connor, Milw-Cleve 4
Yeager, Detroit 4
Buelow, Detroit 3
Donahue, Milwaukee . . 3
Gear, Washington 3
Scheibeck, Cleveland . . 3
Cronin, Detroit 2
Miller Detroit 2
Genins, Cleveland 2
Jones, Boston 2
Steelman, Athletics 2
Ketchem, Athletics .... 1
Murphy, Athletics 1
Smith, Athletics 1
Young, Boston 1
Rohe, Baltimore 1
Foreman, Boston-Balti. . 1
Lee, Washington 1
Yeager, Cleveland 1
Shay, Cleveland 1
Moore, Cleveland 1
Donovan, Cleveland .... 1
Skopec, Chicago 1
Griffith, Chicago 1
Katoll, Chicaero 1
Patterson, Chicago 1
Siever, Detroit 1
Shaw, Detroit 1
Crockett, Detroit 1
Total 1,465
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Of the above list of base stealers Chicago, Milwaukee and Athletic had 16 men each, Detroit, Baltimore and Cleveland 15 each, Washington 14, and Baltimore 11. Twenty-one players, taking part in 15 or more games, failed to steal even one base. The list is:
Wiltse, Plank and Bernhard, Athletics; Nops and Foutz, Bal- timroe; Winters, Cnppy, Lewis and Mitchell, Boston; Hart, Hoffer and Scott, Cleveland; Piatt, Athletics and Chicago; Dowling, Milwaukee and Cleveland; Sparks, Hawley, Garvin, Husting and Bruyette, of Milwaukee, and Patten and Carrick, of Washington,
All but two of the above men (Foutz and Bruyette) are pitchers.
CLUB SACRIFICE-HIT RECORD.
During the American League 1901 campaign there were 797 sacrifice hits; Chicago making 130, Detroit 124, Milwaukee 112, Boston 97, Athletics 89, Baltimore 88, Cleveland 79 and Washington 78. The first division clubs used the sacrifice on 440 occasions, while the second divisioners utilized the play 357 times. Western teams 445 and Eastern teams 352 represent the sectional records. This compilation will show the sacrifice hits made by the outfielders, infielders and battery men of each team:
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INDIVIDUAL SACRIFICE-HIT RECORD.
Outfielder Nance, of Detroit, led the American League
sacrifice hitters with 23, and Mertes, of Chicago, was a close second. Following is a record of all sacrifice hits:
Player—Club. S H
Lachance, Cleveland .... 6
Hayden, Athletics 6
Mclntyre, Athletics 6
Bresnahan, Baltimore ... 6
Williams, Baltimore .... 6
Connor, Mil. -Cleveland. . . 5
McGinnity, Baltimore . . 5
Jackson, Baltimore 5
Seybold, Athletics 5
Fraser, Athletics 5
Bernhard, Athletics 5
Yeager, Cleveland 5
Wood, Cleveland 5
Anderson, Milwaukee .... 5
Maloney, Milwaukee .... 5
Reidy, Milwaukee 5
Hartman, Chicago 5
Patterson, Chicago 5
Callahan. Chicago 5
Shreck, Boston 5
Quinn, Washington 5
Patten, Washington .... 5
Shaw, Detroit 5
Keister, Baltimore 4
Genins, Cleveland 4
Pickering. Cleveland .... 4
Garvin, Milwaukee 4
Husting, Milwaukee .... 4
Sugden, Chicago 4
Lewis, Boston 4
Mercer, Washington .... 4
Cronin, Detroit 4
Harvev, Chicago-Cleve ... 3
Crockett, Detroit 3
Griffith, Chicago 3
Moore, Cleveland 3
Powers, Athleties 3
Steelman. Athletics 3
Nops, Baltimore 3
Hart, Baltimore 3
Robinson, Baltimore .... 3
McGraw, Baltimore 2
Howell, Baltimore 2
Lajoie, Athletics 2
Davis, Athletics 2
Plank, Athletics 2
Wiltse, Athletics 2
Bradley, Cleveland 2
Scott. Cleveland 2
Hawley, Milwaukee .... 2
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INDIVIDUAL SACRIFICE-HIT RECOKT)— Continued.
Player— Club. S. B.
Young, Boston 2
Sparks, Milwaukee 2
Owen, Detroit 2
Yeager, Detroit 2
Leahy, Mil. -Athletics ... 2
Player— Club. S. B
McNeill, Cleveland , Cristall, Cleveland , Donovan, Cleveland
Cuppy, Boston
Jones, Boston
Miller, Detroit 2 ' Milliga'n, Athletics . .
Grady, Washington 2 ! Smith, Athletics
Carrick, Washington .... 2 j Linderman, Athletics
Lee, Washington 1 j Karns, Baltimore
Foutz, Baltimore Foreman, Boston-Balti.. . . Piatt, Athletics-Chicago. .
Geier, Athletics-Mil
Dowling, Mil. -Cleveland ... Foster, Washington Chi. .
Luskey, Washington 1
Hogriever, Milwaukee ... 1
Bruyette, Milwaukee .... 1
Katoll, Chicago 1
Shay, Cleveland 1
Braggins, Cleveland 1
Hart, Chicago 1
The American League's best sacrifice batting team would be: Pitcher Dunn, of Baltimore; catcher, Sullivan, of Chicago; first base, Isbell, of Chicago; second base, Mertes, of Chicago; third base, Burke, of Milwaukee; shortstop, Parent, of Boston; outfielders, Nance, of De- troit, Fultz, of Philadelphia and Jones, of Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE 1901 PITCHING.
BESPITE the fact that the American League teams of 1901 excelled in batting, the pitchers held up their end very well, and some of them made phenomenal records. As a corps the Chicago pitchers excelled all others — one, Griffith, led all the pitchers in percentage of victories; another, Callahan, ranked fourth; and another, Patterson, stood eleventh in a large field; Katoll also won a majority of his games. Philadelphia comes next with four pitchers who won more games than they lost, its corps consisting of Wiltse, Bernhard, Fraser and Plank. Boston had three such pitchers — Young, Lewis and Winters — and Baltimore three in McGinnity, Foreman and Nops. Detroit shows up at the finish with three winners in Miller, Yeager and Sievers. Washington had two in Patten and Lee; Cleveland had one in Moore and Milwaukee had not any. Following is the complete 1901 record of the American League pitchers:
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Name and Club.
Woode, Cleveland 1
Kearns, Baltimore 1
Wilson, Boston,
Voltz. Boston
Griffith, Chicago
Young, Boston
Wiltse, Philadelphia
Skopec, Chicago..
Miller, Detroit
Foreman. Baltimore
Bernhard, Philadelphia.
Callahan. Chicago
Frisk, Detroit
Siever, Detroit
Plank, Philadelphia . —
Patten, Washing-ton
McGinnity, Baltimore.... Frazer, Philadelphia —
Winters, Boston
Nops, Baltimore
Moore, Cleveland
Katoll, Chicago,
Patterson, Chicago 16
Lee, Washington 15
Yeager. Detroit 12
Dunn, Baltimore 3
Lewis, Boston 16
Scott, Cleveland 6
Reidy, Milwaukee 15
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Cuppy, Boston
Mercer, Washington
Cronin. Detroit
Mitchell, Boston.
Hoffer, Cleveland
Carrick, Washington
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Piatt, Chicago
Hart, Cleveland.
Husting, Milwaukee
Gear, Washington
Hawley, Milwaukee
Bracken, Cleveland
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RUNS SCORED OFF PITCHERS.
The record of 1901 shows that in the 548 games played from April 24 to September 28, inclusive, the American League batsmen made 5,857 runs and 10,481 base hits, an average per contest of the first commodity of 5.34 and of the second of 9.56, these figures representing each club's share, of course. The Boston club pitchers were the leading corps, for in addition to ranking first in accuracy and strike outs they stand at the top in runs and hits made off their deliveries. Young and his assist- ants were scored on 608 times, 24 less tallies than were
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marked up against Griffith, Callahan & Co. The average of runs scored on the Bostons' opponents per game was 4.40 and by the Chicagos' 4.61. Then follow, in the order named, Detroit (5.04), Athletics (5-54), Baltimore (5.57), Washington (5.58), Milwaukee, (5-95) and Cleve- land (6.02). This table shows the number of times the pitchers of each team were found for from one to 23 tallies, not forgetting their 55 shut outs:
Games of.
0 Run.
Run . . Runs.. Runs. . Runs.. Runs.. Runs. . Runs. .
8 Runs..
9 Runs..
10 Runs..
11 Runs..
12 Runs.
13 Runs..
14 Runs..
15 Runs. .
16 Runs..
17 Runs..
18 Runs..
19 Runs..
20 Runs..
21 Runs.. 23 Runs.
7 14
23
is
21
14
11 7 8 5 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11
13
12
24
19
16
7
6
9
8
11
15
15
26
15
11
5
6
5
3
5
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
11
14 14 22
15 9
6
15
12
8
21
16
16
6
8
10
4
5
3
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
9 13 12
14
20
17
13
2
11
4
4
2
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
B
15 16 20
14 16
13 4 4 4 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 0
1
0 0
7 7 8
17 20 22 7 13 8 7 5 5 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
55
87
101
123
15 L
145
98
75
63
58
40
29
19
18
14
3
4
4
3
o
1 2
1
Games . Runs...
138
60S
137
632
135
681
134 747
137 759
138 139 771 828
138
831
1096 5857
SUMMARY.
Single-figure games, Boston, 128; Chicago, 125; Mil- waukee, 119; Washington, 119; Athletics, 118; Detroit, 118; Baltimore, 115; Cleveland, 114. Double-figure games,
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Boston, 10; Chicago, 12; Detroit, 17; Athletics, 19; Balti more, 19; Washington, 19; Milwaukee, 20; Cleveland, 24
RUNS SCORED BY CLUBS.
In the matter of runs scored by clubs one finds that the Chicagos captured the most — viz., 821, or an average °f 5-99. per game. Some idea of the ability of the White Socks in successfully steering themselves around the bases may be gained when it is stated that they tallied their 821 runs on 1,297 hits, while the Athletics, who are credited with 1,404 safe drives, only secured 804 counts and the Bostons, with 1,342 bingles, but 750. It may be remarked that in the difference of runs per game between each club and its opponents, the teams stand exactly as they did as the close of the pennant race. The figures:
Chicago 821
Athletics . . . Baltimore . . Detroit ....
Boston
Washington Cleveland . . Milwaukee .
Totals 5,857 5.34
|
Av. per |
Av. per |
|||
|
*uns |
Game. |
Runs |
Game. |
|
|
821 |
5.90 |
Opponents . . |
. . 632 |
4.61 |
|
804 |
5.85 |
Opponents . . |
. . 759 |
5.54 |
|
762 |
5.68 |
Opponents . . |
. . 747 |
5.57 |
|
743 |
5.51 |
Opponents . . |
.. 681 |
5.04 |
|
750 |
5.40 |
Opponents . . |
. . 608 |
4.40 |
|
OM |
4.03 |
Opponents . . |
. . 771 |
5.58 |
|
658 |
4.76 |
Opponents . . |
. . 831 |
6.02 |
|
G38 |
4.58 |
Opponents . . |
.. 828 |
5.95 |
Totals 5,857 5.34
WORK OF EACH PITCHING CORI>S.
The following table shows the work of each club's pitching corps in the matter of hits per game. Based on the average of hits per game the Boston pitching corps again leads, with Chicago second, Detroit third, Ath- letics fourth, Cleveland fifth, Baltimore sixth, Milwaukee seventh, and Washington last:
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Games of |
o DO c |
d 1 o |
1 q |
^5 |
Cleveland, |
8 |
d c J. |
BO - |
|
|
1 Hit |
0 2 6 5 6 21 18 20 11 13 16 7 3 6 1 0 1 1 J. 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 \ 7 8 17 22 16 9 12 16 5 4 5 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
0 ? 7 7 12 14 12 15 18 13 5 11 7 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 |
0 0 2 5 7 15 11 10 13 16 15 12 7 6 4 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
0 2 0 10 8 6 15 10 16 19 13 6 8 10 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 |
3 2 \ 12 8 12 17 16 13 12 12 2 8 3 2 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 |
I \ 9 5 12 11 21 13 16 10 10 5 6 7 0 2 2 I 0 0 0 |
0 1 3 4 9 6 14 13 15 17 10 11 13 8 4 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 |
4 |
|
2 Hits |
It |
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|
3 Hits |
16 |
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|
4 Hits |
46 |
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|
5 Hits |
66 |
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|
6 Hits |
90 |
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|
7 Hits |
118 |
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|
8 Hits |
109 |
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|
9 Hits |
116 |
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|
10 Hits 11. Hits |
121 111 |
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|
12 Hits |
68 |
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|
13 Hits |
58 |
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|
14 Hits |
65 |
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|
15 Hits |
32 |
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|
16 Hits |
23 |
||||||||
|
17 Hits |
18 |
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|
18 Hits 19 Hits |
8 10 |
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|
20 Hits |
•> |
||||||||
|
21 Hits |
4 |
||||||||
|
22 Hits |
4 |
||||||||
|
23 Hits 25 Hits |
5 1 |
||||||||
|
Games |
138 1165 |
137 1219 |
135 1314 |
134 1319 |
134 1339 |
137 1350 |
138 1387 |
138 1388 |
1*96 |
|
Hits |
10481 |
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Single-figure games, Boston, 89; Chicago, 83; Cleve- land, 74; Detroit, 68; Athletics, 67; Milwaukee. 67: Wash- ington, 65; Baltimore, 63. Double-figure games, Boston, 49; Chicago, 54; Cleveland, 64; Detroit, 67; Athletics, 70; Baltimore, 71; Milwaukee, 72; Washington, 73.
THE YEAR'S PITCHING PERFORMANCES.
The full crop of pitching feats was reaped during the season of 1901, there being 143 instances of teams making less than 6 hits, a decrease of 18 compared with the preceding year. Not a pitcher last season succeeded in shutting out an opposing team without hit or run. There were four i-hit feats, eleven 2-hit feats and sixteen 3-hit feats. Following is the complete record:
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Pitcher and Club.
Moore, Cleveland
Young, Boston
Patten, Washington
Callahan, Chicago
Plank, Athletics
Dowling, Milwaukee-Cleveland.
Garvin, Milwaukee
Reidy, Milwaukee
Carrick, Washington
Miller, Detroit
Fraser, Athletics
McGinnity, Baltimore
Lewis, Boston
Wiltse, Athletics
Piatt, Athletics-Chicago
Foreman, Baltimore.
Sparks, Milwaukee
Winters, Boston
Yeager, Detroit
Husting, Milwaukee
Griffith, Chicago
Patterson, Chicago
Cronin, Detroit
Lee, Washington
Nops, Baltimore
Skopec, Chicago
Bernhard, Athletics
Howell, Baltimore
Scott, Cleveland
Siever, Detroit
Mitchell, Boston
Gear, Washington
Hart, Cleveland
Harvey, Chicago
Katoll, Chicago
Kellum, Boston,
Bracken, Cleveland
Cristall, Cleveland
Frisk, Detroit
Hoffer, Cleveland
McNeal, Cleveland
Mercer, Washington
Totals. ,
Rierht-handers. Left-handers . .
Totals. .
11
8 3
16
16
46
46
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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1901 SHUT-OUTS.
^v URING the American League race of 1901 there p] were 55 shut-out games, a decrease of 23 from the 2/ 1900 season. There was not one 0-0 game. The Chicago team shut out most teams and Milwaukee the least. The Chicago record was remarkable from the fact that of its 11 shut-out games, 4 were inflicted on the hard-hitting Athletics. Detroit was a clever second, with 9, and the Tigers claimed as victims every club but Chi- cago. The Milwaukees could only shut out their oppo- nents 3 times, and on 13 occasions their run column pre- sented unbroken naughts. Following is the complete shut-out record:
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5 |
a> |
0 |
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|
Clubs. |
0 bo 0 |
O |
0 a |
g 2 |
0 |
a |
GO |
P |
torles. centag |
|
p |
pq |
03 |
0 |
5 0 |
A ^ |
§ |
> £ |
||
|
Chicago |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
11 .816 |
|
|
Detroit |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 .692 |
|
|
Baltimore |
0 1 0 |
6 0 0 |
6 0 |
0 2 |
2 2 |
|