The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 20th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the tenth season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76–64 during the season and finished fourth in the National League. It was the first time the Cardinals had finished in the top half of the standings since joining the National League.
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | League Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 76–64 (.543) | |
League place | 4th | |
Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison | |
Managers | Patsy Donovan | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 49 | .647 | — | 45–24 | 45–25 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 57 | .593 | 7½ | 46–23 | 37–34 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 79 | 57 | .581 | 9½ | 43–25 | 36–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 64 | .543 | 14½ | 40–31 | 36–33 |
Boston Beaneaters | 69 | 69 | .500 | 20½ | 41–29 | 28–40 |
Chicago Orphans | 53 | 86 | .381 | 37 | 30–39 | 23–47 |
New York Giants | 52 | 85 | .380 | 37 | 30–38 | 22–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 87 | .374 | 38 | 27–43 | 25–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 10–10 | 13–6 | 11–8–1 | 14–6–1 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 10–10 | — | 13–7 | 14–6–1 | 11–6 | 11–9 | 11–8 | 9–11 | |||||
Chicago | 6–13 | 7–13 | — | 10–10 | 11–9–1 | 3–17 | 6–14 | 10–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–11–1 | 6–14–1 | 10–10 | — | 8–12 | 4–16 | 7–13 | 9–11–1 | |||||
New York | 6–14–1 | 6–11 | 9–11–1 | 12–8 | — | 8–12 | 4–16–1 | 7–13–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–7 | 9–11 | 17–3 | 16–4 | 12–8 | — | 7–13 | 9–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–5 | 8–11 | 14–6 | 13–7 | 16–4–1 | 13–7 | — | 11–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–9 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 11–9–1 | 13–7–1 | 11–9 | 9–11 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jack Ryan | 83 | 300 | 59 | .197 | 0 | 31 |
1B | Dan McGann | 103 | 423 | 115 | .272 | 6 | 56 |
2B | Dick Padden | 123 | 489 | 125 | .256 | 2 | 62 |
SS | Bobby Wallace | 134 | 550 | 178 | .324 | 2 | 91 |
3B | Otto Krueger | 142 | 520 | 143 | .275 | 2 | 79 |
OF | Patsy Donovan | 130 | 531 | 161 | .303 | 1 | 73 |
OF | Emmet Heidrick | 118 | 502 | 170 | .339 | 6 | 67 |
OF | Jesse Burkett | 142 | 601 | 226 | .376 | 10 | 75 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Art Nichols | 93 | 308 | 75 | .244 | 1 | 33 |
Pop Schriver | 53 | 166 | 45 | .271 | 1 | 23 |
Pete Childs | 29 | 79 | 21 | .266 | 0 | 8 |
Bill Richardson | 15 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 2 | 7 |
Mike Heydon | 16 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jack Powell | 45 | 338.1 | 19 | 19 | 3.54 | 133 |
Jack Harper | 39 | 308.2 | 23 | 13 | 3.62 | 128 |
Ed Murphy | 23 | 165.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.20 | 42 |
Cowboy Jones | 10 | 76.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.48 | 25 |
Mike O'Neill | 5 | 41.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.32 | 16 |
Stan Yerkes | 4 | 34.0 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 15 |
Ted Breitenstein | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.60 | 3 |
Bill Magee | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Willie Sudhoff | 38 | 276.1 | 17 | 11 | 3.52 | 78 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Chauncey Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 |
Bob Wicker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Farmer Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
External links
edit- 1901 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1901 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1901 St. Louis Cardinals historical game recaps at www.chronicledbaseball.com