1901 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1901 American League Columbia Park Philadelphia Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough 74 62 y 4th Connie Mack The 1901 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 62 losses. The franchise that would become the modern Athletics originated in 1901 as a new franchise in the American League. Before the 1901 season The Western League had been renamed the American League in 1900 by league president Bancroft (Ban) Johnson, and declared itself the second major league in 1901. In 1901, Johnson created new franchises in the east and eliminated some franchises in the west."Seeks to snare Duffy of Boston", Chicago Daily Tribune, January 29, 1901, pg. 9. Philadelphia seems to have been a new franchise created to compete with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. Former catcher Connie Mack was recruited to manage the club. Mack in turn persuaded Phillies minority owner Ben Shibe as well as others to invest in the team, which would be called the Philadelphia Athletics. He himself bought a 25 percent interest. Regular season In 1901, Nap Lajoie jumped from the Phillies to the crosstown Philadelphia Athletics, owned by Connie Mack.Nap Lajoie Obituary Lajoie's batting average that year was .426, still a league record. The same year Lajoie became the second major leaguer to be intentionally walked with the bases loaded after Abner Dalrymple in 1881. Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Notable transactions June 1901: Tom Leahy was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Tom Leahy page at Baseball Reference July 1901: Tom Leahy was acquired from the Athletics by the Providence Grays. July 20, 1901: Snake Wiltse was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Snake Wiltse page at Baseball Reference Roster 1901 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Bock Baker Bill Bernhard Chick Fraser Dummy Leitner Pete Loos John McPherson Billy Milligan Wiley Piatt Eddie Plank Snake Wiltse Catchers Morgan Murphy Doc Powers Harry Smith Farmer Steelman Infielders Charlie Carr Lave Cross Harry Davis Joe Dolan Bones Ely Nap Lajoie Billy Lauder Harry Lochhead Bob McKinney Outfielders Dave Fultz Phil Geier Jack Hayden Fred Ketcham Tom Leahy Bob Lindemann Matty McIntyre Socks Seybold Manager Connie Mack Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Doc Powers 116 431 108 .251 1 47 1B Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 117 496 152 .306 8 76 2B Nap Lajoie 131 544 232 .426 14 125 3B Lave Cross 100 424 139 .328 2 73 SS Joe Dolan Joe Dolan (baseball) 98 338 73 .216 1 38 OF Socks Seybold 114 449 150 .334 8 90 OF Matty McIntyre 82 308 85 .276 0 46 OF Dave Fultz 132 561 164 .292 0 52 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Phil Geier 50 211 49 .232 0 23 Jack Hayden Jack Hayden (baseball) 51 211 56 .265 0 17 Bones Ely 45 171 37 .216 0 16 Farmer Steelman 27 88 23 .261 0 7 Harry Smith Harry Smith (1900s catcher) 11 34 11 .324 0 3 Harry Lochhead 9 34 3 .088 0 2 Morgan Murphy Morgan Murphy (baseball) 9 28 6 .214 0 6 Fred Ketchum 5 22 5 .227 0 2 Tom Leahy Tom Leahy (baseball) 5 15 5 .333 0 1 Bob Lindemann 3 9 1 .111 0 0 Charlie Carr 2 8 1 .125 0 0 Billy Lauder 2 8 1 .125 0 0 Bob McKinney 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Chick Fraser 40 331.0 22 16 3.81 110 Eddie Plank 33 260.2 17 13 3.31 90 Bill Bernhard 31 257.0 17 10 4.52 58 Snake Wiltse 19 166.0 13 5 3.58 40 Wiley Piatt 18 140.0 5 12 4.63 45 Bock Baker 1 6.0 0 1 10.50 1 John McPherson John McPherson (baseball) 1 4.0 0 1 11.25 0 Pete Loos 1 1.0 0 1 27.00 0 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Billy Milligan Billy Milligan (baseball) 6 33.0 0 3 4.36 5 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Dummy Leitner 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Notes 2 References 1901 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1901 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oakland Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons Category:1900s in Philadelphia