1901 Chicago White Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Stockings 1901 American League champions American League South Side Park Chicago, Illinois 83 53 y 1st Charles Comiskey Clark Griffith The 1901 Chicago White Stockings season was their first season as a major league team, and their second season in Chicago. It was also the inaugural season of American League as a major league. The White Stockings had a very balanced lineup, which was led by outfielders Dummy Hoy and Fielder Jones, and scored the most runs in the AL. They relied primarily on speed, as Frank Isbell, Sam Mertes, and Jones finished 1–2–3 in stolen bases. The pitching staff was anchored by Clark Griffith, who went 24–7 with a 2.67 ERA. The White Stockings finished 83–53. They won the pennant by four games. Offseason In 1900, the Western League changed its name to the American League. It was still officially a minor league, subject to the governing National Agreement and an underling of the National League. The NL actually gave permission to the AL to put a team in Chicago, and Comiskey moved his St. Paul club to Chicago's South Side. After the season, the AL declined to renew its membership in the National Agreement, and the war was on. After acquiring a number of stars from the older league, including pitcher and manager Clark Griffith, the White Stockings also captured the AL's first major-league pennant the next year, in 1901. Regular season thumb|200px|right|The 1901 Chicago White Stockings May 9, 1901: Earl Moore of the Cleveland Blues threw the first no-hitter in the history of the American League against the White Stockings.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Chicago beat the Blues by a score of 4–2 despite not having one hit. Season standings Chicago White Stockings Record vs. opponents CWS Roster 1901 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers Nixey Callahan Frank Dupee Clark Griffith Zaza Harvey Jack Katoll Jack McAleese Roy Patterson Wiley Piatt John Skopec Catchers Joe Sugden Billy Sullivan Infielders Dave Brain Jimmy Burke Fred Hartman Frank Isbell Sam Mertes Frank Shugart Outfielders Pop Foster Dummy Hoy Fielder Jones Herm McFarland Manager Clark Griffith Game log background:#000000;color:White; 1901 White Stockings Game Log y background-color: silver; color: black; April (4–2) # Date Opponent Score Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |1||April 24|| Cleveland Blues ||8–2|| 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |2||April 25|| Cleveland Blues||7–3|| 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |3||April 27|| Cleveland Blues||4–10|| 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |4||April 28|| Cleveland Blues ||13–1|| 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |5||April 29|| Detroit Tigers ||2–3|| 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |6||April 30|| Detroit Tigers ||4–2|| 4–2 |- y background-color: silver; color: black; May (20–7) # Date Opponent Score Record |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || May 1 ||Detroit Tigers||19–9|| 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || May 2 ||Detroit Tigers ||5–7|| 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || May 3 ||@ Milwaukee Brewers ||11–3|| 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || May 4 ||@ Milwaukee Brewers ||11–3|| 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || May 5 ||@ Milwaukee Brewers ||7–21|| 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || May 6 ||@ Milwaukee Brewers ||6–3|| 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || May 8 ||@ Cleveland Blues ||3–1|| 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || May 9 ||@ Cleveland Blues ||4–2|| 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || May 10 ||@ Cleveland Blues ||5–4|| 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || May 11 || @ Detroit Tigers ||4–9|| 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 12 || @ Detroit Tigers ||5–7|| 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 13 || @ Detroit Tigers ||7–8|| 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || May 14 || @ Detroit Tigers ||6–2|| 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || May 16 || Milwaukee Brewers ||14–1|| 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || May 17 || Milwaukee Brewers ||7–6||14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || May 18 || Milwaukee Brewers ||5–3||15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 19 || Milwaukee Brewers ||14–3||16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 22 || Philadelphia Athletics ||5–9||16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 23 || Philadelphia Athletics ||11–9||17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 25 || Philadelphia Athletics ||6–5||18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 26 || Baltimore Orioles ||5–0|| 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 27 || Baltimore Orioles ||10–3|| 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 28 || Baltimore Orioles ||5–14|| 20–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 29 || Baltimore Orioles ||7–4|| 21–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31–1 || May 30 || Boston Americans ||8–3||22–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32–2 || May 30 || Boston Americans ||5–3||23–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 31 || Boston Americans ||10–5||24–9 |- y background-color: silver; color: black; June (13–11) # Date Opponent Score Record |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || June 1 || Boston Americans ||5–10|| 24–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || June 2 || Washington Senators ||5–7|| 24–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || June 3 || Washington Senators ||3–5|| 24–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || June 4 || Washington Senators ||3–2|| 25–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || June 7 || @ Washington Senators ||15–4|| 26–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || June 8 || @ Washington Senators ||3–8|| 26–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || June 10 || @ Washington Senators ||13–10|| 27–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 11 || @ Washington Senators ||1–3|| 27–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 12 || @ Baltimore Orioles ||1–8|| 27–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || June 13 || @ Baltimore Orioles ||12–0|| 28–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || June 14 || @ Baltimore Orioles ||10–5|| 29–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45–1 || June 17 ||@ Boston Americans ||1–11|| 29–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46–2 || June 17 ||@ Boston Americans ||4–10|| 29–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 18 || @ Boston Americans ||3–4|| 29–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 19 || @ Boston Americans ||3–5|| 29–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 20 || @ Boston Americans ||3–4|| 29–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || June 21 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||4–0|| 30–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 22 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||6–4|| 31–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 24 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||7–5|| 32–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 25 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||5–0|| 33–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 27 || Cleveland Blues ||5–1|| 34–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 28 || Cleveland Blues ||7–6|| 35–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 29 || Cleveland Blues ||4–1|| 36–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 30 || Detroit Tigers ||4–2|| 37–20 |- y background-color: silver; color: black; July (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Record |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || July 2 || Detroit Tigers ||3–2|| 38–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || July 3 || @ Cleveland Blues ||4–3|| 39–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60–1 || July 4 || @ Cleveland Blues ||2–8|| 39–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61–2 || July 4 || @ Cleveland Blues ||5–6|| 39–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || July 5 || @ Detroit Tigers ||8–4|| 40–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || July 6 || @ Detroit Tigers ||5–6|| 40–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || July 7 || @ Detroit Tigers ||3–8|| 40–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || July 9 || @ Milwaukee Brewers ||17–9|| 41–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || July 10 || @ Milwaukee Brewers ||5–4|| 42–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || July 11 || @ Milwaukee Brewers ||5–1|| 43–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || July 12 || Milwaukee Brewers ||14–1|| 44–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || July 13 || Milwaukee Brewers ||2–3|| 44–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || July 14 || Milwaukee Brewers ||4–0|| 45–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || July 17 || Baltimore Orioles ||4–2|| 46–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || July 18 || Baltimore Orioles ||9–1|| 47–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 19 || Baltimore Orioles ||4–7|| 47–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 20 || Philadelphia Athletics ||6–8|| 47–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || July 21 || Philadelphia Athletics ||9–4|| 48–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || July 22 || Philadelphia Athletics ||1–2|| 48–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || July 23 || Philadelphia Athletics ||10–6|| 49–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || July 24 || Washington Senators ||17–3|| 50–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 25 || Washington Senators ||4–1 || 51–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 26 || Washington Senators ||2–1|| 52–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 27 || Boston Americans ||8–7|| 53–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 29 || Boston Americans ||1–4|| 53–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 31 || Detroit Tigers ||2–0|| 54–29 |- y background-color: silver; color: black; August (13–13–1) # Date Opponent Score Record |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || August 1 || Detroit Tigers ||4–0|| 55–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || August 2 || Detroit Tigers ||7–0|| 56–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || August 3 || Detroit Tigers ||6–8|| 56–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || August 4 || Cleveland Blues ||9–5|| 57–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || August 5 || Cleveland Blues ||3–6|| 57–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || August 7 || @ Detroit Tigers ||3–9|| 57–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || August 8 || @ Detroit Tigers ||18–8|| 58–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || August 9 || @ Detroit Tigers ||1–12|| 58–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || August 10 || @ Cleveland Blues ||7–11|| 58–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || August 11 || Cleveland Blues ||3–4|| 58–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || August 12 || @ Cleveland Blues ||17–2|| 59–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95–1 || August 13 || @ Cleveland Blues ||0–4|| 59–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96–2 || August 13 || @ Cleveland Blues ||14–1|| 60–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || August 16 || @ Boston Americans ||2–6|| 60–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 17 || @ Boston Americans ||2–4|| 60–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 19 || @ Washington Senators ||2–5|| 60–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || August 20 || @ Washington Senators ||9–3|| 61–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 21 || @ Washington Senators ||0–8|| 61–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || August 22 || @ Baltimore Orioles||6–5|| 62–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || August 23 || @ Baltimore Orioles||6–4|| 63–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 24 || @ Baltimore Orioles ||4–10|| 63–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 105 || August 26 || @ Philadelphia Athletics||11–4|| 64–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 27 || @ Philadelphia Athletics||5–7|| 64–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 28 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||3–0||65–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbff" | 108 || August 30 || Baltimore Orioles ||5–5|| 65 – 42 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109–1 || August 31 || Baltimore Orioles||12–2|| 66 – 42 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110–2 || August 31 || Baltimore Orioles ||5–2|| 67 – 42 – 1 |- y background-color: silver; color: black; September (16–11) # Date Opponent Score Record |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || September 1 || Baltimore Orioles ||6–3|| 68 – 42 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112–1 || September 2 || Philadelphia Athletics ||2–0|| 69 – 42 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113–2 || September 2 || Philadelphia Athletics||9–10|| 69 – 43 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || September 3 || Philadelphia Athletics||2–3|| 69 – 44 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || September 4 || Washington Senators ||9–5|| 70 – 44 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116–1 || September 5 || Washington Senators||4–3|| 71 – 44 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117–2 || September 5 || Washington Senators ||7–9|| 71 – 45 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || September 6 || Washington Senators ||3–5|| 71 – 46 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || September 7 || Boston Americans ||4–1|| 72 – 46 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || September 8 || Boston Americans ||4–3|| 73 – 46 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121–1 || September 9 || Boston Americans||4–3|| 74 – 46 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122–2 || September 9 || Boston Americans ||6–4|| 75 – 46 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || September 10 || @ Milwaukee Brewers ||6–3|| 76 – 46 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124–1 || September 12 || @ Milwaukee Brewers ||1–5|| 76 – 47 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125–2 || September 12 || @ Milwaukee Brewers||4–0||77 – 47 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || September 13 || Milwaukee Brewers ||3–5|| 77 – 48 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127–1 || September 15 || Milwaukee Brewers ||5–4|| 78 – 48 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128–2 || September 15 || Milwaukee Brewers ||9–4|| 79 – 48 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129–1 || September 18 || @ Baltimore Orioles ||10–3|| 80 – 48 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130–2 || September 18 || @ Baltimore Orioles ||5–1|| 81 – 48 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || September 20 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||8–3|| 82 – 48 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 21 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||4–10|| 82 – 49 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbOakland Athletics|bbb" | 133 || September 23 || @ Philadelphia Athletics ||3–5||82 – 50 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 24 || @ Boston Americans ||3–8|| 82 – 51 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 25 || @ Boston Americans ||2–5||82 – 52 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 26 || @ Boston Americans ||2–3||82 – 53 – 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 27 || @ Washington Senators || 6–4 ||83 – 53 – 1 |- Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg.= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB C Billy Sullivan Billy Sullivan (baseball, born 1875) 98 367 54 90 15 6 .245 4 56 12 1B Frank Isbell 137 556 93 143 15 8 .257 3 70 52 2B Sam Mertes 137 545 94 151 16 17 .277 5 98 46 3B Fred Hartman 120 473 77 147 23 13 .309 3 89 31 SS Frank Shugart 107 415 62 104 9 12 .251 2 47 12 LF Herm McFarland 132 473 83 130 21 9 .275 4 59 33 CF Dummy Hoy 132 527 112 155 28 11 .294 2 60 27 RF Fielder Jones 133 521 120 162 16 3 .311 2 65 38 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB Joe Sugden Joe Sugden (baseball) 48 153 21 42 7 1 .275 0 19 4 Jimmy Burke Jimmy Burke (baseball) 42 148 20 39 5 0 .264 0 21 11 Pop Foster 12 35 4 10 2 2 .286 1 6 0 Dave Brain 5 20 2 7 1 0 .350 0 5 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L ERA BB K Roy Patterson 41 35 312.1 20 16 3.37 62 127 Clark Griffith 35 30 266.2 24 7 2.67 50 67 Jack Katoll 27 25 208.0 11 10 2.81 53 59 Nixey Callahan 27 22 215.1 15 8 2.42 50 70 John Skopec 9 9 68.1 6 3 3.16 45 24 Wiley Piatt 7 6 51.2 4 2 2.79 14 19 Frank Dupee 1 1 0 0 1 inf 3 0 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L SV ERA BB K Zaza Harvey 16 9 92.0 3 6 1 3.62 59 37 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB K Jack McAleese 1 3.0 0 0 0 9.00 1 1 Frank Isbell 1 1.0 0 0 0 9.00 0 0 Individual league top five finishes Nixey Callahan #2 in AL in earned run average (2.42) Clark Griffith AL leader in shutouts (5) #3 in AL in wins (24) #4 in AL in earned run average (2.67) Dummy Hoy #4 in AL in runs scored (112) #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.407) Frank Isbell MLB leader in stolen bases (52) Fielder Jones #2 in AL in runs scored (120) #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.412) #3 in AL in stolen bases (38) #4 in AL in runs batted in (98) Sam Mertes #2 in AL in stolen bases (46) Roy Patterson #2 in AL in strikeouts (127) #3 in AL in shutouts (4) References 1901 Chicago White Stockings team page at Baseball Reference Chicago White Stockings team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Stockings season Category:American League champion seasons Chicago White Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons Category:1900s in Chicago