1901 Milwaukee Brewers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Brewers 1901 American League Lloyd Street Grounds Milwaukee, Wisconsin 48–89 (.350) 8th Henry Killilea Hugh Duffy 1902 St. Louis Browns season The 1901 Milwaukee Brewers were an American professional baseball team. This was the final season of the Milwaukee Brewers team that operated from 1894 to 1901, one of multiple teams in Milwaukee's professional baseball history to use the Brewers nickname, and the only season the team competed at the major-league level. The Brewers finished eighth in the inaugural season of the American League with a record of 48 wins and 89 losses, 35 1 2 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. After the season, the major-league franchise relocated and became the St. Louis Browns, where they remained through the 1953 season, after which the franchise again relocated and became the Baltimore Orioles. A franchise in the minor-league American Association played in Milwaukee from 1902 through 1952 using the Milwaukee Brewers name. Offseason March 23, 1901: Tom Leahy was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Tom Leahy page at Baseball Reference Regular season 300px|thumb|1901 Milwaukee Brewers Regular season highlights 4/25/01: In the first game of the season in Detroit, the Brewers held a 13–4 lead going into the ninth inning. The Detroit Tigers scored 10 runs in the bottom of the inning to win, a record which still stands as the greatest ninth inning comeback in major league baseball history.Pajot Dennis April 25, 1901: Tigers stage 9th-inning comeback in AL opener https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-25-1901-tigers-stage-9th-inning-comeback-in-al-opener/#sdendnote1sym Society for American Baseball Research 19 November 2021 Season standings Milwaukee Brewers Record vs. opponents MIL Notable transactions June 1901: Tom Leahy was released by the Brewers. Roster 1901 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Pete Dowling Ned Garvin Pink Hawley Bert Husting Bill Reidy Tully Sparks Catchers John Butler Joe Connor Jiggs Donahue Tom Leahy Billy Maloney Infielders John Anderson George Bone Jimmy Burke Wid Conroy Bill Friel Billy Gilbert George McBride Outfielders Ed Bruyette Hugh Duffy Phil Geier Lou Gertenrich Bill Hallman George Hogreiver Davy Jones Irv Waldron Manager Hugh Duffy 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 Billy Maloney 86 290 85 .293 0 22 1B John Anderson John Anderson (outfielder) 138 576 190 .330 8 99 2B Billy Gilbert 127 492 133 .270 0 43 SS Wid Conroy 131 503 129 .256 5 64 3B Jimmy Burke 64 233 48 .206 0 26 OF Hugh Duffy 79 285 86 .302 2 45 OF Bill Hallman 139 549 135 .246 2 47 OF George Hogreiver 54 221 52 .235 0 16 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 Bill Friel 106 376 100 .266 4 35 Irv Waldron 62 266 79 .297 0 29 Jiggs Donahue 37 107 34 .318 0 16 Joe Connor 38 102 28 .275 1 9 Tom Leahy Tom Leahy (baseball) 33 99 24 .242 0 10 Ed Bruyette 26 82 15 .183 0 4 Davy Jones 14 52 9 .173 3 5 George Bone 12 43 13 .302 0 6 Phil Geier 11 39 7 .179 0 1 George McBride 3 12 2 .167 0 0 John Butler 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Lou Gertenrich 2 3 1 .333 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 Bill Reidy 37 301.1 16 20 4.21 50 Ned Garvin 37 257.1 8 20 3.46 122 Bert Husting 34 217.1 9 15 4.27 67 Tully Sparks 29 210.0 7 17 3.51 62 Pink Hawley 26 182.1 7 14 4.59 50 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 Pete Dowling 10 49.2 1 3 5.62 25 See also History of the Baltimore Orioles References External links 1901 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference 1901 Milwaukee Brewers season at baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Browns seasons Milwaukee Brewers Season, 1901 Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons Category:1901 in sports in Wisconsin