| 1901 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | League Park | |||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush[1] | |||
| Managers | Bid McPhee | |||
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The1901Cincinnati Reds season was a season in Americanbaseball. The team finished in last place in the eight-teamNational League with a record of 52 wins and 87 losses, 38 games behind thePittsburgh Pirates.[2]
The Cincinnati Reds continued to rebuild by adding younger players to their roster in 1901. They finished the1900 season with a 62–77 record, finishing in seventh place in theNational League.
The team dismissed managerBob Allen after only one season, and replaced him with Reds legendBid McPhee. McPhee had playedsecond base for Cincinnati from 1882 to 1899. The Reds acquired a newshortstop, asGeorge Magoon joined the club. He last played in the majors in 1899, splitting time between theBaltimore Orioles andChicago Orphans.Dick Harley, who played in only five games with the Reds in 1900, would get a starting job inleft field. Harley's last full season was in 1899 with theCleveland Spiders, when he hit .250 with a homer and 50 RBI.
Sam Crawford was a bright spot for the team, as he batted .330 with a league high sixteen home runs, while driving in 104 runners to lead the team offensively.Jake Beckley was solid once again, hitting .307 with three home runs and 79 RBI.
On the mound,Noodles Hahn had a very solid season, going 22–19 with a 2.71 ERA. Hahn led the league with 41 complete games, 375.1 innings pitched, and striking out 239 batters.Bill Phillips, with a 14–18 record and a 4.64 ERA, was the only other Cincinnati pitcher to have ten or more victories.
Cincinnati got the season off on a good note, as they won four of their first five games to take a very early first place lead in theNational League. The Reds would continue to hold on to first place through twenty-three games in, as they had a 15–8 record, a one-game lead over theNew York Giants. Even though Cincinnati went 5–6 in their next eleven games, they held on to a first place tie with the Giants before losing ten games in a row to fall to seventh place with a 20–24 record. Some of their losses were lopsided, as the Reds lost 25–13 to the Giants to begin their losing streak, and in their tenth loss, they were on the wrong side of a 21–3 pasting by theBrooklyn Superbas.
After snapping their ten-game losing streak with a victory over thePhiladelphia Phillies, the Reds lost four more in a row, including losses of 8–0 and 19–1 to the Phillies. Cincinnati continued to struggle for the rest of the season, falling into the cellar, and finished the year with a 52–87 record, 38 games behind thepennant-winningPittsburgh Pirates. This marked the first time in team history that the Reds finished the season in last place.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | 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 | — | |||||
| 1901 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Bill Bergen | 87 | 308 | 55 | .179 | 1 | 17 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 140 | 580 | 178 | .307 | 3 | 79 |
| 2B | Harry Steinfeldt | 105 | 382 | 95 | .249 | 6 | 47 |
| SS | George Magoon | 127 | 460 | 116 | .252 | 1 | 53 |
| 3B | Charlie Irwin | 67 | 260 | 62 | .238 | 0 | 25 |
| OF | Sam Crawford | 131 | 515 | 170 | .330 | 16 | 104 |
| OF | John Dobbs | 109 | 435 | 119 | .274 | 2 | 27 |
| OF | Dick Harley | 133 | 535 | 146 | .273 | 4 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinie Peitz | 82 | 269 | 82 | .305 | 1 | 24 |
| Bill Fox | 43 | 159 | 28 | .176 | 0 | 7 |
| Harry Bay | 41 | 157 | 33 | .210 | 1 | 3 |
| Algie McBride | 30 | 123 | 29 | .236 | 2 | 18 |
| Tommy Corcoran | 31 | 115 | 24 | .209 | 0 | 15 |
| Pete O'Brien | 16 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerry Hurley | 9 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Haberer | 6 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| John Heileman | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kahoe | 4 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Krause | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noodles Hahn | 42 | 375.1 | 22 | 19 | 2.71 | 239 |
| Bill Phillips | 37 | 281.1 | 14 | 18 | 4.64 | 109 |
| Doc Newton | 20 | 168.1 | 4 | 13 | 4.12 | 65 |
| Archie Stimmel | 20 | 153.1 | 4 | 14 | 4.11 | 55 |
| Whitey Guese | 6 | 44.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.09 | 11 |
| Charlie Case | 3 | 27.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.67 | 5 |
| Len Swormstedt | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.73 | 13 |
| Gus Weyhing | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Doc Parker | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sutthoff | 10 | 70.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.50 | 12 |
| Barney McFadden | 8 | 46.0 | 3 | 4 | 6.07 | 11 |
| Amos Rusie | 3 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.59 | 6 |
| Dick Scott | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.14 | 7 |
| Crese Heismann | 3 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.93 | 6 |