1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 90-49
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 251,955, Avg. 3,822
Ballpark: Exposition Park
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Fred Clarke (90-49)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 90-49
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 251,955, Avg. 3,822
Ballpark: Exposition Park
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Fred Clarke (90-49)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1901 season with a record of 90 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Pirates surrendered 534 runs, fewest in the league. Pittsburgh plated 776 runs. Honus Wagner drove in 126 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .353 clip. Deacon Phillippe led the squad with 22 wins, while Jack Chesbro and Jesse Tannehill added 15 or more wins, too Jesse Tannehill registered a 2.18 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Clarke coached the team. The 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Beaumont | CF | L | R | July 23, 1876 | 5'8" | 190 | Rochester, WI USA |
| Kitty Bransfield | 1B | R | R | January 7, 1875 | 5'11" | 207 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Jimmy Burke | 3B | R | R | October 12, 1874 | 5'7" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Lew Carr | SS | R | R | August 15, 1872 | 6'2" | 200 | Union Springs, NY USA |
| Jack Chesbro | P | R | R | June 5, 1874 | 5'9" | 180 | North Adams, MA USA |
| Fred Clarke | LF | L | R | October 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Winterset, IA USA |
| Lefty Davis | RF | L | L | February 4, 1875 | 5'10" | 170 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Ed Doheny | P | L | L | November 24, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Northfield, VT USA |
| Jiggs Donahue | C | L | L | July 13, 1879 | 6'1" | 178 | Springfield, OH USA |
| Truck Eagan | SS | R | R | August 10, 1877 | 5'11" | 190 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bones Ely | SS | R | R | June 7, 1863 | 6'1" | 155 | North Girard, PA USA |
| Tommy Leach | 3B | R | R | November 4, 1877 | 5'6" | 150 | French Creek, NY USA |
| Sam Leever | P | R | R | December 23, 1871 | 5'10" | 175 | Goshen, OH USA |
| George Merritt | P | R | April 14, 1880 | 6'0" | 160 | Paterson, NJ USA | |
| Jack O'Connor | C | R | R | June 2, 1866 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Deacon Phillippe | P | R | R | May 23, 1872 | 6'0" | 180 | Rural Retreat, VA USA |
| Ed Poole | OF | R | R | September 7, 1874 | 5'10" | 175 | Canton, OH USA |
| Claude Ritchey | 2B | B | R | October 5, 1873 | 5'6" | 167 | Emlenton, PA USA |
| Elmer Smith | OF | L | L | March 23, 1868 | 5'11" | 178 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Jud Smith | 3B | R | R | January 13, 1869 | 6'0" | 185 | Green Oak, MI USA |
| Jesse Tannehill | P | B | L | July 14, 1874 | 5'8" | 150 | Dayton, KY USA |
| Terry Turner | 3B | R | R | February 28, 1881 | 5'8" | 149 | Sandy Lake, PA USA |
| Rube Waddell | P | R | L | October 13, 1876 | 6'1" | 196 | Bradford, PA USA |
| Honus Wagner | IF | R | R | February 24, 1874 | 5'11" | 200 | Chartiers, PA USA |
| Lewis Wiltse | P | R | L | December 5, 1871 | 0'0" | 0 | Bouckville, NY USA |
| George Yeager | C | R | R | June 4, 1873 | 5'10" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Charles Zimmer | C | R | R | November 23, 1860 | 6'0" | 190 | Marietta, OH USA |
