The 1901
Milwaukee Brewers
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were an American
baseball
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team. The Brewers finished eighth in the
American League
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with a record of 48 wins and 89 losses, 35.5 games behind the
Chicago White Stockings. After the season, the club left
Milwaukee
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for
St. Louis
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and became the St. Louis Browns, where they would remain until the end of 1953.
Offseason
* March 23, 1901:
Tom Leahy was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
[Tom Leahy page at Baseball Reference]
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Regular season
300px, 1901 Milwaukee Brewers
Regular season highlights
4/24/01: In the first game of the season in Detroit, the Brewers held a 13-4 lead going into the 9th inning. The Detroit Tigers scored 10 runs in the bottom of the inning to win, a record which still stands as the greatest 9th inning comeback in major league baseball history.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
* June 1901: Tom Leahy was released by the Brewers.[
]
Roster
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''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Notes
References
1901 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference1901 Milwaukee Brewers season at baseball-almanac.com
Baltimore Orioles seasons
Milwaukee Brewers Season, 1901
Inaugural Major League Baseball seasons by team
1901 in sports in Wisconsin
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