1901 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1901 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 76-64. They scored 792 runs and belted 39 home runs to go along with a .284 batting average. The offense was powered by Jesse Burkett, who led the team with 10 home runs and 226 hits. Bobby Wallace was the best run producer with 91 RBI. Emmet Heidrick had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 689 runs and had a team ERA of 3.68. Jack Harper was the winningest pitcher, with 23 games won. Jack Powell racked up 133 strkeouts to lead the team.
The Cardinals had only 3 shutouts in 1901 two against the Phillies on 6-12-01 & 9-27-01. The other shutout came on 8-8-01 against the Reds.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Childs | 2B | 29 | 79 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .389 | .278 | .667 | .266 |
| Otto Krueger | 3B | 142 | 520 | 77 | 143 | 2 | 79 | 19 | .353 | .363 | .716 | .275 |
| Dan McGann | 1B | 103 | 423 | 73 | 115 | 6 | 56 | 17 | .333 | .392 | .725 | .272 |
| Dick Padden | 2B | 123 | 489 | 71 | 125 | 2 | 62 | 26 | .315 | .331 | .646 | .256 |
| Bill Richardson | 1B | 15 | 52 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .293 | .365 | .658 | .212 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 134 | 550 | 69 | 178 | 2 | 91 | 15 | .351 | .451 | .802 | .324 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 142 | 601 | 142 | 226 | 10 | 75 | 27 | .440 | .509 | .949 | .376 |
| Patsy Donovan | OF | 130 | 531 | 92 | 161 | 1 | 73 | 28 | .344 | .371 | .715 | .303 |
| Emmet Heidrick | OF | 118 | 502 | 94 | 170 | 6 | 67 | 32 | .366 | .470 | .836 | .339 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Heydon | C | 16 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .292 | .349 | .641 | .209 |
| Art Nichols | C | 93 | 308 | 50 | 75 | 1 | 33 | 14 | .290 | .308 | .598 | .244 |
| Jack Ryan | C | 83 | 300 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 31 | 5 | .218 | .250 | .468 | .197 |
| Pop Schriver | C | 53 | 166 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .335 | .367 | .702 | .271 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5039 | 792 | 1430 | 39 | 657 | 190 | .330 | .381 | .711 | .284 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Breitenstein | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6.60 | 2.533 | |||
| Farmer Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Chauncey Fisher | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Jack Harper | 39 | 37 | 308.7 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 0 | 128 | 99 | 3.62 | 1.273 | |||
| Cowboy Jones | 10 | 9 | 76.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 4.48 | 1.560 | |||
| Bill Magee | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Ed Murphy | 23 | 21 | 165 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 4.20 | 1.412 | |||
| Mike O'Neill | 5 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1.32 | 0.951 | |||
| Jack Powell | 45 | 37 | 338.3 | 19 | 19 | .500 | 3 | 133 | 50 | 3.54 | 1.185 | |||
| Willie Sudhoff | 38 | 26 | 276.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2 | 78 | 92 | 3.52 | 1.350 | |||
| Bob Wicker | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 1.667 | |||
| Stan Yerkes | 4 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3.18 | 1.206 | |||
| Team Totals | 171 | 142 | 1269.6 | 76 | 64 | .543 | 5 | 445 | 332 | 3.68 | 1.311 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jesse Burkett and Otto Krueger | 142 |
| At Bats | Jesse Burkett | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jesse Burkett | 673 |
| Batting Average | Jesse Burkett | .376 |
| On-Base % | Jesse Burkett | .440 |
| Slugging % | Jesse Burkett | .509 |
| OPS | Jesse Burkett | .949 |
| Runs | Jesse Burkett | 142 |
| Hits | Jesse Burkett | 226 |
| Total Bases | Jesse Burkett | 306 |
| Doubles | Bobby Wallace | 34 |
| Triples | Jesse Burkett and Bobby Wallace | 15 |
| Home Runs | Jesse Burkett | 10 |
| RBI | Bobby Wallace | 91 |
| Walks | Jesse Burkett | 59 |
| Stolen Bases | Emmet Heidrick | 32 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Emmet Heidrick | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Harper | 23 |
| Losses | Jack Powell | 19 |
| Saves | Jack Powell | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Harper | .639 |
| ERA | Willie Sudhoff | 3.52 |
| WHIP | Jack Powell | 1.185 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Powell | 338.3 |
| Games | Jack Powell | 45 |
| Games Started | Jack Harper and Jack Powell | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Powell | 133 |
| Complete Games | Jack Powell | 33 |
| Shutouts | Jack Powell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Powell | 1470 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 133 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Powell | 351 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Harper | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Harper | 19 |
| Hit Batsmen | Willie Sudhoff | 18 |
