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Monday, April 22, 1901

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 10 Brooklyn 7

Monte Cross
The Phillies kept up their early season dominance of the Superbas by scoring five times in the bottom of the first and then adding four more in the bottom of the fourth to take a 9-0 lead. Second baseman Joe Dolan walloped a three-run homerun in the first, but it was three Brooklyn errors that opened the door for Philadelphia in the fourth. The Phillies then committed five errors over the next four innings to allow Brooklyn to get within 9-7, but then first baseman Ed Delahanty added a little insurance for the Phillies with his first homerun of the season in the eighth. Doc White held the Superbas off in the ninth and the Phillies now sit at 3-0.

Note: After building up that early 9-0 lead Philadelphia shortstop Monte Cross and left fielder Jimmy Slagle collided when converging on a pop-up and both had to leave the game.
  
Tuesday, April 23, 1901

Boston (NL) 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3

Boston ended Philadelphia's season-opening three-game winning streak by building an early lead and then keeping up the scoring to lock this one away. The big hit was second baseman Gene DeMontreville's two-run homerun in the top of the fifth that gave the Beaneaters a 5-1 lead. Vic Willis (1-0) kept the Phillies bats quiet and picked up the win over Al Orth (0-1). There were a total of three errors in the game, with each team having an outfielder commit a bases-empty four-base error.

Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 5 (H) (10)

Pittsburgh scored three times in the second to take an early lead, but by the end of the sixth St. Louis had fought back to tie the score at 4-4. The Pirates regained the lead with one in the seventh, but reliever Jack Chesbro (1-0) gave up a run to the Cardinals in the bottom of the eighth and the game eventually moved into extra innings. Pirates first baseman Kitty Bransfield led off the top of the tenth with a triple and scored on a second baseman Claude Ritchey's sacrifice fly and this time Chesbro made the lead stand up for the Pittsburgh win.
  
Wednesday, April 24, 1901

Chicago (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 3

The 1901 AL season kicked off with the 1900 AL Champion Chicago White Stockings hosting the Cleveland Blues. Chicago Center fielder Dummy Hoy got the scoring started when he led off the bottom of the third with a solo homerun and then the White Stockings poured in on from there. Roy Patterson (1-0) scattered twelve Cleveland hits and got the win, although had to be pulled with one out in the ninth due to injury concerns.

Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis (H) 2

Pittsburgh continued its winning ways as right fielder Honus Wagner knocked a solo homerun in the first and then the Pirates thumped their way to victory from there. Deacon Phillippe (1-0) held the Cardinals to seven hits and took the win over Cowboy Jones (1-1).

Cincinnati (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 5

Cincinnati finally got in their second game of the season, a 7-5 victory over Chicago. The Reds took several early leads, only to see the Cubs keep coming back and eventually regain a 5-4 lead after the top of the seventh. Right fielder Sam Crawford smacked a triple in the bottom of the seventh to key a three-run rally and Bill Phillips (1-0) held on to get the win from there.
  
Thursday, April 25, 1901

Cleveland 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1

Cleveland picked up their first win of the young season after scoring two runs in the top of the first and then relying on Earl Moore (1-0), making his major league debut, to go all the way for the win. Chicago made it close with an unearned run in the third, but John Skopec (0-1) was forced to take the hard-luck loss in his major league debut. Both teams had three errors on the day, but both defenses tightened up when they really needed it.

Detroit (H) 10 Milwaukee 4

Both AL teams kicked off their 1901 campaign in Detroit and the visitors jumped to an early 3-0 lead with two in the top of the first and then one more in the third. From there on out though it was the hometown Tigers that took control of the game with a 16 hit attack and pounded the Brewers to get the game one win. The star of the game was Detroit starter Roscoe Miller (1-0) who not only got the complete-game win but also went 3-for-3 on the day with two runs scored, two RBI's, and two doubles. Milwaukee had four errors on the day while Detroit's record was spotless in this regard.
  
Friday, April 26, 1901

Milwaukee 1 Detroit (H) 0 No-Hitter!

Ned Garvin
Milwaukee picked up its first win of the season in a most auspicious way - a no-hitter by Ned Garvin (1-0). This was a tight game all the way as Milwaukee didn’t score until two Detroit errors in the eighth inning allowed the only run of the game to score. Garvin gave up three walks and hit a batter, but otherwise throttled the Tigers offense today. Detroit starter Frank Owen (0-1), making his major league debut, only allowed three hits and the one unearned run but took the loss.

Note: Detroit shortstop Kid Elberfeld was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing a call with the umpire and Detroit right fielder Ducky Holmes got a bump on the noggin when he ran into the wall in the eighth inning and had to be replaced as well.



Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Washington 1

In the season opener for both teams, it was the Phillies who prevailed. A three-spot in the sixth blew open a tight game and Chick Fraser (1-0) went all the way for the win. Left fielder Socks Seybold went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI's to spark the Phillies offense.

Note: The was a dust-up in the eighth inning when Washington pitcher Bill Carrick hit two consecutive batters and was ejected. The second of the two batters, first baseman Charlie Carr, had to be carted off the field and was replaced at first by young pitcher Billy Milligan.

Baltimore (H) 5 Boston (AL) 0

In the season opener for both teams, it was Baltimore that powered its way to a game one win. Second baseman Jimmy Williams got the scoring started with a solo homerun in the fourth and that was followed by another solo homerun in the fifth, this one by first baseman Frank Foutz. The Orioles then plated three runs in the sixth and Joe McGinnity (1-0) had what he needed as he went all the way and picked up the shutout victory over the Senators.

Boston (NL) 2 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1

Both teams scored in the first inning but Boston scored again in the fourth when pitcher Togie Pittinger (1-0) hit a sacrifice fly to score left fielder Shad Barry with the eventual game-winning run. Both pitchers allowed seven hits but it was Phillies starter Red Donahue (0-1) that took the loss.

Cincinnati 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 0

Both teams had ten hits on the day but Cincinnati got the hits when they needed them and walked away with the 3-0 win. Doc Newton (1-0) got the shutout victory over Tom Hughes (0-2) to continue the Orphan's early-season woes.

New York (H) 4 Brooklyn 3

After an extended break Brooklyn traveled to New York to play their crosstown rivals the Giants. The score was tied 2-2 after the fifth and then both teams scored once in the eighth, setting up an exciting finish. The Superbas couldn’t score in the ninth and then in the bottom of the inning right fielder Charlie Hickman drove home left fielder Kip Selbach with the game-winner. Twenty-year-old Christy Mathewson (1-0) got the win while Bill Donovan (0-2) was the hard-luck loser.
  
Saturday, April 27, 1901

Note: Every team has played at least once, and now, finally, a day where every team played, eight games in all.

Cleveland 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 3

Cleveland scored three times in the first (thanks to two sacrifice flies) and built up a 5-0 lead through the first six innings. Starter Bill Hart (1-0) let Chicago get close towards the end, but it was too little too late. Cleveland right fielder Ollie Pickering led-off and went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases to lead the Blues offense.

Detroit (H) 21 Milwaukee 4

After having been no-hit the previous day the Tigers brought their hitting shoes today and walloped Milwaukee. Detroit scored multiple runs in all but one inning, going scoreless in the bottom of the seventh. Center fielder Jimmy Barrett, right fielder Ducky Holmes and first baseman Pop Dillon each had four RBI's on the day as Joe Yeager (1-0) was able to cruise home for the easy victory.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 9 Washington 1

The Athletics improved to a 2-0 start with a thumping of the Senators. The Athletics put up four in the bottom of the first and led 9-1 after the fifth as Wiley Piatt (1-0) scattered nine Washington hits on his way to the win. Third baseman Lave Cross had four RBI's with two sacrifice flies to spark the A's offense.

Boston (AL) 2 Baltimore (H) 1

Boston center fielder Chick Stahl stroked a two-run homerun in the top of the first and that was all Cy Young (1-0) needed as Baltimore could only score one unearned run on the day. Harry Howell (0-1) only allowed five hits with no walks but took the loss.

Pittsburgh (H) 4 St. Louis 2

Pittsburgh scored four times in the bottom of the fourth and Jesse Tannehill (1-0) only allowed two unearned runs in the ninth inning to pick up the win. Jack Powell (1-1) only had one bad inning but that was all Tannehill and Pittsburgh needed today.

Note: St. Louis catcher Jack Ryan was back in the lineup for the first time in a week after an undisclosed injury.

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 New York 2

The Phillies took an early lead with a three-run third, but the Giants fought their way to draw within one at 3-2. A new York error in the bottom of the sixth led to three unearned runs for Philadelphia and Doc White (2-0) cruised the rest of the way for the win. A two-run single by right fielder Elmer Flick was the big hit in the fateful sixth inning for the Phillies.

Brooklyn (H) 5 Boston (NL) 4

Brooklyn finally got a win, but right fielder Willie Keeler had to gun down the potential tying run at the plate in the top of the ninth to preserve the win. Boston center fielder Billy Hamilton went 4-for-5 and scored two runs, but Brooklyn starter Jay Hughes (1-0) kept the rest of the Beaneaters bats quiet and picked up the win.

Cincinnati 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 1

The Reds made short work of the Orphans by scoring twice in the second and then adding three more in the third. Noodles Hahn (1-1) only gave up four hits on the day as Chicago was never able to mount a challenge.
  
Sunday, April 28, 1901

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Cleveland 2

Clark Griffith
Chicago scored once in the first and twice in the third and start Clark Griffith (1-0) was cruising until Cleveland strung some hits together in the top of the sixth to make it close at 3-2. The White Stockings added three runs in the eighth for insurance and Griffith took it home from there. Griffith also went 3-for-4 on the day with a run scored.

Detroit (H) 5 Milwaukee 4

Milwaukee led 3-0 after the top of the sixth but the Tigers didn't quit and fought5 back to tie the game at 3-3 after the eighth. The Brewers regained the lead in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom of the ninth center fielder Jimmy Barrett drove home two runs with a single and Detroit had it's come-from-behind victory.

Chicago (NL) (H) 9 Cincinnati 1

The Orphans put up two in the first and then added three more in both the third and sixth for an easy Sunday win. Left fielder Topsy Hartsel went 4-for-5 with three runs scored to spark the offense and Bert Cunningham (1-0) didn't allow a run until the seventh inning.

Note: Chicago center fielder Danny Green was ejected in the bottom of the fifth for arguing balls and strikes.


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