1901 Chicago Orphans Roster

The 1901 Chicago Orphans team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1901 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1901 Chicago Orphans Opening Day starters list, a 1901 Chicago Orphans salary list, a 1901 Chicago Orphans uniform number breakdown and a 1901 Chicago Orphans primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1901 Chicago Orphans

Complete Roster  
 

n/a Bert Cunningham Unknown 187 Right Right 1865-11-25
n/a Mal Eason 6-00 175 Right Right 1879-03-13
n/a Charlie Ferguson 5-11 Unknown Right Unknown 1875-05-10
n/a Tom Hughes 6-01 175 Right Right 1878-11-29
n/a Jack Taylor 5-10 170 Right Right 1874-01-14
n/a Rube Waddell 6-01½ 196 Left Right 1876-10-13
n/a Mike Kahoe 6-00 185 Right Right 1873-09-03
n/a Johnny Kling 5-09½ 160 Right Right 1875-11-13
n/a Cupid Childs 5-08 185 Right Left 1867-08-14
n/a Pete Childs Unknown Unknown Right Unknown 1871-11-15
n/a Jim Delahanty 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1879-06-20
n/a Charlie Dexter 5-07 155 Right Right 1876-06-15
n/a Jack Doyle 5-09 155 Right Right 1869-10-25
n/a Eddie Hickey Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1872-08-18
n/a Larry Hoffman 5-08 175 Right Right 1878-07-18
n/a Barry McCormick 5-09 Unknown Right Right 1874-12-25
n/a Fred Raymer 5-11 185 Right Right 1875-11-12
n/a Germany Schaefer 5-09 175 Right Right 1876-02-04
n/a Frank Chance 6-00 190 Right Right 1876-09-09
n/a Harry Croft Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1875-08-01
n/a Cozy Dolan 5-10 160 Left Left 1872-12-03
n/a Bill Gannon 5-09 170 Unknown Unknown 1873-03-17
n/a Danny Green Unknown Unknown Right Left 1876-11-06
n/a Topsy Hartsel 5-05 155 Left Left 1874-06-26
n/a Jock Menefee 6-00 165 Right Right 1868-01-15
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The 1901 Chicago Orphans played 139 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 86 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at West Side Grounds (Park Factors: 96/97) where 205,071 fans witnessed their 1901 Orphans finish the season with a .381 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1901 Chicago Orphans Opening Day starters list, a 1901 Chicago Orphans salary list, a 1901 Chicago Orphans uniform number breakdown and a 1901 Chicago Orphans primary starters list:

1901 Chicago Orphans
Opening Day Starters


Cupid Childs
Jim Delahanty
Cozy Dolan
Jack Doyle
Danny Green
Topsy Hartsel
Johnny Kling
Barry McCormick
Jack Taylor

1901 Chicago Orphans
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Kling (69)
1B Jack Doyle (75)
2B Cupid Childs (63)
3B Fred Raymer (82)
SS Barry McCormick (112)
LF Topsy Hartsel (131)
CF Danny Green (133)
RF Frank Chance (46)
  
SP Mal Eason
SP Jock Menefee
SP Jack Taylor
SP Rube Waddell
  
CL Tom Hughes


1901 Chicago Orphans
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1901 Chicago Orphans
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1901 Chicago Orphans Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?