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1901 YEAR IN REVIEW: CHAMPIONS

THE CHAMPIONS

AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION

American Pro Baseball Lg: Providence Saints (86-46, won Doc Adams Trophy 4-2 over NY Athletics)
Midwestern Baseball Ass’n: Minneapolis Lakers (75-57, won Lincoln Memorial Cup 4-3 over Detroit)

President’s Cup I: Providence beats Minneapolis 4-0

• Game 1: Providence 2-0 vs. Minneapolis
• Game 2: Providence 10-7 vs. Minneapolis
• Game 3: Providence 2-1 @ Minneapolis
• Game 4: Providence 7-5 @ Minneapolis

INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES

Southeastern & Atlantic Lg: Charleston Battery (78-50, repeat, Old Dominion 3 GB)
Canadian Baseball Lg: Quebec City Voyageurs (79-47, four-peat, Hamilton 2 GB)

NATIONAL BASEBALL ORGANIZATION

New York Lg: Baltic BBC (69-43, won NYC Finals 3-1 over Marathon)
New England Baseball Ass’n: Vermont Green Stockings (76-36, five-peat, won Franklin Cup 3-2 over Cantabrigians)
Northeastern Lg: Philadelphia Patriots (72-42, won Adams Trophy 3-2 over Elmira)
Great Lakes Baseball Conf: Peoria Cardinals (64-44, Duluth 3 GB)
Prairie Lg: Des Moines Oaks (71-37, Dubuque 8 GB)
Southern Lg: San Antonio Riflemen (66-46, Fort Worth 2 GB, inaugural season)

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES

All-Ireland Championship: Wicklow (56-28, won All-Ireland Championship 3-1 over Longford)
Cuban Nat’l Series: Matanzas Scorpions (68-44, repeat, Santa Clara 3 GB)

* Won title or reached championship series via one-game playoff