September 23 - The Brooklyn Superbas establish a new franchise record for runs scored in a game when they rout the Cincinnati Reds, 25-6. Brooklyn scores 11 runs in the fifth inning. September 23 and 24 – Jimmy Sheckard hits grand slams in two consecutive games, as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 25-6 on 23rd and 16-2 on 24th. September 26 – The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3, thus clinching the 1901 National League pennant. September 28 - the Baltimore Orioles sign outfielder Slats Jordan. October October 19 - Ed Delahanty, Al Orth, Happy Townsend, and Harry Wolverton all jump from the NL's Philadelphia Phillies to the AL's Washington Senators. Meanwhile, Monte Cross, Bill Duggleby and Elmer Flick all jump from the Phillies to the AL's Philadelphia Athletics. November November 5 - Sportsman Park is lease by the American League. Two weeks later, the league transfers the Milwaukee Brewers to St. Louis and the team is renamed the St. Louis Browns. December December 19 - Rube Waddell jumps from the Chicago Orphans of the national league to Los Angeles of the California League. Births January January 5 – Luke Sewell January 8 – Joe Benes January 11 – George McNamara January 13 – Fred Schulte January 24 – John Freeman January 24 – Grant Gillis January 24 – Curly Ogden January 24 – Flint Rhem January 27 – Fred Heimach January 28 – Ray Knode February February 2 – Otto Miller February 3 – Ernie Maun February 6 – Glenn Wright February 11 – Jimmy O'Connell February 12 – Virgil Cheeves February 13 – Herman Layne February 17 – Eddie Phillips February 22 – Saul Davis February 22 – Dan Jessee March March 2 – Butch Weis March 7 – Dick Loftus March 18 – Johnny Cooney March 25 – Denver Grigsby March 26 – Jim Battle April April 8 – Carr Smith April 9 – Vic Sorrell April 19 – Bernie DeViveiros April 20 – Frank Wilson April 22 – Taylor Douthit April 22 – Jim Mahady April 22 – Juanelo Mirabal April 27 – Johnny Stuart May May 6 – Earle Brucker May 10 – Ted Blankenship May 13 – Pat Burke May 13 – John Jones May 13 – Leo Taylor May 14 – Drew Rader May 18 – John Happenny May 19 – Newt Allen May 22 – Babe Ganzel May 24