Champions Major League Baseball American League: Chicago White Stockings National League: Pittsburgh Pirates Other champions Minor leagues California League: San Francisco Wasps Connecticut State League: Bristol Woodchoppers Eastern League: Rochester Bronchos or Hustlers Inter-Mountain League: Ogden Interstate League or Western Association: champion unknown New England League: Portland (ME) New York State League: champion unknown Pacific Northwest League: Portland Webfoots (OR) Southern Association: Nashville Vols Statistical leaders 1Modern (post-1900) single season batting average record Notable seasons Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics hits .426, an AL batting average record that still stands today. This record is also the modern or post-1900 batting average record and is often cited as the highest batting average of all time. However, the all-time batting average leader is Hugh Duffy, who hit .440 in 1894. Cy Young of the Boston Americans leads the AL in ERA at 1.62 and wins 33 games, 41.8% of the Pilgrims' total. Major league baseball final standings American League final standings Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1901 became the New York Highlanders in 1903. The Milwaukee Brewers of 1901 became the St. Louis Browns in 1902. The Washington Senators of 1901 became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. National League final standings Events January January 4 – The Baltimore Orioles club incorporates. John McGraw is manager and part-owner. January 27 - Hugh Duffy Jumps from the Boston Beaneaters to the Milwaukee Brewers. January 28 – The American League formally organizes. The eight original clubs were the Chicago White Stockings, Milwaukee Brewers, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Blues (reconstituted as the Washington Senators (1901–1960), Cleveland Lake Shores, Buffalo Bisons, and Minneapolis Millers. The Hoosiers, Bisons, and Millers are contracted; the Boston Americans, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Athletics are admitted. Teams are limited to 14 players and will play 140 games per season. February February 8 – Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Nap Lajoie, along with pitchers Chick Fraser and Bill Bernhard, jump to the new American League Philadelphia club, the Athletics. February 27 – The National League Rules Committee decrees that all foul balls are to count as strike balls, except after two strikes. To cut the cost of lost foul balls, the committee urges that batters who foul off good strikes are to be disciplined. The American League will not adopt this rule until the 1903 season. Other new rules: catchers must play within 10 feet of the batter; a ball will