Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1901 calendar year.
| Gene Bagley | 1861-06-07 | 1901-08-15 | 40.069 | C | | 0 | | | 1861-06-07 | New York,NY | MLB | 1886-1886 | 1886-1886 | |
| John Cahill | 1865-04-30 | 1901-10-31 | 36.184 | OF | 5-7 | 168 | R | R | 1865-04-30 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1884-1887 | 1884-1887 | |
| John Corcoran | 0000-00-00 | 1901-11-02 | | SS | | 0 | | L | | Cincinnati,OH | MLB | 1895-1895 | 1895-1895 | |
| Bill Craver | 0000-00-00 | 1901-06-17 | | 2B | 5-9 | 160 | R | R | | Troy,NY | MLB | 1871-1877 | 1871-1877 | |
| Dennis Driscoll | 1862-10-10 | 1901-02-21 | 38.134 | 2B | | 0 | | | 1862-10-10 | Providence,RI | MLB | 1885-1885 | 1885-1885 | |
| Jim Duncan | 1871-07-01 | 1901-10-16 | 30.107 | 1B-C | 5-8 | 140 | R | R | 1871-07-01 | Saltsburg,PA | MLB | 1899-1899 | 1899-1899 | |
| Dude Esterbrook | 1857-06-09 | 1901-04-30 | 43.325 | 3B-1B | 5-11 | 167 | R | R | 1857-06-09 | Staten Island,NY | MLB | 1880-1891 | 1880-1891 | |
| George Flynn | 1871-05-24 | 1901-12-28 | 30.218 | OF | 5-9 | 150 | | | 1871-05-24 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1896-1896 | 1896-1896 | |
| John Hiland | 0000-00-00 | 1901-04-10 | | 2B | 5-8 | 165 | L | L | | Baltic,CT | MLB | 1885-1885 | 1885-1885 | |
| Tom Kinslow | 1866-01-12 | 1901-02-22 | 35.041 | C | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1866-01-12 | Washington,DC | MLB | 1886-1898 | 1886-1898 | |
| Chappy Lane | 0000-00-00 | 1901-10-09 | | 1B-OF | | 165 | R | | | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 1882-1884 | 1882-1884 | |
| Doc McJames | 1873-08-27 | 1901-09-23 | 28.027 | P | | 0 | | R | 1873-08-27 | Charleston,SC | MLB | 1895-1901 | 1895-1901 | |
| Dave McKeough | 1863-12-01 | 1901-07-11 | 37.222 | C-SS | 5-7 | 158 | R | | 1863-12-01 | Utica,NY | MLB | 1890-1891 | 1890-1891 | |
| Tom O'Brien | 1873-02-20 | 1901-02-03 | 27.348 | OF | 5-11 | 170 | | | 1873-02-20 | Verona,PA | MLB | 1897-1900 | 1897-1900 | |
| George Popplein | 0000-00-00 | 1901-03-31 | | OF-3B | | 0 | | | | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1873-1873 | 1873-1873 | |
| Joe Simmons | 1845-06-13 | 1901-07-24 | 56.041 | OF-1B | 5-9 | 166 | | | 1845-06-13 | New York,NY | MLB | 1871-1875 | 1871-1875 | |
| Charles Snyder | 0000-00-00 | 1901-03-03 | | C | 5-8 | 150 | R | R | | | MLB | 1890-1890 | 1890-1890 | |
| Sy Studley | 0000-00-00 | 1901-07-09 | | OF | 5-7 | 180 | | | | Byron,NY | MLB | 1872-1872 | 1872-1872 | |
| Jim Sullivan | 1867-04-25 | 1901-11-29 | 34.218 | P | 5-10 | 155 | R | R | 1867-04-25 | Charlestown,MA | MLB | 1891-1898 | 1891-1898 | |
| Pat Sullivan | 0000-00-00 | 1901-04-14 | | 3B | 5-11 | 165 | | R | | Milwaukee,WI | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Pete Sweeney | 1863-12-31 | 1901-08-22 | 37.234 | IF | 5-9 | 170 | R | R | 1863-12-31 | | MLB | 1888-1890 | 1888-1890 | |
| Mike Trost | 0000-00-00 | 1901-03-24 | | C | 6-0 | 180 | | R | | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1890-1895 | 1890-1895 | |
| Tub Welch | 1866-07-23 | 1901-11-07 | 35.107 | C-1B | 5-11 | 230 | | R | 1866-07-23 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1890-1895 | 1890-1895 | |
| Milt Whitehead | 0000-00-00 | 1901-08-15 | | SS | 5-8 | 155 | B | R | | Toronto,ON | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Bill Yeatman | 0000-00-00 | 1901-04-20 | | OF | | 0 | | | | Alexandria,VA | MLB | 1872-1872 | 1872-1872 | |
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