2001 California League season
| 2001 California League season | |
|---|---|
| League | California League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 5 – September 3 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Lake Elsinore Storm |
| Season MVP | Xavier Nady, Lake Elsinore Storm |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Lake Elsinore Storm San Jose Giants |
The 2001 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 5 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, as three teams from each division qualified for the post-season, the winner of each half of the season plus playoff qualifiers.
The Lake Elsinore Storm and San Jose Giants were named co-champions of the league as the final round of the playoffs was cancelled due to the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C..
Team changes
- The Bakersfield Blaze ended their affiliation with the San Francisco Giants and began a new affiliation with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- The High Desert Mavericks ended their affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks and began a new affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- The Lake Elsinore Storm ended their affiliation with the Anaheim Angels and began a new affiliation with the San Diego Padres.
- The Lancaster JetHawks ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners and began a new affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- The Mudville Nine ended their affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers and began a new affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.
- The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes ended their affiliation with the San Diego Padres and began a new affiliation with the Anaheim Angels.
- The San Bernardino Stampede ended their affiliation with the Los Angeles Dodgers and began a new affiliation with the Seattle Mariners.
Teams
Map of teams
North Division 
South Division
Regular season
Summary
- The Lake Elsinore Storm finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in team history.
Standings
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| San Jose Giants | 77 | 63 | .550 | – |
| Mudville Nine | 74 | 66 | .529 | 3 |
| Bakersfield Blaze | 71 | 69 | .507 | 6 |
| Visalia Oaks | 61 | 79 | .436 | 16 |
| Modesto A's | 55 | 85 | .393 | 22 |
| South Division | ||||
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Lake Elsinore Storm | 91 | 49 | .650 | – |
| San Bernardino Stampede | 76 | 64 | .543 | 15 |
| High Desert Mavericks | 71 | 69 | .507 | 20 |
| Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 63 | 77 | .450 | 28 |
| Lancaster JetHawks | 61 | 79 | .436 | 30 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Chris Snelling, San Bernardino Stampede | .336 |
| H | Matt Diaz, Bakersfield Blaze | 172 |
| R | Steve Scarborough, High Desert Mavericks | 101 |
| 2B | Marshall McDougall, Visalia Oaks | 43 |
| 3B | Arturo McDowell, San Jose Giants | 11 |
| HR | Tim Flaherty, San Jose Giants Billy Martin, Lancaster JetHawks Xavier Nady, Lake Elsinore Storm | 26 |
| RBI | Billy Martin, Lancaster JetHawks | 106 |
| SB | Carlos Rosario, Visalia Oaks | 54 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Vance Cozier, San Jose Giants | 15 |
| ERA | Craig Anderson, San Bernardino Stampede | 2.26 |
| CG | Rafael Soriano, San Bernardino Stampede | 2 |
| SHO | Justin Carter, Mudville Nine Scott Dunn, Mudville Nine Hatuey Mendoza, Lancaster JetHawks Francisco Rodríguez, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rafael Soriano, San Bernardino Stampede Steve Watkins, Lake Elsinore Storm | 1 |
| SV | Luke Anderson, San Jose Giants | 30 |
| IP | Craig Anderson, San Bernardino Stampede | 179.0 |
| SO | Matt Thornton, San Bernardino Stampede | 192 |
Playoffs
- The final round of the playoffs was cancelled after three games due to the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C.. The Lake Elsinore Storm and San Jose Giants were declared co-champions.
- The Lake Elsinore Storm won their second championship in team history.
- The San Jose Giants won their fifth championship in team history.
Playoff bracket
| Division semi-finals | Division finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| N1 | San Jose | bye | ||||||||||||
| N1 | San Jose | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Bakersfield | 1 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Mudville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Bakersfield | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | San Jose | |||||||||||||
| S1 | Lake Elsinore | |||||||||||||
| S1 | Lake Elsinore | bye | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Lake Elsinore | 3 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | High Desert | 0 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | San Bernardino | 1 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | High Desert | 2 | ||||||||||||
Awards
| California League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Xavier Nady, Lake Elsinore Storm |
See also
References
- ↑ CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025
- ↑ 2001 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025
- ↑ 2001 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025
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