1901 Boston Americans season

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The 1901 Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It was the first for the franchise which eventually became known as the Boston Red Sox, being the first season of play for the American League. It resulted in the Americans finishing 2nd in the AL with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses.

The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

[edit] Season summary

The Americans finished in 2nd place in the American League, 4 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. The Americans were led by Buck Freeman, who hit 12 home runs and drove in 114 runs while leading the team with a .339 average. Their longest winning streak of the season came between June 14th and June 22nd when they defeated the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Stockings, and Cleveland Blues until succumbing on the 23rd to the Blues. Their longest losing streak was between May 11th and May 16th, when they fell to the Washington Senators and Baltimore Orioles, until defeating the O's on May 17th.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Opening Day Lineup

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] References

• 1901 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference
• 1901 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com

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