1901 Boston Americans season


The 1901 Boston Americans season was the first season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox, and the first season of play for the American League. It resulted in the Americans finishing second in the AL with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, four games behind the Chicago White Stockings. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Regular season

Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The offense was led by Buck Freeman, who hit 12 home runs and had 114 RBIs while recording a.339 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 43 appearances and pitched 38 complete games with a 33–10 record and 1.62 ERA, while striking out 158 in innings.

Season standings

The team had two games end in a tie; August 31 at Detroit Tigers and September 12 at Washington Senators. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

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Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers