1901 Boston Americans season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Boston Americans
season = 1901
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Huntington Avenue Grounds
y4 = 1901
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1901
owners = Charles Somers
managers = Jimmy Collins
television = none
radio = none|

The by|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.

eason 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.

Regular season

eason standings

Opening Day Lineup

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1901.shtml 1901 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1901&t=BO1 1901 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com]