The Boston Americans

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

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. 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

American League

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. It resulted in the Americans finishing second in the AL with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, 4 games behind the Chicago White Stockings

1901 Chicago White Stockings season

The Chicago White Stockings season was their first season as a major league team, and their second season in Chicago. It was also the inaugural season of American League as a major league....

.

The team was managed by Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins

James Joseph Collins was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century who was widely regarded as being the best third baseman prior to Brooks Robinson...

 and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds

Huntington Avenue Grounds

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.

Season summary

The Americans were led by Buck Freeman

Buck Freeman

John Frank "Buck" Freeman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of his era, his most famous feat being the 25 home runs he hit during the 1899 season.A native of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Freeman showed talent as...

, 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 14 and June 22 when they defeated the Detroit Tigers

1901 Detroit Tigers season

The 1901 Detroit Tigers season was the Tigers' first in Major League Baseball. The team was a charter member of the American League, which was originally formed as the minor-league Western League, of which it had also been a charter member. The Tigers finished in third place with a record or 74-61,...

, Chicago White Stockings, and Cleveland Blues

1901 Cleveland Blues season

The Cleveland Blues season was a season in American baseball. It was the franchise's first in the majors, being one of the original franchises of the American League...

 until succumbing on the 23rd to the Blues. Their longest losing streak was between May 11 and May 16, when they fell to the Washington Senators

1901 Washington Senators season

The 1901 Washington Senators won 61 games, lost 72, and finished in sixth place in the American League in its first year as a major league. They were managed by Jim Manning and played home games at American League Park II.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

 and Baltimore Orioles

1901 Baltimore Orioles season

The Baltimore Orioles season finished with the Orioles in 5th in the American League with a record of 68-65. The team was managed by John McGraw and played at Oriole Park.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

, until defeating the O's on May 17.

Opening Day lineup

Tommy Dowd Tommy Dowd (baseball) Thomas Jefferson Dowd , nicknamed "Buttermilk Tommy", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and second baseman from Holyoke, Massachusetts who played for six teams during his ten-season career.-College:...	LF
Charlie Hemphill Charlie Hemphill Charles Judson "Eagle Eye" Hemphill was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between and . Listed at 5'9", 160 lb., Hemphill batted and threw left-handed.-Biography:...	RF
Chick Stahl Chick Stahl Charles Sylvester "Chick" Stahl was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who was among the most feared and consistent hitters in his time. In his rookie 1897 season with the Boston Beaneaters, he batted .354, and over his first six seasons, he averaged over .300...	CF
Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins James Joseph Collins was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century who was widely regarded as being the best third baseman prior to Brooks Robinson...	3B
Buck Freeman Buck Freeman John Frank "Buck" Freeman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of his era, his most famous feat being the 25 home runs he hit during the 1899 season.A native of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Freeman showed talent as...	1B
Freddy Parent Freddy Parent Frederick Alfred Parent was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1899 and 1911, for the St. Louis Perfectos , Boston Americans and Chicago White Sox , primarily as a shortstop. Parent batted and threw right-handed...	SS
Hobe Ferris Hobe Ferris Albert Sayles "Hobe" Ferris, , was a Major League second baseman during the 1900s. He holds the record for the lowest on base percentage of any player in Major League Baseball history with over 5000 plate appearances, recording an OBP of just .265...	2B
Lou Criger Lou Criger Louis Criger was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Spiders , St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Americans/Red Sox , St. Louis Browns , and the New York Highlanders .Criger became the first Opening Day catcher in Boston American League franchise's history...	C
Win Kellum Win Kellum Winford Ansley Kellum was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Boston Americans , Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals . Listed at 5'10", 190 lb., Kellum was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed...	P

Roster

1901 Boston Americans
Roster
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Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B		129	490	166	.339	12	114
3B		138	564	187	.332	6	94

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	2	9	0	2	4.00	1

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO