1901 Detroit Tigers season

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1901 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1900)
Location
Bennett Park (Since 1896) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1894)
1901 Information
Owner(s)	James D. Burns
Manager(s)	George Stallings
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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, eight-and-a-half games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Most of Detroit's home games were played at Bennett Park, with Sunday games played at Burns Park due to Detroit's blue laws.

Contents

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
  - 2.2.1 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.2 Other pitchers
3 Awards and honors
- 3.1 League top five finishers
4 References

Regular season

Roscoe Miller (23-13) led the team in wins and was the Tigers' first 20-game winner. His performance headlined a strong pitching staff that had the third lowest ERA (3.30) in the American League. Joe Yeager had an ERA of 2.61, for the second best Adjusted ERA+ in the AL, behind Cy Young. The offense was not as strong however, scoring 741 runs -- fifth among the eight teams in the league. The team's best hitters were shortstop Kid Elberfeld (.308 average) and center fielder Jimmy Barrett (.293 average; 110 runs).

Opening day

Pop Dillon with the Detroit Tigers, pictured here in 1903.

After years in the Western League, the Tigers were scheduled to take the field for their first official American League game on April 24, 1901. A standing room only crowd was anticipated at Bennett Park, but the Tigers' inaugural American League game was postponed due to weather. The following day, in front of 10,023 fans, the Tigers entered the ninth inning trailing the Milwaukee Brewers 13–4. Third basemen Doc Casey started the ninth-inning rally with a ground rule double. The Tigers continued the rally to eventually reduce their deficit to one run. Now only down one run, 13–12, with two runners on base and two out, Tiger Frank "Pop" Dillon hit a two-run double against reliever Bert Husting to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 14–13.

Burns Park

The Tigers had played their games at Bennett Park since 1896, but the graduation to a major league meant that there would now be games scheduled on Sundays, which was forbidden by Detroit's blue laws. In order to avoid running afoul of this stricture, owner James D. Burns built a ballpark on his own property in Springwells Township, Michigan just outside the Detroit city limits.^[1] Named Burns Park, the Tigers would play their Sunday home games there for the 1901 and 1902 seasons.

Season standings

American League	W	L	T	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	83	53	1	--	.631
Boston Americans	79	57	2	4	.581
Detroit Tigers	74	61	1	8½	.548
Philadelphia Athletics	74	62	1	9	.544
Baltimore Orioles	68	65	2	13½	.511
Washington Senators	61	72	5	20½	.459
Cleveland Blues	54	82	2	29	.397
Milwaukee Brewers	48	89	2	35½	.350

Game log

1901 Game Log

April

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	April 25	Brewers	14 – 13	1–0
2	April 26	Brewers	6 – 5	2–0
3	April 27	Brewers	13 – 9	3–0
4	April 28	Brewers	12 – 11	4–0
5	April 29	@White Stockings	3 – 2	5–0
6	April 30	@White Stockings	2 – 4	5–1

May

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
7	May 1	@White Stockings	9 – 19	5–2
8	May 2	@White Stockings	7 – 5	6–2
9	May 3	Blues	6 – 3	7–2
10	May 4	Blues	4 – 11	7–3
11	May 5	Blues	10 – 3	8–3
12	May 6	Blues	5 – 4	9–3
13	May 7	@Brewers	9 – 2	10–3
14	May 9	@Brewers	6 – 7	10–4
15	May 10	@Brewers	7 – 6	11–4
16	May 11	White Stockings	9 – 4	12–4
17	May 12	White Stockings	7 – 5	13–4
18	May 13	White Stockings	8 – 7	14–4
19	May 14	White Stockings	2 – 6	14–5
20	May 16	@Blues	5 – 2	15–5
21	May 17	@Blues	6 – 4	16–5
22	May 18	@Blues	7 – 9	16–6
23	May 19	Blues	2 – 11	16–7
24	May 20	@Blues	13 – 1	17–7
25	May 22	Americans	5 – 9	17–8
26	May 23	Americans	2 – 4	17–9
27	May 24	Americans	3 – 0	18–9
28	May 25	Senators	5 – 6	18–10
29	May 27	Senators	4 – 8	18–11
30	May 30	Orioles	7 – 10	18–12
31	May 30	Orioles	4 – 1	19–12
32	May 31	Orioles	*5 – 5	20–12

June

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
33	June 1	Orioles	1 – 3	20–13
34	June 2	@Athletics	8 – 11	20–14
35	June 3	@Athletics	1 – 2	20–15
36	June 4	@Athletics	9 – 1	21–15
37	June 5	@Athletics	3 – 2	22–15
38	June 8	@Athletics	1 – 6	22–16
39	June 10	@Athletics	5 – 4	23–16
40	June 11	@Athletics	4 – 1	24–16
41	June 12	@Americans	2 – 4	24–17
42	June 13	@Americans	11 – 6	25–17
43	June 14	@Americans	7 – 16	25–18
44	June 15	@Americans	4 – 12	25–19
45	June 17	@Senators	9 – 2	26–19
46	June 18	@Senators	10 – 6	27–19
47	June 19	@Senators	2 – 7	27–20
48	June 20	@Senators	7 – 8	27–21
49	June 21	@Orioles	3 – 4	27–22
50	June 22	@Orioles	3 – 10	27–23
51	June 24	@Orioles	8 – 17	27–24
52	June 25	@Orioles	2 – 4	27–25
53	June 27	Brewers	4 – 3	28–25
54	June 28	Brewers	4 – 0	29–25
55	June 29	Brewers	5 – 0	30–25
56	June 30	@White Stockings	2 – 4	30–26

July

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
57	July 2	@White Stockings	2 – 3	30–27
58	July 3	@Brewers	7 – 5	31–27
59	July 4	@Brewers	5 – 1	32–27
60	July 4	@Brewers	7 – 8	32–28
61	July 5	White Stockings	4 – 8	32–29
62	July 6	White Stockings	6 – 5	33–29
63	July 7	White Stockings	8 – 3	34–29
64	July 9	@Blues	11 – 3	35–29
65	July 10	@Blues	7 – 4	36–29
66	July 11	@Blues	1 – 6	36–30
67	July 12	Blues	2 – 5	36–31
68	July 13	Blues	19 – 12	37–31
69	July 14	Blues	5 – 0	38–31
70	July 16	Senators	5 – 8	38–32
71	July 17	Senators	4 – 3	39–32
72	July 18	Senators	6 – 8	39–33
73	July 19	Senators	7 – 3	40–33
74	July 20	Americans	8 – 6	41–33
75	July 21	Americans	3 – 4	41–34
76	July 22	Americans	6 – 5	42–34
77	July 24	Athletics	5 – 12	42–35
78	July 25	Athletics	4 – 3	43–35
79	July 27	Orioles	1 – 0	44–35
80	July 28	Orioles	6 – 4	45–35
81	July 29	Orioles	5 – 10	45–36
82	July 31	@White Stockings	0 – 2	45–37

August

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
83	August 1	@White Stockings	0 – 4	45–38
84	August 2	@White Stockings	0 – 7	45–39
85	August 3	@White Stockings	8 – 6	46–39
86	August 4	@Brewers	3 – 4	46–40
87	August 4	@Brewers	4 – 11	46–41
88	August 5	@Brewers	4 – 19	46–42
89	August 6	@Brewers	8 – 4	47–42
90	August 7	White Stockings	9 – 3	48–42
91	August 8	White Stockings	8 – 18	48–43
92	August 9	White Stockings	12 – 1	49–43
93	August 10	Brewers	3 – 4	49–44
94	August 11	Brewers	16 – 5	50–44
95	August 12	Brewers	4 – 6	50–45
96	August 16	@Senators	5 – 1	51–45
97	August 17	@Senators	1 – 5	51–46
98	August 17	@Senators	2 – 0	52–46
99	August 19	@Orioles	3 – 4	52–47
100	August 20	@Orioles	5 – 2	53–47
101	August 21	@Orioles	*0 – 0	54–47
102	August 22	@Athletics	0 – 1	54–48
103	August 23	@Athletics	2 – 7	54–49
104	August 26	@Americans	6 – 3	55–49
105	August 27	@Americans	1 – 2	55–50
106	August 28	@Americans	4 – 2	56–50
107	August 29	Americans	5 – 3	57–50
108	August 30	Americans	4 – 5	57–51
109	August 31	Americans	6 – 5	58–51
110	August 31	Americans	4 – 4	58–51

September

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
111	September 1	Senators	4 – 9	58–52
112	September 2	Senators	5 – 2	59–52
113	September 2	Senators	7 – 4	60–52
114	September 3	Senators	2 – 4	60–53
115	September 4	Athletics	9 – 1	61–53
116	September 5	Athletics	9 – 11	61–54
117	September 5	Athletics	2 – 9	61–55
118	September 6	Athletics	8 – 3	62–55
119	September 7	Orioles	9 – 2	63–55
120	September 8	Orioles	8 – 5	64–55
121	September 9	Orioles	8 – 4	65–55
122	September 12	@Blues	5 – 4	66–55
123	September 12	@Blues	4 – 3	67–55
124	September 13	@Blues	7 – 0	68–55
125	September 14	Blues	3 – 5	68–56
126	September 15	Blues	21 – 0	69–56
127	September 17	@Athletics	1 – 4	69–57
128	September 20	@Americans	2 – 5	69–58
129	September 21	@Americans	3 – 1	70–58
130	September 22	@Americans	5 – 4	71–58
131	September 23	@Americans	9 – 2	72–58
132	September 24	@Senators	1 – 4	72–59
133	September 25	@Senators	2 – 3	72–60
134	September 26	@Senators	5 – 3	73–60
135	September 27	@Orioles	4 – 6	73–61
136	September 28	@Orioles	5 – 2	74–61

Roster

1901 Detroit Tigers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

George Stallings

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

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
C	Buelow, FritzFritz Buelow	70	231	52	.225	2	29
1B	Dillon, PopPop Dillon	74	281	81	.288	1	42
2B	Gleason, KidKid Gleason	135	547	150	.274	3	75
3B	Casey, DocDoc Casey	128	540	153	.283	2	46
SS	Elberfeld, KidKid Elberfeld	121	432	133	.308	3	76
OF	Barrett, JimmyJimmy Barrett	135	542	159	.293	4	65
OF	Nance, KidKid Nance	132	461	129	.280	3	66
OF	Holmes, DuckyDucky Holmes	131	537	158	.294	4	62

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
McAllister, SportSport McAllister	90	306	92	.301	3	57
Shaw, AlAl Shaw	55	171	46	.269	1	23
Crockett, DaveyDavey Crockett	28	102	29	.284	0	14
Lochhead, HarryHarry Lochhead	1	4	2	.500	0	0

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

Pitching

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
Miller, RoscoeRoscoe Miller	38	332	23	13	2.95	79
Siever, EdEd Siever	38	288.2	18	15	3.24	85
Cronin, JackJack Cronin	30	219.2	13	15	3.89	62
Yeager, JoeJoe Yeager	26	199.2	12	11	2.61	38

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
Frisk, EmilEmil Frisk	11	74.2	5	4	4.34	22
Owen, FrankFrank Owen	8	56	1	3	4.34	17
High, EdEd High	4	18	1	0	3.50	4

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Jimmy Barrett: #5 in AL in runs scored (110)
Jimmy Barrett: #3 in AL in bases on balls
Jimmy Barrett: #4 in AL in times on base (240)
Jimmy Barrett: #4 in AL in plate appearances (630)
Doc Casey: #5 in AL in times hit by pitch (10)
Jack Cronin: #5 in AL in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (1.72)
Jack Cronin: #4 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (1.48)
Ducky Holmes: #5 in AL in doubles (28)
Roscoe Miller: #4 in AL in wins (23)
Roscoe Miller: #3 in AL in innings pitched (332)
Roscoe Miller: #5 in AL in games started (36)
Roscoe Miller: #3 in AL in complete games (35)
Roscoe Miller: #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (98)
Kid Nance: AL leader in sacrifice hits (24)
Joe Yeager: #3 in AL in ERA (2.61)
Joe Yeager: #2 in AL in Adjusted ERA+ (147)

References

^ Past Detroit Tiger Venues

1901 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics

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Spring Training: Plant Field • Bosse Field • Henley Field • Joker Marchant Stadium

Culture

Gum Time • Paws • "Detroit Rock City" • "The Bird" • Tiger Town •

Lore

1910 Chalmers Award • Disco Demolition Night • 28-out perfect game

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Sparky Anderson • Jim Bunning • Ty Cobb • Mickey Cochrane • Sam Crawford • Charlie Gehringer • Hank Greenberg • Harry Heilmann • Al Kaline • George Kell • Hal Newhouser

Frick Award recipient	Ernie Harwell

Retired numbers

2 • 5 • 6 • 11 • 16 • 23 • 42

Minors

Player overview • AAA: Toledo Mud Hens • AA: Erie SeaWolves • A: Lakeland Flying Tigers • West Michigan Whitecaps • Connecticut Tigers • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers • DSL Tigers

Key personnel

Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland

World Series
championships (4)

1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984

League pennants (10)

American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006

Division titles (4)

East: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: 2011

Wild card berths (1)

2006

Broadcasters

TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Mario Impemba • Rod Allen
Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network • WXYT • WXYT-FM • Dan Dickerson • Jim Price
History: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters

Seasons (112)

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2010s	2010 • 2011 • 2012

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