1901 Detroit Tigers season
| 1901 Detroit Tigers | ||
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| Ballpark | Bennett Park | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Owners | [[]] | |
| Managers | George Stallings | |
| Television | none | |
| Radio | none | |
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1901 was the first year for the Detroit Tigers in the newly formed American League. The team finished in third place with a record or 74-61, eight-and-a-half games behind the Chicago White Sox. Led by the team's first 20-game winner, Roscoe Miller (23-13), the team had the third best team 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, 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).
American League final standings
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Roster
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Regular season player stats
Batting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Buelow | 70 | 231 | 52 | .225 | 2 | 29 |
| Pop Dillon | 74 | 281 | 81 | .288 | 1 | 42 |
| Kid Gleason | 135 | 547 | 150 | .274 | 3 | 75 |
| Doc Casey | 128 | 540 | 153 | .283 | 2 | 46 |
| Kid Elberfeld | 121 | 432 | 133 | .308 | 3 | 76 |
| Jimmy Barrett | 135 | 542 | 159 | .293 | 4 | 65 |
| Doc Nance | 132 | 461 | 129 | .280 | 3 | 66 |
| Ducky Holmes | 131 | 537 | 158 | .294 | 4 | 62 |
| Sport McAllister | 90 | 306 | 92 | .301 | 3 | 57 |
| Al Shaw | 55 | 171 | 46 | .269 | 1 | 23 |
| Davey Crockett | 28 | 102 | 29 | .284 | 0 | 14 |
| Joe Yeager | 41 | 125 | 37 | .296 | 2 | 17 |
| Roscoe Miller | 38 | 130 | 27 | .208 | 0 | 14 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching
Note: G = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Miller | 38 | 332.0 | 23 | 13 | 2.95 | 79 |
| Ed Siever | 38 | 288.7 | 18 | 15 | 3.24 | 85 |
| Jack Cronin | 30 | 219.7 | 13 | 15 | 3.89 | 62 |
| Joe Yeager | 26 | 199.7 | 12 | 11 | 2.61 | 38 |
| Emil Frisk | 11 | 74.7 | 5 | 4 | 4.34 | 22 |
| Frank Owen | 8 | 56.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.34 | 17 |
Award Winners and League Leaders
- 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)
- Doc 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)