1901 Detroit Tigers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969‎
name = Detroit Tigers
season = 1901
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Bennett Park
y4 = 1901
city = Detroit, Michigan
y5 = 1901
owners = James D. Burns
managers = George Stallings
television = none
radio = none|

by|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

Roster

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)

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1901.shtml 1901 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics]