1901 Washington Senators season

1901 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
American League Park II (since 1901)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ban Johnson, Fred Postal and Jim Manning[1]
Manager(s)	Jim Manning
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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.

Regular season

The 1901 Washington Senators

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	83	53	0.610	—	49–21	34–32
Boston Americans	79	57	0.581	4	49–20	30–37
Detroit Tigers	74	61	0.548	8½	42–27	32–34
Philadelphia Athletics	74	62	0.544	9	42–24	32–38
Baltimore Orioles	68	65	0.511	13½	40–25	28–40
Washington Senators	61	72	0.459	20½	31–35	30–37
Cleveland Bluebirds	54	82	0.397	29	28–39	26–43
Milwaukee Brewers	48	89	0.350	35½	32–37	16–52

Record vs. opponents

1901 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	MIL	PHI	WSH
Baltimore	—	9–9	4–14–1	11–9	9–10	12–7–1	12–8	11–8
Boston	9–9	—	12–8	12–6	9–11–1	15–5	10–10	12–8–1
Chicago	14–4–1	8–12	—	13–7	10–10	16–4	12–8	10–8
Cleveland	9–11	6–12	7–13	—	6–14	11–9	6–14	9–9–2
Detroit	10–9	11–9–1	10–10	14–6	—	13–7	7–9	9–11
Milwaukee	7–12–1	5–15	4–16	9–11	7–13	—	6–14	10–8–1
Philadelphia	8–12	10–10	8–12	14–6	9–7	14–6	—	11–9–1
Washington	8–11	8–12–1	8–10	9–9–2	11–9	8–10–1	9–11–1	—

Roster

1901 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Bill Carrick Watty Lee Win Mercer Casey Patten		Catchers Boileryard Clarke Infielders Billy Clingman Bill Coughlin Bill Everitt John Farrell Mike Grady Tim Jordan Joe Quinn		Outfielders Sam Dungan Pop Foster Dale Gear Harrison Charlie Luskey Jack O'Brien Irv Waldron		Manager Jim Manning

Player stats

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
2B	Farrell, JohnJohn Farrell	135	555	151	.272	3	63

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
Gear, DaleDale Gear	58	199	47	.236	0	20

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
Carrick, BillBill Carrick	42	324	14	22	3.75	70
Lee, WattyWatty Lee	36	262	16	16	4.40	63
Patten, CaseyCasey Patten	32	254.1	18	10	3.93	109
Mercer, WinWin Mercer	24	179.2	9	13	4.96	31

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
Gear, DaleDale Gear	24	163	4	11	4.03	35

References

1. "Turn of Base Ball Wheel: It Brings About Several Important Changes in Big Leagues; Jimmy Manning Out of Washington". The Omaha Daily Bee. November 1901. p. 3.

• 1901 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1901 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• 1901 Washington Senators historical game recaps at www.chronicledbaseball.com