1901 Detroit Tigers

74-61 • .548 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1901 Detroit Tigers went 74-61 (.548) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 741 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Jimmy Barrett (4 HR, 65 RBI) and Roscoe Miller (23-13, 2.95 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
61 Losses
.548 Win %
3rd Rank
741 R 694 RA
Diff +47

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741 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
64K Attendance

📈 vs. 1901 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 1% above the 1901 league average (.276)
OBP .339 2% above the 1901 league average (.332)
SLG .369 equal to the 1901 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.30 10% better than the 1901 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 741 1% above the 1901 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games 13
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Total Attendance 64,700
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Avg per Game 4,976

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1901

Batting Avg

1 Kid Elberfeld 0.308 2 Sport McAllister 0.301 3 Joe Yeager 0.296 4 Ducky Holmes 0.294 5 Jimmy Barrett 0.293

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Barrett 4 2 Ducky Holmes 4 3 Kid Elberfeld 3 4 Kid Gleason 3 5 Sport McAllister 3

RBI

1 Kid Elberfeld 76 2 Kid Gleason 75 3 William Nance 66 4 Jimmy Barrett 65 5 Ducky Holmes 62
1901 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kid Gleason 135 547 82 150 16 12 3 75 41 25 32 0.274
Jimmy Barrett 135 542 110 159 16 9 4 65 76 64 26 0.293
James Casey 128 540 105 153 16 9 2 46 32 28 34 0.283
Ducky Holmes 131 537 90 158 28 10 4 62 37 27 35 0.294
William Nance 132 461 72 129 24 5 3 66 51 31 9 0.280
Kid Elberfeld 121 432 76 133 21 11 3 76 57 18 23 0.308
Sport McAllister 90 306 45 92 9 4 3 57 15 7 17 0.301
Frank Dillon 74 281 40 81 14 6 1 42 15 15 14 0.288
Fritz Buelow 70 231 28 52 5 5 2 29 11 19 2 0.225
Al Shaw 55 171 20 46 7 0 1 23 10 13 2 0.269
Roscoe Miller 38 130 14 27 5 4 0 14 9 30 2 0.208
Joe Yeager 41 125 18 37 7 1 2 17 4 6 3 0.296
Ed Siever 38 107 12 18 3 0 0 7 6 18 1 0.168
Davey Crockett 28 102 10 29 2 2 0 14 6 8 1 0.284
Jack Cronin 31 85 7 21 3 2 0 10 4 25 2 0.247
Emil Frisk 20 48 10 15 3 0 1 7 3 6 0 0.312
Frank Owen 9 20 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.050
Ed High 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.000
Harry Lochhead 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1901

ERA

1 Joe Yeager 2.61 2 Roscoe Miller 2.95 3 Ed Siever 3.24 4 Jack Cronin 3.89 5 Emil Frisk 4.34

Wins

1 Roscoe Miller 23 2 Ed Siever 18 3 Jack Cronin 13 4 Joe Yeager 12 5 Emil Frisk 5

Strikeouts

1 Ed Siever 85 2 Roscoe Miller 79 3 Jack Cronin 62 4 Joe Yeager 38 5 Emil Frisk 22
1901 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roscoe Miller 23 13 2.95 38 36 1 332.0 339 109 98 79
Ed Siever 18 14 3.24 38 33 0 288.2 334 104 65 85
Jack Cronin 13 16 3.89 30 28 0 219.2 261 95 42 62
Joe Yeager 12 11 2.61 26 25 1 199.2 209 58 46 38
Emil Frisk 5 4 4.34 11 7 0 74.2 94 36 26 22
Frank Owen 1 3 4.34 8 5 0 56.0 70 27 30 17
Ed High 1 0 3.50 4 1 0 18.0 21 7 6 4

👥 Roster (19)

Jimmy Barrett Fritz Buelow James Casey Davey Crockett Jack Cronin Frank Dillon Kid Elberfeld Emil Frisk Kid Gleason Ed High Ducky Holmes Harry Lochhead +7 more

19 players

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The 1901 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 74-61 record (.548) put the 1901 Detroit Tigers 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 741 for and 694 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .278, 1% better than the league's .276. The staff ERA of 3.30 was 10% better than the league average of 3.67. League clubs averaged 734 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 1% more.

Home games were played at Bennett Park, where 64,700 fans came through the gates. For power, Jimmy Barrett led the way with 4 homers. Kid Elberfeld led in RBI with 76. On the mound, Roscoe Miller won 23 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Ed Siever with 85. In all, the roster shows 19 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1901 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1901 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1901 Detroit Tigers finished 74-61 (.548 win pct).
Who led the 1901 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Jimmy Barrett led the 1901 Detroit Tigers with 4 home runs.
What was the 1901 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1901 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1901 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1901 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1901 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1901 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
Who led the 1901 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Barrett (4 HR, 65 RBI) and Roscoe Miller (23-13, 2.95 ERA).
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