1901 Washington Senators season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Washington Senators
| season = 1901
| misc =
| image = Washington Senators Primary Logo (1901 to 1904).svg
| league = American League
| ballpark = American League Park I
| city = Washington, D.C.
| record = {{winpct|61|72|record=y}}
| league_place = 6th
| owners = Ban Johnson, Fred Postal and Jim Manning{{cite news|title=Turn of Base Ball Wheel: It Brings About Several Important Changes in Big Leagues; Jimmy Manning Out of Washington|newspaper=The Omaha Daily Bee|date=November 1901|page=3}}
| managers = Jim Manning
| television =
| radio =
| season_list = List of Minnesota Twins seasons
}}
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 team. They were managed by Jim Manning and played home games at the American League Park I.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1901 American League standings|highlight=Washington Senators}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1901 AL Record vs. opponents|team=WSH}}
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #072764; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1901 Washington Senators | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill Carrick}}
{{MLBplayer | Watty Lee}}
{{MLBplayer | Win Mercer}}
{{MLBplayer | Casey Patten}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Boileryard Clarke}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Billy Clingman}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Coughlin}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Everitt}}
{{MLBplayer | John Farrell}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Grady}}
{{MLBplayer | Tim Jordan}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Quinn}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Sam Dungan}}
{{MLBplayer | Pop Foster}}
{{MLBplayer | Dale Gear}}
{{MLBplayer | Leo Harrison}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Luskey}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack O'Brien}}
{{MLBplayer | Irv Waldron}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="5%" | Pos ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="16%" | Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | G ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | H ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
| C | Boileryard Clarke | 110 | 422 | 118 | .280 | 3 | 54 |
| 1B | Mike Grady | 94 | 347 | 99 | .285 | 9 | 56 |
| 2B | {{sortname|John|Farrell|John Farrell (second baseman)}} | 135 | 555 | 151 | .272 | 3 | 63 |
| SS | Billy Clingman | 137 | 480 | 116 | .242 | 2 | 55 |
| 3B | Bill Coughlin | 137 | 506 | 139 | .275 | 6 | 68 |
| OF | Irv Waldron | 79 | 332 | 107 | .322 | 0 | 23 |
| OF | Pop Foster | 103 | 392 | 109 | .278 | 6 | 54 |
| OF | Sam Dungan | 138 | 559 | 179 | .320 | 1 | 73 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="16%" | Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | G ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | H ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
| Joe Quinn | 66 | 266 | 67 | .252 | 2 | 34 |
| {{sortname|Dale|Gear}} | 58 | 199 | 47 | .236 | 0 | 20 |
| Bill Everitt | 33 | 115 | 22 | .191 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack O'Brien | 11 | 45 | 8 | .178 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Luskey | 11 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Jordan | 6 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="16%" | Player
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | G ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | W ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | L ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Bill|Carrick}} | 42 | 324.0 | 14 | 22 | 3.75 | 70 |
| {{sortname|Watty|Lee}} | 36 | 262.0 | 16 | 16 | 4.40 | 63 |
| {{sortname|Casey|Patten}} | 32 | 254.1 | 18 | 10 | 3.93 | 109 |
| {{sortname|Win|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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="16%" | Player
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | G ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | W ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | L ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Senators}};" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Dale|Gear}} | 24 | 163.0 | 4 | 11 | 4.03 | 35 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1901.shtml 1901 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1901&t=WS1 1901 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
- [http://www.chronicledbaseball.com 1901 Washington Senators historical game recaps at www.chronicledbaseball.com]
{{1901 MLB season by team}}
{{Minnesota Twins}}