1901 Boston Americans Trades and Transactions

1902 Season

Record: 79-57-2, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Jimmy Collins (79-57-2)

Ballpark: Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds

Attendance: 289,448 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 82-54, 759 Runs, 608 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

Before 1901 Season

Signed Fred Mitchell as an amateur free agent.

Lou Criger jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Hobe Ferris jumped from the Cincinnati Reds.
February 11, 1901

Jimmy Collins jumped from the Boston Nationals.
March, 1901

Signed George Cuppy as a free agent.
March 2, 1901

Charlie Hemphill jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals.
March 4, 1901

Freddy Parent jumped from Providence (Eastern).

Chick Stahl jumped from the Boston Nationals.
March 5, 1901

Buck Freeman jumped from the Boston Nationals.
March 19, 1901

Cy Young jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 27, 1901

Signed Frank Foreman as a free agent.
May 1, 1901

Ted Lewis jumped from the Boston Nationals.
May 16, 1901

Released Frank Foreman.
May 25, 1901

Released Charlie Jones. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June, 1901

Signed George Winter as an amateur free agent.
June 10, 1901

Released Ben Beville. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 25, 1901

Released Win Kellum.
July 15, 1901

Released Larry McLean. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 15, 1901

Signed Jack Slattery as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Released George Cuppy.

Released Frank Morrissey. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
September, 1901

Patsy Dougherty jumped from the Cincinnati Reds.
September 23, 1901

George Prentiss received from ??? in an unknown transaction.
November 16, 1901

Traded Ossee Schrecongost to the Cleveland. Received George LaChance.
December 16, 1901

Charlie Hickman jumped from the New York Giants.
Before 1902 Season

Signed Charlie Hemphill as a free agent.

Jack Warner jumped from the New York Giants.
January 4, 1902

Bill Dinneen jumped from the Boston Nationals.
March 13, 1902

Signed Bert Husting as a free agent.