"29186"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Detroit Tigers"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1901"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1900"^^ . "1901"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "American League"@en . . . . . . . "14115793"^^ . . . . . "background:#6E8B3D"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1901 Detroit Tigers season"@en . . "1119238908"^^ . "1894"^^ . "1896"^^ . . "The 1901 Detroit Tigers season was the Tigers' first in Major League Baseball. The team was a charter member of the American League, which was originally formed as the minor-league Western League, of which it had also been a charter member. The Tigers finished in third place with a record or 74\u201361, 8+1\u20442 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Most of Detroit's home games were played at Bennett Park, with Sunday games played at Burns Park due to Detroit's blue laws."@en . . "1900"^^ . . . . . "The 1901 Detroit Tigers season was the Tigers' first in Major League Baseball. The team was a charter member of the American League, which was originally formed as the minor-league Western League, of which it had also been a charter member. The Tigers finished in third place with a record or 74\u201361, 8+1\u20442 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Most of Detroit's home games were played at Bennett Park, with Sunday games played at Burns Park due to Detroit's blue laws. Roscoe Miller (23\u201313) led the team in wins and was the Tigers' first 20-game winner. His performance headlined a strong pitching staff that had the third lowest 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 however, scoring 741 runs \u2013 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)."@en . . . . . . . . . .