2001 Boston Red Sox season
| 2001 Boston Red Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eastern Division | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Owners | JRY Trust | |
| Managers | Jimy Williams and Joe Kerrigan | |
| Television | WFXT (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy) | |
| Radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WRCA (Adrian Garcia Marquez, Bobby Serano and J.P. Villaman) | |
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The 2001 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses.
Offseason
- November 16, 2000: Chris Stynes was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Michael Coleman and Donnie Sadler. [1]
- January 11, 2001: David Cone signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [2]
- January 19, 2001: Craig Grebeck was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [3]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 95 | 65 | .594 | — | 51–28 | 44–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 79 | .509 | 13½ | 41–40 | 41–39 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 | 40–42 | 40–40 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 98 | .391 | 32½ | 30–50 | 33–48 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | 37–44 | 25–56 |
Transactions
- April 18, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [4]
- June 5, 2001: Kevin Youkilis was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2001. [5]
- June 12, 2001: Justin Duchscherer was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for Doug Mirabelli. [6]
- July 2, 2001: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [7]
- July 31, 2001: Ugueth Urbina was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Tomokazu Ohka and Rich Rundles (minors). [8]
- August 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox. [4]
Famous Firsts involving the Red Sox
- Monday, August 6, 2001 - Scott Hatteberg became the first player to hit into a triple play and hit a grand slam during the same game. [9] [10]
- Sunday, September 2, 2001 - This was the first day in Major League history where the final score in four games was 1-0: Yankees 1 vs. Red Sox 0, Padres 1 vs. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 1 vs. Brewers 0, and Blue Jays 1 vs. Tigers 0. [11]
Opening Day Line Up
| 12 | Chris Stynes | 2B |
| 7 | Trot Nixon | RF |
| 33 | Jason Varitek | C |
| 24 | Manny Ramírez | DH |
| 2 | Carl Everett | CF |
| 25 | Troy O'Leary | LF |
| 29 | Shea Hillenbrand | 3B |
| 23 | Brian Daubach | 1B |
| 15 | Craig Grebeck | SS |
| 45 | Pedro Martínez | P |
Roster
Player stats
Batting
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 |
|---|
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Everett | 102 | 409 | 105 | .257 | 14 | 58 |
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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- Class AAA: Pawtucket Red Sox (International League; Gary Jones, manager)
- Class AA: Trenton Thunder (Eastern League; Billy Gardner, Jr., manager)
- Class A: Sarasota Red Sox (Florida State League; Ron Johnson, manager)
- Class A: Augusta GreenJackets (South Atlantic League; Mike Boulanger, manager)
- Class SS-A: Lowell Spinners (New York-Penn League; Arnie Beyeler, manager)
- Rookie: GCL Red Sox (Gulf Coast League; John Sanders, manager)
References
- ^ Chris Stynes Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ David Cone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grebecr01.shtml
- ^ a b Bill Pulsipher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Kevin Youkilis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/duchsju01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/u/urbinug01.shtml
- ^ Baseball Almanac, Millenium Era Famous Firsts
- ^ Box Score, Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox, August 6, 2001
- ^ Baseball Almanac, Millenium Era Famous Firsts
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- 2001 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 2001 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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