April 17: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Highlanders, 4–3.[4]
May 25: After losing their first 20 games of the month, during which their record went from 6–7 to 6–27, the Americans break their losing streak with a 3–0 win over the visitingChicago White Sox.[4]
August 25:Jimmy Collins manages his final game.[5] Although Boston defeat theSt. Louis Browns, 3–1, the Americans are in last place in the AL, with a record of 35–79 (with one tie).[6] Collins remains with the team as a player.
The offense was led byChick Stahl with 51RBIs and fourhome runs, andMyron "Moose" Grimshaw with a .290batting average. The pitching staff was led byCy Young, who made 39 appearances (34 starts) and pitched 28 complete games with a 13–21 record and 3.19ERA, while striking out 140 in287+2⁄3 innings.Jesse Tannehill was the only member of the starting rotation with winning record, at 13–11, whileBill Dinneen had the rotation's lowest ERA, at 2.92.
The team had one game end in a tie; April 18 vs.New York Highlanders.[4] Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.[8]
