This day in baseball: The first American League shutout
Posted: May 15, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Boston Americans, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Washington Senators, Watty Lee Leave a commentOn May 15, 1901, Washington Senators pitcher Watty Lee threw the first shutout in American League history, blanking the Boston Americans, 4-0. Lee, a 21-year-old southpaw, would finish the season with a 16-16 record and would be responsible for two of the eight shutouts to occur in the AL’s opening season.
The game’s complete box score can be found here.
Watty Lee with Newark Indians, 1911 (Library of Congress)
