1919 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 66–71 (.482) | |
League place | 6th (20+1⁄2 GB) | |
Owners | Harry Frazee | |
Managers | Ed Barrow | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1919 Boston Red Sox season was the 19th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 66 wins and 71 losses, 20+1⁄2 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The team played its home games at Fenway Park.
While World War I had ended in November 1918, players who had been drafted returned gradually during 1919. The season was shortened from 154 to 140 games and did not begin until mid-April,[1] with the Red Sox playing their first game on April 23.[2]
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Regular season
In his last year playing for the Red Sox, Babe Ruth had his breakout offensive season having been converted into an outfielder. He set a major league record with 29 home runs and also led the league in runs batted in and runs scored. Ruth also made 15 pitching starts, going 9–5 with a 2.97 earned run average.
On July 31, Waite Hoyt made his first start for the Boston Red Sox, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in twelve innings for his first major league victory.[3]
Trades and Transactions
In July, the Red Sox traded pitcher Carl Mays to the Yankees for pitchers Allen Russell and Bob McGraw, as well as $40,000.[4]
In late July, pitcher Waite Hoyt of the independent Baltimore Dry Docks signed a contract to play for the Red Sox for $600 a month.[5]
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 88 | 52 | 0.629 | — | 48–22 | 40–30 |
Cleveland Indians | 84 | 55 | 0.604 | 3½ | 44–25 | 40–30 |
New York Yankees | 80 | 59 | 0.576 | 7½ | 46–25 | 34–34 |
Detroit Tigers | 80 | 60 | 0.571 | 8 | 46–24 | 34–36 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 72 | 0.482 | 20½ | 40–30 | 27–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 66 | 71 | 0.482 | 20½ | 35–30 | 31–41 |
Washington Senators | 56 | 84 | 0.400 | 32 | 32–40 | 24–44 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 104 | 0.257 | 52 | 21–49 | 15–55 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 9–11 | 4–15 | 9–11 | 10–9 | 14–6 | 9–10–1 | 11–9 | |||||
Chicago | 11–9 | — | 12–8 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 17–3 | 11–9 | 14–6 | |||||
Cleveland | 15–4 | 8–12 | — | 8–12 | 13–7 | 16–4 | 11–9 | 13–7 | |||||
Detroit | 11–9 | 9–11 | 12–8 | — | 8–12 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 12–8 | |||||
New York | 9–10 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 12–8 | — | 18–2 | 12–8 | 14–6–2 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–14 | 3–17 | 4–16 | 6–14 | 2–18 | — | 7–13 | 8–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 10–9–1 | 9–11 | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–12 | 13–7 | — | 12–8 | |||||
Washington | 9–11 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 6–14–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Harry Hooper | RF |
Jack Barry | 2B |
Amos Strunk | CF |
Babe Ruth | LF |
Stuffy McInnis | 1B |
Ossie Vitt | 3B |
Everett Scott | SS |
Wally Schang | C |
Carl Mays | P |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Wally Schang | 113 | 330 | 101 | .306 | 0 | 55 |
1B | Stuffy McInnis | 120 | 440 | 134 | .305 | 1 | 58 |
2B | Red Shannon | 80 | 290 | 75 | .259 | 0 | 17 |
3B | Ossie Vitt | 133 | 469 | 114 | .243 | 0 | 40 |
SS | Everett Scott | 138 | 507 | 141 | .278 | 0 | 38 |
LF | Babe Ruth | 130 | 432 | 139 | .322 | 29 | 114 |
CF | Braggo Roth | 63 | 227 | 58 | .256 | 0 | 23 |
RF | Harry Hooper | 128 | 491 | 131 | .267 | 3 | 49 |
Other batters
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 |
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Amos Strunk | 48 | 184 | 50 | .272 | 0 | 17 |
Bill Lamar | 48 | 148 | 43 | .291 | 0 | 13 |
Roxy Walters | 48 | 135 | 26 | .193 | 0 | 10 |
Del Gainer | 47 | 118 | 28 | .237 | 0 | 18 |
Frank Gilhooley | 48 | 112 | 27 | .241 | 0 | 2 |
Jack Barry | 31 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Shean | 29 | 100 | 14 | .140 | 0 | 6 |
Mike McNally | 33 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 0 | 3 |
Joe Wilhoit | 6 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Norm McNeil | 5 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Sam Jones | 35 | 245.0 | 12 | 20 | 3.75 | 67 |
Herb Pennock | 32 | 219.0 | 16 | 8 | 2.71 | 70 |
Carl Mays | 21 | 146.0 | 5 | 11 | 2.47 | 53 |
Babe Ruth | 17 | 133.1 | 9 | 5 | 2.97 | 30 |
Waite Hoyt | 13 | 105.1 | 4 | 6 | 3.25 | 28 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Allen Russell | 21 | 121.1 | 10 | 4 | 2.52 | 63 |
Ray Caldwell | 18 | 86.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.96 | 23 |
Bill James | 13 | 72.2 | 3 | 5 | 4.09 | 12 |
Paul Musser | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.12 | 14 |
Joe Bush | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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George Dumont | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.33 | 12 |
Bob McGraw | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
George Winn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 losses (20)
- #1 home runs (29)
- #1 runs batted in (114)
- #1 runs scored (103)
- #1 on-base percentage (.456)
- #1 slugging percentage (.657)
- #2 on-base percentage (.436)
References
- ^ "National and American Breast Tape at Start". The Atlanta Constitution. April 23, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved October 8, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The 1919 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Ronald A. (2010). The 1923 New York Yankees: A History of Their First World Championship Season. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7864-4404-5.
- ^ Golenbock, Peter (2015). Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox (4th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-62937-050-7.
- ^ Cook, William A. (2004). Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankee's Schoolboy Wonder. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 18. ISBN 0-7864-1960-1.
External links
- 1919 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1919 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com