Jump to content

1919 Boston Red Sox season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1919 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record66–71 (.482)
League place6th
OwnersHarry Frazee
ManagersEd Barrow
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
← 1918 Seasons 1920 →

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]

Regular season

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 88 52 .629 — 48‍–‍22 40‍–‍30
Cleveland Indians 84 55 .604 3½ 44‍–‍25 40‍–‍30
New York Yankees 80 59 .576 7½ 46‍–‍25 34‍–‍34
Detroit Tigers 80 60 .571 8 46‍–‍24 34‍–‍36
St. Louis Browns 67 72 .482 20½ 40‍–‍30 27‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 66 71 .482 20½ 35‍–‍30 31‍–‍41
Washington Senators 56 84 .400 32 32‍–‍40 24‍–‍44
Philadelphia Athletics 36 104 .257 52 21‍–‍49 15‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

[edit]
1919 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
1919 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

[edit]

Batting

[edit]

Starters by position

[edit]

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
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

[edit]

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
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

[edit]

Starting pitchers

[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

[edit]

League top five finishers

[edit]

Sam Jones

  • #2 losses (20)

Babe Ruth

  • #1 home runs (29)
  • #1 runs batted in (114)
  • #1 runs scored (103)
  • #1 on-base percentage (.456)
  • #1 slugging percentage (.657)

Wally Schang

  • #2 on-base percentage (.436)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "National and American Breast Tape at Start". The Atlanta Constitution. April 23, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved October 8, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The 1919 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article relating to a Boston Red Sox season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1919_Boston_Red_Sox_season&oldid=1253897851"