1919 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1919 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 66–71 (.482) 6th Harry Frazee Ed Barrow bos BOS 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,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60720016/national-and-american-breast-tape-at/ National and American Breast Tape at Start The Atlanta Constitution 18 April 23, 1919 October 8, 2020 newspapers.com with the Red Sox playing their first game on April 23.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1919/VBOS01919.htm The 1919 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log Retrosheet October 8, 2020 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.Mayer Ronald A. The 1923 New York Yankees: A History of Their First World Championship Season McFarland & Company 2010 978-0-7864-4404-5 Jefferson, North Carolina 103 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.Golenbock Peter Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox Triumph Books 2015 978-1-62937-050-7 4th Chicago, Illinois 58 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.Cook William A. Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankee's Schoolboy Wonder McFarland & Company 2004 0-7864-1960-1 Jefferson, North Carolina 18 Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup Harry Hooper RFJack Barry 2BAmos Strunk CFBabe Ruth LFStuffy McInnis 1BOssie Vitt 3BEverett Scott SSWally Schang C Carl Mays P Roster 1919 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Joe Bush Ray Caldwell George Dumont Waite Hoyt Bill James Sad Sam Jones Carl Mays Bob McGraw Paul Musser Herb Pennock Allen Russell George Winn Catchers Norm McNeil Wally Schang Roxy Walters Infielders Jack Barry Del Gainer Stuffy McInnis Mike McNally Everett Scott Red Shannon Dave Shean Ossie Vitt Outfielders Frank Gilhooley Harry Hooper Bill Lamar Braggo Roth Babe Ruth Amos Strunk Joe Wilhoit Manager Ed Barrow 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 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 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 Jack Barry (baseball) 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 Sam Jones Sad 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 Allen Russell 21 121.1 10 4 2.52 63 Ray Caldwell 18 86.1 7 4 3.96 23 Bill James Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) 13 72.2 3 5 4.09 12 Paul Musser 5 19.2 0 2 4.12 14 Joe Bush Bullet 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 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 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 30em External links 1919 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1919 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1910s in Boston