1911 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1911 American League Huntington Avenue Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 78–75 (.510) 4th John I. Taylor Patsy Donovan bos BOS thumb|right|upright|Opening Day pitcher Smoky Joe Wood The 1911 Boston Red Sox season was the 11th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 78 wins and 75 losses, 24 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1911 World Series. This was the final season that the Red Sox played their home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds, before moving to Fenway Park. Regular season thumb|right|The "Golden Outfield" of (from left) Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, and Harry Hooper. Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Redondo Beach, California.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25140208/red_sox_spring_trip_in_detail/ Red Sox Spring Trip in Detail The Boston Globe 7 February 9, 1911 November 5, 2018 newspapers.com April 12: The regular season opens with an 8–5 loss to the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/VBOS01911.htm The 1911 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log Retrosheet November 13, 2018 April 21: The team wins its home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics, 13–4. July 24: Pitcher Smoky Joe Wood and outfielder Tris Speaker play in the Addie Joss Benefit Game in Cleveland; Wood is the starting pitcher for the all-star squad while Speaker, batting leadoff, has two hits in two at bats.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-maleers-all-stars-def/78446385/ M'Aleer's All-Stars Defeated Naps The Buffalo News 11 July 25, 1911 March 28, 2024 newspapers.com August 5: The team releases Red Kleinow.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkleir101.htm Red Kleinow Retrosheet November 13, 2018 September 9: The team's longest losing streak of the season, seven games, ends with a road win over Philadelphia. October 7: The regular season ends with an 8–1 home win over Washington; it is the team's sixth consecutive victory, their longest winning streak of the season. The team's longest games of the season were 12 innings; a May 19 road win at Chicago, and an August 3 home win against Detroit. Statistical leaders The offense was led by center fielder Tris Speaker, who had eight home runs, 70 RBIs, and a .334 batting average. Boston's two regular corner outfielders, Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper, hit .307 and .311, respectively. Collectively, they were known as the Golden Outfield. The pitching staff was led by Smoky Joe Wood with a 23–17 record, 2.02 ERA, and 231 strikeouts. Season standings Boston Red Sox The team played no games that ended in a tie, for the first time in franchise history. Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup Larry Gardner 2BHarry Hooper RFTris Speaker CFDuffy Lewis LFHeinie Wagner SSRip Williams 1BClyde Engle 3BRed Kleinow C Smoky Joe Wood P Source: https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B04120WS11911.htm Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 5 Retrosheet April 12, 1911 November 13, 2018 Roster 1911 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Jack Bushelman Eddie Cicotte Ray Collins Casey Hageman Charley Hall Ed Karger Jack Killilay Marty McHale Walter Moser Judge Nagle Buck O'Brien Larry Pape Charlie Smith Frank Smith Blaine Thomas Smoky Joe Wood Catchers Bill Carrigan Red Kleinow Bunny Madden Les Nunamaker Tony Tonneman Infielders Tracy Baker Hugh Bradley Swede Carlstrom Clyde Engle Larry Gardner Joe Giannini Hy Gunning Hal Janvrin Jack Lewis Walter Lonergan Hap Myers Billy Purtell Heinie Wagner Rip Williams Steve Yerkes Outfielders Olaf Henriksen Harry Hooper Duffy Lewis Joe Riggert Tris Speaker Les Wilson Other batters Jack Thoney Manager Patsy Donovan 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 Bill Carrigan 72 232 67 .289 1 30 1B Clyde Engle 146 514 139 .270 2 48 2B Heinie Wagner 80 261 67 .257 1 38 SS Steve Yerkes 142 502 140 .279 1 57 3B Larry Gardner 138 492 140 .285 4 44 OF Tris Speaker 141 500 167 .334 8 70 OF Duffy Lewis 130 469 144 .307 7 86 OF Harry Hooper 130 524 163 .311 4 45 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 Rip Williams 95 284 68 .239 0 31 Les Nunamaker 62 183 47 .257 0 19 Joe Riggert 50 146 31 .212 2 13 Olaf Henriksen 27 93 34 .366 0 8 Billy Purtell 27 82 23 .280 0 7 Jack Lewis 18 59 16 .271 0 6 Hugh Bradley 12 41 13 .317 1 4 Hap Myers 13 38 14 .368 0 0 Hal Janvrin 9 27 4 .148 0 1 Walter Lonergan 10 26 7 .269 0 1 Jack Thoney 26 20 5 .250 0 2 Bunny Madden 4 15 3 .200 0 2 Red Kleinow 8 14 3 .214 0 0 Hy Gunning 4 9 1 .111 0 2 Les Wilson 5 7 0 .000 0 0 Swede Carlstrom 2 6 1 .167 0 0 Tony Tonneman 2 5 1 .200 0 3 Joe Giannini 1 2 1 .500 0 0 Tracy Baker 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 Smoky Joe Wood 44 275 2 3 23 17 2.02 231 Eddie Cicotte 35 220 11 15 2.82 106 Ray Collins baseball 31 194 2 3 11 12 2.40 86 Larry Pape 27 176 1 3 10 8 2.45 49 Ed Karger 25 131 5 8 3.37 57 Buck O'Brien 6 47 2 3 5 1 0.38 31 Casey Hageman 2 17 0 2 2.12 8 Blaine Thomas 2 4 2 3 0 0 0.00 0 Frank Smith 1 2 1 3 0 0 15.43 1 Charlie Smith 1 2 0 0 9.00 0 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 Charley Hall Charley Hall (pitcher) 32 146 1 3 8 7 3.75 83 Jack Killilay 14 61 4 2 3.54 28 Judge Nagle 5 27 1 1 3.33 12 Walter Moser 6 24 2 3 0 1 4.01 11 Jack Bushelman 3 12 0 1 3.00 5 Marty McHale 4 9 1 3 0 0 9.64 3 References 2 Further reading The Great Red Sox Spring Training Tour of 1911: Sixty-Three Games, Coast to Coast Bill Nowlin McFarland 2010 978-0786461240 External links 1911 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1911 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1910s in Boston