1920 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1920 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 72–81 (.471) 5th Harry Frazee Ed Barrow bos BOS The 1920 Boston Red Sox season was the 20th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses, 25 1 2 games behind the Cleveland Indians, who went on to win the 1920 World Series. Offseason On January 5, 1920, news that the Red Sox sold their star pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000 (US 125000 1919 eq -5) became public, the sub-headline in The New York Times the next day read, "Highest Purchase Price in Baseball History Paid for Game's Greatest Slugger."Ruth Bought By New York Americans For $125,000, Highest Price in Baseball Annals New York Times January 6, 1920 https://www.nytimes.com/1920/01/06/archives/ruth-bought-by-new-york-americans-for-125000-highest-price-in.html The trade to the Yankees would live in infamy for generations of Boston red sox fans for nearly 85 years and was one of the worse highlights of that offseason. Regular season Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup Harry Hooper RFMike McNally 2BMike Menosky LFTim Hendryx RFStuffy McInnis 1BEddie Foster 3BEverett Scott SSRoxy Walters C Allen Russell P Roster 1920 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Joe Bush Hal Deviney Gary Fortune Harry Harper Waite Hoyt Sad Sam Jones Hack Eibel Benn Karr Elmer Myers Herb Pennock Allen Russell Catchers Ed Chaplin Mickey Devine Wally Schang Paddy Smith Roxy Walters Infielders Cliff Brady Eddie Foster Ray Grimes Hob Hiller Stuffy McInnis Mike McNally Everett Scott Ossie Vitt Outfielders Gene Bailey Hack Eibel Tim Hendryx Harry Hooper Herb Hunter Mike Menosky George Orme Ben Paschal Jigger Statz 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 Roxy Walters 88 258 51 .198 0 28 1B Stuffy McInnis 148 559 166 .297 2 71 2B Mike McNally 93 312 80 .256 0 23 3B Eddie Foster baseball 117 386 100 .259 0 41 SS Everett Scott 154 569 153 .269 4 61 OF Tim Hendryx 99 363 119 .328 0 73 OF Mike Menosky 141 532 158 .297 3 64 OF Harry Hooper 139 536 167 .312 7 53 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 Wally Schang 122 387 118 .305 4 51 Ossie Vitt 87 296 65 .220 1 28 Cliff Brady 53 180 41 .228 0 12 Gene Bailey 46 135 31 .230 0 5 Hack Eibel 29 47 8 .186 0 6 Hob Hiller 17 29 5 .172 0 2 Ben Paschal 9 28 19 .357 0 5 Mickey Devine Mickey Devine (baseball) 8 12 2 .167 0 0 Herb Hunter baseball 4 12 1 .083 0 0 George Orme 4 6 2 .333 0 1 Ed Chaplin 4 5 1 .200 0 0 Ray Grimes 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Paddy Smith Paddy Smith (baseball) 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Jigger Statz 2 3 0 .000 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 Sam Jones Sad Sam Jones 37 274.0 13 16 3.94 86 Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 35 243.2 15 15 4.25 88 Herb Pennock 37 242.1 16 13 3.68 68 Harry Harper 27 162.2 5 14 3.04 71 Allen Russell 16 107.2 5 6 3.01 53 Elmer Myers 12 97.0 9 1 2.13 34 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 Waite Hoyt 22 121.1 6 6 4.38 45 Gary Fortune 14 41.2 0 2 5.83 10 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 Benn Karr 26 3 8 1 4.81 21 Hack Eibel 3 0 0 0 3.48 5 Hal Deviney 1 0 0 0 15.00 0 References External links 1920 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1920 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1920s in Boston