1909 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1909 American League Huntington Avenue Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 88–63 (.583) 3rd John I. Taylor Fred Lake bos BOS thumb|right|Opening Day pitcher Frank Arellanes The 1909 Boston Red Sox season was the ninth season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 88 wins and 63 losses, 9 1 2 games behind the Detroit Tigers. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Offseason February 16, 1909: Cy Young was traded to the Cleveland Naps in exchange for pitchers Jack Ryan and Charlie Chech, and $12,500.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Y/Pyounc102.htm Cy Young Retrosheet November 11, 2018 March: The team held spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25141216/red_sox_at_hot_springs/ Red Sox at Hot Springs Arkansas Gazette 9 Little Rock, Arkansas February 28, 1909 November 5, 2018 newspapers.com Regular season April 12: The regular season opens with an 8–1 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1909/VBOS01909.htm The 1909 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log Retrosheet November 12, 2018 April 16: Harry Hooper makes his major league debut.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phooph101.htm Harry Hooper Retrosheet November 18, 2018 April 21: In the home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia, 6–2. May 31: The team's longest losing streak of the season, six games, ends with a road win over Philadelphia. August 19: The team's longest winning streak of the season, 11 games, ends with a loss to the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City. October 5: The regular season ends with home doubleheader against New York; Boston loses the first game, 6–5, then wins the second game, 6–1. The team's longest game of the season was 12 innings, which occurred three times. Statistical leaders The offense was led by Tris Speaker, who hit seven home runs and had 77 RBIs while recording a .309 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Frank Arellanes with 16 wins, Eddie Cicotte with a 1.94 ERA, and Smoky Joe Wood with 88 strikeouts. Season standings Boston Red Sox The team had one game end in a tie; August 25 at Chicago White Sox.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1909/B08250CHA1909.htm Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 4 Retrosheet August 25, 1909 November 12, 2018 Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.https://ordinary-times.com/2015/12/28/tie-games-in-baseball/ Tie Games in Baseball Richard Hershberger ordinary-times.com December 28, 2015 November 11, 2022 Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup Amby McConnell 2BHarry Lord 3BJake Stahl 1BDoc Gessler RFTris Speaker CFHeinie Wagner SSJack Thoney LFBill Carrigan C Frank Arellanes P Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1909/B04120PHA1909.htm Philadelphia Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 1 Retrosheet April 12, 1909 November 12, 2018 Roster 1909 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Fred Anderson Frank Arellanes Fred Burchell Charlie Chech Jack Chesbro Eddie Cicotte Ray Collins Charley Hall Ed Karger William Matthews Cy Morgan Chet Nourse Larry Pape Jack Ryan Biff Schlitzer Charlie Smith Elmer Steele Smoky Joe Wood Catchers Bill Carrigan Pat Donahue Bunny Madden Tubby Spencer Infielders Babe Danzig Charlie French Larry Gardner Amby McConnell Harry Lord Jake Stahl Heinie Wagner Harry Wolter Steve Yerkes Outfielders Doc Gessler Harry Hooper Paul Howard Harry Niles Tris Speaker Jack Thoney Manager Fred Lake 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 94 280 83 .296 1 36 1B Jake Stahl 127 435 128 .294 6 60 2B Amby McConnell 121 453 108 .238 0 36 SS Heinie Wagner 124 430 110 .256 1 49 3B Harry Lord 136 534 168 .315 0 31 OF Tris Speaker 143 544 168 .309 7 77 OF Harry Niles 145 546 134 .245 1 38 OF Doc Gessler 111 396 115 .290 0 46 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 Harry Hooper 81 255 72 .282 0 12 Pat Donahue 65 177 42 .237 2 25 Charlie French 51 167 42 .251 0 13 Harry Wolter 54 121 29 .240 2 10 Tubby Spencer 28 74 12 .162 0 9 Jack Thoney 13 40 5 .125 0 3 Larry Gardner 19 37 11 .297 0 5 Bunny Madden 10 17 4 .235 0 1 Paul Howard Paul Howard (baseball) 6 15 3 .200 0 2 Babe Danzig 6 13 2 .154 0 0 Steve Yerkes 5 7 2 .286 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 Frank Arellanes 45 230 2 3 16 12 2.18 82 Eddie Cicotte 27 162 1 3 14 5 1.94 82 Smoky Joe Wood 24 160 2 3 11 7 2.18 88 Charlie Chech 17 106 2 3 7 5 2.95 40 Ray Collins 12 73 2 3 4 3 2.81 31 Cy Morgan 12 64 2 3 2 6 2.37 30 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith (pitcher) 3 25 3 0 2.16 11 Fred Anderson 1 8 0 0 1.13 5 Jack Chesbro 1 6 0 1 4.50 3 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 Elmer Steele 16 75 2 3 4 4 2.85 32 Biff Schlitzer 13 69 2 3 4 4 3.49 23 Ed Karger 12 68 5 2 3.18 17 Charley Hall 11 59 2 3 6 4 2.56 27 Jack Ryan pitcher 13 59 1 3 3 3 3.34 24 Harry Wolter 11 59 4 9 3.51 21 Larry Pape 11 57 1 3 2 0 2.04 18 Fred Burchell 10 52 3 3 2.94 12 William Matthews 5 16 2 3 0 0 3.24 6 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 Chet Nourse 3 0 0 0 7.20 3 References 30em External links 1909 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1909 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1900s in Boston