1911 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Huntington Avenue Grounds | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Record | 78β75 (.510) | |||
League place | 4th (24 GB) | |||
Owners | John I. Taylor | |||
Managers | Patsy Donovan | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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The 1911 Boston Red Sox season was the: 11th season in theββfranchise'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 onββto win the 1911 World Series. This was the final season that the Red Sox played their home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds, before movingββto Fenway Park.
Regular seasonβ»
Prior to the "regular season," the team held spring training in Redondo Beach, California.
- April 12: The regular season opens with an 8β5 loss to the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium in Washington, "D."C.
- April 21: The team wins its home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics, 13β4.
- 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.
- August 5: The team releases Red Kleinow.
- 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 8β1 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 leadersβ»
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 23β17 record, 2.02 ERA, and 231 strikeouts.
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | 50 | .669 | β | 54β20 | 47β30 |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13Β½ | 51β25 | 38β40 |
Cleveland Naps | 80 | 73 | .523 | 22 | 46β30 | 34β43 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 75 | .510 | 24 | 39β37 | 39β38 |
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 74 | .510 | 24 | 40β37 | 37β37 |
New York Highlanders | 76 | 76 | .500 | 25Β½ | 36β40 | 40β36 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38Β½ | 39β38 | 25β52 |
St. Louis Browns | 45 | 107 | .296 | 56Β½ | 25β53 | 20β54 |
The team played no games that ended in a tie, for the first time in franchise history.
Record vs. opponentsβ»
Sources: β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β» | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | β | 11β11 | 11β11 | 10β12 | 12β10 | 9β13 | 12β9 | 13β9 | |||||
Chicago | 11β11 | β | 6β15β2 | 8β14 | 13β9 | 9β11β1 | 17β5 | 13β9 | |||||
Cleveland | 11β11 | 15β6β2 | β | 6β16 | 14β8β1 | 5β17 | 15β7 | 14β8 | |||||
Detroit | 12β10 | 14β8 | 16β6 | β | 7β15 | 12β10 | 14β8 | 14β8 | |||||
New York | 10β12 | 9β13 | 8β14β1 | 15β7 | β | 6β15 | 16β5 | 12β10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13β9 | 11β9β1 | 17β5 | 10β12 | 15β6 | β | 20β2 | 15β7 | |||||
St. Louis | 9β12 | 5β17 | 7β15 | 8β14 | 5β16 | 2β20 | β | 9β13 | |||||
Washington | 9β13 | 9β13 | 8β14 | 8β14 | 10β12 | 7β15 | 13β9 | β |
Opening Day lineupβ»
Larry Gardner | 2B |
Harry Hooper | RF |
Tris Speaker | CF |
Duffy Lewis | LF |
Heinie Wagner | SS |
Rip Williams | 1B |
Clyde Engle | 3B |
Red Kleinow | C |
Smoky Joe Wood | P |
Source:
Rosterβ»
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
Other batters |
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 |
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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 battersβ»
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 |
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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 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Smoky Joe Wood | 44 | 275+2⁄3 | 23 | 17 | 2.02 | 231 |
Eddie Cicotte | 35 | 220 | 11 | 15 | 2.82 | 106 |
Ray Collins | 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 pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charley Hall | 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 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Red Sox Spring Trip in Detail". The Boston Globe. February 9, 1911. p. 7. Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The 1911 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "M'Aleer's All-Stars Defeated Naps". The Buffalo News. July 25, 1911. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Kleinow". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 5". Retrosheet. April 12, 1911. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
Further readingβ»
- Nowlin, Bill (2010). The Great Red Sox Spring Training Tour of 1911: Sixty-Three Games, Coast to Coast. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786461240.