1919 Boston Red Sox season
| 1919 Boston Red Sox | |
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| Owner(s) | Harry Frazee |
| Manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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The 1919 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 71 losses.
Regular season
Babe Ruth had his breakout offensive season in 1919, 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.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 52 | 0.629 | — | 48–22 | 40–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 55 | 0.604 | 3½ | 44–25 | 40–30 |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 59 | 0.576 | 7½ | 46–25 | 34–34 |
| Detroit Tigers | 80 | 60 | 0.571 | 8 | 46–24 | 34–36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 72 | 0.482 | 20½ | 40–30 | 27–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 66 | 71 | 0.482 | 20½ | 35–30 | 31–41 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 84 | 0.400 | 32 | 32–40 | 24–44 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 104 | 0.257 | 52 | 21–49 | 15–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–11 | 4–15 | 9–11 | 10–9 | 14–6 | 9–10–1 | 11–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–9 | — | 12–8 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 17–3 | 11–9 | 14–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 15–4 | 8–12 | — | 8–12 | 13–7 | 16–4 | 11–9 | 13–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 11–9 | 9–11 | 12–8 | — | 8–12 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 12–8 | |||||
| New York | 9–10 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 12–8 | — | 18–2 | 12–8 | 14–6–2 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–14 | 3–17 | 4–16 | 6–14 | 2–18 | — | 7–13 | 8–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10–9–1 | 9–11 | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–12 | 13–7 | — | 12–8 | |||||
| Washington | 9–11 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 6–14–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Jack Barry | 2B |
| Amos Strunk | CF |
| Babe Ruth | LF |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B |
| Ossie Vitt | 3B |
| Everett Scott | SS |
| Wally Schang | C |
| Carl Mays | P |
Roster
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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 | Schang, WallyWally Schang | 113 | 330 | 101 | .306 | 0 | 55 |
| 1B | McInnis, StuffyStuffy McInnis | 120 | 440 | 134 | .305 | 1 | 58 |
| 2B | Shannon, RedRed Shannon | 80 | 290 | 75 | .259 | 0 | 17 |
| 3B | Vitt, OssieOssie Vitt | 133 | 469 | 114 | .243 | 0 | 40 |
| SS | Scott, EverettEverett Scott | 138 | 507 | 141 | .278 | 0 | 38 |
| LF | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | 130 | 432 | 139 | .322 | 29 | 114 |
| CF | Roth, BraggoBraggo Roth | 63 | 227 | 58 | .256 | 0 | 23 |
| RF | Hooper, HarryHarry 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 |
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| Strunk, AmosAmos Strunk | 48 | 184 | 50 | .272 | 0 | 17 |
| Barry, JackJack Barry | 31 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 0 | 2 |
| McNeil, NormNorm 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 |
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| Jones, SamSam Jones | 35 | 245 | 12 | 20 | 3.75 | 67 |
| Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock | 32 | 219 | 16 | 8 | 2.71 | 70 |
| Mays, CarlCarl Mays | 21 | 146 | 5 | 11 | 2.47 | 53 |
| Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | 17 | 133.1 | 9 | 5 | 2.97 | 30 |
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 |
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| Caldwell, RayRay Caldwell | 18 | 86.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.96 | 23 |
| James, BillBill James | 13 | 72.2 | 3 | 5 | 4.09 | 12 |
| Bush, JoeJoe Bush | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 |
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 |
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| Dumont, GeorgeGeorge Dumont | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.33 | 12 |
| Winn, GeorgeGeorge Winn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 losses (20)
- #1 home runs (29)
- #1 runs batted in (114)
- #1 runs scored (103)
- #1 on-base percentage (.456)
- #1 slugging percentage (.657)
- #2 on-base percentage (.436)
External links
- 1919 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1919 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com