1919 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record66–71 (.482)
League place6th (20+1⁄2 GB)
OwnersHarry Frazee
ManagersEd Barrow
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1919 Boston Red Sox season was the 19th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 66 wins and 71 losses, 20+1⁄2 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The team played its home games at Fenway Park.

While World War I had ended in November 1918, players who had been drafted returned gradually during 1919. The season was shortened from 154 to 140 games and did not begin until mid-April,[1] with the Red Sox playing their first game on April 23.[2]

Regular season

In his last year playing for the Red Sox, Babe Ruth had his breakout offensive season 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.

On July 31, Waite Hoyt made his first start for the Boston Red Sox, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in twelve innings for his first major league victory.[3]

Trades and Transactions

In July, the Red Sox traded pitcher Carl Mays to the Yankees for pitchers Allen Russell and Bob McGraw, as well as $40,000.[4]

In late July, pitcher Waite Hoyt of the independent Baltimore Dry Docks signed a contract to play for the Red Sox for $600 a month.[5]

Season standings

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1919 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB 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

1919 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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 Wally Schang 113 330 101 .306 0 55
1B Stuffy McInnis 120 440 134 .305 1 58
2B Red Shannon 80 290 75 .259 0 17
3B Ossie Vitt 133 469 114 .243 0 40
SS Everett Scott 138 507 141 .278 0 38
LF Babe Ruth 130 432 139 .322 29 114
CF Braggo Roth 63 227 58 .256 0 23
RF Harry 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
Amos Strunk 48 184 50 .272 0 17
Bill Lamar 48 148 43 .291 0 13
Roxy Walters 48 135 26 .193 0 10
Del Gainer 47 118 28 .237 0 18
Frank Gilhooley 48 112 27 .241 0 2
Jack Barry 31 108 26 .241 0 2
Dave Shean 29 100 14 .140 0 6
Mike McNally 33 42 11 .262 0 3
Joe Wilhoit 6 18 6 .333 0 2
Norm 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
Sam Jones 35 245.0 12 20 3.75 67
Herb Pennock 32 219.0 16 8 2.71 70
Carl Mays 21 146.0 5 11 2.47 53
Babe Ruth 17 133.1 9 5 2.97 30
Waite Hoyt 13 105.1 4 6 3.25 28

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
Allen Russell 21 121.1 10 4 2.52 63
Ray Caldwell 18 86.1 7 4 3.96 23
Bill James 13 72.2 3 5 4.09 12
Paul Musser 5 19.2 0 2 4.12 14
Joe Bush 2 7.0 0 0 3.86 2

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
George Dumont 13 0 4 0 4.33 12
Bob McGraw 10 0 2 0 6.75 6
George Winn 3 0 0 0 7.71 0

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Sam Jones

Babe Ruth

Wally Schang

References

  1. ^ "National and American Breast Tape at Start". The Atlanta Constitution. April 23, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved October 8, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The 1919 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Mayer, Ronald A. (2010). The 1923 New York Yankees: A History of Their First World Championship Season. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7864-4404-5.
  4. ^ Golenbock, Peter (2015). Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox (4th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-62937-050-7.
  5. ^ Cook, William A. (2004). Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankee's Schoolboy Wonder. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 18. ISBN 0-7864-1960-1.

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