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1909 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Huntington Avenue Grounds | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 88–63 (.583) | |
League place | 3rd (9+1⁄2 GB) | |
Owners | John I. Taylor | |
Managers | Fred Lake | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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.[1]
- March: The team held spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.[2]
Regular season
- April 12: The regular season opens with an 8–1 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.[3]
- April 16: Harry Hooper makes his major league debut.[4]
- April 21: In the home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia, 6–2.[3]
- May 31: The team's longest losing streak of the season, six games, ends with a road win over Philadelphia.[3]
- 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.[3]
- 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.[3]
The team's longest game of the season was 12 innings, which occurred three times.[3]
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
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 54 | 0.645 | — | 57–19 | 41–35 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 58 | 0.621 | 3½ | 49–27 | 46–31 |
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 63 | 0.583 | 9½ | 47–28 | 41–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 20 | 42–34 | 36–40 |
New York Highlanders | 74 | 77 | 0.490 | 23½ | 41–35 | 33–42 |
Cleveland Naps | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 61 | 89 | 0.407 | 36 | 40–37 | 21–52 |
Washington Senators | 42 | 110 | 0.276 | 56 | 27–48 | 15–62 |
The team had one game end in a tie; August 25 at Chicago White Sox.[5] Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.[6]
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 13–7 | 16–6 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 8–13–1 | 6–15–2 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 10–12–1 | 19–3–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–8–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 13–9 | 15–6–2 | 14–8–1 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | 18–3–1 | 16–6–2 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 13–8–1 | 14–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 19–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–13 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 3–18–1 | 8–13–1 | 8–14 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
Washington | 6–16 | 3–19–1 | 11–11 | 6–16–2 | 6–14 | 3–19 | 7–15–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Amby McConnell | 2B |
Harry Lord | 3B |
Jake Stahl | 1B |
Doc Gessler | RF |
Tris Speaker | CF |
Heinie Wagner | SS |
Jack Thoney | LF |
Bill Carrigan | C |
Frank Arellanes | P |
Source:[7]
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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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