1909 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:	1909
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Huntington Avenue Grounds
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Record:	88–63 (.583)
League Place:	3rd (GB)
Owners:	John I. Taylor
Managers:	Fred Lake
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Brtn:	BOS

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, 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

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]

Opening Day lineup

	2B
	3B
	1B
	RF
	CF
	SS
	LF
	C
	P

Source:^[7]

Roster

1909 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers	CatchersInfielders	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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	94	280	83	.296	1	36
1B	127	435	128	.294	6	60
2B	121	453	108	.238	0	36
SS	124	430	110	.256	1	49
3B	136	534	168	.315	0	31
OF	143	544	168	.309	7	77
OF	145	546	134	.245	1	38
OF	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
81	255	72	.282	0	12
65	177	42	.237	2	25
51	167	42	.251	0	13
54	121	29	.240	2	10
28	74	12	.162	0	9
13	40	5	.125	0	3
19	37	11	.297	0	5
10	17	4	.235	0	1
6	15	3	.200	0	2
6	13	2	.154	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
45		16	12	2.18	82
27		14	5	1.94	82
24		11	7	2.18	88
17		7	5	2.95	40
12		4	3	2.81	31
12		2	6	2.37	30
3	25	3	0	2.16	11
1	8	0	0	1.13	5
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
16		4	4	2.85	32
13		4	4	3.49	23
12	68	5	2	3.18	17
11		6	4	2.56	27
13		3	3	3.34	24
11	59	4	9	3.51	21
11		2	0	2.04	18
10	52	3	3	2.94	12
5		0	0	3.24	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Cy Young . . November 11, 2018.
News: Red Sox at Hot Springs . . 9 . . February 28, 1909 . November 5, 2018 . newspapers.com.
Web site: The 1909 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log . . November 12, 2018.
Web site: Harry Hooper . . November 18, 2018.
Web site: Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 4 . . August 25, 1909 . November 12, 2018.
Web site: Tie Games in Baseball . Richard . Hershberger . ordinary-times.com . December 28, 2015 . November 11, 2022.
Web site: Philadelphia Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 1 . . April 12, 1909 . November 12, 2018.