1920 Boston Red Sox season
1920 Boston Red Sox | ||
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Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Owners | Harry Frazee | |
Managers | Ed Barrow | |
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The 1920 Boston Red Sox season was the 20th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses.
Offseason
On January 5, 1920, news that the Red Sox sold their star pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000 (equivalent to $2,200,000 in 2023) became public, the sub-headline in The New York Times the next day read, "Highest Purchase Price in Baseball History Paid for Game's Greatest Slugger."[1] The trade to the Yankees would live in infamy for generations of Boston fans for over 8 and a half decades and was one of the worse highlights of that offseason.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 51–27 | 47–29 |
Chicago White Sox | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | 2 | 52–25 | 44–33 |
New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | 3 | 49–28 | 46–31 |
St. Louis Browns | 76 | 77 | 0.497 | 21½ | 40–38 | 36–39 |
Boston Red Sox | 72 | 81 | 0.471 | 25½ | 41–35 | 31–46 |
Washington Senators | 68 | 84 | 0.447 | 29 | 37–38 | 31–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 37 | 32–46 | 29–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 106 | 0.312 | 50 | 25–50 | 23–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | 9–13 | 10–11 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | — | 10–12 | 19–3 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 17–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 3–19 | 7–15 | — | 7–15 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 15–7 | — | 19–3 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 14–8 | — | 12–9–1 | |||||
Washington | 11–10 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 9–12–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Harry Hooper | RF |
Mike McNally | 2B |
Mike Menosky | LF |
Tim Hendryx | RF |
Stuffy McInnis | 1B |
Eddie Foster | 3B |
Everett Scott | SS |
Roxy Walters | C |
Allen Russell | P |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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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 |
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C | Roxy Walters | 88 | 258 | 51 | .198 | 0 | 28 |
1B | Stuffy McInnis | 148 | 559 | 166 | .297 | 2 | 71 |
2B | Mike McNally | 93 | 312 | 80 | .256 | 0 | 23 |
3B | Eddie Foster | 117 | 386 | 100 | .259 | 0 | 41 |
SS | Everett Scott | 154 | 569 | 153 | .269 | 4 | 61 |
OF | Tim Hendryx | 99 | 363 | 119 | .328 | 0 | 73 |
OF | Mike Menosky | 141 | 532 | 158 | .297 | 3 | 64 |
OF | Harry Hooper | 139 | 536 | 167 | .312 | 7 | 53 |
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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Gene Bailey | 46 | 135 | 31 | .230 | 0 | 5 |
Cliff Brady | 53 | 180 | 41 | .228 | 0 | 12 |
Ed Chaplin | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey Devine | 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Hack Eibel | 29 | 47 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 6 |
Ray Grimes | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Hob Hiller | 17 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
Herb Hunter | 4 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
George Orme | 4 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Ben Paschal | 9 | 28 | 19 | .357 | 0 | 5 |
Wally Schang | 122 | 387 | 118 | .305 | 4 | 51 |
Paddy Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jigger Statz | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ossie Vitt | 87 | 296 | 65 | .220 | 1 | 28 |
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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Sam Jones | 37 | 274.0 | 13 | 16 | 3.94 | 86 |
Joe Bush | 35 | 243.2 | 15 | 15 | 4.25 | 88 |
Herb Pennock | 37 | 242.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.68 | 68 |
Harry Harper | 27 | 162.2 | 5 | 14 | 3.04 | 71 |
Allen Russell | 16 | 107.2 | 5 | 6 | 3.01 | 53 |
Elmer Myers | 12 | 97.0 | 9 | 1 | 2.13 | 34 |
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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Hal Deviney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 |
Hack Eibel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 5 |
Gary Fortune | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.83 | 10 |
Waite Hoyt | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4.38 | 45 |
Benn Karr | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4.81 | 21 |
References
- ^ "Ruth Bought By New York Americans For $125,000, Highest Price in Baseball Annals". New York Times. January 6, 1920.
- 1920 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1920 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com