1919 Boston Red Sox season
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1919 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Harry Frazee | |
| Manager(s) | Ed Barrow | |
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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.
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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 |
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| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 62 | .629 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 55 | .604 | 3½ |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 59 | .576 | 7½ |
| Detroit Tigers | 80 | 60 | .571 | 8 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 72 | .482 | 20½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 66 | 71 | .482 | 20½ |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 84 | .400 | 32 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 104 | .257 | 52 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Amos Strunk | 48 | 184 | 50 | .272 | 0 | 17 |
| Jack Barry | 31 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 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 |
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| Sam Jones | 35 | 245 | 12 | 20 | 3.75 | 67 |
| Herb Pennock | 32 | 219 | 16 | 8 | 2.71 | 70 |
| Carl Mays | 21 | 146 | 5 | 11 | 2.47 | 53 |
| Babe 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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| Ray Caldwell | 18 | 86.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.96 | 23 |
| Bill James | 13 | 72.2 | 3 | 5 | 4.09 | 12 |
| Joe 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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| George Dumont | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.33 | 12 |
| George 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
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