1911 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | John I. Taylor |
Manager(s) | Patsy Donovan |
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The 1911 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 75 losses.
This was the final season for the Sox at Huntington Avenue Grounds. They moved into Fenway Park in 1912 and have played there ever since.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | 50 | 0.669 | — | 54–20 | 47–30 |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 13½ | 51–25 | 38–40 |
Cleveland Naps | 80 | 73 | 0.523 | 22 | 46–30 | 34–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 75 | 0.510 | 24 | 39–37 | 39–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 74 | 0.510 | 24 | 40–37 | 37–37 |
New York Highlanders | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 25½ | 36–40 | 40–36 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 38½ | 39–38 | 25–52 |
St. Louis Browns | 45 | 107 | 0.296 | 56½ | 25–53 | 20–54 |
Record vs. opponents
1911 American League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 12–9 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–15–2 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 9–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11 | 15–6–2 | — | 6–16 | 14–8–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | — | 6–15 | 16–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–9 | 11–9–1 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 15–6 | — | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–12 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–16 | 2–20 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 13–9 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Larry Gardner | 2B |
Harry Hooper | RF |
Tris Speaker | CF |
Duffy Lewis | LF |
Heinie Wagner | SS |
Rip Williams | 1B |
Clyde Engle | 3B |
Red Kleinow | C |
Smoky Joe Wood | P |
Notable transactions
- August 5, 1911: Red Kleinow was released by the Red Sox.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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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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3B | Gardner, LarryLarry Gardner | 138 | 492 | 140 | .285 | 4 | 44 |
OF | Hooper, HarryHarry Hooper | 130 | 524 | 163 | .311 | 4 | 45 |
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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Riggert, JoeJoe Riggert | 50 | 146 | 31 | .212 | 2 | 13 |
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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Wood, Smoky JoeSmoky Joe Wood | 44 | 275.2 | 23 | 17 | 2.02 | 231 |
Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte | 35 | 220 | 11 | 15 | 2.82 | 106 |
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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Bushelman, JackJack Bushelman | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 |
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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References
External links
- 1911 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1911 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com