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 was the eleventh season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 78 wins and 75 losses. This was the final season that the team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds, before moving to Fenway Park.
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
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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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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 | Larry Gardner | 138 | 492 | 140 | .285 | 4 | 44 |
OF | Harry 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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Joe 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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Smoky Joe Wood | 44 | 275.2 | 23 | 17 | 2.02 | 231 |
Eddie 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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Jack 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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