1909 Boston Red Sox season
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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, <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />9+1⁄2 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
Template:MLB 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]
Record vs. opponents
Template:1909 AL Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| Amby McConnell | 2B |
| Harry Lord | 3B |
| Jake Stahl | 1B |
| Doc Gessler | RF |
| Tris Speaker | CF |
| Heinie Wagner | SS |
| Jack Thoney | LF |
| Bill Carrigan | C |
| Frank Arellanes | P |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 94 | 280 | 83 | .296 | 1 | 36 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 127 | 435 | 128 | .294 | 6 | 60 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 121 | 453 | 108 | .238 | 0 | 36 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 124 | 430 | 110 | .256 | 1 | 49 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 136 | 534 | 168 | .315 | 0 | 31 |
| OF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 143 | 544 | 168 | .309 | 7 | 77 |
| OF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 145 | 546 | 134 | .245 | 1 | 38 |
| OF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 81 | 255 | 72 | .282 | 0 | 12 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 65 | 177 | 42 | .237 | 2 | 25 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 51 | 167 | 42 | .251 | 0 | 13 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 54 | 121 | 29 | .240 | 2 | 10 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28 | 74 | 12 | .162 | 0 | 9 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13 | 40 | 5 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 5 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 45 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />230+2⁄3 | 16 | 12 | 2.18 | 82 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />162+1⁄3 | 14 | 5 | 1.94 | 82 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />160+2⁄3 | 11 | 7 | 2.18 | 88 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />106+2⁄3 | 7 | 5 | 2.95 | 40 |
| Ray Collins | 12 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />73+2⁄3 | 4 | 3 | 2.81 | 31 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />64+2⁄3 | 2 | 6 | 2.37 | 30 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2.16 | 11 |
| Fred Anderson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Jack Chesbro | 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />75+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 2.85 | 32 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />69+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 3.49 | 23 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 3.18 | 17 |
| Charley Hall | 11 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />59+2⁄3 | 6 | 4 | 2.56 | 27 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />59+1⁄3 | 3 | 3 | 3.34 | 24 |
| Harry Wolter | 11 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 3.51 | 21 |
| Larry Pape | 11 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />57+1⁄3 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 | 18 |
| Fred Burchell | 10 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 2.94 | 12 |
| William Matthews | 5 | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />16+2⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3 |
References
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External links
- 1909 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1909 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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