1909 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1909 Boston Red Sox

League| American League
Ballpark| Huntington Avenue Grounds
City| Boston, Massachusetts
Record| 88–63 (.583)
League place| 3rd (9+1⁄2 GB)
Owners| John I. Taylor
Managers| Fred Lake
Stats| ESPN.com
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Opening Day pitcher Frank Arellanes

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, 9+1⁄2 games behind the Detroit Tigers. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

## Offseason

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 54  | .645  | —  | 57‍–‍19  | 41‍–‍35
Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 58  | .621  | 3½  | 49‍–‍27  | 46‍–‍31
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 63  | .583  | 9½  | 47‍–‍28  | 41‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74  | .513  | 20  | 42‍–‍34  | 36‍–‍40
New York Highlanders | 74 | 77  | .490  | 23½  | 41‍–‍35  | 33‍–‍42
Cleveland Naps | 71 | 82  | .464  | 27½  | 39‍–‍37  | 32‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns | 61 | 89  | .407  | 36  | 40‍–‍37  | 21‍–‍52
Washington Senators | 42 | 110  | .276  | 56  | 27‍–‍48  | 15‍–‍62

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

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1909 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team  | BOS  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | NYH  | PHA  | SLB  | WSH
Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 13–7 | 16–6
Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 8–13–1 | 6–15–2 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 10–12–1 | 19–3–1
Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–8–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11
Detroit | 13–9 | 15–6–2 | 14–8–1 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | 18–3–1 | 16–6–2
New York | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 13–8–1 | 14–6
Philadelphia | 11–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 19–3
St. Louis | 7–13 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 3–18–1 | 8–13–1 | 8–14 | — | 15–7–1
Washington | 6–16 | 3–19–1 | 11–11 | 6–16–2 | 6–14 | 3–19 | 7–15–1 | —

### Opening Day lineup

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Amby McConnell | 2B

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Harry Lord | 3B
Jake Stahl | 1B
Doc Gessler | RF
Tris Speaker | CF
Heinie Wagner | SS
Jack Thoney | LF
Bill Carrigan | C
Frank Arellanes | P

Source:[7]

### Roster

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1909 Boston Red Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* Fred Anderson
* Frank Arellanes
* Fred Burchell
* Charlie Chech
* Jack Chesbro
* Eddie Cicotte
* Ray Collins
* Charley Hall
* Ed Karger
* William Matthews
* Cy Morgan
* Chet Nourse
* Larry Pape
* Jack Ryan
* Biff Schlitzer
* Charlie Smith
* Elmer Steele
* Smoky Joe Wood

|  | Catchers

* Bill Carrigan
* Pat Donahue
* Bunny Madden
* Tubby Spencer

Infielders

* Babe Danzig
* Charlie French
* Larry Gardner
* Amby McConnell
* Harry Lord
* Jake Stahl
* Heinie Wagner
* Harry Wolter
* Steve Yerkes

|  | Outfielders

* Doc Gessler
* Harry Hooper
* Paul Howard
* Harry Niles
* Tris Speaker
* Jack Thoney

|  | Manager

* Fred Lake

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | Bill Carrigan | 94 | 280 | 83 | .296 | 1 | 36
1B | Jake Stahl | 127 | 435 | 128 | .294 | 6 | 60
2B | Amby McConnell | 121 | 453 | 108 | .238 | 0 | 36
SS | Heinie Wagner | 124 | 430 | 110 | .256 | 1 | 49
3B | Harry Lord | 136 | 534 | 168 | .315 | 0 | 31
OF | Tris Speaker | 143 | 544 | 168 | .309 | 7 | 77
OF | Harry Niles | 145 | 546 | 134 | .245 | 1 | 38
OF | Doc Gessler | 111 | 396 | 115 | .290 | 0 | 46

#### Other batters

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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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Harry Hooper | 81 | 255 | 72 | .282 | 0 | 12
Pat Donahue | 65 | 177 | 42 | .237 | 2 | 25
Charlie French | 51 | 167 | 42 | .251 | 0 | 13
Harry Wolter | 54 | 121 | 29 | .240 | 2 | 10
Tubby Spencer | 28 | 74 | 12 | .162 | 0 | 9
Jack Thoney | 13 | 40 | 5 | .125 | 0 | 3
Larry Gardner | 19 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 5
Bunny Madden | 10 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 1
Paul Howard | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2
Babe Danzig | 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0
Steve Yerkes | 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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Frank Arellanes | 45 | 230+2⁄3 | 16 | 12 | 2.18 | 82
Eddie Cicotte | 27 | 162+1⁄3 | 14 | 5 | 1.94 | 82
Smoky Joe Wood | 24 | 160+2⁄3 | 11 | 7 | 2.18 | 88
Charlie Chech | 17 | 106+2⁄3 | 7 | 5 | 2.95 | 40
Ray Collins | 12 | 73+2⁄3 | 4 | 3 | 2.81 | 31
Cy Morgan | 12 | 64+2⁄3 | 2 | 6 | 2.37 | 30
Charlie Smith | 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

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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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Elmer Steele | 16 | 75+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 2.85 | 32
Biff Schlitzer | 13 | 69+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 3.49 | 23
Ed Karger | 12 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 3.18 | 17
Charley Hall | 11 | 59+2⁄3 | 6 | 4 | 2.56 | 27
Jack Ryan | 13 | 59+1⁄3 | 3 | 3 | 3.34 | 24
Harry Wolter | 11 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 3.51 | 21
Larry Pape | 11 | 57+1⁄3 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 | 18
Fred Burchell | 10 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 2.94 | 12
William Matthews | 5 | 16+2⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 6

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Chet Nourse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3

## References

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1. ^ "Cy Young". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
2. ^ "Red Sox at Hot Springs". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. February 28, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved November 5, 2018 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ a b c d e f "The 1909 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
4. ^ "Harry Hooper". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
5. ^ "Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 4". Retrosheet. August 25, 1909. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
6. ^ Hershberger, Richard (December 28, 2015). "Tie Games in Baseball". ordinary-times.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
7. ^ "Philadelphia Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 1". Retrosheet. April 12, 1909. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

## External links

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* 1909 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
* 1909 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

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