1911 Boston Red Sox season

1911 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Huntington Avenue Grounds (since 1901)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
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
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:
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

1911 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Jack Bushelman Eddie Cicotte Ray Collins Casey Hageman Charley Hall Ed Karger Jack Killilay Marty McHale Walter Moser Judge Nagle Buck O'Brien Larry Pape Charlie Smith Frank Smith Blaine Thomas Smoky Joe Wood		Catchers Bill Carrigan Red Kleinow Bunny Madden Les Nunamaker Tony Tonneman Infielders Tracy Baker Hugh Bradley Swede Carlstrom Clyde Engle Larry Gardner Joe Giannini Hy Gunning Hal Janvrin Jack Lewis Walter Lonergan Hap Myers Billy Purtell Heinie Wagner Rip Williams Steve Yerkes		Outfielders Olaf Henriksen Harry Hooper Duffy Lewis Joe Riggert Tris Speaker Les Wilson Other batters Jack Thoney		Manager Patsy Donovan

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
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
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
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
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

References

1. Red Kleinow page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1911 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1911 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com