1920 Boston Red Sox season

1920 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Harry Frazee
Manager(s)	Ed Barrow
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1920 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	98	56	0.636	—	51–27	47–29
Chicago White Sox	96	58	0.623	2	52–25	44–33
New York Yankees	95	59	0.617	3	49–28	46–31
St. Louis Browns	76	77	0.497	21½	40–38	36–39
Boston Red Sox	72	81	0.471	25½	41–35	31–46
Washington Senators	68	84	0.447	29	37–38	31–46
Detroit Tigers	61	93	0.396	37	32–46	29–47
Philadelphia Athletics	48	106	0.312	50	25–50	23–56

Record vs. opponents

1920 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	6–16	13–9	9–13	13–9–1	9–13	10–11
Chicago	10–12	—	10–12	19–3	10–12	16–6	14–8	17–5
Cleveland	16–6	12–10	—	15–7	9–13	16–6	15–7	15–7
Detroit	9–13	3–19	7–15	—	7–15	12–10–1	10–12	13–9
New York	13–9	12–10	13–9	15–7	—	19–3	12–10	11–11
Philadelphia	9–13–1	6–16	6–16	10–12–1	3–19	—	8–14	6–16
St. Louis	13–9	8–14	7–15	12–10	10–12	14–8	—	12–9–1
Washington	11–10	5–17	7–15	9–13	11–11	16–6	9–12–1	—

Opening Day lineup

Harry Hooper	RF
Mike McNally	2B
Mike Menosky	LF
Tim Hendryx	RF
Stuffy McInnis	1B
Eddie Foster	3B
Everett Scott	SS
Roxy Walters	C
Allen Russell	P

Roster

1920 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Joe Bush Hal Deviney Gary Fortune Harry Harper Waite Hoyt Sad Sam Jones Sad Bill Russell Benn Karr Elmer Myers Herb Pennock Allen Russell		Catchers Ed Chaplin Mickey Devine Wally Schang Paddy Smith Roxy Walters Infielders Cliff Brady Eddie Foster Ray Grimes Hob Hiller Stuffy McInnis Mike McNally Everett Scott Ossie Vitt		Outfielders Gene Bailey Hack Eibel Tim Hendryx Harry Hooper Herb Hunter Mike Menosky George Orme Ben Paschal Jigger Statz		Manager Ed Barrow

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
2B	McNally, MikeMike McNally	93	312	80	.256	0	23
OF	Menosky, MikeMike Menosky	141	532	158	.297	3	64
OF	Hooper, HarryHarry Hooper	139	536	167	.312	7	53

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
Hunter, HerbHerb Hunter	4	12	1	.083	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
Bush, JoeJoe Bush	35	243.2	15	15	4.25	88

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
Fortune, GaryGary Fortune	14	41.2	0	2	5.83	10

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
Deviney, HalHal Deviney	1	0	0	0	15.00	0

References

• 1920 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1920 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com