1929 Boston Red Sox season

1929 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	J.A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s)	Bill Carrigan
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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The 1929 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	104	46	.693	--
New York Yankees	88	66	.571	18
Cleveland Indians	81	71	.533	24
St. Louis Browns	79	73	.520	26
Washington Senators	71	81	.467	34
Detroit Tigers	70	84	.455	36
Chicago White Sox	59	93	.388	46
Boston Red Sox	58	96	.377	48

Record vs. opponents

1929 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	9–13	8–14	5–17	4–18	11–11–1	10–12
Chicago	11–11	—	9–12	10–12	6–16	9–13	4–17	10–12
Cleveland	13–9	12–9	—	11–11	14–8	7–14	10–12	14–8
Detroit	14–8	12–10	11–11	—	9–13	4–18	10–12	10–12–1
New York	17–5	16–6	8–14	13–9	—	8–14	14–8	12–10
Philadelphia	18–4	13–9	14–7	18–4	14–8	—	11–10–1	16–4
St. Louis	11–11–1	17–4	12–10	12–10	8–14	10–11–1	—	9–13
Washington	12–10	12–10	8–14	12–10–1	10–12	4–16	13–9	—

Opening Day lineup

Jack Rothrock	CF
Hal Rhyne	SS
Russ Scarritt	RF
Ira Flagstead	LF
Bill Regan	2B
Bobby Reeves	3B
Phil Todt	1B
Charlie Berry	C
Red Ruffing	P

Roster

1929 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Bill Bayne Herb Bradley Ed Carroll Ray Dobens Ed Durham Milt Gaston Hod Lisenbee Danny MacFayden Ed Morris Red Ruffing Jack Russell Pat Simmons		Catchers Casper Asbjornson Charlie Berry Ed Connolly Alex Gaston Johnnie Heving Infielders Bob Barrett Wally Gerber Grant Gillis Bill Narleski Bobby Reeves Bill Regan Hal Rhyne Jerry Standaert Phil Todt		Outfielders Bill Barrett Elliot Bigelow Joe Cicero Ira Flagstead Jack Rothrock Jack Ryan Russ Scarritt Doug Taitt Denny Williams Ken Williams		Manager Bill Carrigan Coaches Heinie Wagner

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
SS	Rhyne, HalHal Rhyne	120	346	87	.251	0	38
OF	Rothrock, JackJack Rothrock	143	473	142	.300	6	59

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

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

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
Bayne, BillBill Bayne	27	84.1	5	5	6.72	26

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

• 1929 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1929 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com