1930 Boston Red Sox season
The 1930 Boston Red Sox season was the 30th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The team's home field was Fenway Park. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 50 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1930 World Series.
| 1930 Boston Red Sox | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 52–102 (.338) |
| League place | 8th (50 GB) |
| Other information | |
| Owners | J. A. Robert Quinn |
| Managers | Heinie Wagner |
| Local radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The Red Sox played their Sunday home games at Braves Field this season, as had been the case since the team's 1929 season, due to Fenway being close to a house of worship. The team played a total of 20 home games at Braves Field during the 1930 season; 16 games on Sundays, plus two non-Sunday doubleheaders.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | 0.662 | — | 58–18 | 44–34 |
| Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 8 | 56–21 | 38–39 |
| New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 16 | 47–29 | 39–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 21 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 27 | 45–33 | 30–46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 38 | 38–40 | 26–50 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 40 | 34–44 | 28–48 |
| Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 50 | 30–46 | 22–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 5–17 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cleveland | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
| Detroit | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 16–6 | 5–17 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| Jack Rothrock | RF |
| Otto Miller | 3B |
| Tom Oliver | CF |
| Russ Scarritt | LF |
| Bill Regan | 2B |
| Phil Todt | 1B |
| Bill Narleski | SS |
| Johnnie Heving | C |
| Danny MacFayden | P |
Roster
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During the season, the Red Sox and the Boston Braves wore a patch commemorating Boston's tricentennial.
Player stats
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 | Charlie Berry | 88 | 256 | 74 | .289 | 6 | 35 |
| 1B | Phil Todt | 111 | 383 | 103 | .269 | 11 | 62 |
| 2B | Bill Regan | 134 | 507 | 135 | .266 | 3 | 53 |
| SS | Hal Rhyne | 107 | 296 | 60 | .203 | 0 | 23 |
| 3B | Otto Miller | 112 | 370 | 106 | .286 | 0 | 40 |
| OF | Russ Scarritt | 113 | 447 | 129 | .289 | 2 | 48 |
| OF | Tom Oliver | 154 | 646 | 189 | .293 | 0 | 46 |
| OF | Earl Webb | 127 | 449 | 145 | .323 | 16 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Durst | 102 | 302 | 74 | .245 | 1 | 24 |
| Bobby Reeves | 92 | 272 | 59 | .217 | 2 | 18 |
| Bill Sweeney | 88 | 243 | 75 | .309 | 4 | 30 |
| Johnnie Heving | 75 | 220 | 61 | .277 | 0 | 17 |
| Rabbit Warstler | 54 | 162 | 30 | .185 | 1 | 13 |
| Bill Narleski | 39 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Rothrock | 45 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Connolly | 27 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Cicero | 18 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Small | 25 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barrett | 6 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Galvin | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Winsett | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Gaston | 38 | 273.0 | 13 | 20 | 3.92 | 99 |
| Danny MacFayden | 36 | 269.1 | 11 | 14 | 4.21 | 76 |
| Hod Lisenbee | 37 | 237.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.40 | 47 |
| Jack Russell | 35 | 229.2 | 9 | 20 | 5.45 | 35 |
| Red Ruffing | 4 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.38 | 14 |
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 |
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| Ed Durham | 33 | 140.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.69 | 28 |
| Ed Morris | 18 | 65.1 | 4 | 9 | 4.13 | 28 |
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 |
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| George Smith | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.60 | 21 |
| Frank Bushey | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | 4 |
| Ben Shields | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Frank Mulroney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Bill Bayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Bob Kline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
- "1930 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
External links
- 1930 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1930 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
