1909 Boston Red Sox season

1909 Boston Red Sox
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1909 Information
Owner(s) John I. Taylor
Manager(s) Fred Lake
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The 1909 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 88 wins and 63 losses.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Detroit Tigers 98 54 .645 –
Philadelphia Athletics 95 58 .621 3½
Boston Red Sox 88 63 .583 9½
Chicago White Sox 78 74 .513 20
New York Highlanders 74 77 .490 23½
Cleveland Naps 71 82 .464 27½
St. Louis Browns 61 89 .407 36
Washington Senators 42 110 .276 56

Opening Day lineup

Amby McConnell 2B
Harry Lord 3B
Jake Stahl 1B
Doc Gessler RF
Tris Speaker CF
Heinie Wagner SS
Jack Thoney LF
Bill Carrigan C
Frank Arellanes P

Roster

1909 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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 McConnell, AmbyAmby McConnell 121 453 108 .238 0 36
3B Lord, HarryHarry Lord 136 534 168 .315 0 31

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
Danzig, BabeBabe Danzig 6 13 2 .154 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
Morgan, CyCy Morgan 12 64.2 2 6 2.37 30
Anderson, FredFred Anderson 1 8 0 0 1.13 5
Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro 1 6 0 1 4.50 3

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

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

American League
National League
Franchise
Ballparks
Huntington Avenue Grounds · Braves Field · Fenway Park
Spring training: Riverside Park · McKechnie Field · Bader Field · Payne Park · Scottsdale Stadium · Chain of Lakes Park · City of Palms Park · JetBlue Park (starting in 2012)
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Retired numbers
1 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 14 · 27
Administration
Owners: Fenway Sports Group (John W. Henry and Tom Werner) | President and CEO: Larry Lucchino | General Manager: Ben Cherington | Manager: Bobby Valentine | Team Captain: Jason Varitek
World Series
Championships (7)
1903 · 1912 · 1915 · 1916 · 1918 · 2004 · 2007
American League
Championships (12)
1903 · 1904 · 1912 · 1915 · 1916 · 1918 · 1946 · 1967 · 1975 · 1986 · 2004 · 2007
Other assets