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1910 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boston Red Sox |
| season | 1910 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Huntington Avenue Grounds |
| city | Boston, Massachusetts |
| record | 81–72 (.529) |
| league_place | 4th |
| owners | John I. Taylor |
| managers | Patsy Donovan |
| espntn | bos |
| brtn | BOS |
The 1910 Boston Red Sox season was the tenth season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 81 wins and 72 losses, games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1910 World Series. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Regular season
Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- April 14: The regular season opens with a 4–4 tie, in 14 innings, against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City.
- April 16: Duffy Lewis makes his major league debut.
- April 19: The first home games of the season are a doubleheader against the Washington Senators; Boston wins both games, 2–1 and 5–4.
- April 27: In an 11–1 road win over Washington, Boston starts its "Golden Outfield" for the first time; Duffy Lewis in left, Tris Speaker in center, and Harry Hooper in right.
- May 26: Red Kleinow was purchased by the Red Sox from the Highlanders.
- July 20: The team's longest winning streak of the season, nine games, ends with a home loss to the Detroit Tigers.
- August 14: The team's longest losing streak of the season, six games, ends with a road win over the St. Louis Browns.
- October 8: The regular season ends with a doubleheader on the road against the Highlanders; Boston loses both games, 4–1 and 6–5, in games that last 72 and 100 minutes, respectively. The team's longest games of the season were 15 innings; a May 23 home loss to Chicago, and a June 29 road win at Philadelphia.
Statistical leaders
The offense was led by Jake Stahl, who hit 10 home runs and had 77 RBIs, and Tris Speaker with a .340 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Eddie Cicotte with 15 wins, Ray Collins with a 1.62 ERA, and Smoky Joe Wood with 145 strikeouts.
Season standings
The team had five games end in a tie; April 14 at New York, May 27 vs. Cleveland, June 14 at Detroit, September 26 at Cleveland, and October 5 at Washington.
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Source:
Roster
| 1910 Boston Red Sox |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Game log
| **Boldface** text denotes a Red Sox pitcher |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Stadium | Attendance | Record | Box/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streak | ||||||||||
| 1 | April 14 | @ [Highlanders](1910-new-york-highlanders-season) | 4–4 | **Hilltop Park** | ||||||
| 2 | April 15 | @ [Highlanders](1910-new-york-highlanders-season) | 3–2 | **Hilltop Park** | ||||||
| 3 | April 16 | @ [Highlanders](1910-new-york-highlanders-season) | 2–4 | '''Hilltop Park | ||||||
| 4 | April 19 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 2–1 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 4 | April 19 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 5–4 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 6 | April 20 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 4–12 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 7 | April 21 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 10–3 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 8 | April 22 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 0–3 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 9 | April 23 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 3–5 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 10 | April 25 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 2–4 | **Huntington Avenue Grounds** | ||||||
| 11 | April 27 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 11–1 | **National Park** | ||||||
| 12 | April 28 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 1–2 | **National Park** | ||||||
| 13 | April 29 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 9–2 | **National Park** | ||||||
| 14 | April 30 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 5–3 | **National Park** |
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Stadium | Attendance | Record | Box/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streak | ||||||||||
| 15 | May 2 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 6–7 | |||||||
| 16 | May 3 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 0–2 | |||||||
| 17 | May 6 | [Highlanders](1910-new-york-highlanders-season) | 0–11 | |||||||
| 18 | May 7 | [Highlanders](1910-new-york-highlanders-season) | 1–4 | |||||||
| 19 | May 9 | [Highlanders](1910-new-york-highlanders-season) | 10–0 | |||||||
| 20 | May 10 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 4–3 | |||||||
| 21 | May 11 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 10–3 | |||||||
| 22 | May 12 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 1–2 | |||||||
| 23 | May 13 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 8–1 | |||||||
| 24 | May 14 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 3–5 | |||||||
| 25 | May 16 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 11–4 | |||||||
| 25 | May 17 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 8–6 | |||||||
| 27 | May 19 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 3–0 | |||||||
| 28 | May 20 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 4–2 | |||||||
| 29 | May 23 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 3–4 | |||||||
| 30 | May 24 | [Naps](1910-cleveland-naps-season) | 4–3 | |||||||
| 31 | May 26 | [Naps](1910-cleveland-naps-season) | 7–3 | |||||||
| 32 | May 27 | [Naps](1910-cleveland-naps-season) | 1–1 | |||||||
| 33 | May 28 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 3–9 | |||||||
| 34 | May 30 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 1–5 | |||||||
| 35 | May 30 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 6–5 | |||||||
| 36 | May 31 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 1–0 | |||||||
| 37 | May 31 | [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 2–4 |
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Stadium | Attendance | Record | Box/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streak | ||||||||||
| 38 | June 2 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 10–9 | |||||||
| 39 | June 4 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 6–0 | |||||||
| 40 | June 5 | [Browns](1910-st-louis-browns-season) | 1–2 | |||||||
| 41 | June 6 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 0–1 | |||||||
| 42 | June 7 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 7–6 | |||||||
| 43 | June 8 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 4–5 | |||||||
| 44 | June 9 | [White Sox](1910-chicago-white-sox-season) | 0–3 | |||||||
| 45 | June 10 | [Naps](1910-cleveland-naps-season) | 1–3 | |||||||
| 46 | June 13 | [Naps](1910-cleveland-naps-season) | 9–7 | |||||||
| 47 | June 14 | [Naps](1910-cleveland-naps-season) | 6–6 | |||||||
| 48 | June 15 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 8–3 | |||||||
| 49 | June 16 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 3–12 | |||||||
| 50 | June 17 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 4–1 | |||||||
| 51 | June 18 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 2–6 | |||||||
| 52 | June 19 | [Tigers](1910-detroit-tigers-season) | 9–10 | |||||||
| 53 | June 21 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 3–2 | |||||||
| 54 | June 22 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 6–0 | |||||||
| 55 | June 22 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 2–1 | |||||||
| 56 | June 23 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 2–1 | |||||||
| 57 | June 24 | [Senators](1910-washington-senators-season) | 2–1 | |||||||
| 58 | June 25 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 1–2 | |||||||
| 59 | June 27 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 2–6 | |||||||
| 60 | June 27 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 1–3 | |||||||
| 61 | June 28 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 4–3 | |||||||
| 62 | June 29 | @ [Athletics](1910-philadelphia-athletics-season) | 6–4 |
|}
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 114 | 342 | 85 | .249 | 3 | 53 | |
| 1B | 144 | 531 | 144 | .271 | 10 | 77 | |
| 2B | 113 | 413 | 117 | .283 | 2 | 36 | |
| SS | 142 | 491 | 134 | .273 | 1 | 52 | |
| 3B | 77 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 1 | 32 | |
| OF | 141 | 538 | 183 | .340 | 7 | 65 | |
| OF | 151 | 541 | 153 | .283 | 8 | 68 | |
| OF | 155 | 584 | 156 | .267 | 2 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Engle | 106 | 363 | 96 | .264 | 2 | 38 |
| Billy Purtell | 49 | 168 | 35 | .208 | 1 | 15 |
| Red Kleinow | 50 | 147 | 22 | .150 | 1 | 8 |
| Hugh Bradley | 32 | 83 | 14 | .169 | 0 | 7 |
| Harry Niles | 18 | 57 | 12 | .211 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie French | 9 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Bunny Madden | 14 | 35 | 13 | .371 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dutch Lerchen | 6 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Moskiman | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Hap Myers | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Donahue | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hearne | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 250 | 15 | 11 | 2.74 | 104 | |
| 35 | 13 | 11 | 1.62 | 109 | ||
| 27 | 11 | 7 | 3.19 | 81 | ||
| 24 | 11 | 6 | 2.30 | 53 | ||
| 18 | 100 | 4 | 7 | 2.88 | 33 | |
| Ben Hunt | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4.05 | 19 | |
| Frank Smith | 4 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4.82 | 8 |
| Marty McHale | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3.27 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 12 | 13 | 1.69 | 145 | ||
| 35 | 12 | 9 | 1.91 | 95 | ||
| Chris Mahoney | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3.27 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 3 |
References
References
- (April 2, 1910). "Red Sox Have Practice". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].
- "The 1910 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log".
- "Duffy Lewis".
- "Harry Hooper".
- (April 27, 1910). "Boston Red Sox 11, Washington Senators 1".
- "Red Kleinow".
- Hershberger, Richard. (December 28, 2015). "Tie Games in Baseball".
- (April 14, 1910). "New York Highlanders 4, Boston Red Sox 4".
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