1910 Boston Red Sox season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Red Sox
| season = 1910
| misc =
| image =
| 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
}}
File:Eddie Cicotte.jpg pitcher Eddie Cicotte, shown in 1913 with the Chicago White Sox]]
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, {{frac|22|1|2}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25141307/red_sox_have_practice/ |title=Red Sox Have Practice |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |page=10 |date=April 2, 1910 |access-date=November 5, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}
- 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1910/VBOS01910.htm |title=The 1910 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 13, 2018}}
- April 16: Duffy Lewis makes his major league debut.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plewid101.htm |title=Duffy Lewis |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 13, 2018}}
- 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.{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/4f4206c6 |title=Harry Hooper |first1=Paul |last1=Zingg |first2=E. A. |last2=Reed |website=SABR |access-date=November 13, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1910/B04270WS11910.htm |title=Boston Red Sox 11, Washington Senators 1 |date=April 27, 1910 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 13, 2018}}
- May 26: Red Kleinow was purchased by the Red Sox from the Highlanders.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkleir101.htm |title=Red Kleinow |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 13, 2018}}
- 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 =
{{1910 American League standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}}
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. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.{{cite web |url=https://ordinary-times.com/2015/12/28/tie-games-in-baseball/ |title=Tie Games in Baseball |first=Richard |last=Hershberger |website=ordinary-times.com |date=December 28, 2015 |accessdate=November 11, 2022}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1910 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Opening Day lineup =
| Amby McConnell | 2B |
| Harry Lord | 3B |
| Tris Speaker | CF |
| Jake Stahl | 1B |
| Heinie Wagner | SS |
| Harry Niles | RF |
| Harry Hooper | LF |
| Bill Carrigan | C |
| Ed Cicotte | P |
Source: {{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1910/B04140NYA1910.htm |title=New York Highlanders 4, Boston Red Sox 4 |website=Retrosheet |date=April 14, 1910 |access-date=November 13, 2018}}
= Roster =
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| colspan=10 style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Frank Arellanes}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Barberich}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Cicotte}}
{{MLBplayer | Ray Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Charley Hall}}
{{MLBplayer | Ben Hunt}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Karger}}
{{MLBplayer | Louis Leroy}}
{{MLBplayer | Chris Mahoney}}
{{MLBplayer | Marty McHale}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Smoky Joe Wood}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Bill Carrigan}}
{{MLBplayer | Pat Donahue}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Kleinow}}
{{MLBplayer | Bunny Madden}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Hugh Bradley}}
{{MLBplayer | Clyde Engle}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie French}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Gardner}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Hearne}}
{{MLBplayer | Dutch Lerchen}}
{{MLBplayer | Amby McConnell}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Lord}}
{{MLBplayer | Doc Moskiman}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Purtell}}
{{MLBplayer | Jake Stahl}}
{{MLBplayer | Heinie Wagner}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Harry Hooper}}
{{MLBplayer | Duffy Lewis}}
{{MLBplayer | Hap Myers}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Niles}}
{{MLBplayer | Ralph Pond}}
{{MLBplayer | Tris Speaker}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Patsy Donovan}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" | |||||||
| width="5%" | Pos
! width="16%" | Player ! width="9%" | G ! width="9%" | AB ! width="9%" | H ! width="9%" | Avg. ! width="9%" | HR ! width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | {{sortname|Bill|Carrigan}} | 114 | 342 | 85 | .249 | 3 | 53 |
| 1B | {{sortname|Jake|Stahl}} | 144 | 531 | 144 | .271 | 10 | 77 |
| 2B | {{sortname|Larry|Gardner}} | 113 | 413 | 117 | .283 | 2 | 36 |
| SS | {{sortname|Heinie|Wagner}} | 142 | 491 | 134 | .273 | 1 | 52 |
| 3B | {{sortname|Harry|Lord}} | 77 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 1 | 32 |
| OF | {{sortname|Tris|Speaker}} | 141 | 538 | 183 | .340 | 7 | 65 |
| OF | {{sortname|Duffy|Lewis}} | 151 | 541 | 153 | .283 | 8 | 68 |
| OF | {{sortname|Harry|Hooper}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" | ||||||
| width="16%" | Player
! width="9%" | G ! width="9%" | AB ! width="9%" | H ! width="9%" | Avg. ! width="9%" | HR ! width="9%" | 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 |
| {{sortname|Amby|McConnell}} | 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 |
| {{sortname|Ralph|Pond}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Eddie|Cicotte}} | 36 | 250 | 15 | 11 | 2.74 | 104 |
| {{sortname|Ray|Collins|dab=baseball}} | 35 | {{frac|244|2|3}} | 13 | 11 | 1.62 | 109 |
| {{sortname|Ed|Karger}} | 27 | {{frac|183|1|3}} | 11 | 7 | 3.19 | 81 |
| {{sortname|Charlie|Smith|dab=pitcher}} | 24 | {{frac|156|1|3}} | 11 | 6 | 2.30 | 53 |
| {{sortname|Frank|Arellanes}} | 18 | 100 | 4 | 7 | 2.88 | 33 |
| Ben Hunt | 7 | {{frac|46|2|3}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" | ||||||
| width="16%" | Player
! width="9%" | G ! width="9%" | IP ! width="9%" | W ! width="9%" | L ! width="9%" | ERA ! width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Smoky Joe|Wood}} | 35 | {{frac|196|2|3}} | 12 | 13 | 1.69 | 145 |
| {{sortname|Charley|Hall|Charley Hall (pitcher)}} | 35 | {{frac|188|2|3}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" | ||||||
| width="16%" | Player
! width="9%" | G ! width="9%" | W ! width="9%" | L ! width="9%" | SV ! width="9%" | ERA ! width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Frank|Barberich}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Louis|Leroy|dab=baseball}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 3 |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1910.shtml 1910 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1910&t=BOS 1910 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]
{{1910 MLB season by team}}
{{Boston Red Sox}}