1909 Boston Red Sox

88-63 • .583 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1909 Boston Red Sox went 88-63 (.583) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 601 runs, allowed 549, and played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Team leaders included Tris Speaker (7 HR, 77 RBI) and Frank Arellanes (16-12, 2.18 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
63 Losses
.583 Win %
3rd Rank
601 R 549 RA
Diff +52

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601 Runs Scored
549 Runs Allowed
+52 Run Diff
705K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 8% above the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .320 6% above the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .333 8% above the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 2.59 5% worse than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 601 13% above the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHuntington Avenue Grounds
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 705,628
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Avg per Game 9,408

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Harry Lord 0.315 2 Tris Speaker 0.309 3 Bill Carrigan 0.296 4 Jake Stahl 0.294 5 Doc Gessler 0.290

Home Runs

1 Tris Speaker 7 2 Jake Stahl 6 3 Pat Donahue 2 4 Harry Wolter 2 5 Bill Carrigan 1

RBI

1 Tris Speaker 77 2 Jake Stahl 60 3 Heinie Wagner 49 4 Doc Gessler 46 5 Harry Niles 38
1909 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Niles 145 546 65 134 12 5 1 38 39 48 27 0.245
Tris Speaker 143 544 73 168 26 13 7 77 38 53 35 0.309
Harry Lord 136 534 89 168 12 7 0 31 20 39 36 0.315
Amby McConnell 121 453 61 108 7 8 0 36 34 37 26 0.238
Jake Stahl 127 435 62 128 19 12 6 60 43 94 16 0.294
Heinie Wagner 124 430 53 110 16 7 1 49 35 31 18 0.256
Doc Gessler 111 396 57 115 24 1 0 46 31 53 16 0.290
Bill Carrigan 94 280 25 83 13 2 1 36 17 24 2 0.296
Harry Hooper 81 255 29 72 3 4 0 12 16 27 15 0.282
Pat Donahue 65 177 14 42 4 1 2 25 17 21 2 0.237
Charlie French 51 167 15 42 3 1 0 13 15 19 8 0.251
Harry Wolter 54 121 14 29 2 4 2 10 9 24 2 0.240
Frank Arellanes 46 78 5 13 0 0 0 1 2 10 3 0.167
Tubby Spencer 28 74 6 12 1 0 0 9 6 6 2 0.162
Smoky Joe Wood 24 55 4 9 0 1 0 3 2 8 0 0.164
Eddie Cicotte 27 51 4 12 0 0 0 1 7 14 2 0.235
Jack Thoney 13 40 1 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0.125
Larry Gardner 19 37 7 11 1 2 0 5 4 6 1 0.297
Charlie Chech 17 36 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0.083
Victor Schlitzer 13 27 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.185
Ed Karger 12 24 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.125
Ray Collins 12 23 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.130
Elmer Steele 16 22 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.227
Larry Pape 11 21 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Cy Morgan 12 20 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.050
Fred Burchell 10 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.158
Charley Hall 11 19 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.158
Jack Ryan 14 19 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.211
Bunny Madden 10 17 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.235
Paul Howard 6 15 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.200
Babe Danzig 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.154
Charlie Smith 3 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.300
William Matthews 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Yerkes 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Fred Anderson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jack Chesbro 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Chet Nourse 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Eddie Cicotte 1.94 2 Larry Pape 2.04 3 Frank Arellanes 2.18 4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.18 5 Cy Morgan 2.37

Wins

1 Frank Arellanes 16 2 Eddie Cicotte 14 3 Smoky Joe Wood 11 4 Charlie Chech 7 5 Charley Hall 6

Strikeouts

1 Smoky Joe Wood 88 2 Frank Arellanes 82 3 Eddie Cicotte 82 4 Charlie Chech 40 5 Elmer Steele 32
1909 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Arellanes 16 12 2.18 45 28 8 230.2 192 56 43 82
Eddie Cicotte 14 5 1.94 27 17 1 162.1 117 35 56 82
Smoky Joe Wood 11 7 2.18 24 19 0 160.2 121 39 43 88
Charlie Chech 7 5 2.95 17 13 0 106.2 107 35 27 40
Elmer Steele 4 4 2.85 16 8 1 75.2 75 24 15 32
Ray Collins 4 3 2.81 12 8 0 73.2 70 23 18 31
Victor Schlitzer 4 4 3.49 13 8 1 69.2 68 27 17 23
Ed Karger 5 2 3.18 12 6 0 68.0 71 24 22 17
Cy Morgan 2 6 2.37 12 10 1 64.2 52 17 31 30
Charley Hall 6 4 2.56 11 7 0 59.2 59 17 17 27
Jack Ryan 3 3 3.34 13 8 0 59.1 64 22 20 24
Harry Wolter 4 4 3.51 11 6 0 59.0 66 23 30 21
Larry Pape 2 0 2.04 11 3 2 57.1 46 13 12 18
Fred Burchell 3 3 2.94 10 5 0 52.0 51 17 11 12
Charlie Smith 3 0 2.16 3 3 0 25.0 23 6 2 11
William Matthews 0 0 3.24 5 1 0 16.2 16 6 10 6
Fred Anderson 0 0 1.13 1 1 0 8.0 3 1 1 5
Jack Chesbro 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 4 3
Chet Nourse 0 0 7.20 3 0 0 5.0 5 4 5 3

👥 Roster (37)

Fred Anderson Frank Arellanes Fred Burchell Bill Carrigan Charlie Chech Jack Chesbro Eddie Cicotte Ray Collins Babe Danzig Pat Donahue Charlie French Larry Gardner +25 more

37 players

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The 1909 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1909 Boston Red Sox reads 88 wins and 63 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 601 for and 549 against. The team batting average of .262 was 8% above the 1909 league mark of .243. Pitchers allowed 2.59 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.47. The 601 runs scored compare with a league average of 533 per club, 13% more.

Huntington Avenue Grounds was home in 1909, drawing a total attendance of 705,628. The home run leader was Tris Speaker, who hit 7. The pitching staff's wins leader was Frank Arellanes (16). The strikeout leader was Smoky Joe Wood with 88. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1909 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1909 Boston Red Sox finished 88-63 (.583 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Tris Speaker led the 1909 Boston Red Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1909 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1909 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 2.59.
Did the 1909 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1909 Boston Red Sox played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Who led the 1909 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tris Speaker (7 HR, 77 RBI) and Frank Arellanes (16-12, 2.18 ERA).
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