1911 Boston Red Sox

78-75 • .510 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1911 Boston Red Sox went 78-75 (.510) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 680 runs, allowed 643, and played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Team leaders included Tris Speaker (8 HR, 70 RBI) and Smoky Joe Wood (23-17, 2.02 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

78 Wins
75 Losses
.510 Win %
4th Rank
680 R 643 RA
Diff +37

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680 Runs Scored
643 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
597K Attendance

📈 vs. 1911 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 1% above the 1911 league average (.273)
OBP .350 4% above the 1911 league average (.337)
SLG .362 1% above the 1911 league average (.358)
Team ERA 2.74 18% better than the 1911 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 680 4% below the 1911 league average (707 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHuntington Avenue Grounds
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 597,928
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Avg per Game 7,867

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1911

Batting Avg

1 Olaf Henriksen 0.366 2 Tris Speaker 0.334 3 Harry Hooper 0.311 4 Duffy Lewis 0.307 5 Bill Carrigan 0.289

Home Runs

1 Tris Speaker 8 2 Duffy Lewis 7 3 Larry Gardner 4 4 Harry Hooper 4 5 Clyde Engle 2

RBI

1 Duffy Lewis 86 2 Tris Speaker 70 3 Steve Yerkes 57 4 Clyde Engle 48 5 Harry Hooper 45
1911 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Hooper 130 524 93 163 20 6 4 45 73 43 38 0.311
Clyde Engle 146 514 58 139 13 3 2 48 51 53 24 0.270
Steve Yerkes 142 502 70 140 24 3 1 57 52 55 14 0.279
Tris Speaker 141 500 88 167 34 13 8 70 59 34 25 0.334
Larry Gardner 138 492 80 140 17 8 4 44 64 57 27 0.285
Duffy Lewis 130 469 64 144 32 4 7 86 25 46 11 0.307
Alva Williams 95 284 36 68 8 5 0 31 24 30 9 0.239
Heinie Wagner 80 261 34 67 13 8 1 38 29 29 15 0.257
Bill Carrigan 72 232 29 67 6 1 1 30 26 21 5 0.289
Les Nunamaker 62 183 18 47 4 3 0 19 12 33 1 0.257
Joe Riggert 50 146 19 31 4 4 2 13 12 28 5 0.212
Olaf Henriksen 27 93 17 34 2 1 0 8 14 16 4 0.366
Smoky Joe Wood 44 88 15 23 4 2 2 11 10 23 1 0.261
Billy Purtell 27 82 5 23 5 3 0 7 1 3 1 0.280
Eddie Cicotte 35 71 7 10 1 0 0 3 8 20 0 0.141
Charley Hall 39 64 6 9 1 1 1 8 4 15 0 0.141
Larry Pape 27 64 3 13 1 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.203
Ray Collins 31 60 2 9 2 1 0 6 8 22 0 0.150
Jack Lewis 18 59 7 16 0 0 0 6 7 13 2 0.271
Ed Karger 25 47 4 11 3 0 1 6 3 10 0 0.234
Hugh Bradley 12 41 9 13 2 0 1 4 2 11 1 0.317
Hap Myers 13 38 3 14 2 0 0 0 4 5 4 0.368
Hal Janvrin 9 27 2 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.148
Walter Lonergan 10 26 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0.269
Jack Killilay 14 24 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.042
Jack Thoney 26 20 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.250
Buck O'Brien 6 16 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.125
Bunny Madden 4 15 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.200
Red Kleinow 8 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.214
Judge Nagle 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.100
Hy Gunning 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.111
Walter Moser 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les Wilson 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Albin Carlstrom 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Tony Tonneman 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.200
Casey Hageman 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jack Bushelman 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Marty McHale 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Giannini 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Blaine Thomas 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tracy Baker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1911

ERA

1 Buck O'Brien 0.38 2 Smoky Joe Wood 2.02 3 Ray Collins 2.40 4 Larry Pape 2.45 5 Eddie Cicotte 2.82

Wins

1 Smoky Joe Wood 23 2 Eddie Cicotte 11 3 Ray Collins 11 4 Larry Pape 10 5 Charley Hall 8

Strikeouts

1 Smoky Joe Wood 231 2 Eddie Cicotte 106 3 Ray Collins 86 4 Charley Hall 83 5 Ed Karger 57
1911 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Smoky Joe Wood 23 17 2.02 44 33 3 275.2 226 62 76 231
Eddie Cicotte 11 15 2.82 35 25 0 220.0 236 69 73 106
Ray Collins 11 12 2.40 31 24 1 194.2 184 52 44 86
Larry Pape 10 8 2.45 27 19 0 176.1 167 48 63 49
Charley Hall 8 7 3.75 32 10 4 146.1 149 61 72 83
Ed Karger 5 8 3.37 25 18 0 131.0 134 49 42 57
Jack Killilay 4 2 3.54 14 7 0 61.0 65 24 36 28
Buck O'Brien 5 1 0.38 6 5 0 47.2 30 2 21 31
Judge Nagle 1 1 3.33 5 1 0 27.0 27 10 6 12
Walter Moser 0 1 4.01 6 3 0 24.2 37 11 11 11
Casey Hageman 0 2 2.12 2 2 0 17.0 16 4 5 8
Jack Bushelman 0 1 3.00 3 1 0 12.0 8 4 10 5
Marty McHale 0 0 9.64 4 1 0 9.1 19 10 3 3
Blaine Thomas 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 4.2 3 0 7 0
Frank Smith 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 6 4 3 1
Charlie Smith 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 2.0 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Tracy Baker Hugh Bradley Jack Bushelman Albin Carlstrom Bill Carrigan Eddie Cicotte Ray Collins Clyde Engle Larry Gardner Joe Giannini Hy Gunning Casey Hageman +31 more

43 players

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The 1911 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1911 the Boston Red Sox posted a 78-75 mark (.510) and finished 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 680 scored against 643 allowed (+37). The team batting average of .275 was 1% above the 1911 league mark of .273. The staff ERA of 2.74 was 18% better than the league average of 3.34. League clubs averaged 707 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 4% fewer.

The home park, Huntington Avenue Grounds, recorded 597,928 in attendance, about 7,867 a game. Tris Speaker led the club in home runs with 8. Duffy Lewis drove in a team-high 86 runs. Smoky Joe Wood led the pitchers with 23 wins. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1911 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1911 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1911 Boston Red Sox finished 78-75 (.510 win pct).
Who led the 1911 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Tris Speaker led the 1911 Boston Red Sox with 8 home runs.
What was the 1911 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1911 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 2.74.
Did the 1911 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1911 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1911 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1911 Boston Red Sox played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Who led the 1911 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tris Speaker (8 HR, 70 RBI) and Smoky Joe Wood (23-17, 2.02 ERA).
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