1930 Boston Red Sox

52-102 • .338 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1930 Boston Red Sox went 52-102 (.338) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 612 runs, allowed 814, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Earl Webb (16 HR, 66 RBI) and Milt Gaston (13-20, 3.92 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

52 Wins
102 Losses
.338 Win %
8th Rank
612 R 814 RA
Diff -202

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612 Runs Scored
814 Runs Allowed
-202 Run Diff
227K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 8% below the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .312 11% below the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .364 13% below the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.68 1% worse than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 612 27% below the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 20
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Total Attendance 227,200
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Avg per Game 11,360

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Earl Webb 0.323 2 Bill Sweeney 0.309 3 Tom Oliver 0.293 4 Charlie Berry 0.289 5 Russ Scarritt 0.289

Home Runs

1 Earl Webb 16 2 Phil Todt 11 3 Charlie Berry 6 4 Bill Sweeney 4 5 Bill Regan 3

RBI

1 Earl Webb 66 2 Phil Todt 62 3 Bill Regan 53 4 Russ Scarritt 48 5 Tom Oliver 46
1930 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tom Oliver 154 646 86 189 34 2 0 46 42 25 6 0.293
Bill Regan 134 507 54 135 35 10 3 53 25 60 4 0.266
Earl Webb 127 449 61 145 30 6 16 66 44 56 2 0.323
Russ Scarritt 113 447 48 129 17 8 2 48 12 49 4 0.289
Phil Todt 111 383 49 103 22 5 11 62 24 33 4 0.269
Otis Miller 112 370 49 106 22 5 0 40 26 21 2 0.286
Cedric Durst 102 302 29 74 19 5 1 24 17 24 3 0.245
Hal Rhyne 107 296 34 60 8 5 0 23 25 19 1 0.203
Bobby Reeves 92 272 41 59 7 4 2 18 50 36 6 0.217
Charlie Berry 88 256 31 74 9 6 6 35 16 22 2 0.289
Bill Sweeney 88 243 32 75 13 0 4 30 9 15 5 0.309
Johnnie Heving 75 220 15 61 5 3 0 17 11 14 2 0.277
Rabbit Warstler 54 162 16 30 2 3 1 13 20 21 0 0.185
Milt Gaston 38 98 7 20 3 0 0 9 1 13 0 0.204
Bill Narleski 39 98 11 23 9 0 0 7 7 5 0 0.235
Danny MacFayden 36 92 11 13 4 1 0 8 7 32 0 0.141
Jack Russell 41 79 12 14 3 0 1 4 3 31 0 0.177
Horace Lisenbee 37 75 5 20 0 0 0 8 5 20 0 0.267
Jack Rothrock 45 65 4 18 3 1 0 4 2 9 0 0.277
Ed Connolly 27 48 1 9 2 0 0 7 4 3 0 0.188
Ed Durham 33 41 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.098
Joe Cicero 18 30 5 5 1 2 0 4 1 5 0 0.167
George Smith 29 24 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.333
Ed Morris 18 19 2 6 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.316
Bill Barrett 6 18 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.167
Charlie Small 25 18 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 0.167
Red Ruffing 6 11 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.273
Frank Bushey 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Ben Shields 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Bayne 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jim Galvin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Winsett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Kline 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Mulroney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Milt Gaston 3.92 2 Ed Morris 4.13 3 Danny MacFayden 4.21 4 Horace Lisenbee 4.40 5 Ed Durham 4.69

Wins

1 Milt Gaston 13 2 Danny MacFayden 11 3 Horace Lisenbee 10 4 Jack Russell 9 5 Ed Durham 4

Strikeouts

1 Milt Gaston 99 2 Danny MacFayden 76 3 Horace Lisenbee 47 4 Jack Russell 35 5 Ed Durham 28
1930 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Milt Gaston 13 20 3.92 38 34 2 273.0 272 119 98 99
Danny MacFayden 11 14 4.21 36 33 2 269.1 293 126 93 76
Horace Lisenbee 10 17 4.40 37 31 0 237.1 254 116 86 47
Jack Russell 9 20 5.45 35 30 0 229.2 302 139 53 35
Ed Durham 4 15 4.69 33 12 1 140.0 144 73 43 28
George Smith 1 2 6.60 27 2 0 73.2 92 54 49 21
Ed Morris 4 9 4.13 18 9 0 65.1 67 30 38 28
Frank Bushey 0 1 6.30 11 0 0 30.0 34 21 15 4
Red Ruffing 0 3 6.38 4 3 0 24.0 32 17 6 14
Ben Shields 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 10.0 16 10 6 1
Bill Bayne 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 1
Frank Mulroney 0 1 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 1 0 2
Bob Kline 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Bill Barrett Bill Bayne Charlie Berry Frank Bushey Joe Cicero Ed Connolly Ed Durham Cedric Durst Jim Galvin Milt Gaston Johnnie Heving Bob Kline +22 more

34 players

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The 1930 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1930 Boston Red Sox won 52 games and lost 102, ending up 8th in the AL. The run column shows 612 for and 814 against. Against a league average of .287, the 1930 Boston Red Sox batted .263. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.68 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.65. League clubs averaged 834 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 27% fewer.

Home games were played at Fenway Park I, where 227,200 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Earl Webb, who hit 16. The hits leader was Tom Oliver with 189. The pitching staff's wins leader was Milt Gaston (13). In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1930 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1930 Boston Red Sox finished 52-102 (.338 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Earl Webb led the 1930 Boston Red Sox with 16 home runs.
What was the 1930 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1930 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.68.
Did the 1930 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1930 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1930 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Earl Webb (16 HR, 66 RBI) and Milt Gaston (13-20, 3.92 ERA).
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