| 1930 Boston Red Sox | |
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| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 52–102 (.338) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owners | J. A. Robert Quinn |
| Managers | Heinie Wagner |
| Radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The1930 Boston Red Sox season was the 30th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. The team's home field wasFenway Park. TheRed Sox finished last in the eight-teamAmerican League (AL) with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 50games behind thePhiladelphia Athletics, who went on to win the1930 World Series.
The Red Sox played their Sunday home games atBraves Field this season, as had been the case since the team's1929 season, due to Fenway being close to a house of worship. The team played a total of 20 home games at Braves Field during the 1930 season; 16 games on Sundays, plus two non-Sundaydoubleheaders.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 58–18 | 44–34 |
| Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8 | 56–21 | 38–39 |
| New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47–29 | 39–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27 | 45–33 | 30–46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38 | 38–40 | 26–50 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40 | 34–44 | 28–48 |
| Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50 | 30–46 | 22–56 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 5–17 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cleveland | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
| Detroit | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 16–6 | 5–17 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| Jack Rothrock | RF |
| Otto Miller | 3B |
| Tom Oliver | CF |
| Russ Scarritt | LF |
| Bill Regan | 2B |
| Phil Todt | 1B |
| Bill Narleski | SS |
| Johnnie Heving | C |
| Danny MacFayden | P |
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
During the season, the Red Sox and theBoston Braves wore a patch commemoratingBoston's tricentennial.
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 |
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| C | Charlie Berry | 88 | 256 | 74 | .289 | 6 | 35 |
| 1B | Phil Todt | 111 | 383 | 103 | .269 | 11 | 62 |
| 2B | Bill Regan | 134 | 507 | 135 | .266 | 3 | 53 |
| SS | Hal Rhyne | 107 | 296 | 60 | .203 | 0 | 23 |
| 3B | Otto Miller | 112 | 370 | 106 | .286 | 0 | 40 |
| OF | Russ Scarritt | 113 | 447 | 129 | .289 | 2 | 48 |
| OF | Tom Oliver | 154 | 646 | 189 | .293 | 0 | 46 |
| OF | Earl Webb | 127 | 449 | 145 | .323 | 16 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Durst | 102 | 302 | 74 | .245 | 1 | 24 |
| Bobby Reeves | 92 | 272 | 59 | .217 | 2 | 18 |
| Bill Sweeney | 88 | 243 | 75 | .309 | 4 | 30 |
| Johnnie Heving | 75 | 220 | 61 | .277 | 0 | 17 |
| Rabbit Warstler | 54 | 162 | 30 | .185 | 1 | 13 |
| Bill Narleski | 39 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Rothrock | 45 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Connolly | 27 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Cicero | 18 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Small | 25 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barrett | 6 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Galvin | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Winsett | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Gaston | 38 | 273.0 | 13 | 20 | 3.92 | 99 |
| Danny MacFayden | 36 | 269.1 | 11 | 14 | 4.21 | 76 |
| Hod Lisenbee | 37 | 237.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.40 | 47 |
| Jack Russell | 35 | 229.2 | 9 | 20 | 5.45 | 35 |
| Red Ruffing | 4 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.38 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Durham | 33 | 140.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.69 | 28 |
| Ed Morris | 18 | 65.1 | 4 | 9 | 4.13 | 28 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| George Smith | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.60 | 21 |
| Frank Bushey | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | 4 |
| Ben Shields | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Frank Mulroney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Bill Bayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Bob Kline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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