The 1929 Boston Red Sox season was the 29th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses, 48 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1929 World Series.
1929 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 58–96 (.377) | |
League place | 8th (48 GB) | |
Owners | J. A. Robert Quinn | |
Managers | Bill Carrigan | |
Radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Prior to the season, both the Red Sox and the Boston Braves received permission from the City of Boston to play home games on Sundays. While the Red Sox normally played their home games at Fenway Park, Sunday home games were played at Braves Field, as Fenway was close to a house of worship.[1] The first organized baseball game played in Boston on a Sunday was a preseason exhibition on April 14, 1929, with the Braves beating the Red Sox at Braves Field, 4–0.[1] The first major league regular season game played in Boston on a Sunday was on April 28, 1929, with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the Red Sox at Braves Field, 7–3.[2] The Red Sox played a total of 17 home games at Braves Field during the 1929 season; 15 games on Sundays, and a doubleheader on September 2, Labor Day Monday.[3] The first game of that doubleheader is notable for Joe Cronin hitting for the cycle.[4]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 46 | .693 | — | 57–16 | 47–30 |
New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 18 | 49–28 | 39–38 |
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 71 | .533 | 24 | 44–32 | 37–39 |
St. Louis Browns | 79 | 73 | .520 | 26 | 41–36 | 38–37 |
Washington Senators | 71 | 81 | .467 | 34 | 37–40 | 34–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | .455 | 36 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
Chicago White Sox | 59 | 93 | .388 | 46 | 35–41 | 24–52 |
Boston Red Sox | 58 | 96 | .377 | 48 | 32–45 | 26–51 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 9–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 4–17 | 10–12 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 12–9 | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 7–14 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 4–18 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | |||||
New York | 17–5 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | — | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–7 | 18–4 | 14–8 | — | 11–10–1 | 16–4 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11–1 | 17–4 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 10–11–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 4–16 | 13–9 | — |
Opening Day lineup
editJack Rothrock | CF |
Hal Rhyne | SS |
Russ Scarritt | RF |
Ira Flagstead | LF |
Bill Regan | 2B |
Bobby Reeves | 3B |
Phil Todt | 1B |
Charlie Berry | C |
Red Ruffing | P |
Roster
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | 77 | 207 | 50 | .242 | 1 | 21 |
1B | Phil Todt | 153 | 534 | 140 | .262 | 4 | 64 |
2B | Bill Regan | 104 | 371 | 107 | .288 | 1 | 54 |
SS | Hal Rhyne | 120 | 346 | 87 | .251 | 0 | 38 |
3B | Bobby Reeves | 140 | 460 | 114 | .248 | 2 | 28 |
OF | Jack Rothrock | 143 | 473 | 142 | .300 | 6 | 59 |
OF | Russ Scarritt | 151 | 540 | 159 | .294 | 1 | 71 |
OF | Bill Barrett | 111 | 370 | 100 | .270 | 3 | 35 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Bill Narleski | 96 | 260 | 72 | .277 | 0 | 25 |
Elliot Bigelow | 100 | 211 | 60 | .284 | 1 | 26 |
Johnnie Heving | 76 | 188 | 60 | .319 | 0 | 23 |
Ken Williams | 74 | 139 | 48 | .345 | 3 | 21 |
Bob Barrett | 68 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 19 |
Alex Gaston | 55 | 116 | 26 | .224 | 2 | 9 |
Wally Gerber | 61 | 91 | 15 | .165 | 0 | 5 |
Grant Gillis | 28 | 73 | 18 | .247 | 0 | 11 |
Doug Taitt | 26 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 0 | 6 |
Ira Flagstead | 14 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 0 | 3 |
Joe Cicero | 10 | 32 | 10 | .313 | 0 | 4 |
Casper Asbjornson | 17 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Standaert | 19 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
Ed Connolly | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Ryan | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Red Ruffing | 35 | 244.1 | 9 | 22 | 4.86 | 109 |
Milt Gaston | 39 | 243.2 | 12 | 19 | 3.73 | 83 |
Jack Russell | 35 | 227.1 | 6 | 18 | 3.92 | 37 |
Danny MacFayden | 32 | 221.0 | 10 | 18 | 3.62 | 61 |
Ed Morris | 33 | 208.1 | 14 | 14 | 4.45 | 73 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Bill Bayne | 27 | 84.1 | 5 | 5 | 6.72 | 26 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Ed Carroll | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.61 | 13 |
Ed Durham | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.27 | 6 |
Ray Dobens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 4 |
Hod Lisenbee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 2 |
Herb Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
Pat Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Fenway Park Through The Years: 1929". MLB.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Ruzzo, Bob. "April 28, 1929: Red Sox fall in first official Sunday game in Boston". SABR. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "1929 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Huber, Mike. "September 2, 1929: Joe Cronin hits for first career cycle in win over Red Sox at Braves Field". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
External links
edit- 1929 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1929 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com