1929 Boston Red Sox season

1929  Boston Red Sox
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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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.

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

Season standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	104	46	0.693	—	57–16	47–30
New York Yankees	88	66	0.571	18	49–28	39–38
Cleveland Indians	81	71	0.533	24	44–32	37–39
St. Louis Browns	79	73	0.520	26	41–36	38–37
Washington Senators	71	81	0.467	34	37–40	34–41
Detroit Tigers	70	84	0.455	36	38–39	32–45
Chicago White Sox	59	93	0.388	46	35–41	24–52
Boston Red Sox	58	96	0.377	48	32–45	26–51

Record vs. opponents

1929 American League record v t e Sources:
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

Jack 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

1929 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Bill Bayne Herb Bradley Ed Carroll Ray Dobens Ed Durham Milt Gaston Hod Lisenbee Danny MacFayden Ed Morris Red Ruffing Jack Russell Pat Simmons		Catchers Casper Asbjornson Charlie Berry Ed Connolly Alex Gaston Johnnie Heving Infielders Bob Barrett Wally Gerber Grant Gillis Bill Narleski Bobby Reeves Bill Regan Hal Rhyne Jerry Standaert Phil Todt		Outfielders Bill Barrett Elliot Bigelow Joe Cicero Ira Flagstead Jack Rothrock Jack Ryan Russ Scarritt Doug Taitt Denny Williams Ken Williams		Manager Bill Carrigan Coaches Heinie Wagner

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
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

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
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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bill Bayne	27	84.1	5	5	6.72	26

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

1. "Fenway Park Through The Years: 1929". MLB.com . Retrieved September 18, 2019.
2. Ruzzo, Bob. "April 28, 1929: Red Sox fall in first official Sunday game in Boston". SABR . Retrieved September 18, 2019.
3. "1929 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet . Retrieved September 18, 2019.
4. 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

• 1929 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1929 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com