1910 Boston Red Sox season

The 1910 Boston Red Sox season was the tenth season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 72 losses, games behind the Philadelphia Athletics season|Philadelphia Athletics], who went on to win the 1910 World Series. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Regular season

Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

April 14: The regular season opens with a 4–4 tie, in 14 innings, against the New York Highlanders season|New York Highlanders] at Hilltop Park in New York City.
April 16: Duffy Lewis makes his major league debut.
April 19: The first home games of the season are a doubleheader against the Washington Senators season|Washington Senators]; Boston wins both games, 2–1 and 5–4.
April 27: In an 11–1 road win over Washington, Boston starts its "Golden Outfield" for the first time; Duffy Lewis in left, Tris Speaker in center, and Harry Hooper in right.
May 26: Red Kleinow was purchased by the Red Sox from the Highlanders.
July 20: The team's longest winning streak of the season, nine games, ends with a home loss to the Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers].
August 14: The team's longest losing streak of the season, six games, ends with a road win over the St. Louis Browns.
October 8: The regular season ends with a doubleheader on the road against the Highlanders; Boston loses both games, 4–1 and 6–5, in games that last 72 and 100 minutes, respectively.

The team's longest games of the season were 15 innings; a May 23 home loss to Chicago, and a June 29 road win at Philadelphia.

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Jake Stahl, who hit 10 home runs and had 77 RBIs, and Tris Speaker with a.340 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Eddie Cicotte with 15 wins, Ray Collins with a 1.62 ERA, and Smoky Joe Wood with 145 strikeouts.

Season standings

The team had five games end in a tie; April 14 at New York, May 27 vs. Cleveland, June 14 at Detroit, September 26 at Cleveland, and October 5 at Washington. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.

Opening Day lineup

Source:

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		114	342	85	.249	3	53
1B		144	531	144	.271	10	77
2B		113	413	117	.283	2	36
SS		142	491	134	.273	1	52
3B		77	288	72	.250	1	32
OF		141	538	183	.340	7	65
OF		151	541	153	.283	8	68
OF		155	584	156	.267	2	27

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
Clyde Engle	106	363	96	.264	2	38
Billy Purtell	49	168	35	.208	1	15
Red Kleinow	50	147	22	.150	1	8
Hugh Bradley	32	83	14	.169	0	7
Harry Niles	18	57	12	.211	1	3
Charlie French	9	40	8	.200	0	3
Bunny Madden	14	35	13	.371	0	4
	11	35	6	.171	0	1
Dutch Lerchen	6	15	0	.000	0	0
Doc Moskiman	5	9	1	.111	0	1
Hap Myers	3	6	2	.333	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
Pat Donahue	2	4	0	.000	0	0
Ed Hearne	2	2	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
	36	250	15	11	2.74	104
	35		13	11	1.62	109
	27		11	7	3.19	81
	24		11	6	2.30	53
	18	100	4	7	2.88	33
Ben Hunt	7		2	3	4.05	19
Frank Smith	4	28	1	2	4.82	8
Marty McHale	2	11	0	1	3.27	6

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
	35		12	13	1.69	145
	35		12	9	1.91	95
Chris Mahoney	2	11	0	1	3.27	6

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
	2	0	0	0	7.20	0
	1	0	0	0	11.25	3