1929 Boston Red Sox season


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 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. 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. 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. 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. The first game of that doubleheader is notable for Joe Cronin hitting for the cycle.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CCharlie Berry7720750.242121
1BPhil Todt153534140.262464
2BBill Regan104371107.288154
SS12034687.251038
3BBobby Reeves140460114.248228
OF143473142.300659
OFRuss Scarritt151540159.294171
OFBill Barrett111370100.270335

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Bill Narleski9626072.277025
Elliot Bigelow10021160.284126
Johnnie Heving7618860.319023
Ken Williams7413948.345321
Bob Barrett6812634.270019
Alex Gaston5511626.22429
Wally Gerber619115.16505
Grant Gillis287318.247011
Doug Taitt266518.27706
Ira Flagstead143611.30603
Joe Cicero103210.31304
Casper Asbjornson17293.10300
Jerry Standaert19183.16704
Ed Connolly580.00000
Jack Ryan230.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Red Ruffing35244.19224.86109
Milt Gaston39243.212193.7383
Jack Russell35227.16183.9237
Danny MacFayden32221.010183.6261
Ed Morris33208.114144.4573

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
2784.1556.7226

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Ed Carroll241015.6113
Ed Durham141009.276
Ray Dobens110003.814
Hod Lisenbee50005.192
Herb Bradley30006.750
Pat Simmons20010.002