1930 Boston Red Sox season
The 1930 Boston Red Sox season was the 30th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The team's home field was Fenway Park. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 50 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics season|Philadelphia Athletics], who went on to win the 1930 World Series.
The Red Sox played their Sunday home games at Braves Field this season, as had been the case since the team's 1929 [Boston Red Sox season|1929 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-Sunday doubleheaders.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster
During the season, the Red Sox and the Boston Braves wore a patch commemorating Boston's tricentennial.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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Ed Durham | 33 | 140.0 | 4 | 15 | 4.69 | 28 |
| Ed Morris | 18 | 65.1 | 4 | 9 | 4.13 | 28 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | |
| Bob Kline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |