# 1911 Boston Red Sox season

The 1911 Boston Red Sox season was the 11th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 78 wins and 75 losses, 24 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1911 World Series. This was the final season that the Red Sox played their home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds, before moving to Fenway Park.

## Regular season

Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Redondo Beach, California.
* April 12: The regular season opens with an 8–5 loss to the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
* April 21: The team wins its home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics, 13–4.
* July 24: Pitcher Smoky Joe Wood and outfielder Tris Speaker play in the Addie Joss Benefit Game in Cleveland; Wood is the starting pitcher for the all-star squad while Speaker, batting leadoff, has two hits in two at bats.
* August 5: The team releases Red Kleinow.
* September 9: The team's longest losing streak of the season, seven games, ends with a road win over Philadelphia.
* October 7: The regular season ends with an 8–1 home win over Washington; it is the team's sixth consecutive victory, their longest winning streak of the season.
The team's longest games of the season were 12 innings; a May 19 road win at Chicago, and an August 3 home win against Detroit.

### Statistical leaders

The offense was led by center fielder Tris Speaker, who had eight home runs, 70 RBIs, and a .334 batting average. Boston's two regular corner outfielders, Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper, hit .307 and .311, respectively. Collectively, they were known as the Golden Outfield. The pitching staff was led by Smoky Joe Wood with a 23–17 record, 2.02 ERA, and 231 strikeouts.

### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | 50 | .669 | — | 54‍–‍20 | 47‍–‍30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13½ | 51‍–‍25 | 38‍–‍40 |
| Cleveland Naps | 80 | 73 | .523 | 22 | 46‍–‍30 | 34‍–‍43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 75 | .510 | 24 | 39‍–‍37 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 74 | .510 | 24 | 40‍–‍37 | 37‍–‍37 |
| New York Highlanders | 76 | 76 | .500 | 25½ | 36‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍36 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38½ | 39‍–‍38 | 25‍–‍52 |
| St. Louis Browns | 45 | 107 | .296 | 56½ | 25‍–‍53 | 20‍–‍54 |
The team played no games that ended in a tie, for the first time in franchise history.

### Record vs. opponents

1911 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 12–9 | 13–9 |
| Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–15–2 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 9–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 |
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 15–6–2 | — | 6–16 | 14–8–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 14–8 |
| Detroit | 12–10 | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8 |
| New York | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | — | 6–15 | 16–5 | 12–10 |
| Philadelphia | 13–9 | 11–9–1 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 15–6 | — | 20–2 | 15–7 |
| St. Louis | 9–12 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–16 | 2–20 | — | 9–13 |
| Washington | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 13–9 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

| Larry Gardner | 2B |
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Tris Speaker | CF |
| Duffy Lewis | LF |
| Heinie Wagner | SS |
| Rip Williams | 1B |
| Clyde Engle | 3B |
| Red Kleinow | C |
| Smoky Joe Wood | P |
Source:

### 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Bill Carrigan | 72 | 232 | 67 | .289 | 1 | 30 |
| 1B | Clyde Engle | 146 | 514 | 139 | .270 | 2 | 48 |
| 2B | Heinie Wagner | 80 | 261 | 67 | .257 | 1 | 38 |
| SS | Steve Yerkes | 142 | 502 | 140 | .279 | 1 | 57 |
| 3B | Larry Gardner | 138 | 492 | 140 | .285 | 4 | 44 |
| OF | Tris Speaker | 141 | 500 | 167 | .334 | 8 | 70 |
| OF | Duffy Lewis | 130 | 469 | 144 | .307 | 7 | 86 |
| OF | Harry Hooper | 130 | 524 | 163 | .311 | 4 | 45 |

#### 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 |
| Rip Williams | 95 | 284 | 68 | .239 | 0 | 31 |
| Les Nunamaker | 62 | 183 | 47 | .257 | 0 | 19 |
| Joe Riggert | 50 | 146 | 31 | .212 | 2 | 13 |
| Olaf Henriksen | 27 | 93 | 34 | .366 | 0 | 8 |
| Billy Purtell | 27 | 82 | 23 | .280 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Lewis | 18 | 59 | 16 | .271 | 0 | 6 |
| Hugh Bradley | 12 | 41 | 13 | .317 | 1 | 4 |
| Hap Myers | 13 | 38 | 14 | .368 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Janvrin | 9 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 |
| Walter Lonergan | 10 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Thoney | 26 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Bunny Madden | 4 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Kleinow | 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
| Hy Gunning | 4 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| Les Wilson | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Swede Carlstrom | 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Tonneman | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Giannini | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Smoky Joe Wood | 44 | 275+2⁄3 | 23 | 17 | 2.02 | 231 |
| Eddie Cicotte | 35 | 220 | 11 | 15 | 2.82 | 106 |
| Ray Collins | 31 | 194+2⁄3 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 | 86 |
| Larry Pape | 27 | 176+1⁄3 | 10 | 8 | 2.45 | 49 |
| Ed Karger | 25 | 131 | 5 | 8 | 3.37 | 57 |
| Buck O'Brien | 6 | 47+2⁄3 | 5 | 1 | 0.38 | 31 |
| Casey Hageman | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2.12 | 8 |
| Blaine Thomas | 2 | 4+2⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Frank Smith | 1 | 2+1⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Charley Hall | 32 | 146+1⁄3 | 8 | 7 | 3.75 | 83 |
| Jack Killilay | 14 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 3.54 | 28 |
| Judge Nagle | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3.33 | 12 |
| Walter Moser | 6 | 24+2⁄3 | 0 | 1 | 4.01 | 11 |
| Jack Bushelman | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 |
| Marty McHale | 4 | 9+1⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 3 |