| 1920 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 72–81 (.471) | |||
| League place | 5th (25+1⁄2 GB) | |||
| Owners | Harry Frazee | |||
| Managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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The 1920 Boston Red Sox season was the 20th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 72 wins and 81 losses, 25+1⁄2 games behind the Cleveland Indians, who went on to win the 1920 World Series.
On January 5, 1920, news that the Red Sox sold their star pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000 (equivalent to $2,200,000 in 2023) became public, the sub-headline in The New York Times the next day read, "Highest Purchase Price in Baseball History Paid for Game's Greatest Slugger."[1] The trade to the Yankees would live in infamy for generations of Boston red sox fans for nearly 85 years and was one of the worse highlights of that offseason.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cleveland Indians | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 51–27 | 47–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 96 | 58 | .623 | 2 | 52–25 | 44–33 |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 49–28 | 46–31 |
| St. Louis Browns | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21½ | 40–38 | 36–39 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25½ | 41–35 | 31–46 |
| Washington Senators | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 | 37–38 | 31–46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | .396 | 37 | 32–46 | 29–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 106 | .312 | 50 | 25–50 | 23–56 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | 9–13 | 10–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | — | 10–12 | 19–3 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 3–19 | 7–15 | — | 7–15 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 15–7 | — | 19–3 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 14–8 | — | 12–9–1 | |||||
| Washington | 11–10 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 9–12–1 | — | |||||
| Harry Hooper | RF |
| Mike McNally | 2B |
| Mike Menosky | LF |
| Tim Hendryx | RF |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B |
| Eddie Foster | 3B |
| Everett Scott | SS |
| Roxy Walters | C |
| Allen Russell | P |
| 1920 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Roxy Walters | 88 | 258 | 51 | .198 | 0 | 28 |
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 148 | 559 | 166 | .297 | 2 | 71 |
| 2B | Mike McNally | 93 | 312 | 80 | .256 | 0 | 23 |
| 3B | Eddie Foster | 117 | 386 | 100 | .259 | 0 | 41 |
| SS | Everett Scott | 154 | 569 | 153 | .269 | 4 | 61 |
| OF | Tim Hendryx | 99 | 363 | 119 | .328 | 0 | 73 |
| OF | Mike Menosky | 141 | 532 | 158 | .297 | 3 | 64 |
| OF | Harry Hooper | 139 | 536 | 167 | .312 | 7 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Schang | 122 | 387 | 118 | .305 | 4 | 51 |
| Ossie Vitt | 87 | 296 | 65 | .220 | 1 | 28 |
| Cliff Brady | 53 | 180 | 41 | .228 | 0 | 12 |
| Gene Bailey | 46 | 135 | 31 | .230 | 0 | 5 |
| Hack Eibel | 29 | 47 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 6 |
| Hob Hiller | 17 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Paschal | 9 | 28 | 19 | .357 | 0 | 5 |
| Mickey Devine | 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hunter | 4 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| George Orme | 4 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Chaplin | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Grimes | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jigger Statz | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 37 | 274.0 | 13 | 16 | 3.94 | 86 |
| Joe Bush | 35 | 243.2 | 15 | 15 | 4.25 | 88 |
| Herb Pennock | 37 | 242.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.68 | 68 |
| Harry Harper | 27 | 162.2 | 5 | 14 | 3.04 | 71 |
| Allen Russell | 16 | 107.2 | 5 | 6 | 3.01 | 53 |
| Elmer Myers | 12 | 97.0 | 9 | 1 | 2.13 | 34 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Waite Hoyt | 22 | 121.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.38 | 45 |
| Gary Fortune | 14 | 41.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.83 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benn Karr | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4.81 | 21 |
| Hack Eibel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 5 |
| Hal Deviney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 |
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