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 (AL) with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 50 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1930 World Series.

1930 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	52–102 (.338)
League place	8th (50 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	J. A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s)	Heinie Wagner
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The Red Sox played their Sunday home games at Braves Field this season, as had been the case since the team's 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.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	102	52	0.662	—	58–18	44–34
Washington Senators	94	60	0.610	8	56–21	38–39
New York Yankees	86	68	0.558	16	47–29	39–39
Cleveland Indians	81	73	0.526	21	44–33	37–40
Detroit Tigers	75	79	0.487	27	45–33	30–46
St. Louis Browns	64	90	0.416	38	38–40	26–50
Chicago White Sox	62	92	0.403	40	34–44	28–48
Boston Red Sox	52	102	0.338	50	30–46	22–56

Record vs. opponents

1930 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	13–9	7–15	8–14	6–16	4–18	9–13	5–17
Chicago	9–13	—	10–12	9–13	8–14	6–16	12–10	8–14
Cleveland	15–7	12–10	—	11–11	10–12	7–15	16–6	10–12
Detroit	14–8	13–9	11–11	—	9–13	7–15	11–11	10–12
New York	16–6	14–8	12–10	13–9	—	10–12	16–6	5–17
Philadelphia	18–4	16–6	15–7	15–7	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
St. Louis	13–9	10–12	6–16	11–11	6–16	6–16	—	12–10
Washington	17–5	14–8	12–10	12–10	17–5	12–10	10–12	—

Opening Day lineup

Jack Rothrock	RF
Otto Miller	3B
Tom Oliver	CF
Russ Scarritt	LF
Bill Regan	2B
Phil Todt	1B
Bill Narleski	SS
Johnnie Heving	C
Danny MacFayden	P

Roster

1930 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Bill Bayne Frank Bushey Ed Durham Milt Gaston Bob Kline Hod Lisenbee Danny MacFayden Ed Morris Frank Mulroney Red Ruffing Jack Russell Ben Shields George Smith		Catchers Charlie Berry Ed Connolly Johnnie Heving Infielders Otto Miller Bill Narleski Bobby Reeves Bill Regan Hal Rhyne Bill Sweeney Jerry Standaert Phil Todt Rabbit Warstler		Outfielders Bill Barrett Joe Cicero Cedric Durst Tom Oliver Jack Rothrock Russ Scarritt Charlie Small Earl Webb Other batters Jim Galvin Tom Winsett		Manager Heinie Wagner Coaches Jack McCallister

During the season, the Red Sox and the Boston Braves wore a patch commemorating Boston's tricentennial.

Player stats

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
3B	Otto Miller	112	370	106	.286	0	40

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
Jack Rothrock	45	65	18	.277	0	4

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

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

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
Bill Bayne	1	0	0	0	4.50	1

References

1. "1930 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

External links

• 1930 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1930 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com