The 1910 Boston Red Sox season was the tenth season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 81 wins and 72 losses, games behind the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1910 World Series. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Regular season Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas. April 14: The regular season opens with a 4–4 tie, in 14 innings, against the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City. April 16: Duffy Lewis makes his major league debut. April 19: The first home games of the season are a doubleheader against the Washington Senators; Boston wins both games, 2–1 and 5–4. April 27: In an 11–1 road win over Washington, Boston starts its "Golden Outfield" for the first time; Duffy Lewis in left, Tris Speaker in center, and Harry Hooper in right. May 26: Red Kleinow was purchased by the Red Sox from the Highlanders. July 20: The team's longest winning streak of the season, nine games, ends with a home loss to the Detroit Tigers. August 14: The team's longest losing streak of the season, six games, ends with a road win over the St. Louis Browns. October 8: The regular season ends with a doubleheader on the road against the Highlanders; Boston loses both games, 4–1 and 6–5, in games that last 72 and 100 minutes, respectively. The team's longest games of the season were 15 innings; a May 23 home loss to Chicago, and a June 29 road win at Philadelphia.

Statistical leaders The offense was led by Jake Stahl, who hit 10 home runs and had 77 RBIs, and Tris Speaker with a .340 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Eddie Cicotte with 15 wins, Ray Collins with a 1.62 ERA, and Smoky Joe Wood with 145 strikeouts.

Season standings

The team had five games end in a tie; April 14 at New York, May 27 vs. Cleveland, June 14 at Detroit, September 26 at Cleveland, and October 5 at Washington. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Amby McConnell 2BHarry Lord 3BTris Speaker CFJake Stahl 1BHeinie Wagner SSHarry Niles RFHarry Hooper LFBill Carrigan CEd Cicotte P Source:

Roster 1910 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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 114 342 85 .249 3 53 1B 144 531 144 .271 10 77 2B 113 413 117 .283 2 36 SS 142 491 134 .273 1 52 3B 77 288 72 .250 1 32 OF 141 538 183 .340 7 65 OF 151 541 153 .283 8 68 OF 155 584 156 .267 2 27

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 Clyde Engle 106 363 96 .264 2 38 Billy Purtell 49 168 35 .208 1 15 Red Kleinow 50 147 22 .150 1 8 Hugh Bradley 32 83 14 .169 0 7 Harry Niles 18 57 12 .211 1 3 Charlie French 9 40 8 .200 0 3 Bunny Madden 14 35 13 .371 0 4 11 35 6 .171 0 1 Dutch Lerchen 6 15 0 .000 0 0 Doc Moskiman 5 9 1 .111 0 1 Hap Myers 3 6 2 .333 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Pat Donahue 2 4 0 .000 0 0 Ed Hearne 2 2 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 36 250 15 11 2.74 104 35 13 11 1.62 109 27 11 7 3.19 81 24 11 6 2.30 53 18 100 4 7 2.88 33 Ben Hunt 7 2 3 4.05 19 Frank Smith 4 28 1 2 4.82 8 Marty McHale 2 11 0 1 3.27 6

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 35 12 13 1.69 145 35 12 9 1.91 95 Chris Mahoney 2 11 0 1 3.27 6

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 2 0 0 0 7.20 0 1 0 0 0 11.25 3

References

External links 1910 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1910 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com