1920 Boston Red Sox season explained

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, games behind the Cleveland Indians, who went on to win the 1920 World Series.

Offseason

On January 5, 1920, news that the Red Sox sold their star pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000 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.

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

	RF
	2B
	LF
	RF
	1B
	3B
	SS
	C
	P

Roster

1920 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		88	258	51	.198	0	28
1B		148	559	166	.297	2	71
2B		93	312	80	.256	0	23
3B		117	386	100	.259	0	41
SS		154	569	153	.269	4	61
OF		99	363	119	.328	0	73
OF		141	532	158	.297	3	64
OF		139	536	167	.312	7	53

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
	122	387	118	.305	4	51
	87	296	65	.220	1	28
	53	180	41	.228	0	12
	46	135	31	.230	0	5
	29	47	8	.186	0	6
	17	29	5	.172	0	2
	9	28	19	.357	0	5
	8	12	2	.167	0	0
	4	12	1	.083	0	0
	4	6	2	.333	0	1
	4	5	1	.200	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	2	3	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
	37	274.0	13	16	3.94	86
	35	243.2	15	15	4.25	88
	37	242.1	16	13	3.68	68
	27	162.2	5	14	3.04	71
	16	107.2	5	6	3.01	53
	12	97.0	9	1	2.13	34

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
	22	121.1	6	6	4.38	45
	14	41.2	0	2	5.83	10

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
	26	3	8	1	4.81	21
	3	0	0	0	3.48	5
	1	0	0	0	15.00	0

External links

• 1920 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1920 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. News: Ruth Bought By New York Americans For $125,000, Highest Price in Baseball Annals . New York Times . January 6, 1920 .