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1929 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1928/1930)
58-96, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 605 runs, Allowed 803 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Managed by Bill Carrigan

Ballpark: Fenway Park I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 394,620 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 97, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1929 Stats / Schedule (1928/1930) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   58-96 , Final Rank: 8, GB:   48.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          41 (last on September 28)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       49.0 (last on September 28)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (August 16 to August 19 and September 4 to September 9)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (June 21 to June 26)

Most Runs Allowed:              24 (May 1)
Most Runs Scored:               17 (June 5)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      10
Times Opponent Shutout:          9

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        58  96     605     803    .377

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           32  45     328     399    .416
Road           26  51     277     404    .338

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           4   5      28      38    .444
May             7  22      94     200    .241
June           11  21     134     166    .344
July            7  20     107     144    .259
August         15  14     124     139    .517
September      12  14     112     112    .462
October         2   0       6       4   1.000

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     24  56     296     455    .300
Second Half    34  40     309     348    .459
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        21  28     181     188    .429

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        10  29     172     320    .256

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
CHW            11  11      97      98    .500
CLE             9  13      80      94    .409
DET             8  14     101     129    .364
NYY             5  17      85     139    .227
PHA             4  18      72     153    .182
SLB            11  11      89     103    .500
WSH            10  12      81      87    .455

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr 18     BOS @NYY  L   3-7        0-1     5     2.0       G Pipgras                         -
  2 Fri, Apr 19     BOS @WSH  L   1-3        0-2     6     2.0       F Marberry                        --
  3 Sat, Apr 20     BOS @WSH  W   6-5        1-2     5     2.0       B Bayne                           +
  4 Tue, Apr 23     BOS  NYY  W   4-2        2-2     4     1.0       E Morris                          ++
  5 Wed, Apr 24     BOS  NYY  L   3-9        2-3     5     1.5       W Hoyt                            -
  6 Fri, Apr 26     BOS  WSH  W   2-1        3-3     4     2.0       J Russell                         +
  7 Sat, Apr 27     BOS  WSH  L   2-3        3-4     6     2.0       G Braxton                         -
  8 Sun, Apr 28     BOS  PHA  L   3-7        3-5     6     3.0       E Rommel                          --
  9 Tue, Apr 30     BOS  PHA  W   4-1        4-5     5     3.5       E Morris                          +
 10 Wed, May  1     BOS  PHA  L   6-24       4-6     5     4.5       L Grove                           -
 11 Thu, May  2     BOS  PHA  L   1-5        4-7     5     5.0       L Grove                           --
 12 Sat, May  4     BOS @DET  L   1-2        4-8     7     5.5       V Sorrell                         ---
 13 Sun, May  5     BOS @DET  L   2-10       4-9     7     5.5       A Prudhomme                       ----
 14 Mon, May  6     BOS @DET  L   4-8        4-10    8     6.0       O Carroll                         -----
 15 Tue, May  7     BOS @CLE  W   5-4        5-10    7     5.5       J Russell                         +
 16 Wed, May  8     BOS @CLE  L   1-3        5-11    7     6.5       W Hudlin                          -
 17 Thu, May  9     BOS @CLE  L   3-4        5-12    8     7.5       J Shaute                          --
 18 Fri, May 10     BOS @SLB  L   3-4        5-13    8     8.5       J Ogden                           ---
 19 Sat, May 11     BOS @SLB  W   8-2        6-13    7     7.5       E Morris                          +
 20 Sun, May 12     BOS @SLB  L   3-15       6-14    8     7.5       R Collins                         -
 21 Mon, May 13     BOS @CHW  W   2-1        7-14    7     6.5       D MacFayden                       +
 22 Tue, May 14     BOS @CHW  L   2-6        7-15    8     7.5       B Weiland                         -
 23 Wed, May 15     BOS @CHW  L   4-8        7-16    8     7.5       T Lyons                           --
 24 Fri, May 17     BOS @NYY  W   5-3        8-16    8     7.5       E Morris                          +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, May 18     BOS @NYY  L   2-5        8-17    8     9.5       H Pennock                         -
 26                 BOS @NYY  L   0-5        8-18    8     9.5       G Pipgras                         --
 27 Sun, May 19     BOS @NYY  L   0-3        8-19    8    10.5       F Heimach                         ---
 28 Mon, May 20     BOS @PHA  L   1-5        8-20    8    11.5       E Rommel                          ----
 29 Wed, May 22     BOS @PHA  L   2-16       8-21    8    12.5       L Grove                           -----
 30 Thu, May 23     BOS  NYY  L   6-7        8-22    8    14.0       F Heimach                         ------
 31 Fri, May 24     BOS  NYY  W   5-0        9-22    8    14.0       D MacFayden                       +
 32 Sat, May 25     BOS  NYY  W  10-8       10-22    8    14.5       B Bayne                           ++
 33                 BOS  NYY  L   3-8       10-23    8    14.5       T Zachary                         -
 34 Sun, May 26     BOS  NYY  L   4-15      10-24    8    15.5       W Hoyt                            --
 35 Tue, May 28     BOS  PHA  W   5-4       11-24    7    14.5       M Gaston                          +
 36 Wed, May 29     BOS  PHA  L   1-7       11-25    8    15.5       G Earnshaw                        -
 37 Thu, May 30     BOS  PHA  L   2-9       11-26    8    17.5       L Grove                           --
 38                 BOS  PHA  L   3-9       11-27    8    17.5       J Quinn                           ---
 39 Sat, Jun  1     BOS  CLE  L   2-3       11-28    8    19.0       J Miller                          ----
 40 Sun, Jun  2     BOS  CLE  W  12-3       12-28    8    18.5       M Gaston                          +
 41 Tue, Jun  4     BOS  CLE  L   0-4       12-29    8    19.0       J Zinn                            -
 42 Wed, Jun  5     BOS  CHW  W  17-2       13-29    8    19.0       D MacFayden                       +
 43 Thu, Jun  6     BOS  CHW  L   5-9       13-30    8    20.0       G Adkins                          -
 44 Sat, Jun  8     BOS  CHW  L   2-7       13-31    8    19.5       T Lyons                           --
 45                 BOS  CHW  W   4-1       14-31    8    19.5       M Gaston                          +
 46 Sun, Jun  9     BOS  DET  W   7-6       15-31    8    19.0       E Morris                          ++
 47 Mon, Jun 10     BOS  DET  L   0-1       15-32    8    20.0       V Sorrell                         -
 48 Tue, Jun 11     BOS  DET  L   3-5       15-33    8    21.0       O Carroll                         --
 49 Thu, Jun 13     BOS  SLB  W   4-1       16-33    8    21.5       M Gaston                          +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 14     BOS  SLB  L   6-7       16-34    8    22.5       A Crowder                         -
 51 Sat, Jun 15     BOS  SLB  L   8-12      16-35    8    23.5       G Blaeholder                      --
 52 Sun, Jun 16     BOS  SLB  L   2-5       16-36    8    23.5       C Kimsey                          ---
 53 Mon, Jun 17     BOS  DET  W   6-5       17-36    8    23.0       R Ruffing                         +
 54                 BOS  DET  L   3-8       17-37    8    23.0       G Uhle                            -
 55 Tue, Jun 18     BOS @NYY  L   0-9       17-38    8    23.5       F Heimach                         --
 56                 BOS @NYY  W   7-4       18-38    8    23.5       B Bayne                           +
 57 Wed, Jun 19     BOS @NYY  L   2-13      18-39    8    24.0       E Wells                           -
 58 Thu, Jun 20     BOS @WSH  W   6-4       19-39    8    23.5       D MacFayden                       +
 59 Fri, Jun 21     BOS @WSH  L   4-5       19-40    8    24.0       F Marberry                        -
 60 Sat, Jun 22     BOS @WSH  L   2-3       19-41    8    25.0       L Brown                           --
 61                 BOS @WSH  L   1-5       19-42    8    25.0       B Burke                           ---
 62 Sun, Jun 23     BOS @WSH  L   1-7       19-43    8    26.0       M Thomas                          ----
 63 Mon, Jun 24     BOS @PHA  L   4-5       19-44    8    27.0       E Rommel                          -----
 64 Tue, Jun 25     BOS @PHA  L   1-7       19-45    8    29.0       L Grove                           ------
 65                 BOS @PHA  L   2-8       19-46    8    29.0       B Shores                          -------
 66 Wed, Jun 26     BOS @PHA  L   5-6       19-47    8    30.0       G Earnshaw                        --------
 67 Thu, Jun 27     BOS  WSH  W   4-1       20-47    8    30.0       E Morris                          +
 68 Fri, Jun 28     BOS  WSH  W   5-2       21-47    8    29.5       J Russell                         ++
 69 Sat, Jun 29     BOS  WSH  W   5-2       22-47    8    28.5       R Ruffing                         +++
 70 Sun, Jun 30     BOS  NYY  L   4-6       22-48    8    28.5       E Wells                           -
 71 Mon, Jul  1     BOS @NYY  L   2-3       22-49    8    29.0       H Pennock                         --
 72 Tue, Jul  2     BOS @NYY  L   3-4       22-50    8    30.5       W Moore                           ---
 73 Wed, Jul  3     BOS @NYY  L   5-6       22-51    8    31.5       F Heimach                         ----
 74 Thu, Jul  4     BOS @PHA  L   1-3       22-52    8    33.5       L Grove                           -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 BOS @PHA  L   1-8       22-53    8    33.5       J Quinn                           ------
 76 Sun, Jul  7     BOS @CLE  L   2-4       22-54    8    32.5       W Hudlin                          -------
 77                 BOS @CLE  W   3-0       23-54    8    32.5       E Morris                          +
 78 Mon, Jul  8     BOS @CLE  L   2-5       23-55    8    33.5       J Shaute                          -
 79 Wed, Jul 10     BOS @DET  L   6-10      23-56    8    33.5       V Sorrell                         --
 80 Thu, Jul 11     BOS @DET  W  15-8       24-56    8    33.0       B Bayne                           +
 81 Fri, Jul 12     BOS @DET  L  12-13      24-57    8    34.5       G Smith                           -
 82 Sun, Jul 14     BOS @SLB  W   5-2       25-57    8    34.5       J Russell                         +
 83 Mon, Jul 15     BOS @SLB  L   3-10      25-58    8    35.0       L Stewart                         -
 84 Tue, Jul 16     BOS @SLB  W  11-2       26-58    8    35.0       M Gaston                          +
 85 Wed, Jul 17     BOS @SLB  L   0-4       26-59    8    35.0       D Gray                            -
 86 Thu, Jul 18     BOS @CHW  L   1-2       26-60    8    36.0       R Faber                           --
 87 Fri, Jul 19     BOS @CHW  L   1-2       26-61    8    37.0       T Thomas                          ---
 88 Sat, Jul 20     BOS @CHW  L   3-4       26-62    8    38.0       E Walsh                           ----
 89 Sun, Jul 21     BOS @CHW  L   0-10      26-63    8    39.0       T Lyons                           -----
 90 Tue, Jul 23     BOS  SLB  L   4-11      26-64    8    39.5       A Crowder                         ------
 91 Wed, Jul 24     BOS  SLB  W   9-7       27-64    8    39.5       E Morris                          +
 92 Fri, Jul 26     BOS  DET  L   1-4       27-65    8    41.0       O Carroll                         -
 93 Sat, Jul 27     BOS  DET  W   4-0       28-65    8    41.0       R Ruffing                         +
 94 Sun, Jul 28     BOS  DET  L   3-5       28-66    8    41.5       S Graham                          -
 95 Tue, Jul 30     BOS  CLE  L   4-11      28-67    8    42.0       W Ferrell                         --
 96 Wed, Jul 31     BOS  CLE  W   4-0       29-67    8    42.5       D MacFayden                       +
 97                 BOS  CLE  L   2-6       29-68    8    42.5       W Hudlin                          -
 98 Thu, Aug  1     BOS  CLE  L   3-10      29-69    8    43.5       J Zinn                            --
 99 Fri, Aug  2     BOS  CHW  W   3-2       30-69    8    43.5       M Gaston                          +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Aug  3     BOS  CHW  L   4-15      30-70    8    44.0       T Thomas                          -
101 Sun, Aug  4     BOS  CHW  W   8-0       31-70    8    43.5       E Morris                          +
102 Wed, Aug  7     BOS  WSH  L   2-4       31-71    8    44.0       M Thomas                          -
103 Thu, Aug  8     BOS  WSH  L   2-3       31-72    8    44.0       L Brown                           --
104 Sat, Aug 10     BOS @CHW  W  10-7       32-72    8    44.0       E Morris                          +
105 Sun, Aug 11     BOS @CHW  L   3-6       32-73    8    44.0       T Thomas                          -
106 Mon, Aug 12     BOS @CHW  W   3-0       33-73    8    44.0       D MacFayden                       +
107 Tue, Aug 13     BOS @CHW  W   8-2       34-73    8    44.0       E Morris                          ++
108 Wed, Aug 14     BOS @SLB  W   4-1       35-73    8    44.0       M Gaston                          +++
109 Thu, Aug 15     BOS @SLB  L   0-3       35-74    8    44.5       G Blaeholder                      -
110 Fri, Aug 16     BOS @SLB  W   3-2       36-74    8    44.5       R Ruffing                         +
111 Sat, Aug 17     BOS @SLB  W   1-0       37-74    8    43.5       D MacFayden                       ++
112 Sun, Aug 18     BOS @DET  W   5-4       38-74    8    42.5       E Morris                          +++
113 Mon, Aug 19     BOS @DET  W   3-2       39-74    8    43.0       M Gaston                          ++++
114                 BOS @DET  L   2-6       39-75    8    43.0       V Sorrell                         -
115 Tue, Aug 20     BOS @DET  W  12-8       40-75    8    42.0       R Ruffing                         +
116 Wed, Aug 21     BOS @DET  L   2-13      40-76    8    42.0       G Uhle                            -
117 Fri, Aug 23     BOS @CLE  W   8-5       41-76    8    40.5       D MacFayden                       +
118 Sat, Aug 24     BOS @CLE  W   5-2       42-76    8    41.0       E Morris                          ++
119                 BOS @CLE  L   2-6       42-77    8    41.0       K Holloway                        -
120 Sun, Aug 25     BOS @CLE  L   4-5       42-78    8    40.5       W Ferrell                         --
121                 BOS @CLE  W   5-3       43-78    8    40.5       R Ruffing                         +
122 Tue, Aug 27     BOS @WSH  L   4-5       43-79    8    40.5       G Braxton                         -
123 Wed, Aug 28     BOS @WSH  L   4-7       43-80    8    41.5       M Thomas                          --
124 Thu, Aug 29     BOS @PHA  L   6-7       43-81    8    42.5       J Quinn                           ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Fri, Aug 30     BOS @PHA  W   4-2       44-81    8    41.5       J Russell                         +
126 Sat, Aug 31     BOS @PHA  L   4-9       44-82    8    42.5       L Grove                           -
127 Sun, Sep  1     BOS  NYY  L   4-6       44-83    8    42.5       T Zachary                         --
128 Mon, Sep  2     BOS  WSH  L   7-10      44-84    8    43.5       M Thomas                          ---
129                 BOS  WSH  W   7-2       45-84    8    43.5       M Gaston                          +
130 Tue, Sep  3     BOS  WSH  L   5-10      45-85    8    44.5       F Marberry                        -
131 Wed, Sep  4     BOS  WSH  W   5-1       46-85    8    44.0       J Russell                         +
132 Sat, Sep  7     BOS  SLB  W   4-3       47-85    8    43.5       R Ruffing                         ++
133 Sun, Sep  8     BOS  SLB  W   4-3       48-85    8    43.0       E Morris                          +++
134                 BOS  SLB  -   0-0       48-85    8    43.0                                         +++
135 Mon, Sep  9     BOS  SLB  W   6-2       49-85    8    42.5       D MacFayden                       ++++
136 Tue, Sep 10     BOS  SLB  L   1-6       49-86    8    44.0       R Collins                         -
137                 BOS  SLB  L   0-1       49-87    8    44.0       D Coffman                         --
138 Wed, Sep 11     BOS  DET  W   8-7       50-87    8    44.0       M Gaston                          +
139 Thu, Sep 12     BOS  DET  L   1-2       50-88    8    45.0       A Herring                         -
140 Sat, Sep 14     BOS  DET  L   1-2       50-89    8    46.5       O Carroll                         --
141 Sun, Sep 15     BOS  CHW  W   5-4       51-89    8    46.5       D MacFayden                       +
142                 BOS  CHW  L   2-3       51-90    8    46.5       H McKain                          -
143 Mon, Sep 16     BOS  CHW  W   4-3       52-90    8    45.5       R Ruffing                         +
144 Tue, Sep 17     BOS  CHW  W   6-4       53-90    8    45.0       E Carroll                         ++
145 Thu, Sep 19     BOS  CLE  W   3-2       54-90    8    45.0       M Gaston                          +++
146 Fri, Sep 20     BOS  CLE  L   2-4       54-91    8    46.0       K Holloway                        -
147 Sat, Sep 21     BOS  CLE  W   4-3       55-91    8    46.0       B Bayne                           +
148 Sun, Sep 22     BOS  CLE  L   4-7       55-92    8    46.0       W Ferrell                         -
149 Tue, Sep 24     BOS  NYY  L   3-5       55-93    8    46.5       T Zachary                         --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Wed, Sep 25     BOS  NYY  L  10-11      55-94    8    47.0       G Pipgras                         ---
151 Thu, Sep 26     BOS  PHA  L   3-5       55-95    8    48.0       G Earnshaw                        ----
152 Sat, Sep 28     BOS  PHA  L   3-6       55-96    8    49.0       B Shores                          -----
153 Sun, Sep 29     BOS  PHA  W  10-0       56-96    8    48.0       R Ruffing                         +
154 Sat, Oct  5     BOS @WSH  W   4-3       57-96    8    48.0       M Gaston                          ++
155 Sun, Oct  6     BOS @WSH  W   2-1       58-96    8    48.0       E Durham                          +++

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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