The 1930 Boston Red Sox season was the 30th season in the franchise's

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history. The team's home field was

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. The

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finished last in the eight-team

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(AL) with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 50

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the Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the

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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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

During the season, the Red Sox and the Boston Braves wore a patch commemorating

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's tricentennial.

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

References

External links

1930 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference1930 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
Boston Red Sox seasons

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