1921 Boston Red Sox season
1921 Boston Red Sox | ||
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Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 75–79 (.487) | |
Owners | Harry Frazee | |
Managers | Hugh Duffy | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 1921 Boston Red Sox season was the 21st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, 23+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 55 | .641 | — | 53–25 | 45–30 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4½ | 51–26 | 43–34 |
St. Louis Browns | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17½ | 43–34 | 38–39 |
Washington Senators | 80 | 73 | .523 | 18 | 46–30 | 34–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 23½ | 41–36 | 34–43 |
Detroit Tigers | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27 | 37–40 | 34–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36½ | 37–40 | 25–52 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | .346 | 45 | 28–47 | 25–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 15–7 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 7–15 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 6–16 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 5–17 | 14–7–1 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 15–7 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 17–5 | — | 17–5 | 13–9 | 13–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–12 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 5–17 | — | 5–17 | 11–11–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 17–5 | — | 12–10 | |||||
Washington | 13–9 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–13 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Ossie Vitt | 3B |
Eddie Foster | 2B |
Mike Menosky | LF |
Tim Hendryx | RF |
Stuffy McInnis | 1B |
Shano Collins | CF |
Everett Scott | SS |
Muddy Ruel | C |
Sad Sam Jones | P |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Muddy Ruel | 113 | 358 | 99 | .277 | 1 | 45 |
1B | Stuffy McInnis | 152 | 584 | 179 | .307 | 0 | 76 |
2B | Del Pratt | 135 | 521 | 169 | .324 | 5 | 102 |
SS | Everett Scott | 154 | 576 | 151 | .262 | 1 | 62 |
3B | Eddie Foster | 120 | 412 | 117 | .284 | 0 | 35 |
OF | Nemo Leibold | 123 | 467 | 143 | .306 | 0 | 31 |
OF | Mike Menosky | 133 | 477 | 143 | .300 | 3 | 45 |
OF | Shano Collins | 141 | 542 | 155 | .286 | 4 | 69 |
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 |
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Ossie Vitt | 78 | 232 | 44 | .190 | 0 | 13 |
Roxy Walters | 54 | 169 | 34 | .201 | 0 | 14 |
Tim Hendryx | 49 | 137 | 33 | .241 | 0 | 22 |
Pinky Pittenger | 40 | 91 | 18 | .198 | 0 | 5 |
Sammy Vick | 44 | 77 | 20 | .260 | 0 | 9 |
Ernie Neitzke | 11 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 2 |
John Perrin | 4 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
Ed Chaplin | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Hob Hiller | 1 | 1 | 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 |
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Sam Jones | 40 | 298.2 | 23 | 16 | 3.22 | 98 |
Joe Bush | 37 | 235.1 | 16 | 9 | 3.50 | 96 |
Herb Pennock | 32 | 222.2 | 13 | 14 | 4.04 | 91 |
Elmer Myers | 30 | 172 | 8 | 12 | 4.87 | 40 |
Allan Sothoron | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 2 |
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 |
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Allen Russell | 39 | 173 | 6 | 11 | 4.11 | 60 |
Benn Karr | 26 | 117.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.67 | 37 |
Hank Thormahlen | 23 | 96.1 | 1 | 7 | 4.48 | 17 |
Curt Fullerton | 4 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.80 | 4 |
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 |
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Ernie Neitzke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 1 |
Sam Dodge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
References
- 1921 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1921 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com