1919 Boston Red Sox

66-71 • .482 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1919 Boston Red Sox went 66-71 (.482) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 564 runs, allowed 552, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (29 HR, 114 RBI) and Herb Pennock (16-8, 2.71 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

66 Wins
71 Losses
.482 Win %
6th Rank
564 R 552 RA
Diff +12

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564 Runs Scored
552 Runs Allowed
+12 Run Diff
360K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 3% below the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .336 1% above the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .344 4% below the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 3.31 3% worse than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 564 2% below the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 66
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Total Attendance 360,550
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Avg per Game 5,462

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Babe Ruth 0.322 2 Wally Schang 0.306 3 Stuffy McInnis 0.305 4 Bill Lamar 0.291 5 Everett Scott 0.278

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 29 2 Harry Hooper 3 3 Stuffy McInnis 1

RBI

1 Babe Ruth 114 2 Stuffy McInnis 58 3 Wally Schang 55 4 Harry Hooper 49 5 Ossie Vitt 40
1919 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Everett Scott 138 507 41 141 19 0 0 38 19 26 8 0.278
Harry Hooper 128 491 76 131 25 6 3 49 79 28 23 0.267
Ossie Vitt 133 469 64 114 10 3 0 40 44 11 9 0.243
Stuffy McInnis 120 440 32 134 12 5 1 58 23 11 8 0.305
Babe Ruth 130 432 103 139 34 12 29 114 101 58 7 0.322
Wally Schang 113 330 43 101 16 3 0 55 71 42 15 0.306
Red Shannon 80 290 36 75 11 7 0 17 17 42 7 0.259
Braggo Roth 63 227 32 58 9 4 0 23 24 32 9 0.256
Amos Strunk 48 184 27 50 11 3 0 17 13 13 3 0.272
Bill Lamar 48 148 18 43 5 1 0 14 5 9 3 0.291
Roxy Walters 48 135 7 26 2 0 0 9 7 15 1 0.193
Del Gainer 47 118 9 28 6 2 0 13 13 15 5 0.237
Frank Gilhooley 48 112 14 27 4 0 0 1 12 8 2 0.241
Jack Barry 31 108 13 26 5 1 0 2 5 5 2 0.241
Dave Shean 29 100 4 14 0 0 0 8 5 7 1 0.140
Sad Sam Jones 35 81 4 11 2 1 0 5 9 21 0 0.136
Herb Pennock 32 75 7 13 4 0 0 7 6 12 0 0.173
Carl Mays 22 53 3 8 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.151
Ray Caldwell 33 48 5 13 1 1 0 4 0 9 0 0.271
Mike McNally 33 42 10 11 4 0 0 6 1 2 4 0.262
Allen Russell 21 41 5 5 1 0 0 2 4 18 0 0.122
Waite Hoyt 13 38 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.132
Bill James 13 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.143
Joe Wilhoit 6 18 7 6 0 0 0 2 5 2 1 0.333
Bob McGraw 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.100
Norm McNeil 5 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Paul Musser 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Dumont 13 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.000
Bullet Joe Bush 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.400
George Winn 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Carl Mays 2.47 2 Allen Russell 2.52 3 Herb Pennock 2.71 4 Babe Ruth 2.97 5 Waite Hoyt 3.25

Wins

1 Herb Pennock 16 2 Sad Sam Jones 12 3 Allen Russell 10 4 Babe Ruth 9 5 Ray Caldwell 7

Strikeouts

1 Herb Pennock 70 2 Sad Sam Jones 67 3 Allen Russell 63 4 Carl Mays 53 5 Babe Ruth 30
1919 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sad Sam Jones 12 20 3.75 35 31 1 245.0 258 102 95 67
Herb Pennock 16 8 2.71 32 26 0 219.0 223 66 48 70
Carl Mays 5 11 2.47 21 16 2 146.0 131 40 40 53
Babe Ruth 9 5 2.97 17 15 1 133.1 148 44 58 30
Allen Russell 10 4 2.52 21 11 4 121.1 105 34 39 63
Waite Hoyt 4 6 3.25 13 11 0 105.1 99 38 22 28
Ray Caldwell 7 4 3.96 18 12 0 86.1 92 38 31 23
Bill James 3 5 4.09 13 7 0 72.2 74 33 39 12
George Dumont 0 4 4.33 13 2 0 35.1 45 17 19 12
Bob McGraw 0 2 6.75 10 1 0 26.2 33 20 17 6
Paul Musser 0 2 4.12 5 4 0 19.2 26 9 8 14
Bullet Joe Bush 0 0 5.00 3 2 0 9.0 11 5 4 3
George Winn 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 4.2 6 4 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Jack Barry Bullet Joe Bush Ray Caldwell George Dumont Del Gainer Frank Gilhooley Harry Hooper Waite Hoyt Bill James Sad Sam Jones Bill Lamar Carl Mays +18 more

30 players

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The 1919 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1919 Boston Red Sox finished 66-71, a .482 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 564 for and 552 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .261, 3% worse than the league's .268. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.31 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.23. Measured against the 573-run league average, the offense was 2% behind.

Fenway Park I was home in 1919, drawing a total attendance of 360,550. For power, Babe Ruth led the way with 29 homers. The hits leader was Everett Scott with 141. The pitching staff's wins leader was Herb Pennock (16). In all, the roster shows 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1918 season and the 1920 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1919 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1919 Boston Red Sox finished 66-71 (.482 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1919 Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1919 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1919 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1919 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1919 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1919 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (29 HR, 114 RBI) and Herb Pennock (16-8, 2.71 ERA).
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