1920 Boston Red Sox

72-81 • .471 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1920 Boston Red Sox went 72-81 (.471) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 650 runs, allowed 698, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Harry Hooper (7 HR, 53 RBI) and Herb Pennock (16-13, 3.68 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

72 Wins
81 Losses
.471 Win %
5th Rank
650 R 698 RA
Diff -48

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650 Runs Scored
698 Runs Allowed
-48 Run Diff
425K Attendance

📈 vs. 1920 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 5% below the 1920 league average (.283)
OBP .341 2% below the 1920 league average (.347)
SLG .350 10% below the 1920 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.82 1% worse than the 1920 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 650 11% below the 1920 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 425,694
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Avg per Game 5,601

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1920

Batting Avg

1 Tim Hendryx 0.328 2 Harry Hooper 0.312 3 Wally Schang 0.305 4 Mike Menosky 0.297 5 Stuffy McInnis 0.297

Home Runs

1 Harry Hooper 7 2 Wally Schang 4 3 Everett Scott 4 4 Mike Menosky 3 5 Stuffy McInnis 2

RBI

1 Tim Hendryx 73 2 Stuffy McInnis 72 3 Mike Menosky 64 4 Everett Scott 61 5 Harry Hooper 53
1920 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Everett Scott 154 569 41 153 21 12 4 61 21 15 4 0.269
Stuffy McInnis 148 559 50 166 21 3 2 72 18 19 6 0.297
Harry Hooper 139 536 91 167 30 17 7 53 88 27 16 0.312
Mike Menosky 141 532 80 158 24 9 3 64 65 52 23 0.297
Wally Schang 122 387 58 118 30 7 4 51 64 37 7 0.305
Eddie Foster 117 386 48 100 17 6 0 41 42 17 10 0.259
Tim Hendryx 99 363 54 119 21 5 0 73 42 27 7 0.328
Mike McNally 93 312 42 80 5 1 0 23 31 24 13 0.256
Ossie Vitt 87 296 50 65 10 4 1 28 43 10 5 0.220
Roxy Walters 88 258 25 51 11 1 0 28 30 21 2 0.198
Cliff Brady 53 180 16 41 5 1 0 12 13 12 0 0.228
Gene Bailey 46 135 14 31 2 0 0 5 9 15 2 0.230
Bullet Joe Bush 45 102 14 25 2 0 0 7 9 15 0 0.245
Sad Sam Jones 44 92 12 20 3 1 0 5 4 27 0 0.217
Herb Pennock 38 77 7 20 3 0 0 6 9 18 0 0.260
Benn Karr 57 75 8 21 5 0 1 15 6 18 0 0.280
Harry Harper 27 50 3 6 1 0 0 1 5 20 0 0.120
Hack Eibel 29 43 4 8 2 0 0 6 3 6 1 0.186
Waite Hoyt 22 43 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 0.116
Allen Russell 17 41 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 18 0 0.122
Elmer Myers 12 38 8 12 1 1 0 7 2 2 0 0.316
Hob Hiller 17 29 4 5 1 1 0 2 2 5 0 0.172
Ben Paschal 9 28 5 10 0 0 0 5 5 2 1 0.357
Mickey Devine 8 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.167
Gary Fortune 14 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.167
Herb Hunter 4 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.083
George Orme 4 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.333
Ed Chaplin 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0.200
Ray Grimes 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Arnold Statz 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Deviney 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Paddy Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1920

ERA

1 Elmer Myers 2.13 2 Allen Russell 3.01 3 Harry Harper 3.04 4 Herb Pennock 3.68 5 Sad Sam Jones 3.94

Wins

1 Herb Pennock 16 2 Bullet Joe Bush 15 3 Sad Sam Jones 13 4 Elmer Myers 9 5 Waite Hoyt 6

Strikeouts

1 Bullet Joe Bush 88 2 Sad Sam Jones 86 3 Harry Harper 71 4 Herb Pennock 68 5 Allen Russell 53
1920 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sad Sam Jones 13 16 3.94 37 33 0 274.0 302 120 79 86
Bullet Joe Bush 15 15 4.25 35 32 1 243.2 287 115 94 88
Herb Pennock 16 13 3.68 37 31 2 242.1 244 99 61 68
Harry Harper 5 14 3.04 27 22 0 162.2 163 55 66 71
Waite Hoyt 6 6 4.38 22 11 1 121.1 123 59 47 45
Allen Russell 5 6 3.01 16 10 1 107.2 100 36 38 53
Elmer Myers 9 1 2.13 12 10 0 97.0 90 23 24 34
Benn Karr 3 8 4.81 26 2 1 91.2 109 49 24 21
Gary Fortune 0 2 5.83 14 3 0 41.2 46 27 23 10
Hack Eibel 0 0 3.48 3 0 0 10.1 10 4 3 5
Hal Deviney 0 0 15.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 5 2 0

👥 Roster (32)

Gene Bailey Cliff Brady Bullet Joe Bush Ed Chaplin Mickey Devine Hal Deviney Hack Eibel Gary Fortune Eddie Foster Ray Grimes Harry Harper Tim Hendryx +20 more

32 players

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The 1920 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 72-81 record (.471) put the 1920 Boston Red Sox 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 650 scored against 698 allowed (-48). The team batting average of .268 was 5% below the 1920 league mark of .283. Pitchers allowed 3.82 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. The 1920 Boston Red Sox scored 11% fewer runs than the average club (650 against 734).

Home games were played at Fenway Park I, where 425,694 fans came through the gates. Harry Hooper led the club in home runs with 7. Tim Hendryx led in RBI with 73. On the mound, Herb Pennock won 16 games to lead the staff. Bullet Joe Bush struck out 88, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1920 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1920 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1920 Boston Red Sox finished 72-81 (.471 win pct).
Who led the 1920 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Harry Hooper led the 1920 Boston Red Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1920 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1920 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1920 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1920 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1920 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1920 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1920 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Hooper (7 HR, 53 RBI) and Herb Pennock (16-13, 3.68 ERA).
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