1921 Boston Red Sox

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1921 Boston Red Sox went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Del Pratt (5 HR, 104 RBI) and Sad Sam Jones (23-16, 3.22 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
668 R 696 RA
Diff -28

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668 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
-28 Run Diff
301K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 5% below the 1921 league average (.292)
OBP .334 6% below the 1921 league average (.356)
SLG .360 12% below the 1921 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.98 7% better than the 1921 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 668 15% below the 1921 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 301,500
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Avg per Game 3,915

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.325 2 Del Pratt 0.324 3 Stuffy McInnis 0.307 4 Nemo Leibold 0.306 5 Mike Menosky 0.300

Home Runs

1 Del Pratt 5 2 Shano Collins 4 3 Mike Menosky 3 4 Sad Sam Jones 2 5 Herb Pennock 1

RBI

1 Del Pratt 104 2 Stuffy McInnis 76 3 Shano Collins 69 4 Everett Scott 62 5 Mike Menosky 45
1921 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stuffy McInnis 152 584 72 179 31 10 0 76 21 9 2 0.307
Everett Scott 154 576 65 151 21 9 1 62 27 21 5 0.262
Shano Collins 141 542 63 155 29 12 4 69 18 38 15 0.286
Del Pratt 135 521 80 169 36 10 5 104 44 10 8 0.324
Mike Menosky 133 477 77 143 18 5 3 45 60 45 12 0.300
Nemo Leibold 123 467 88 143 26 6 0 31 41 27 13 0.306
Eddie Foster 120 412 51 117 18 6 0 35 57 15 13 0.284
Muddy Ruel 113 358 41 99 21 1 1 45 41 15 2 0.277
Ossie Vitt 78 232 29 44 11 1 0 13 45 13 1 0.190
Roxy Walters 54 169 17 34 4 1 0 14 10 11 3 0.201
Tim Hendryx 49 137 10 33 8 2 0 22 24 13 1 0.241
Bullet Joe Bush 50 120 19 39 5 4 0 17 3 14 2 0.325
Sad Sam Jones 43 100 11 24 3 1 2 14 10 25 1 0.240
Clarke Pittenger 40 91 6 18 1 0 0 5 4 13 3 0.198
Herb Pennock 32 85 9 18 8 0 1 11 6 10 0 0.212
Sammy Vick 44 77 5 20 3 1 0 9 1 10 0 0.260
Elmer Myers 30 65 7 14 1 0 0 5 1 6 0 0.215
Benn Karr 43 62 7 16 2 0 0 9 3 16 1 0.258
Allen Russell 40 57 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0.123
Ernie Neitzke 11 25 3 6 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.240
Hank Thormahlen 23 23 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0.174
Jack Perrin 4 13 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Curt Fullerton 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Chaplin 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Allen Sothoron 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Hob Hiller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Dodge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Sad Sam Jones 3.22 2 Bullet Joe Bush 3.50 3 Benn Karr 3.67 4 Herb Pennock 4.04 5 Allen Russell 4.11

Wins

1 Sad Sam Jones 23 2 Bullet Joe Bush 16 3 Herb Pennock 12 4 Benn Karr 8 5 Elmer Myers 8

Strikeouts

1 Sad Sam Jones 98 2 Bullet Joe Bush 96 3 Herb Pennock 91 4 Allen Russell 60 5 Elmer Myers 40
1921 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sad Sam Jones 23 16 3.22 40 38 1 298.2 318 107 78 98
Bullet Joe Bush 16 9 3.50 37 32 1 254.1 244 99 93 96
Herb Pennock 12 14 4.04 32 32 0 222.2 268 100 59 91
Allen Russell 7 11 4.11 39 13 3 173.0 204 79 77 60
Elmer Myers 8 12 4.87 30 20 0 172.0 217 93 53 40
Benn Karr 8 7 3.67 26 7 0 117.2 123 48 38 37
Hank Thormahlen 1 7 4.48 23 9 0 96.1 101 48 34 17
Curt Fullerton 0 1 8.80 4 1 0 15.1 22 15 10 4
Ernie Neitzke 0 0 6.14 2 0 0 7.1 8 5 4 1
Allen Sothoron 0 2 13.50 2 2 0 6.0 15 9 5 2
Sam Dodge 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0

👥 Roster (27)

Bullet Joe Bush Ed Chaplin Shano Collins Sam Dodge Eddie Foster Curt Fullerton Tim Hendryx Hob Hiller Sad Sam Jones Benn Karr Nemo Leibold Stuffy McInnis +15 more

27 players

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The 1921 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1921 Boston Red Sox won 75 games and lost 79, ending up 5th in the AL. The run column shows 668 for and 696 against. Against a league average of .292, the 1921 Boston Red Sox batted .276. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.98 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.28. Measured against the 788-run league average, the offense was 15% behind.

Fenway Park I was home in 1921, drawing a total attendance of 301,500. For power, Del Pratt led the way with 5 homers. Stuffy McInnis collected the most hits, 179. On the mound, Sad Sam Jones won 23 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 27 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1921 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1921 Boston Red Sox finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Del Pratt led the 1921 Boston Red Sox with 5 home runs.
What was the 1921 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1921 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1921 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1921 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1921 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Pratt (5 HR, 104 RBI) and Sad Sam Jones (23-16, 3.22 ERA).
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