1923 Boston Red Sox

61-91 • .401 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1923 Boston Red Sox went 61-91 (.401) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 584 runs, allowed 809, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Joe Harris (13 HR, 76 RBI) and Howard Ehmke (20-17, 3.78 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

61 Wins
91 Losses
.401 Win %
8th Rank
584 R 809 RA
Diff -225

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584 Runs Scored
809 Runs Allowed
-225 Run Diff
285K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 7% below the 1923 league average (.282)
OBP .318 9% below the 1923 league average (.350)
SLG .350 10% below the 1923 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.20 5% worse than the 1923 league average (3.98)
Runs Scored 584 21% below the 1923 league average (736 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 285,700
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Avg per Game 3,662

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Joe Harris 0.335 2 George Burns 0.328 3 Ira Flagstead 0.312 4 Val Picinich 0.276 5 Al DeVormer 0.258

Home Runs

1 Joe Harris 13 2 Ira Flagstead 8 3 George Burns 7 4 Howie Shanks 3 5 Val Picinich 2

RBI

1 George Burns 82 2 Joe Harris 76 3 Howie Shanks 57 4 Ira Flagstead 53 5 Norm McMillan 42
1923 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 146 551 91 181 47 5 7 82 45 33 9 0.328
Joe Harris 142 483 82 162 28 11 13 76 52 27 7 0.335
Howie Shanks 131 464 38 118 19 5 3 57 19 37 6 0.254
Norm McMillan 131 459 37 116 24 5 0 42 28 44 13 0.253
Ira Flagstead 109 382 55 119 23 4 8 53 37 26 7 0.312
Dick Reichle 122 361 40 93 17 3 1 39 22 34 3 0.258
Johnny Mitchell 92 347 40 78 15 4 0 19 34 18 7 0.225
Shano Collins 97 342 41 79 10 5 0 18 11 29 7 0.231
Chick Fewster 90 284 32 67 10 1 0 15 39 35 7 0.236
Val Picinich 87 268 33 74 21 1 2 31 46 32 3 0.276
Al DeVormer 74 209 20 54 7 3 0 18 6 21 3 0.258
Mike Menosky 84 188 22 43 8 4 0 25 22 19 3 0.229
Clarke Pittenger 60 177 15 38 5 0 0 15 5 10 3 0.215
Howard Ehmke 43 112 4 25 3 0 0 7 2 11 0 0.223
Roxy Walters 40 104 9 26 4 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.250
Jack Quinn 42 80 4 18 3 1 0 6 2 20 0 0.225
Alex Ferguson 34 62 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 24 0 0.097
George Murray 39 55 4 9 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.164
Bill Piercy 30 53 2 7 2 1 0 4 1 16 0 0.132
Curt Fullerton 37 37 2 11 0 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.297
John Donahue 10 36 5 10 4 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.278
Lefty O'Doul 36 35 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.143
Frank Fuller 6 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.238
Nemo Leibold 12 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Ike Boone 5 15 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.267
Camp Skinner 7 13 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.231
Clarence Blethen 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les Howe 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Carl Stimson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Black 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Les Howe 2.40 2 Bill Piercy 3.41 3 Howard Ehmke 3.78 4 Jack Quinn 3.89 5 Alex Ferguson 4.04

Wins

1 Howard Ehmke 20 2 Jack Quinn 13 3 Alex Ferguson 9 4 Bill Piercy 8 5 George Murray 7

Strikeouts

1 Howard Ehmke 121 2 Alex Ferguson 72 3 Jack Quinn 71 4 Bill Piercy 51 5 George Murray 40
1923 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke 20 17 3.78 43 39 3 316.2 318 133 119 121
Jack Quinn 13 17 3.89 42 28 7 243.0 302 105 53 71
Alex Ferguson 9 13 4.04 34 27 0 198.1 229 89 67 72
Bill Piercy 8 17 3.41 30 24 0 187.1 193 71 73 51
George Murray 7 11 4.91 39 18 0 177.2 190 97 87 40
Curt Fullerton 2 15 5.09 37 15 1 143.1 167 81 71 37
Lefty O'Doul 1 1 5.43 23 1 0 53.0 69 32 31 10
Les Howe 1 0 2.40 12 2 0 30.0 23 8 7 7
Clarence Blethen 0 0 7.13 5 0 0 17.2 29 14 7 2
Carl Stimson 0 0 22.50 2 0 0 4.0 12 10 5 1
Dave Black 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Dave Black Clarence Blethen Ike Boone George Burns Shano Collins Al DeVormer John Donahue Howard Ehmke Alex Ferguson Chick Fewster Ira Flagstead Frank Fuller +18 more

30 players

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The 1923 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 61-91 record (.401) put the 1923 Boston Red Sox 8th in the AL. The run column shows 584 for and 809 against. The team batting average of .261 was 7% below the 1923 league mark of .282. Pitchers allowed 4.20 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.98. Measured against the 736-run league average, the offense was 21% behind.

Fenway Park I was home in 1923, drawing a total attendance of 285,700. For power, Joe Harris led the way with 13 homers. The RBI leader was George Burns, with 82. The pitching staff's wins leader was Howard Ehmke (20). In all, the roster shows 30 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1922 season and the 1924 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1923 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1923 Boston Red Sox finished 61-91 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Joe Harris led the 1923 Boston Red Sox with 13 home runs.
What was the 1923 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1923 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.20.
Did the 1923 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1923 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1923 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Harris (13 HR, 76 RBI) and Howard Ehmke (20-17, 3.78 ERA).
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