1926 Boston Red Sox

46-107 • .301 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1926 Boston Red Sox went 46-107 (.301) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 562 runs, allowed 835, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Phil Todt (7 HR, 69 RBI) and Ted Wingfield (11-16, 4.44 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

46 Wins
107 Losses
.301 Win %
8th Rank
562 R 835 RA
Diff -273

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562 Runs Scored
835 Runs Allowed
-273 Run Diff
280K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 9% below the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .320 9% below the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .342 12% below the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.72 17% worse than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 562 23% below the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 280,161
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Avg per Game 3,638

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.305 2 Ira Flagstead 0.299 3 Roy Carlyle 0.285 4 Wally Shaner 0.283 5 Fred Bratschi 0.275

Home Runs

1 Phil Todt 7 2 Baby Doll Jacobson 6 3 Bill Regan 4 4 Topper Rigney 4 5 Simon Rosenthal 4

RBI

1 Baby Doll Jacobson 69 2 Phil Todt 69 3 Topper Rigney 53 4 Fred Haney 52 5 Bill Regan 34
1926 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Phil Todt 154 599 56 153 19 12 7 69 40 38 3 0.255
Topper Rigney 148 525 71 142 32 6 4 53 108 31 6 0.270
Fred Haney 138 462 47 102 15 7 0 52 74 28 13 0.221
Ira Flagstead 98 415 65 124 31 7 3 31 36 22 4 0.299
Bill Regan 108 403 40 106 21 3 4 34 23 37 6 0.263
Baby Doll Jacobson 98 394 44 120 36 1 6 69 22 22 4 0.305
Alex Gaston 98 301 37 67 5 3 0 21 21 28 3 0.223
Simon Rosenthal 104 285 34 76 12 3 4 34 19 18 4 0.267
Paíto Herrera 74 237 20 61 14 1 0 19 15 13 0 0.257
Jack Tobin 51 209 26 57 9 0 1 14 16 3 6 0.273
Wally Shaner 69 191 20 54 12 2 0 21 17 13 1 0.283
Fred Bratschi 72 167 12 46 10 1 0 19 14 15 0 0.275
Roy Carlyle 45 165 22 47 6 2 2 16 4 18 0 0.285
John Bischoff 59 127 6 33 11 2 0 19 15 16 1 0.260
Howard Fitzgerald 31 97 11 25 2 0 0 8 5 7 1 0.258
Al Stokes 30 86 7 14 3 3 0 6 8 28 0 0.163
Ted Wingfield 43 69 5 15 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.217
Hal Wiltse 37 59 4 5 0 0 0 4 4 16 0 0.085
Red Ruffing 37 51 8 10 1 0 1 5 2 12 0 0.196
Tom Jenkins 21 50 3 9 1 1 0 6 3 7 0 0.180
Paul Zahniser 30 49 3 8 0 0 0 3 6 21 0 0.163
Fred Heimach 26 44 2 13 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.295
Tony Welzer 39 38 4 8 1 0 0 5 8 2 0 0.211
Howard Ehmke 14 34 4 5 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.147
Slim Harriss 21 34 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.206
Jack Russell 36 21 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.190
Bill Moore 5 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Jack Rothrock 15 17 3 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.294
Chappie Geygan 4 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.300
Boob Fowler 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Joe Kiefer 11 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Dud Lee 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Del Lundgren 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Danny MacFayden 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Emmet McCann 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Happy Foreman 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sam Langford 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buster Ross 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Clowers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Sommers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Jack Russell 3.58 2 Hal Wiltse 4.22 3 Red Ruffing 4.39 4 Ted Wingfield 4.44 5 Slim Harriss 4.46

Wins

1 Ted Wingfield 11 2 Hal Wiltse 8 3 Slim Harriss 6 4 Red Ruffing 6 5 Paul Zahniser 6

Strikeouts

1 Hal Wiltse 59 2 Red Ruffing 58 3 Howard Ehmke 38 4 Paul Zahniser 35 5 Slim Harriss 34
1926 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Wiltse 8 15 4.22 37 29 0 196.1 201 92 99 59
Ted Wingfield 11 16 4.44 43 20 3 190.2 220 94 50 30
Paul Zahniser 6 18 4.97 30 24 0 172.0 213 95 69 35
Red Ruffing 6 15 4.39 37 22 2 166.0 169 81 68 58
Tony Welzer 4 3 4.86 39 6 0 139.0 167 75 53 29
Slim Harriss 6 10 4.46 21 18 0 113.0 135 56 33 34
Fred Heimach 2 9 5.65 20 13 0 102.0 119 64 42 17
Jack Russell 0 5 3.58 36 5 0 98.0 94 39 24 17
Howard Ehmke 3 10 5.46 14 14 0 97.1 115 59 45 38
Del Lundgren 0 2 7.55 18 1 0 31.0 35 26 28 11
Joe Kiefer 0 2 4.80 11 1 0 30.0 29 16 16 4
Danny MacFayden 0 1 4.85 3 1 0 13.0 10 7 7 1
Happy Foreman 0 0 3.68 3 0 0 7.1 3 3 5 3
Buster Ross 0 1 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 5 5 4 0
Rudy Sommers 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 0
Bill Clowers 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

John Bischoff Fred Bratschi Roy Carlyle Bill Clowers Howard Ehmke Howard Fitzgerald Ira Flagstead Happy Foreman Boob Fowler Alex Gaston Chappie Geygan Fred Haney +28 more

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The 1926 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1926 Boston Red Sox reads 46 wins and 107 losses, good for 8th in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 562 runs and allowed 835, a run differential of -273. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .255, 9% worse than the league's .281. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.02.

League clubs averaged 729 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 23% fewer. Attendance at Fenway Park I totaled 280,161 for the year. Phil Todt led the club in home runs with 7. On the mound, Ted Wingfield won 11 games to lead the staff. Hal Wiltse struck out 59, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1926 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1926 Boston Red Sox finished 46-107 (.301 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Phil Todt led the 1926 Boston Red Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1926 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1926 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.72.
Did the 1926 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1926 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1926 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Phil Todt (7 HR, 69 RBI) and Ted Wingfield (11-16, 4.44 ERA).
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