1927 Boston Red Sox

51-103 • .331 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1927 Boston Red Sox went 51-103 (.331) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 856, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Phil Todt (6 HR, 52 RBI) and Slim Harriss (14-21, 4.18 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

51 Wins
103 Losses
.331 Win %
8th Rank
597 R 856 RA
Diff -259

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597 Runs Scored
856 Runs Allowed
-259 Run Diff
263K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 9% below the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .320 9% below the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .357 11% below the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.72 14% worse than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 597 22% below the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 263,500
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Avg per Game 3,378

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Jack Tobin 0.310 2 Buddy Myer 0.288 3 Ira Flagstead 0.285 4 Fred Haney 0.276 5 Grover Hartley 0.275

Home Runs

1 Phil Todt 6 2 Ira Flagstead 4 3 Fred Haney 3 4 Wally Shaner 3 5 Buddy Myer 2

RBI

1 Ira Flagstead 69 2 Bill Regan 66 3 Phil Todt 52 4 Wally Shaner 49 5 Buddy Myer 47
1927 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Phil Todt 140 516 55 122 22 6 6 52 28 23 6 0.236
Buddy Myer 133 469 59 135 22 11 2 47 48 15 9 0.288
Bill Regan 129 468 43 128 37 10 2 66 26 51 10 0.274
Ira Flagstead 131 466 63 133 26 8 4 69 57 25 12 0.285
Jack Rothrock 117 428 61 111 24 8 1 36 24 46 5 0.259
Wally Shaner 122 406 54 111 33 6 3 49 21 35 11 0.273
Jack Tobin 111 374 52 116 18 3 2 40 36 9 5 0.310
Cleo Carlyle 95 278 31 65 12 8 1 28 36 40 4 0.234
Grover Hartley 103 244 23 67 11 0 1 31 22 14 1 0.275
Fred Hofmann 87 217 20 59 19 1 0 24 21 26 2 0.272
Billy Rogell 82 207 35 55 14 6 2 28 24 28 3 0.266
Red Rollings 82 184 19 49 4 1 0 9 12 10 3 0.266
Baby Doll Jacobson 45 155 11 38 9 3 0 24 5 12 1 0.245
Fred Haney 47 116 23 32 4 1 3 12 25 14 4 0.276
Hal Wiltse 36 77 3 16 2 0 0 1 0 9 2 0.208
Bill Moore 44 69 7 15 2 0 0 4 13 8 0 0.217
Arlie Tarbert 33 69 5 13 1 0 0 5 3 12 0 0.188
Slim Harriss 44 66 1 8 1 0 0 3 2 17 0 0.121
Paul Wanninger 18 60 4 12 0 0 0 1 6 2 2 0.200
Red Ruffing 29 55 5 14 3 1 0 4 0 6 0 0.255
Jack Russell 35 48 5 6 0 2 0 4 0 16 0 0.125
Danny MacFayden 37 46 3 13 1 1 1 6 5 14 1 0.283
Del Lundgren 30 44 6 7 0 2 0 1 0 18 0 0.159
Tony Welzer 37 42 4 4 1 0 0 1 8 13 0 0.095
Frank Welch 15 28 2 5 2 0 0 4 5 1 0 0.179
Topper Rigney 8 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Ted Wingfield 22 18 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.222
Marty Karow 6 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
John Wilson 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Herb Bradley 6 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
Frank Bennett 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mose Eggert 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
John Freeman 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Sommers 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Fred Bratschi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Bushey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Cremins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Jack Russell 4.10 2 Slim Harriss 4.18 3 Danny MacFayden 4.27 4 Red Ruffing 4.66 5 Tony Welzer 4.72

Wins

1 Slim Harriss 14 2 Hal Wiltse 10 3 Tony Welzer 6 4 Del Lundgren 5 5 Danny MacFayden 5

Strikeouts

1 Slim Harriss 77 2 Red Ruffing 77 3 Tony Welzer 56 4 Hal Wiltse 47 5 Danny MacFayden 42
1927 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hal Wiltse 10 18 5.10 36 29 1 219.0 276 124 76 47
Slim Harriss 14 21 4.18 44 27 1 217.2 253 101 66 77
Tony Welzer 6 11 4.72 37 19 1 171.2 214 90 71 56
Danny MacFayden 5 8 4.27 34 16 2 160.1 176 76 59 42
Red Ruffing 5 13 4.66 26 18 2 158.1 160 82 87 77
Jack Russell 4 9 4.10 34 15 0 147.0 172 67 40 25
Del Lundgren 5 12 6.27 30 17 0 136.1 160 95 87 39
Ted Wingfield 1 7 5.06 20 8 0 74.2 105 42 27 1
John Wilson 0 2 3.55 5 2 0 25.1 31 10 13 8
Herb Bradley 1 1 3.13 6 2 0 23.0 16 8 7 6
Rudy Sommers 0 0 8.36 7 0 0 14.0 18 13 14 2
Frank Bennett 0 1 2.92 4 1 0 12.1 15 4 6 1
Bob Cremins 0 0 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 5 3 3 0
Frank Bushey 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 2 1 2 0

👥 Roster (37)

Frank Bennett Herb Bradley Fred Bratschi Frank Bushey Cleo Carlyle Bob Cremins Mose Eggert Ira Flagstead John Freeman Fred Haney Slim Harriss Grover Hartley +25 more

37 players

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The 1927 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1927 the Boston Red Sox posted a 51-103 mark (.331) and finished 8th in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 597 runs and allowed 856, a run differential of -259. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .258, 9% worse than the league's .285. Pitchers allowed 4.72 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.14. League clubs averaged 762 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 22% fewer.

Home games were played at Fenway Park I, where 263,500 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Phil Todt, who hit 6. The RBI leader was Ira Flagstead, with 69. Buddy Myer collected the most hits, 135. Slim Harriss was the top winner, with 14 victories.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1927 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1927 Boston Red Sox finished 51-103 (.331 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Phil Todt led the 1927 Boston Red Sox with 6 home runs.
What was the 1927 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1927 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.72.
Did the 1927 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1927 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1927 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Phil Todt (6 HR, 52 RBI) and Slim Harriss (14-21, 4.18 ERA).
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