1929 Boston Red Sox

58-96 • .377 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1929 Boston Red Sox went 58-96 (.377) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 605 runs, allowed 803, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Jack Rothrock (6 HR, 59 RBI) and Ed Morris (14-14, 4.45 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

58 Wins
96 Losses
.377 Win %
8th Rank
605 R 803 RA
Diff -198

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605 Runs Scored
803 Runs Allowed
-198 Run Diff
209K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 6% below the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .324 7% below the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .365 10% below the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.43 4% worse than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 605 21% below the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 17
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Total Attendance 209,500
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Avg per Game 12,323

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Ken Williams 0.345 2 Johnnie Heving 0.319 3 Red Ruffing 0.307 4 Jack Rothrock 0.300 5 Russ Scarritt 0.294

Home Runs

1 Jack Rothrock 6 2 Phil Todt 4 3 Bill Barrett 3 4 Ken Williams 3 5 Alex Gaston 2

RBI

1 Russ Scarritt 71 2 Phil Todt 64 3 Jack Rothrock 59 4 Bill Regan 54 5 Hal Rhyne 38
1929 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Russ Scarritt 151 540 69 159 26 17 1 71 34 38 13 0.294
Phil Todt 153 534 49 140 38 10 4 64 31 28 6 0.262
Jack Rothrock 143 473 70 142 19 7 6 59 43 47 23 0.300
Bobby Reeves 140 460 66 114 19 2 2 28 60 57 7 0.248
Bill Regan 104 371 38 107 27 7 1 54 22 38 7 0.288
Bill Barrett 111 370 57 100 23 4 3 35 51 38 11 0.270
Hal Rhyne 120 346 41 87 24 5 0 38 25 14 4 0.251
Bill Narleski 96 260 30 72 16 1 0 25 21 22 4 0.277
Elliot Bigelow 100 211 23 60 16 0 1 26 23 18 1 0.284
Charlie Berry 77 207 19 50 11 4 1 21 15 29 2 0.242
Johnnie Heving 76 188 26 60 4 3 0 23 8 7 1 0.319
Ken Williams 74 139 21 48 14 2 3 21 15 7 1 0.345
Bob Barrett 68 126 15 34 10 0 0 19 10 6 3 0.270
Alex Gaston 55 116 14 26 5 2 2 9 6 8 1 0.224
Red Ruffing 60 114 9 35 9 0 2 17 2 13 0 0.307
Wally Gerber 61 91 6 15 3 1 0 5 8 12 1 0.165
Milt Gaston 39 78 3 15 3 0 1 5 6 19 0 0.192
Danny MacFayden 32 74 6 13 2 0 0 2 2 21 0 0.176
Grant Gillis 28 73 5 18 4 0 0 11 6 8 0 0.247
Jack Russell 37 70 5 9 0 0 0 2 5 22 0 0.129
Ed Morris 33 69 6 16 3 1 1 5 3 17 0 0.232
Doug Taitt 26 65 6 18 4 0 0 6 8 5 0 0.277
Ira Flagstead 14 36 9 11 2 0 0 3 5 1 1 0.306
Joe Cicero 10 32 6 10 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 0.312
Casper Asbjornson 17 29 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.103
Bill Bayne 27 25 2 8 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0.320
Jerry Standaert 19 18 1 3 2 0 0 4 3 2 0 0.167
Ed Carroll 24 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.062
Ed Connolly 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ray Dobens 11 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.375
Ed Durham 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jack Ryan 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horace Lisenbee 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Herb Bradley 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Simmons 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Danny MacFayden 3.62 2 Milt Gaston 3.73 3 Jack Russell 3.92 4 Ed Morris 4.45 5 Red Ruffing 4.86

Wins

1 Ed Morris 14 2 Milt Gaston 12 3 Danny MacFayden 10 4 Red Ruffing 9 5 Jack Russell 6

Strikeouts

1 Red Ruffing 109 2 Milt Gaston 83 3 Ed Morris 73 4 Danny MacFayden 61 5 Jack Russell 37
1929 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Ruffing 9 22 4.86 35 30 1 244.1 280 132 118 109
Milt Gaston 12 19 3.73 39 29 2 243.2 265 101 81 83
Jack Russell 6 18 3.92 35 32 0 227.1 263 99 40 37
Danny MacFayden 10 18 3.62 32 26 0 221.0 225 89 81 61
Ed Morris 14 14 4.45 33 26 1 208.1 227 103 95 73
Bill Bayne 5 5 6.72 27 6 0 84.1 111 63 29 26
Ed Carroll 1 0 5.61 24 3 0 67.1 77 42 20 13
Ray Dobens 0 0 3.81 11 2 0 28.1 32 12 9 4
Ed Durham 1 0 9.27 14 1 0 22.1 34 23 14 6
Horace Lisenbee 0 0 5.19 5 0 0 8.2 10 5 4 2
Pat Simmons 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 7.0 6 0 3 2
Herb Bradley 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 7 3 2 0

👥 Roster (35)

Casper Asbjornson Bill Barrett Bob Barrett Bill Bayne Charlie Berry Elliot Bigelow Herb Bradley Ed Carroll Joe Cicero Ed Connolly Ray Dobens Ed Durham +23 more

35 players

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The 1929 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1929 the Boston Red Sox posted a 58-96 mark (.377) and finished 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 605 scored against 803 allowed (-198). Against a league average of .283, the 1929 Boston Red Sox batted .266. The staff ERA of 4.43 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.24. The 1929 Boston Red Sox scored 21% fewer runs than the average club (605 against 767).

The home park, Fenway Park I, recorded 209,500 in attendance, about 12,323 a game. The home run leader was Jack Rothrock, who hit 6. The RBI leader was Russ Scarritt, with 71. On the mound, Ed Morris won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Red Ruffing with 109. The 1929 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1929 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1929 Boston Red Sox finished 58-96 (.377 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jack Rothrock led the 1929 Boston Red Sox with 6 home runs.
What was the 1929 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1929 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.43.
Did the 1929 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1929 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1929 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Rothrock (6 HR, 59 RBI) and Ed Morris (14-14, 4.45 ERA).
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