1921 Boston Red Sox season

The 1921 Boston Red Sox season was the 21st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, ​23 ¹⁄₂ games behind the New York Yankees.

1921 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	75–79 (.487)
League place	5th (​23 ^1⁄2 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	Harry Frazee
Manager(s)	Hugh Duffy
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	55	0.641	—	53–25	45–30
Cleveland Indians	94	60	0.610	4½	51–26	43–34
St. Louis Browns	81	73	0.526	17½	43–34	38–39
Washington Senators	80	73	0.523	18	46–30	34–43
Boston Red Sox	75	79	0.487	23½	41–36	34–43
Detroit Tigers	71	82	0.464	27	37–40	34–42
Chicago White Sox	62	92	0.403	36½	37–40	25–52
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	0.346	45	28–47	25–53

Record vs. opponents

1921 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	15–7	8–14	15–7	7–15	12–10	9–13	9–13
Chicago	7–15	—	7–15	8–14	13–9	14–8	7–15	6–16
Cleveland	14–8	15–7	—	13–9	8–14	15–7	17–5	12–10
Detroit	7–15	14–8	9–13	—	5–17	14–7–1	12–10	10–12
New York	15–7	9–13	14–8	17–5	—	17–5	13–9	13–8
Philadelphia	10–12	8–14	7–15	7–14–1	5–17	—	5–17	11–11–1
St. Louis	13–9	15–7	5–17	10–12	9–13	17–5	—	12–10
Washington	13–9	16–6	10–12	12–10	8–13	11–11–1	10–12	—

Opening Day lineup

Ossie Vitt	3B
Eddie Foster	2B
Mike Menosky	LF
Tim Hendryx	RF
Stuffy McInnis	1B
Shano Collins	CF
Everett Scott	SS
Muddy Ruel	C
Sad Sam Jones	P

Roster

1921 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Joe Bush Sam Dodge Curt Fullerton Sad Sam Jones Benn Karr Elmer Myers Herb Pennock Allen Russell Allen Sothoron Hank Thormahlen		Catchers Ed Chaplin Muddy Ruel Roxy Walters Infielders Eddie Foster Stuffy McInnis Del Pratt Everett Scott Ossie Vitt		Outfielders Shano Collins Tim Hendryx Nemo Leibold Mike Menosky Ernie Neitzke John Perrin Pinky Pittenger Sammy Vick Other batters Hob Hiller		Manager Hugh Duffy Coaches Jimmy Burke (Pitching)

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Muddy Ruel	113	358	99	.277	1	45
1B	Stuffy McInnis	152	584	179	.307	0	76
2B	Del Pratt	135	521	169	.324	5	102
SS	Everett Scott	154	576	151	.262	1	62
3B	Eddie Foster	120	412	117	.284	0	35
OF	Nemo Leibold	123	467	143	.306	0	31
OF	Mike Menosky	133	477	143	.300	3	45
OF	Shano Collins	141	542	155	.286	4	69

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ossie Vitt	78	232	44	.190	0	13
Roxy Walters	54	169	34	.201	0	14
Tim Hendryx	49	137	33	.241	0	22
Pinky Pittenger	40	91	18	.198	0	5
Sammy Vick	44	77	20	.260	0	9
Ernie Neitzke	11	25	6	.240	0	2
John Perrin	4	13	3	.231	0	1
Ed Chaplin	3	2	0	.000	0	0
Hob Hiller	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Sam Jones	40	298.2	23	16	3.22	98
Joe Bush	37	235.1	16	9	3.50	96
Herb Pennock	32	222.2	13	14	4.04	91
Elmer Myers	30	172	8	12	4.87	40
Allan Sothoron	2	6	0	2	13.50	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Allen Russell	39	173	6	11	4.11	60
Benn Karr	26	117.2	8	7	3.67	37
Hank Thormahlen	23	96.1	1	7	4.48	17
Curt Fullerton	4	15.1	0	1	8.80	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ernie Neitzke	2	0	0	0	6.14	1
Sam Dodge	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

References

• 1921 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1921 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com