1926 Boston Red Sox season

The 1926 Boston Red Sox season was the 26th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 46 wins and 107 losses, ​44 ¹⁄₂ games behind the New York Yankees.

1926 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	46–107 (.301)
League place	8th (​44 ^1⁄2 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	J. A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s)	Lee Fohl
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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After a home game at Fenway Park on May 8, 1926, a fire destroyed the third-base bleachers. This was followed by a storm with severe winds on July 19, which destroyed 500 to 600 seats at the ballpark.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	91	63	0.591	—	50–25	41–38
Cleveland Indians	88	66	0.571	3	49–31	39–35
Philadelphia Athletics	83	67	0.553	6	44–27	39–40
Washington Senators	81	69	0.540	8	42–30	39–39
Chicago White Sox	81	72	0.529	9½	47–31	34–41
Detroit Tigers	79	75	0.513	12	39–41	40–34
St. Louis Browns	62	92	0.403	29	40–39	22–53
Boston Red Sox	46	107	0.301	44½	25–51	21–56

Record vs. opponents

1926 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	6–16	6–16	7–15	5–17	8–14	11–11–1	3–18
Chicago	16–6	—	13–9	14–8–2	8–14	6–15	13–9	11–11
Cleveland	16–6	9–13	—	11–11	11–11	14–8	11–11	16–6
Detroit	15–7	8–14–2	11–11	—	10–12	11–11	12–10	12–10–1
New York	17–5	14–8	11–11	12–10	—	9–13	16–6	12–10–1
Philadelphia	14–8	15–6	8–14	11–11	13–9	—	15–7	7–12
St. Louis	11–11–1	9–13	11–11	10–12	6–16	7–15	—	8–14
Washington	18–3	11–11	6–16	10–12–1	10–12–1	12–7	14–8	—

Opening Day lineup

Ira Flagstead	CF
Fred Haney	3B
Sy Rosenthal	RF
Phil Todt	1B
Tom Jenkins	LF
Mike Herrera	2B
Dud Lee	SS
Alex Gaston	C
Howard Ehmke	P

Roster

1926 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Bill Clowers Howard Ehmke Happy Foreman Slim Harriss Fred Heimach Joe Kiefer Del Lundgren Danny MacFayden Buster Ross Red Ruffing Jack Russell Rudy Sommers Tony Welzer Hal Wiltse Ted Wingfield Paul Zahniser		Catchers John Bischoff Alex Gaston Bill Moore Al Stokes Infielders Boob Fowler Chappie Geygan Fred Haney Mike Herrera Dud Lee Emmett McCann Bill Regan Topper Rigney Jack Rothrock Phil Todt		Outfielders Fred Bratschi Roy Carlyle Howie Fitzgerald Ira Flagstead Baby Doll Jacobson Tom Jenkins Sy Rosenthal Wally Shaner Jack Tobin Other batters Sam Langford		Manager Lee Fohl Coaches Lefty Leifield Jack Ryan (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
3B	Fred Haney	138	462	102	.221	0	52
OF	Ira Flagstead	98	415	124	.299	3	31
OF	Sy Rosenthal	104	285	76	.267	4	34

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

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
Howard Ehmke	14	97.1	3	10	5.46	38

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

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
Bill Clowers	2	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

1. Bird, Hayden (July 17, 2016). "The Green Monster emerged from the ashes of Fenway fires". Boston.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

External links

• 1926 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1926 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com