Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Feature: Red Sox Stars from 1920-1932

The Red Sox were pretty terrible in the years 1920 through 1932. That was the year after the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees through the year before Tom Yawkey took over the team. It was a time of inconsistency, although Boston did have some bright spots.

Here are some of the best individual seasons from the years 1920-1932.

1920: Boston finished fifth (72-81)
OF Harry Hooper: .312/.411/.470/.881 with seven home runs, 16 stolen bases, 17 triples, and 53 RBIs
C/OF Wally Schang: .305/.413/.450/.862 with four home runs, 51 RBIs
OF Tim Hendryx: .328/.400/.413/.814 with 73 RBIs
OF Mike Menosky: .297/.383/.393/.776 with three home runs, 23 stolen bases, and 71 RBIs
SP Herb Pennock: 16-13 with a 3.68 ER

1921: 75-79 (fifth)
2B Del Pratt: .324/.378/.461/.839 with five home runs, 102 stolen bases, and only ten strikeouts
SP Sad Sam Jones: 23-16 with a 3.22 ERA
SP Bullet Joe Bush: 16-9 with a 3.50 ERA

1922: 61-93 (eighth)
OF Joe Harris: .316/.364/.478/.842 with six home runs and 54 RBIs
2B Del Pratt: .301/.361/.427/.788 with six home runs, 86 RBIs
1B George Burns: .306/.341/.446/.787 with 12 home runs, 73 RBIs
SP Jack Quinn: 13-16 with 3.48 ERA
SP Rip Collins: 14-11 with 3.76 ERA

1923: 61-91 (eighth)
OF Joe Harris: .335/.406/.520/.925 with 13 home runs, 76 RBIs
1B George Burns: .328/.386/.470/.856 with seven home runs, 82 RBIs
OF Ira Flagstead: .312/.380/.455/.835 with eight home runs, 53 RBIs
SP Howard Ehmke: 20-17 with 3.78 ERA, 121 strikeouts
SP Jack Quinn: 13-17 with 3.89 ERA

1924: 67-87 (seventh)
OF Ike Boone: .337/.404/.497/.901 with 13 home runs, 98 RBIs
1B Joe Harris: .301/.406/.430/.835 with three home runs, 77 RBIs
OF Ira Flagstead: .307/.401/.421/.823 with five home runs, 43 RBIs
OF Bobby Veach: .295/.359/.426/.785 with five home runs, 99 RBIs
SP Howard Ehmke: 19-17, 3.46 ERA, 119 strikeouts
SP Jack Quinn: 12-13, 3.27 ERA
SP Alex Ferguson: 14-17, 3.79 ERA

1925: 47-105 (eighth)
OF Ike Boone: .330/.406/.479/.885, nine home runs, 68 RBIs
OF Roy Carlyle: .326/.365/.496/.862, seven home runs, 49 RBIs
SP Howard Ehmke: 9-20, 3.73 ERA

1926: 46-107 (eighth)
OF Ira Flagstead: .299/.363/.429/.792, three home runs, 31 RBIs
SS Topper Rigney: .270/.395/.377/.772, four home runs, 53 RBIs, 103 BBs

1927: 51-103 (eighth)
OF Ira Flagstead: .285/.374/.401/.775, four home runs, 69 RBIs
SP Slim Harriss: 14-21, 4.18 ERA

1928: 57-96 (eighth)
OF Doug Taitt: .299/.350/.434/.784, three home runs, 61 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, 14 triples
3B Buddy Myer: .313/.379/.390/.769, one home run, 44 RBIs, 30 stolen bases
OF Ken Williams: .303/.356/.413/.769, eight home runs, 67 RBIs
OF Ira Flagstead: .290/.366/.392/.758, one home run, 39 RBIs, 12 stolen bases
SP Ed Morris: 19-15, 3.53 ERA, 104 strikeouts
SP Red Ruffing: 10-25, 3.89 ERA, 118 strikeouts
SP Jack Russell: 11-14, 3.84 ERA

1929: 58-96 (eighth)
OF Jack Rothrock: .300/.361/.408/.769, six home runs, 59 RBIs, 24 stolen bases
SP Danny MacFayden: 10-18, 3.62 ERA
SP Milt Gaston: 12-19, 3.73 ERA

1930: 52-102 (eighth)
OF Earl Webb: .323/.385/.523/.908, 16 home runs, 66 RBIs
SP Milt Gaston: 13-20, 3.92 ERA, 99 strikeouts

1931: 62-90 (sixth)
OF Earl Webb: .333/.404/.528/.932, 14 home runs, 103 RBIs, 67 doubles (record)
SP Danny MacFayden: 16-12, 4.02 ERA, 74 strikeouts

1932: 43-111 (eighth)
1B Dale Alexander: .372/.454/.524/.978, eight home runs, 56 RBIs
OF Roy Johnson: .298/.378/.484/.862, 11 home runs, 47 RBIs
OF Smead Jolley: .309/.345/.480/.825, 18 home runs, 99 RBIs

In addition, 1B Phil Todt had some decent power and led the team in home runs during this time period. Todt hit 52 home runs for the Red Sox from 1924 through 1930 and was the best power threat in those years. His other numbers were not as impressive though.

Boston had some decent hitters and a few decent pitchers, but this was a very lean time. While the Yankees were lead by power hitters such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the top home run season for the Red Sox during this time was Smead Jolley's 18.

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