1927 Boston Red Sox season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Red Sox
| season = 1927
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Fenway Park
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 51–103 (.331)
| league_place = 8th
| owners = J. A. Robert Quinn
| managers = Bill Carrigan
| television =
| radio = WNAC
(Fred Hoey, Gerry Harrison)
| espntn = bos
| brtn = BOS
}}
The 1927 Boston Red Sox season was the 27th 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 51 wins and 103 losses, 59 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1927 World Series.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1927 American League standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1927 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Opening Day lineup =
| Pee-Wee Wanninger | SS |
| Fred Haney | 3B |
| Jack Tobin | RF |
| Ira Flagstead | CF |
| Phil Todt | 1B |
| Wally Shaner | LF |
| Bill Regan | 2B |
| Fred Hofmann | C |
| Slim Harriss | P |
Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B04120WS11927.htm |title=Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 2 |date=April 12, 1927 |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=March 15, 2021}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1927 Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Frank Bennett}}
{{MLBplayer | Herb Bradley}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Bushey}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Cremins}}
{{MLBplayer | Slim Harriss}}
{{MLBplayer | Del Lundgren}}
{{MLBplayer | Danny MacFayden}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Ruffing}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Russell}}
{{MLBplayer | Rudy Sommers}}
{{MLBplayer | Tony Welzer}}
{{MLBplayer | John Wilson}}
{{MLBplayer | Hal Wiltse}}
{{MLBplayer | Ted Wingfield}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Grover Hartley}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Hofmann}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Moore}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Elmer Eggert}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Haney}}
{{MLBplayer | Marty Karow}}
{{MLBplayer | Buddy Myer}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Regan}}
{{MLBplayer | Topper Rigney}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Rogell}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Rollings}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Rothrock}}
{{MLBplayer | Phil Todt}}
{{MLBplayer | Pee-Wee Wanninger}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Cleo Carlyle}}
{{MLBplayer | Ira Flagstead}}
{{MLBplayer | John Freeman}}
{{MLBplayer | Baby Doll Jacobson}}
{{MLBplayer | Wally Shaner}}
{{MLBplayer | Arlie Tarbert}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Tobin}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Welch}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Fred Bratschi}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Bill Carrigan}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Jack Ryan}} (Pitching)
{{MLBplayer | Heinie Wagner}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Grover|Hartley}} | 103 | 244 | 67 | .275 | 1 | 31 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Phil|Todt}} | 140 | 516 | 122 | .236 | 6 | 52 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Bill|Regan|Bill Regan (baseball)}} | 129 | 468 | 128 | .274 | 2 | 66 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Buddy|Myer}} | 133 | 469 | 135 | .288 | 2 | 47 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Billy|Rogell}} | 82 | 207 | 55 | .266 | 2 | 28 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Jack|Tobin}} | 111 | 374 | 116 | .310 | 2 | 40 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Wally|Shaner}} | 122 | 406 | 111 | .273 | 3 | 49 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Ira|Flagstead}} | 131 | 466 | 133 | .285 | 4 | 69 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 117 | 428 | 111 | .259 | 1 | 36 |
| align="center" | 95 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 1 | 28 |
| align="center" | 87 | 217 | 59 | .272 | 0 | 24 |
| align="center" | 82 | 184 | 49 | .266 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center" | 45 | 155 | 38 | .245 | 0 | 24 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Haney}} | 47 | 116 | 32 | .276 | 3 | 12 |
| align="center" | 44 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center" | 33 | 69 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pee-Wee|Wanninger}} | 18 | 60 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" | 15 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center" | 8 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 36 | 219.0 | 10 | 18 | 5.10 | 47 |
| align="center" | 26 | 158.1 | 5 | 13 | 4.66 | 77 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 44 | 217.2 | 14 | 21 | 4.18 | 77 |
| align="center" | 37 | 171.2 | 6 | 11 | 4.72 | 56 |
| align="center" | 34 | 160.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.27 | 42 |
| align="center" | 34 | 147.0 | 4 | 9 | 4.10 | 25 |
| align="center" | 30 | 136.1 | 5 | 12 | 6.27 | 39 |
| align="center" | 20 | 74.2 | 1 | 7 | 5.06 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Wilson|John Wilson (1920s pitcher)}} | 5 | 25.1 | 0 | 2 | 3.55 | 8 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Herb|Bradley}} | 6 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.13 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Bennett|Frank Bennett (baseball)}} | 4 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.92 | 1 |
| align="center" |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.36 | 2 |
| align="center" | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1927.shtml 1927 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1927&t=BOS 1927 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]
{{1927 MLB season by team}}
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