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 with a record of 46 wins and 107 losses, games behind the New York Yankees.
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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Alex Gaston | 98 | 301 | 67 | .223 | 0 | 21 |
| 1B | Phil Todt | 154 | 599 | 153 | .255 | 7 | 70 |
| 2B | Bill Regan | 108 | 403 | 106 | .263 | 4 | 36 |
| SS | Topper Rigney | 148 | 525 | 142 | .270 | 4 | 50 |
| 3B | 138 | 462 | 102 | .221 | 0 | 52 | |
| OF | Baby Doll Jacobson | 98 | 394 | 120 | .305 | 6 | 68 |
| OF | 98 | 415 | 124 | .299 | 3 | 31 | |
| OF | 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 |
| Mike Herrera | 74 | 237 | 61 | .257 | 0 | 19 |
| Jack Tobin | 51 | 209 | 57 | .273 | 1 | 18 |
| Wally Shaner | 69 | 191 | 54 | .283 | 0 | 19 |
| Fred Bratschi | 72 | 167 | 46 | .275 | 0 | 19 |
| Roy Carlyle | 45 | 165 | 47 | .285 | 2 | 16 |
| John Bischoff | 59 | 127 | 33 | .260 | 0 | 19 |
| Howie Fitzgerald | 31 | 97 | 25 | .258 | 0 | 8 |
| Al Stokes | 30 | 86 | 14 | .163 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Jenkins | 21 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Moore | 5 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rothrock | 15 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 |
| Chappie Geygan | 4 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Boob Fowler | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Dud Lee | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmett McCann | 6 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Langford | 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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Hal Wiltse | 37 | 196.1 | 8 | 15 | 4.22 | 59 |
| Paul Zahniser | 30 | 172.0 | 6 | 18 | 4.97 | 35 |
| Slim Harriss | 21 | 113.0 | 6 | 10 | 4.46 | 34 |
| 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 |
| Ted Wingfield | 43 | 190.2 | 11 | 16 | 4.44 | 30 |
| Red Ruffing | 37 | 166.0 | 6 | 15 | 4.39 | 58 |
| Tony Welzer | 39 | 139.0 | 4 | 3 | 4.86 | 29 |
| Fred Heimach | 20 | 102.0 | 2 | 9 | 5.65 | 17 |
| Jack Russell | 36 | 98.0 | 0 | 5 | 3.58 | 17 |
| Danny MacFayden | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.85 | 1 |
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 |
| Del Lundgren | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.55 | 11 |
| Joe Kiefer | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.80 | 4 |
| Happy Foreman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 3 |
| Rudy Sommers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Buster Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 0 |