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1953 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
Manager(s) | Lou Boudreau |
Local television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 |
Local radio |
WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob DeLaney, Tom Hussey) |
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The 1953 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 84 wins and 69 losses.
Contents
Offseason
- February 9, 1953: Vern Stephens was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Marv Grissom, Hal Brown and Bill Kennedy.[1]
Regular season
- June 18, 1953: Sammy White scored three runs in one inning for the Red Sox.[2]
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | .656 | -- |
Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .604 | 8.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 11.5 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 76 | .500 | 23.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 60 | 94 | .325 | 40.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | .383 | 41.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 54 | 100 | .351 | 46.5 |
Opening Day lineup
10 | Billy Goodman | 2B |
37 | Jimmy Piersall | RF |
38 | Gene Stephens | LF |
3 | Dick Gernert | 1B |
1 | George Kell | 3B |
22 | Sammy White | C |
38 | Tom Umphlett | CF |
2 | Milt Bolling | SS |
17 | Mel Parnell | P |
Notable transactions
- July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the New York Giants.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | White, SammySammy White | 136 | 476 | 130 | .273 | 13 | 64 |
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 |
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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 |
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Brown, HalHal Brown | 30 | 166.1 | 11 | 6 | 4.65 | 62 |
Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom | 13 | 59.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.70 | 31 |
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 |
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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 |
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Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.70 | 14 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose
Roanoke club folded, July 24, 1953
Notes
- ^ a b Marv Grissom page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball Digest, April 1984 http://books.google.com/books?id=jS8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72#v=onepage&q=&f=false
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1953 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1953 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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