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1956 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955/1957) 84-70, Finished 4th in American League View League Standings and Leaders Scored 780 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74 Managed by Pinky Higgins Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com) Attendance: 1,137,158 (2nd of 8) Park Factors   (multi-year): Batting - 112, Pitching - 111   (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102   Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. BR Bullpen: Minor League Affiliates BaseballAmerica.com: Team Executives Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms News & Views: ThinkFactory, BallHype, ArmchairGM BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)

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Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Sammy White         27  114  392   28   96  15  2   5   44  35   40  .245  .304  .332   2   1  18   0   2   4   7   61
1B *Mickey Vernon       38  119  403   67  125  28  4  15   84  57   40  .310  .403  .511   1   0  12   7   2   2   6  130
2B *Billy Goodman       30  105  399   61  117  22  8   2   38  40   22  .293  .356  .404   0   3   3   0   7   2   1   92
3B *Billy Klaus         27  135  520   91  141  29  5   7   59  90   43  .271  .378  .387   1   0   7   1   6   3   0   94
SS  Don Buddin          22  114  377   49   90  24  0   5   37  65   62  .239  .352  .342   2   0  14   4   2   6   1   76
LF *Ted Williams        37  136  400   71  138  28  2  24   82 102   39  .345  .479  .605   0   0  13   1   0   0  11  172
CF  Jim Piersall        26  155  601   91  176  40  6  14   87  58   48  .293  .350  .449   7   7  19   1   9  12   2  101
RF  Jackie Jensen       29  151  578   80  182  23 11  20   97  89   43  .315  .405  .497  11   3  23   1   1   4   5  127
    Dick Gernert        27  106  306   53   89  11  0  16   68  56   57  .291  .399  .484   1   0   7   2   2   4   1  122
    Ted Lepcio          25   83  284   34   74  10  0  15   51  30   77  .261  .335  .454   1   3   4   3   2   2   1   98
    Pete Daley          26   59  187   22   50  11  3   5   29  18   30  .267  .338  .439   1   0  11   2   1   0   5   95
    Milt Bolling        25   45  118   19   25   3  2   3    8  18   20  .212  .319  .347   0   1   3   1   3   1   1   68
    Frank Malzone       26   27  103   15   17   3  1   2   11   9    8  .165  .230  .272   1   0   5   0   2   1   0   26
    Norm Zauchin        26   44   84   12   18   2  0   2   11  14   22  .214  .333  .310   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   63
   *Gene Stephens       23  104   63   22   17   2  0   1    7  12   12  .270  .387  .349   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   87
   *Faye Throneberry    25   24   50    6   11   2  0   1    3   3   16  .220  .264  .320   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   47
    Gene Mauch          30    7   25    4    8   0  0   0    1   3    3  .320  .393  .320   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   82
    Billy Consolo       21   48   11   13    2   0  0   0    1   3    5  .182  .357  .182   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   40
   *Grady Hatton        33    5    5    0    2   0  0   0    2   0    0  .400  .400  .400   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  103
   *Marty Keough        21    3    2    1    0   0  0   0    1   1    0  .000  .333  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -9

    Tom Brewer          24   38   94   14   28   0  1   1   13   5   19  .298  .330  .351   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   72
    Frank Sullivan      26   34   85    4   12   1  0   0    3   2   21  .141  .159  .153   0   0   3   0   7   1   0  -21
   *Willard Nixon       28   23   54    4   11   1  0   0    5   3    6  .204  .241  .222   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   18
   *Mel Parnell         34   21   46    4    7   1  0   0    0   2   11  .152  .188  .174   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   -8
    Bob Porterfield     32   25   43    4   14   0  0   1    5   1   10  .326  .348  .395   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   87
    Dave Sisler         24   39   42    4    5   0  0   0    2   4   13  .119  .191  .119   0   0   0   0   4   1   0  -20
    Ike Delock          26   48   29    2    3   1  0   0    2   2   11  .103  .161  .138   0   0   0   0   7   0   0  -24
    George Susce        24   21   18    2    4   2  0   0    0   4    6  .222  .364  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   77
    Tom Hurd            32   40   12    2    6   0  0   0    1   0    2  .500  .500  .500   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  154
   *Frank Baumann       22    7    9    1    3   2  0   0    0   0    2  .333  .333  .556   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  121
   *Leo Kiely           26   23    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .167  .167  .167   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -15
    Rudy Minarcin       26    3    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   1    0  .500  .667  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  199
    Johnny Schmitz      35    2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.2  155 5349  780 1473 261 45 139  752 727  687  .275  .362  .419  28  19 153  25  68  46  41  103
    Rank among 8 AL teams          2    3    2   1  4   4        1    6     2     1     3   8   8                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Frank Sullivan      26  34   3.42  14   7  0  33   1  12   1  242.0  253  112   92  22   82  116 1048   4   8  1   6 135
SP  Tom Brewer          24  32   3.50  19   9  0  32   0  15   4  244.3  200  103   95  14  112  127 1039   5   5  0   6 132
SP  Willard Nixon       28  23   4.21   9   8  0  22   0   9   1  145.3  142   79   68   9   57   74  631   6   8  0   2 110
SP *Mel Parnell         34  21   3.77   7   6  0  20   0   6   1  131.3  129   71   55  13   59   41  567   2   0  0   2 122
SP  Bob Porterfield     32  25   5.14   3  12  0  18   3   4   1  126.0  127   82   72  21   64   53  557   2   1  0   4  90

CL  Ike Delock          26  48   4.21  13   7  9   8  28   1   0  128.3  122   65   60  12   80  105  584   4   5  0   3 110
RP  Tom Hurd            32  40   5.33   3   4  5   0  18   0   0   76.0   84   52   45   5   47   34  352   5   3  0   2  87
RP  Dave Sisler         24  39   4.62   9   8  3  14  15   3   0  142.3  120   81   73  13   72   93  619   1   7  0   2 100
RP *Leo Kiely           26  23   5.17   2   2  3   0  16   0   0   31.3   47   25   18   1   14    9  155   0   2  0   5  89
RP  Harry Dorish        34  15   3.57   0   2  0   0  11   0   0   22.7   23   10    9   1   10   11   99   0   0  0   1 129

    George Susce        24  21   6.20   2   4  0   6   7   0   0   69.7   71   54   48  14   44   26  324   0   4  0   1  74
   *Frank Baumann       22   7   3.28   2   1  0   1   3   0   0   24.7   22   11    9   3   14   18  108   2   0  0   0 141
    Rudy Minarcin       26   3   2.79   1   0  0   1   2   0   0    9.7    9    4    3   2    8    5   45   0   1  0   0 165
   *Johnny Schmitz      35   2   0.00   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    4.3    5    2    0   0    4    0   22   0   0  1   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.4 155   4.17  84  70 20 155 105  50   8 1398.0 1354  751  648 130  668  712 6150  31  44  2  34 111
    Rank among 8 AL teams           5   4   5  4           4   6      1    4    6        5    6    6

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- SWhite 973 112 114 547 60 10 13 .984 6 21 24 26 PDaley 425 43 57 228 14 2 1 .992 4 9 14 5 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1398 155 155 775 74 12 14 .986 10 30 38 31 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 *9.43 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- MVernon 898 102 108 930 58 11 96 .989 9.89 DGernert 313 35 37 307 37 3 36 .991 9.88 NZauchin 186 18 31 189 10 2 18 .990 9.63 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 1426 105 16 150 .990 9.86 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 *5.44 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BGoodman 787 95 95 215 266 17 69 .966 5.50 TLepcio 500 52 57 143 166 11 47 .966 5.56 BConsolo 58 2 25 9 14 2 4 .920 3.53 GMauch 48 6 6 12 17 2 4 .935 5.40 MBolling 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 .750 6.75 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 380 465 33 124 .962 5.44 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .949 *3.22 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BKlaus 944 105 106 120 242 21 18 .945 3.45 FMalzone 220 25 26 24 57 6 4 .931 3.30 TLepcio 147 17 22 27 40 2 4 .971 4.10 MBolling 86 8 11 6 20 3 2 .897 2.71 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 177 359 32 28 .944 3.45 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .960 *4.98 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DBuddin 988 113 113 213 370 29 98 .953 5.31 BKlaus 228 25 26 35 64 6 8 .943 3.90 MBolling 181 17 26 31 59 5 11 .947 4.48 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 279 493 40 117 .951 4.97 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *2.10 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- TWilliams 859 110 110 175 7 5 2 .973 1.91 DGernert 346 40 50 59 3 1 2 .984 1.61 GStephens 155 1 70 52 2 0 0 1.000 3.12 FThroneberr 36 4 7 6 0 3 0 .667 1.49 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 292 12 9 4 .971 1.96 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 *2.79 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JPiersall 1373 155 155 457 10 4 1 .992 3.06 FThroneberr 13 0 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.46 GStephens 12 0 2 6 0 1 0 .857 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 468 10 5 1 .990 3.08 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 *2.09 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JJensen 1351 150 151 288 13 12 2 .962 2.01 FThroneberr 37 4 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.43 GStephens 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 299 13 12 2 .963 2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.34 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- JPiersall 1373 155 155 455 10 4 1 .991 3.05 JJensen 1351 150 151 291 13 12 2 .962 2.03 TWilliams 859 110 110 174 7 5 2 .973 1.89 DGernert 346 40 50 60 4 1 2 .985 1.66 GStephens 177 2 71 57 2 1 0 .983 2.99 FThroneberr 86 8 13 20 0 2 0 .909 2.09 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1398 155 155 1057 36 25 7 .978 2.35 155 155 155 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .950 *1.92 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- TBrewer 244 32 32 28 52 1 2 .988 2.95 FSullivan 242 33 34 16 37 1 5 .981 1.97 WNixon 145 22 23 7 31 1 4 .974 2.35 DSisler 142 14 39 9 22 0 0 1.000 1.96 MParnell 131 20 21 7 19 2 2 .929 1.78 IDelock 129 8 48 10 18 2 1 .933 1.95 BPorterfiel 125 18 25 8 14 2 1 .917 1.58 THurd 75 0 40 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.43 GSusce 69 6 21 3 11 1 1 .933 1.81 LKiely 31 0 23 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.30 FBaumann 25 1 7 1 1 1 0 .667 0.72 HDorish 22 0 15 3 8 0 1 1.000 4.36 RMinarcin 9 1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.78 JSchmitz 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.19 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1398 155 155 98 232 11 17 .968 2.12 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders Batting Average Williams .345 On-base % Williams .479 Slugging % Williams .605 OPS Williams 1.084 Games Piersall 155 At Bats Piersall 601 Plate Appearances (approx.) Piersall 681 Runs Klaus and Piersall 91 Hits Jensen 182 Total Bases Jensen 287 Doubles Piersall 40 Triples Jensen 11 Home Runs Williams 24 RBI Jensen 97 Bases on Balls Williams 102 Strikeouts Lepcio 77 Stolen Bases Jensen 11 Singles Jensen 128 Adjusted OPS+ Williams 172 Runs Created Williams 121 Adjusted Batting Runs Williams 49 Batting Wins Williams 4.7 Extra-Base Hits Piersall 60 Times on Base Jensen 272 Offensive Win% Williams .837 Hit By Pitch Vernon 7 Sac. Hits Piersall 9 Sac. Flies Piersall 12 Intentional Walks Williams 11 Grounded into Double Plays Jensen 23 Caught Stealing Piersall 7 Power/Speed Number Jensen 14.2 At Bats per Strikeout Jensen 13.4 At Bats per Home Run Williams 16.7 Outs Piersall 472

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders ERA Sullivan 3.42 Wins Brewer 19 Won-Loss % Brewer .679 BB + H per IP (WHIP) Brewer 1.277 Hits Allowed/9IP Brewer 7.37 Bases on Balls/9IP Sullivan 3.05 Strikeouts/9IP Brewer 4.68 Games Delock 48 Saves Delock 9 Innings Brewer 244.3 Strikeouts Brewer 127 Games Started Sullivan 33 Comp. Games Brewer 15 Shutouts Brewer 4 Home Runs Allow. Sullivan 22 Bases On Balls Allow. Brewer 112 Hits Allowed Sullivan 253 SO to Walk Sullivan 1.41 Losses Porterfield 12 Earned Runs Allow. Brewer 95 Wild Pitches Nixon 6 Hit Batsmen Nixon and Sullivan 8 Batters Faced Sullivan 1048 Games Finished Delock 28 Adjusted ERA+ Sullivan 135

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Tom Brewer
Jim Piersall
Frank Sullivan
Mickey Vernon (Starting 1B)
Ted Williams (Starting LF)

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