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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Joe Cronin |
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.
Offseason[edit]
- 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[edit]
- June 18, 1953: Sammy White scored three runs in one inning for the Red Sox.[2]
Season standings[edit]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1953 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6 | — | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 11–11–3 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 11–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 11–11–3 | 5–17 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — |
Opening Day lineup[edit]
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[edit]
- July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the New York Giants.[1]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose
Roanoke club folded, July 24, 1953
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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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