1952 Boston Red Sox Roster (40-man)

1951 Season 1953 Season

Record: 76-78-0, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Lou Boudreau (76-78)

General Manager: Joe Cronin

Ballpark: Fenway Park

Attendance: 1,115,750 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107
One-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107

Pythagorean W-L: 78-76, 668 Runs, 658 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
James Atkins	31	us US	L	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 10, 1921	2	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$6,000
Al Benton	41	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 18, 1911	14	24	0	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$10,000
Hal Bevan	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	198	Nov 15, 1930	1st	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Milt Bolling	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	177	Aug 9, 1930	1st	11	10	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Lou Boudreau HOF	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jul 17, 1917	15	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	-0.1	$35,000
Ralph Brickner	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	May 2, 1925	1st	14	1	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Dick Brodowski	19	us US	R	R	6' 1"	182	Jul 26, 1932	1st	20	12	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$5,000
Ike Delock	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 11, 1929	1st	39	7	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dom DiMaggio	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Feb 12, 1917	10	128	121	128	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	0	123	5	0	1.9	$40,000	All-Star
Walt Dropo	29	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Jan 30, 1923	4	37	35	37	35	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3	$17,500
Hoot Evers	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 8, 1921	8	106	103	106	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	14	22	105	1	0	0.6
Hersh Freeman	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	220	Jul 1, 1928	1st	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dick Gernert	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	209	Sep 28, 1928	1st	102	94	102	99	0	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.9
Billy Goodman	26	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 22, 1926	6	138	126	138	134	0	0	23	103	5	0	4	0	0	4	9	1	3.8	$20,000
Randy Gumpert	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jan 23, 1918	10	10	1	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$12,000
Fred Hatfield	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	171	Mar 18, 1925	3	19	6	19	17	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.3
Bill Henry	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 15, 1927	1st	14	10	14	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.3
Sid Hudson	37	us US	R	R	6' 4"	180	Jan 3, 1915	10	21	18	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
George Kell HOF	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Aug 23, 1922	10	75	73	75	73	0	0	0	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.1	$40,000	All-Star
Ellis Kinder	37	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jul 26, 1914	7	23	10	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$22,500
Paul Lehner	31	us US	L	L	5' 9"	160	Jul 1, 1920	7	3	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0.2
Don Lenhardt	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 4, 1922	3	30	26	30	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	27	3	0	0.8
Ted Lepcio	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	177	Jul 28, 1929	1st	84	76	84	83	0	0	0	57	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1.2
Johnny Lipon	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 10, 1922	7	79	68	79	76	0	0	0	0	7	69	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.3
Walt Masterson	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	189	Jun 22, 1920	12	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Charlie Maxwell	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Apr 8, 1927	3	8	4	8	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	-0.2
Mickey McDermott	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Apr 29, 1929	5	36	21	36	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2.8
Gus Niarhos	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	160	Dec 6, 1920	6	29	19	29	25	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	-0.6
Willard Nixon	24	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 17, 1928	3	33	13	33	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.4
Len Okrie	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 16, 1923	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mel Parnell	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jun 13, 1922	6	35	29	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.2
Johnny Pesky	33	us US	L	R	5' 9"	168	Feb 27, 1919	8	25	17	25	21	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.5	$22,500
Jim Piersall	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 14, 1929	2	56	44	56	52	0	0	0	0	1	30	0	2	21	22	3	2	0.9
Ray Scarborough	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 23, 1917	9	28	8	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
George Schmees	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Sep 6, 1924	1st	42	13	42	33	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	17	12	29	5	12	-0.9
Gene Stephens	19	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Jan 20, 1933	1st	21	12	21	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	13	4	4	-0.1
Vern Stephens	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Oct 23, 1920	12	92	79	92	82	0	0	0	0	29	53	0	0	0	0	11	0	1.5	$35,000
Harry Taylor	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	May 20, 1919	6	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Faye Throneberry	21	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Jun 22, 1931	1st	98	75	98	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4	71	86	15	3	0.4
Dizzy Trout	37	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1915	14	26	17	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Clyde Vollmer	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 24, 1921	8	90	67	90	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	9	21	70	21	1	1.6
Sammy White	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 7, 1927	2	115	103	115	111	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	1.3
Bill Wight	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Apr 12, 1922	7	10	2	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Del Wilber	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Feb 24, 1919	6	47	32	47	39	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.5
Ted Williams HOF	33	us US	L	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 30, 1918	11	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	0	0.3	$85,000
Archie Wilson	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 25, 1923	2	18	8	18	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	13	5	2	-0.2
Ken Wood	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Jul 1, 1924	5	15	5	15	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	13	3	0	-0.5
Al Zarilla	33	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 1, 1919	9	21	13	21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	19	3	1	-0.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Lou Boudreau	34	us US	Jul 17, 1917	Manager	Apr 15	Sep 28
Paul Schreiber	49	us US	Oct 8, 1902	Hitting	Apr 15	Sep 28
Bill McKechnie HOF	65	us US	Aug 7, 1886	Pitching	Apr 15	Sep 28
George Susce	44	us US	Aug 13, 1907	Bullpen	Apr 15	Sep 28
Earle Combs	53	us US	May 14, 1899	First base	Apr 15	Sep 28
Oscar Melillo	52	us US	Aug 4, 1899	Third base	Apr 15	Sep 28
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date