1953 Boston Red Sox Roster (40-man)

1952 Season 1954 Season

Record: 84-69-0, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Lou Boudreau (84-69)

General Manager: Joe Cronin

Ballpark: Fenway Park

Attendance: 1,026,133 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107

Pythagorean W-L: 79-74, 656 Runs, 632 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
Floyd Baker	36	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Oct 10, 1916	11	81	38	81	53	0	0	0	16	37	0	0	0	0	0	30	8	0.2
Milt Bolling	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	177	Aug 9, 1930	2	109	94	109	109	0	0	0	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	2	1	1.5
Hal Brown	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Dec 11, 1924	3	30	25	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$8,000
Billy Consolo	18	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Aug 18, 1934	1st	47	11	47	26	0	0	0	11	16	0	0	0	0	0	9	15	-0.5
Ike Delock	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 11, 1929	2	23	1	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Dom DiMaggio	36	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Feb 12, 1917	11	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		$36,000
Hoot Evers	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 8, 1921	9	99	69	99	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	16	0	93	7	6	-0.2
Ben Flowers	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Jun 15, 1927	2	32	6	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Hersh Freeman	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	220	Jul 1, 1928	2	18	2	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3
Dick Gernert	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	209	Sep 28, 1928	2	139	133	139	136	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.4
Billy Goodman	27	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 22, 1926	7	128	126	128	128	0	0	20	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.8		All-Star
Marv Grissom	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Mar 31, 1918	4	13	11	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Bill Henry	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 15, 1927	2	21	12	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Ken Holcombe	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	169	Aug 23, 1918	6	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Sid Hudson	38	us US	R	R	6' 4"	180	Jan 3, 1915	11	30	17	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
George Kell HOF	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Aug 23, 1922	11	134	121	134	129	0	0	0	0	124	0	7	0	0	7	11	0	3.1	$40,000	All-Star
Bill Kennedy	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Mar 14, 1921	6	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ellis Kinder	38	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jul 26, 1914	8	69	0	69	69	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	$22,500
Ted Lepcio	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	177	Jul 28, 1929	2	66	45	66	63	0	0	0	33	12	20	0	0	0	0	5	4	0.6
Johnny Lipon	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 10, 1922	8	60	45	60	58	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.4
Mickey McDermott	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Apr 29, 1929	6	45	30	45	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	4.6
Jack Merson	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jan 17, 1922	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Gus Niarhos	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	160	Dec 6, 1920	7	16	13	16	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Willard Nixon	25	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 17, 1928	4	23	15	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Karl Olson	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jul 6, 1930	2	25	12	25	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	6	0	24	2	2	-0.9
Mel Parnell	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jun 13, 1922	7	38	34	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7
Jim Piersall	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 14, 1929	3	151	149	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	150	151	0	0	3.3
Al Richter	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Feb 7, 1927	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Gene Stephens	20	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Jan 20, 1933	2	78	57	78	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	0	3	72	3	8	-0.5
Frank Sullivan	23	us US	R	R	6' 6"	215	Jan 23, 1930	1st	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Tom Umphlett	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	May 12, 1931	1st	137	133	137	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	0	136	1	0	1.9
Clyde Vollmer	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 24, 1921	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Werle	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	182	Dec 21, 1920	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Sammy White	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 7, 1927	3	136	121	136	131	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1.5		All-Star
Del Wilber	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Feb 24, 1919	7	58	21	58	30	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0.3
Ted Williams HOF	34	us US	L	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 30, 1918	12	37	26	37	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	26	11	0	2.0	$85,000	All-Star
Al Zarilla	34	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 1, 1919	10	57	9	57	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	9	18	38	5	-0.8	$16,000
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	35	us US	Jul 17, 1917	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 27
Paul Schreiber	50	us US	Oct 8, 1902	Hitting	Apr 16	Sep 27
Bill McKechnie HOF	66	us US	Aug 7, 1886	Pitching	Apr 16	Sep 27
George Susce	45	us US	Aug 13, 1907	Bullpen	Apr 16	Sep 27
Del Baker	61	us US	May 3, 1892	First base	Apr 16	Sep 27
Oscar Melillo	53	us US	Aug 4, 1899	Third base	Apr 16	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date