1953 Boston Red Sox season
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1953 Boston Red Sox season
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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.
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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 | Sammy 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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| Hal Brown | 30 | 166.1 | 11 | 6 | 4.65 | 62 |
| Marv 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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| Bill Kennedy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.70 | 14 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Pinky Higgins |
| A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Jack Burns and Elmer Yoter |
| B | Greensboro Patriots | Carolina League | Eddie Popowski |
| B | Roanoke Ro-Sox | Piedmont League | Elmer Yoter |
| C | San Jose Red Sox | California League | Red Marion and Joe Stephenson |
| D | Salisbury Rocots | Tar Heel League | Sheriff Robinson |
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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