1954 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1954 Boston Red Sox season was the 54th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, 42 games behind the Cleveland Indians.
| 1954 Boston Red Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 69–85 (.448) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey |
| President | Tom Yawkey |
| General managers | Joe Cronin |
| Managers | Lou Boudreau |
| Television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 |
| Radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy,[1] Tom Hussey) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 111 | 43 | .721 | — | 59–18 | 52–25 |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | 8 | 54–23 | 49–28 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 17 | 45–32 | 49–28 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 | 38–39 | 31–46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 43 | 35–42 | 33–44 |
| Washington Senators | 66 | 88 | .429 | 45 | 37–41 | 29–47 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 100 | .351 | 57 | 32–45 | 22–55 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 60 | 29–47 | 22–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 3–19 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Boston | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 2–20–2 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–5 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 19–3 | 20–2–2 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 18–4 | |||||
| Detroit | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
| New York | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 18–4–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 4–18–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| 8 | Billy Consolo | 2B |
| 37 | Jimmy Piersall | CF |
| 30 | Jackie Jensen | RF |
| 1 | George Kell | 3B |
| 10 | Billy Goodman | LF |
| 3 | Dick Gernert | 1B |
| 22 | Sammy White | C |
| 5 | Ted Lepcio | SS |
| 17 | Mel Parnell | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 | 137 | 493 | 139 | .282 | 14 | 75 |
| 1B | Harry Agganis | 132 | 434 | 109 | .251 | 11 | 57 |
| 2B | Ted Lepcio | 116 | 398 | 102 | .256 | 8 | 45 |
| SS | Milt Bolling | 113 | 370 | 92 | .249 | 6 | 36 |
| 3B | Grady Hatton | 99 | 302 | 85 | .281 | 5 | 33 |
| LF | Ted Williams | 117 | 386 | 133 | .345 | 29 | 89 |
| CF | Jackie Jensen | 152 | 580 | 160 | .276 | 25 | 117 |
| RF | Jimmy Piersall | 133 | 474 | 135 | .285 | 8 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | 127 | 489 | 148 | .303 | 1 | 36 |
| Billy Consolo | 91 | 242 | 55 | .227 | 1 | 11 |
| Karl Olson | 101 | 227 | 59 | .260 | 1 | 20 |
| Sam Mele | 42 | 132 | 42 | .318 | 7 | 23 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 74 | 104 | 26 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| George Kell | 26 | 93 | 24 | .258 | 0 | 10 |
| Mickey Owen | 32 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 1 | 11 |
| Don Lenhardt | 44 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 3 | 17 |
| Del Wilber | 24 | 61 | 8 | .131 | 1 | 7 |
| Dick Gernert | 14 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Baker | 21 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Hoot Evers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Morton Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sullivan | 36 | 206.1 | 15 | 12 | 3.14 | 124 |
| Willard Nixon | 31 | 199.2 | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 102 |
| Tom Brewer | 33 | 162.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.65 | 69 |
| Leo Kiely | 28 | 131.0 | 5 | 8 | 3.50 | 59 |
| Mel Parnell | 19 | 92.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.70 | 38 |
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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| Bill Henry | 24 | 95.2 | 3 | 7 | 4.52 | 38 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 19 | 75.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.82 | 37 |
| Tex Clevenger | 23 | 67.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.79 | 43 |
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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| Ellis Kinder | 48 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3.62 | 67 |
| Hal Brown | 40 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.12 | 66 |
| Sid Hudson | 33 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.42 | 27 |
| Tom Hurd | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.03 | 14 |
| Tom Herrin | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.31 | 8 |
| Bill Werle | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 14 |
| Joe Dobson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Albany, Bluefield, Corning[2]
