1948 Boston Red Sox

96-59 • .619 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1948 Boston Red Sox went 96-59 (.619) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 907 runs, allowed 720, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Vern Stephens (29 HR, 137 RBI) and Jack Kramer (18-5, 4.35 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

96 Wins
59 Losses
.619 Win %
2nd Rank
907 R 720 RA
Diff +187

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907 Runs Scored
720 Runs Allowed
+187 Run Diff
1,552K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 3% above the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .374 7% above the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .408 7% above the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.26 1% better than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 907 24% above the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,552,246
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Avg per Game 19,900

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.369 2 Matt Batts 0.314 3 Billy Goodman 0.310 4 Billy Hitchcock 0.298 5 Dom DiMaggio 0.285

Home Runs

1 Vern Stephens 29 2 Bobby Doerr 27 3 Ted Williams 25 4 Stan Spence 12 5 Dom DiMaggio 9

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 137 2 Ted Williams 127 3 Bobby Doerr 111 4 Dom DiMaggio 87 5 Birdie Tebbetts 68
1948 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dom DiMaggio 155 648 127 185 40 4 9 87 101 58 10 0.285
Vern Stephens 155 635 114 171 25 8 29 137 77 56 1 0.269
Johnny Pesky 143 565 124 159 26 6 3 55 99 32 3 0.281
Bobby Doerr 140 527 94 150 23 6 27 111 83 49 3 0.285
Ted Williams 137 509 124 188 44 3 25 127 126 41 4 0.369
Birdie Tebbetts 128 446 54 125 26 2 5 68 62 32 5 0.280
Billy Goodman 127 445 65 138 27 2 1 66 74 44 5 0.310
Stan Spence 114 391 71 92 17 4 12 61 82 33 0 0.235
Wally Moses 78 189 26 49 12 1 2 29 21 19 5 0.259
Sam Mele 66 180 25 42 12 1 2 25 13 21 1 0.233
Billy Hitchcock 49 124 15 37 3 2 1 20 7 9 0 0.298
Matt Batts 46 118 13 37 12 0 1 24 15 9 0 0.314
Jake Jones 36 105 3 21 4 0 1 8 11 26 1 0.200
Joe Dobson 38 84 9 17 2 0 1 4 6 27 0 0.202
Mel Parnell 35 80 6 13 1 0 0 8 1 11 0 0.163
Jack Kramer 29 73 7 11 1 0 1 8 10 21 0 0.151
Ellis Kinder 28 62 8 6 0 0 0 4 8 18 0 0.097
Denny Galehouse 27 42 6 7 0 0 0 1 8 13 0 0.167
Dave Ferriss 31 37 4 9 1 0 0 6 6 6 0 0.243
Mickey Harris 20 32 6 2 0 0 0 1 10 6 0 0.062
Earl Johnson 35 31 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.097
Lou Stringer 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.091
Mickey McDermott 7 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.375
Fritz Dorish 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Babe Martin 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Earl Caldwell 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mike Palm 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tex Hughson 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Wright 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Johnny Ostrowski 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Neill Sheridan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chuck Stobbs 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cot Deal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Windy McCall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Mel Parnell 3.14 2 Joe Dobson 3.56 3 Ellis Kinder 3.74 4 Denny Galehouse 4.00 5 Jack Kramer 4.35

Wins

1 Jack Kramer 18 2 Joe Dobson 16 3 Mel Parnell 15 4 Earl Johnson 10 5 Ellis Kinder 10

Strikeouts

1 Joe Dobson 116 2 Mel Parnell 77 3 Jack Kramer 72 4 Ellis Kinder 53 5 Earl Johnson 45
1948 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Dobson 16 10 3.56 38 32 2 245.1 237 97 92 116
Mel Parnell 15 8 3.14 35 27 0 212.0 205 74 90 77
Jack Kramer 18 5 4.35 29 29 0 205.0 233 99 64 72
Ellis Kinder 10 7 3.74 28 22 0 178.0 183 74 63 53
Denny Galehouse 8 8 4.00 27 15 3 137.1 152 61 46 38
Dave Ferriss 7 3 5.23 31 9 3 115.1 127 67 61 30
Mickey Harris 7 10 5.30 20 17 0 113.2 120 67 59 42
Earl Johnson 10 4 4.53 35 3 5 91.1 98 46 42 45
Mickey McDermott 0 0 6.17 7 0 0 23.1 16 16 35 17
Tex Hughson 3 1 5.12 15 0 0 19.1 21 11 7 6
Fritz Dorish 0 1 5.65 9 0 0 14.1 18 9 6 5
Earl Caldwell 1 1 13.00 8 0 0 9.0 11 13 11 5
Chuck Stobbs 0 0 6.43 6 0 0 7.0 9 5 7 4
Cot Deal 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.0 3 0 3 2
Mike Palm 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 6 2 5 1
Windy McCall 0 1 20.25 1 1 0 1.1 6 3 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Matt Batts Earl Caldwell Cot Deal Dom DiMaggio Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Fritz Dorish Dave Ferriss Denny Galehouse Billy Goodman Mickey Harris Billy Hitchcock +22 more

34 players

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The 1948 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1948 Boston Red Sox won 96 games and lost 59, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 907 runs scored and 720 given up, the 1948 differential was +187. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .274, 3% better than the league's .265. Pitchers allowed 4.26 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. The 1948 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 24% (907 against 730).

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,552,246 in attendance, about 19,900 a game. Vern Stephens topped the Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs. Ted Williams collected the most hits, 188. Jack Kramer led the pitchers with 18 wins. Joe Dobson struck out 116, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1948 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1948 Boston Red Sox finished 96-59 (.619 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Vern Stephens led the 1948 Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1948 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1948 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.26.
Did the 1948 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1948 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1948 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vern Stephens (29 HR, 137 RBI) and Jack Kramer (18-5, 4.35 ERA).
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