1949 Boston Red Sox

96-58 • .623 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1949 Boston Red Sox went 96-58 (.623) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 896 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (43 HR, 159 RBI) and Mel Parnell (25-7, 2.77 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
58 Losses
.623 Win %
2nd Rank
896 R 667 RA
Diff +229

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896 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
+229 Run Diff
1,595K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 7% above the 1949 league average (.263)
OBP .381 8% above the 1949 league average (.353)
SLG .420 11% above the 1949 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.97 6% better than the 1949 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 896 24% above the 1949 league average (722 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,595,952
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Avg per Game 20,726

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.343 2 Bobby Doerr 0.309 3 Dom DiMaggio 0.307 4 Johnny Pesky 0.306 5 Billy Goodman 0.298

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 43 2 Vern Stephens 39 3 Bobby Doerr 18 4 Al Zarilla 9 5 Dom DiMaggio 8

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 159 2 Ted Williams 159 3 Bobby Doerr 109 4 Al Zarilla 71 5 Johnny Pesky 69
1949 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vern Stephens 155 610 113 177 31 2 39 159 101 73 2 0.290
Dom DiMaggio 145 605 126 186 34 5 8 60 96 55 9 0.307
Johnny Pesky 148 604 111 185 27 7 2 69 100 19 8 0.306
Ted Williams 155 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 162 48 1 0.343
Bobby Doerr 139 541 91 167 30 9 18 109 75 33 2 0.309
Al Zarilla 124 474 68 133 32 4 9 71 48 51 4 0.281
Billy Goodman 122 443 54 132 23 3 0 56 58 21 2 0.298
Birdie Tebbetts 122 403 42 109 14 0 5 48 62 22 8 0.270
Matt Batts 60 157 23 38 9 1 3 31 25 22 1 0.242
Billy Hitchcock 55 147 22 30 6 1 0 9 17 11 2 0.204
Tommy O'Brien 49 125 24 28 5 0 3 10 21 12 1 0.224
Mel Parnell 39 114 9 29 3 0 0 13 3 10 0 0.254
Ellis Kinder 43 92 11 12 2 0 0 7 6 24 0 0.130
Joe Dobson 33 68 5 10 0 0 0 2 10 22 1 0.147
Chuck Stobbs 26 53 8 11 2 0 0 5 3 9 0 0.208
Sam Mele 18 46 1 9 1 1 0 7 7 14 2 0.196
Walt Dropo 11 41 3 6 2 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.146
Lou Stringer 35 41 10 11 4 0 1 6 5 10 0 0.268
Jack Kramer 21 35 4 9 1 0 0 3 9 13 0 0.257
Mickey McDermott 12 33 3 7 3 0 0 6 3 6 0 0.212
Merl Combs 14 24 5 5 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 0.208
Tex Hughson 29 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.045
Stan Spence 7 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 6 1 0 0.150
Walt Masterson 18 17 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.118
Mickey Harris 7 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.083
Earl Johnson 19 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Frank Quinn 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Tom Wright 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Windy McCall 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Babe Martin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Ferriss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Fritz Dorish 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny Galehouse 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Wittig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Mel Parnell 2.77 2 Ellis Kinder 3.36 3 Joe Dobson 3.85 4 Chuck Stobbs 4.03 5 Mickey McDermott 4.05

Wins

1 Mel Parnell 25 2 Ellis Kinder 23 3 Joe Dobson 14 4 Chuck Stobbs 11 5 Jack Kramer 6

Strikeouts

1 Ellis Kinder 138 2 Mel Parnell 122 3 Joe Dobson 87 4 Chuck Stobbs 70 5 Mickey McDermott 50
1949 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Parnell 25 7 2.77 39 33 2 295.1 258 91 134 122
Ellis Kinder 23 6 3.36 43 30 4 252.0 251 94 99 138
Joe Dobson 14 12 3.85 33 27 2 212.2 219 91 97 87
Chuck Stobbs 11 6 4.03 26 19 0 152.0 145 68 75 70
Jack Kramer 6 8 5.16 21 18 1 111.2 126 64 49 24
Mickey McDermott 5 4 4.05 12 12 0 80.0 63 36 52 50
Tex Hughson 4 2 5.33 29 2 3 77.2 82 46 41 35
Walt Masterson 3 4 4.25 18 5 4 55.0 58 26 35 19
Earl Johnson 3 6 7.48 19 3 0 49.1 65 41 29 20
Mickey Harris 2 3 5.02 7 6 0 37.2 53 21 20 14
Frank Quinn 0 0 2.86 8 0 0 22.0 18 7 9 4
Windy McCall 0 0 11.57 5 0 0 9.1 13 12 10 8
Fritz Dorish 0 0 2.35 5 0 0 7.2 7 2 1 5
Dave Ferriss 0 0 4.05 4 0 0 6.2 7 3 4 1
Jack Robinson 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 4 1 1 1
Denny Galehouse 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 0
Johnnie Wittig 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0

👥 Roster (35)

Matt Batts Merl Combs Dom DiMaggio Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Fritz Dorish Walt Dropo Dave Ferriss Denny Galehouse Billy Goodman Mickey Harris Billy Hitchcock +23 more

35 players

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The 1949 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1949 Boston Red Sox won 96 games and lost 58, ending up 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 896 scored against 667 allowed (+229). At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .281, 7% better than the league's .263. Pitchers allowed 3.97 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.20. The 896 runs scored compare with a league average of 722 per club, 24% more.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,595,952 in attendance, about 20,726 a game. The home run leader was Ted Williams, who hit 43. On the mound, Mel Parnell won 25 games to lead the staff. Ellis Kinder struck out 138, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1949 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1949 Boston Red Sox finished 96-58 (.623 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1949 Boston Red Sox with 43 home runs.
What was the 1949 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1949 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1949 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1949 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1949 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (43 HR, 159 RBI) and Mel Parnell (25-7, 2.77 ERA).
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