1950 Boston Red Sox

94-60 • .610 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1950 Boston Red Sox went 94-60 (.610) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 1,027 runs, allowed 804, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Walt Dropo (34 HR, 144 RBI) and Mel Parnell (18-10, 3.61 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
3rd Rank
1027 R 804 RA
Diff +223

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1027 Runs Scored
804 Runs Allowed
+223 Run Diff
1,344K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 AL Average

Batting Avg .301 12% above the 1950 league average (.270)
OBP .384 8% above the 1950 league average (.356)
SLG .463 15% above the 1950 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.88 7% worse than the 1950 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 1027 31% above the 1950 league average (782 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,344,177
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Avg per Game 17,456

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Billy Goodman 0.354 2 Dom DiMaggio 0.328 3 Al Zarilla 0.325 4 Walt Dropo 0.322 5 Tom Wright 0.318

Home Runs

1 Walt Dropo 34 2 Vern Stephens 30 3 Ted Williams 28 4 Bobby Doerr 27 5 Al Zarilla 9

RBI

1 Walt Dropo 144 2 Vern Stephens 144 3 Bobby Doerr 120 4 Ted Williams 97 5 Al Zarilla 74
1950 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vern Stephens 149 628 125 185 34 6 30 144 65 43 1 0.295
Dom DiMaggio 141 588 131 193 30 11 7 70 82 68 15 0.328
Bobby Doerr 149 586 103 172 29 11 27 120 67 42 3 0.294
Walt Dropo 136 559 101 180 28 8 34 144 45 75 0 0.322
Johnny Pesky 127 490 112 153 22 6 1 49 104 31 2 0.312
Al Zarilla 130 471 92 153 32 10 9 74 76 47 2 0.325
Billy Goodman 110 424 91 150 25 3 4 68 52 25 2 0.354
Ted Williams 89 334 82 106 24 1 28 97 82 21 3 0.317
Birdie Tebbetts 79 268 33 83 10 1 8 45 29 26 1 0.310
Matt Batts 75 238 27 65 15 3 4 34 18 19 0 0.273
Clyde Vollmer 57 169 35 48 10 0 7 37 21 35 1 0.284
Tom Wright 54 107 17 34 7 0 0 20 6 18 0 0.318
Mel Parnell 40 98 7 19 5 0 0 7 5 13 0 0.194
Buddy Rosar 27 84 13 25 2 0 1 12 7 4 0 0.298
Ellis Kinder 48 71 5 13 1 1 1 11 2 13 0 0.183
Joe Dobson 39 70 6 15 2 0 0 9 9 23 0 0.214
Chuck Stobbs 32 57 8 14 1 0 0 9 12 16 0 0.246
Walt Masterson 33 44 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 18 1 0.136
Mickey McDermott 39 44 11 16 5 0 0 12 9 3 0 0.364
Willard Nixon 22 36 3 5 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0.139
Tommy O'Brien 9 31 0 4 1 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.129
Ken Keltner 13 28 2 9 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.321
Al Papai 16 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.176
Lou Stringer 24 17 7 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.294
Fred Hatfield 10 12 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.250
Charley Schanz 14 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.091
Charlie Maxwell 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jim Piersall 6 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.286
Harry Taylor 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Dick Littlefield 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim McDonald 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
James Atkins 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Earl Johnson 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordie Mueller 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Merl Combs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dave Ferriss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Gillespie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Marchildon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Quinn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Scherbarth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Suchecki 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Mel Parnell 3.61 2 Joe Dobson 4.18 3 Ellis Kinder 4.26 4 Chuck Stobbs 5.10 5 Mickey McDermott 5.19

Wins

1 Mel Parnell 18 2 Joe Dobson 15 3 Ellis Kinder 14 4 Chuck Stobbs 12 5 Walt Masterson 8

Strikeouts

1 Mickey McDermott 96 2 Ellis Kinder 95 3 Mel Parnell 93 4 Joe Dobson 81 5 Chuck Stobbs 78
1950 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Parnell 18 10 3.61 40 31 3 249.0 244 100 106 93
Ellis Kinder 14 12 4.26 48 23 9 207.0 212 98 78 95
Joe Dobson 15 10 4.18 39 27 4 206.2 217 96 81 81
Chuck Stobbs 12 7 5.10 32 21 1 169.1 158 96 88 78
Mickey McDermott 7 3 5.19 38 15 5 130.0 119 75 124 96
Walt Masterson 8 6 5.64 33 15 1 129.1 145 81 82 60
Willard Nixon 8 6 6.04 22 15 2 101.1 126 68 58 57
Al Papai 4 2 6.75 16 3 2 50.2 61 38 28 19
Dick Littlefield 2 2 9.26 15 2 1 23.1 27 24 24 13
Charley Schanz 3 2 8.34 14 0 0 22.2 25 21 24 14
Jim McDonald 1 0 3.79 9 0 0 19.0 23 8 10 5
Harry Taylor 2 0 1.42 3 2 0 19.0 13 3 8 8
Earl Johnson 0 0 7.24 11 0 0 13.2 18 11 8 6
Gordie Mueller 0 0 10.29 8 0 0 7.0 11 8 13 1
James Atkins 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 4.2 4 2 4 0
Jim Suchecki 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 3 2 4 3
Frank Quinn 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 0
Bob Gillespie 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 2 3 4 0
Phil Marchildon 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 1 1 2 0
Dave Ferriss 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 1

👥 Roster (41)

James Atkins Matt Batts Merl Combs Dom DiMaggio Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Walt Dropo Dave Ferriss Bob Gillespie Billy Goodman Fred Hatfield Earl Johnson +29 more

41 players

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The 1950 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1950 Boston Red Sox finished 94-60, a .610 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 1027 scored against 804 allowed (+223). Against a league average of .270, the 1950 Boston Red Sox batted .301. Pitchers allowed 4.88 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.58. League clubs averaged 782 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 31% more.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,344,177 in attendance, about 17,456 a game. Walt Dropo led the club in home runs with 34. The hits leader was Dom DiMaggio with 193. On the mound, Mel Parnell won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Mickey McDermott with 96. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1950 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1950 Boston Red Sox finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Walt Dropo led the 1950 Boston Red Sox with 34 home runs.
What was the 1950 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1950 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.88.
Did the 1950 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1950 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1950 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walt Dropo (34 HR, 144 RBI) and Mel Parnell (18-10, 3.61 ERA).
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