1953 Boston Red Sox

84-69 • .549 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1953 Boston Red Sox went 84-69 (.549) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 656 runs, allowed 632, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dick Gernert (21 HR, 71 RBI) and Mel Parnell (21-8, 3.06 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

84 Wins
69 Losses
.549 Win %
4th Rank
656 R 632 RA
Diff +24

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656 Runs Scored
632 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
1,026K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% above the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .332 1% below the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .384 equal to the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.58 10% better than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 656 5% below the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,026,914
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Avg per Game 13,512

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.407 2 Billy Goodman 0.313 3 George Kell 0.307 4 Mickey McDermott 0.301 5 Hal Brown 0.293

Home Runs

1 Dick Gernert 21 2 Sammy White 13 3 Ted Williams 13 4 George Kell 12 5 Hoot Evers 11

RBI

1 George Kell 73 2 Dick Gernert 71 3 Sammy White 64 4 Tom Umphlett 59 5 Jim Piersall 52
1953 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Piersall 151 585 76 159 21 9 3 52 41 52 11 0.272
Billy Goodman 128 514 73 161 33 5 2 41 57 11 1 0.313
Tom Umphlett 137 495 53 140 27 5 3 59 34 30 4 0.283
Dick Gernert 139 494 73 125 15 1 21 71 88 82 0 0.253
Sammy White 136 476 59 130 34 2 13 64 29 48 3 0.273
George Kell 134 460 68 141 41 2 12 73 52 22 5 0.307
Milt Bolling 109 323 30 85 12 1 5 28 23 41 1 0.263
Hoot Evers 99 300 39 72 10 1 11 31 23 41 2 0.240
Gene Stephens 78 221 30 45 6 2 3 18 29 56 3 0.204
Floyd Baker 81 172 22 47 4 2 0 24 24 10 0 0.273
Ted Lepcio 66 161 17 38 4 2 4 11 17 24 0 0.236
Johnny Lipon 60 145 18 31 7 0 0 13 14 16 1 0.214
Del Wilber 58 112 16 27 6 1 7 29 6 21 0 0.241
Mel Parnell 38 94 7 21 4 0 0 9 4 16 1 0.223
Mickey McDermott 45 93 9 28 8 0 1 13 2 13 0 0.301
Ted Williams 37 91 17 37 6 0 13 34 19 10 0 0.407
Al Zarilla 57 67 11 13 2 0 0 4 14 13 0 0.194
Billy Consolo 47 65 9 14 2 1 1 6 2 23 1 0.215
Hal Brown 30 58 5 17 5 0 1 10 2 5 0 0.293
Karl Olson 25 57 5 7 2 0 1 6 1 9 0 0.123
Sid Hudson 30 50 3 7 0 1 0 6 2 4 0 0.140
Willard Nixon 23 42 4 8 1 0 0 3 5 9 0 0.190
Gus Niarhos 16 35 6 7 1 1 0 2 4 4 0 0.200
Bill Henry 21 32 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 10 0 0.188
Ellis Kinder 69 29 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.379
Ben Flowers 32 19 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.158
Marv Grissom 13 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Hersh Freeman 18 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Ike Delock 23 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.100
Jack Merson 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Sullivan 14 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Dom DiMaggio 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ken Holcombe 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 16 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Bill Werle 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Al Richter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Vollmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Ellis Kinder 1.85 2 Mickey McDermott 3.01 3 Mel Parnell 3.06 4 Bill Henry 3.26 5 Sid Hudson 3.52

Wins

1 Mel Parnell 21 2 Mickey McDermott 18 3 Hal Brown 11 4 Ellis Kinder 10 5 Sid Hudson 6

Strikeouts

1 Mel Parnell 136 2 Mickey McDermott 92 3 Hal Brown 62 4 Sid Hudson 60 5 Willard Nixon 57
1953 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Parnell 21 8 3.06 38 34 0 241.0 217 82 116 136
Mickey McDermott 18 10 3.01 32 30 0 206.1 169 69 109 92
Hal Brown 11 6 4.65 30 25 0 166.1 177 86 57 62
Sid Hudson 6 9 3.52 30 17 2 156.0 164 61 49 60
Willard Nixon 4 8 3.93 23 15 0 116.2 114 51 59 57
Ellis Kinder 10 6 1.85 69 0 27 107.0 84 22 38 39
Bill Henry 5 5 3.26 21 12 1 85.2 86 31 33 56
Ben Flowers 1 4 3.86 32 6 3 79.1 87 34 24 36
Marv Grissom 2 6 4.70 13 11 0 59.1 61 31 30 31
Ike Delock 3 1 4.44 23 1 1 48.2 60 24 20 22
Hersh Freeman 1 4 5.54 18 2 0 39.0 50 24 17 15
Frank Sullivan 1 1 5.61 14 0 0 25.2 24 16 11 17
Bill Kennedy 0 0 3.70 16 0 2 24.1 24 10 17 14
Bill Werle 0 1 1.54 5 0 0 11.2 7 2 1 4
Ken Holcombe 1 0 6.00 3 0 1 6.0 9 4 3 1

👥 Roster (37)

Floyd Baker Milt Bolling Hal Brown Billy Consolo Ike Delock Dom DiMaggio Hoot Evers Ben Flowers Hersh Freeman Dick Gernert Billy Goodman Marv Grissom +25 more

37 players

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The 1953 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1953 Boston Red Sox won 84 games and lost 69, ending up 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 656 scored against 632 allowed (+24). Against a league average of .262, the 1953 Boston Red Sox batted .264. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.58 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. The 656 runs scored compare with a league average of 689 per club, 5% fewer.

Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,026,914 for the year. Dick Gernert led the club in home runs with 21. The RBI leader was George Kell, with 73. The hits leader was Billy Goodman with 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mel Parnell (21). Ellis Kinder closed out 27 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1953 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1953 Boston Red Sox finished 84-69 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dick Gernert led the 1953 Boston Red Sox with 21 home runs.
What was the 1953 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1953 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1953 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1953 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1953 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Gernert (21 HR, 71 RBI) and Mel Parnell (21-8, 3.06 ERA).
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