1954 Boston Red Sox

69-85 • .448 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1954 Boston Red Sox went 69-85 (.448) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 700 runs, allowed 728, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (29 HR, 89 RBI) and Frank Sullivan (15-12, 3.14 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

69 Wins
85 Losses
.448 Win %
4th Rank
700 R 728 RA
Diff -28

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700 Runs Scored
728 Runs Allowed
-28 Run Diff
932K Attendance

📈 vs. 1954 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1954 league average (.256)
OBP .344 4% above the 1954 league average (.331)
SLG .394 6% above the 1954 league average (.373)
Team ERA 4.01 8% worse than the 1954 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 700 8% above the 1954 league average (650 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 932,293
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Avg per Game 11,801

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1954

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.345 2 Sam Mele 0.318 3 Billy Goodman 0.303 4 Jim Piersall 0.285 5 Sammy White 0.282

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 29 2 Jackie Jensen 25 3 Sammy White 14 4 Harry Agganis 11 5 Ted Lepcio 8

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 117 2 Ted Williams 89 3 Sammy White 75 4 Harry Agganis 57 5 Ted Lepcio 45
1954 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jackie Jensen 152 580 92 160 25 7 25 117 79 52 22 0.276
Sammy White 137 493 46 139 25 2 14 75 21 50 1 0.282
Billy Goodman 127 489 71 148 25 4 1 36 51 15 3 0.303
Jim Piersall 133 474 77 135 24 2 8 38 36 42 5 0.285
Harry Agganis 132 434 54 109 13 8 11 57 47 57 6 0.251
Ted Lepcio 116 398 42 102 19 4 8 45 42 62 3 0.256
Ted Williams 117 386 93 133 23 1 29 89 136 32 0 0.345
Milt Bolling 113 370 42 92 20 3 6 36 47 55 2 0.249
Grady Hatton 99 302 40 85 12 3 5 33 58 25 1 0.281
Billy Consolo 91 242 23 55 7 1 1 11 33 69 2 0.227
Karl Olson 101 227 25 59 12 2 1 20 12 23 2 0.260
Sam Mele 42 132 22 42 6 0 7 23 12 12 0 0.318
Charlie Maxwell 74 104 9 26 4 1 0 5 12 21 3 0.250
George Kell 26 93 15 24 3 0 0 10 15 3 0 0.258
Willard Nixon 31 68 6 18 3 0 1 3 8 17 0 0.265
Mickey Owen 32 68 6 16 3 0 1 11 9 6 0 0.235
Frank Sullivan 36 68 6 7 3 0 0 1 6 21 0 0.103
Don Lenhardt 44 66 5 18 4 0 3 17 3 9 0 0.273
Del Wilber 24 61 2 8 2 1 1 7 4 6 0 0.131
Tom Brewer 37 60 6 16 1 2 0 7 1 13 0 0.267
Leo Kiely 28 50 5 9 1 0 1 3 2 17 0 0.180
Bill Henry 25 34 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.118
Mel Parnell 19 34 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0.088
Ellis Kinder 48 27 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.185
Hal Brown 40 24 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.125
Dick Gernert 14 23 2 6 2 0 0 1 6 4 0 0.261
Russ Kemmerer 19 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0.143
Floyd Baker 21 20 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.200
Tex Clevenger 25 14 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.214
Sid Hudson 33 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.154
Hoot Evers 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Herrin 14 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Bill Werle 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Tom Hurd 16 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Guy Morton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Dobson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1954

ERA

1 Frank Sullivan 3.14 2 Leo Kiely 3.50 3 Ellis Kinder 3.62 4 Mel Parnell 3.70 5 Russ Kemmerer 3.82

Wins

1 Frank Sullivan 15 2 Willard Nixon 11 3 Tom Brewer 10 4 Ellis Kinder 8 5 Russ Kemmerer 5

Strikeouts

1 Frank Sullivan 124 2 Willard Nixon 102 3 Tom Brewer 69 4 Ellis Kinder 67 5 Hal Brown 66
1954 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Sullivan 15 12 3.14 36 26 1 206.1 185 72 66 124
Willard Nixon 11 12 4.06 31 30 0 199.2 182 90 87 102
Tom Brewer 10 9 4.65 33 23 0 162.2 152 84 95 69
Leo Kiely 5 8 3.50 28 19 0 131.0 153 51 58 59
Hal Brown 1 8 4.12 40 5 0 118.0 126 54 41 66
Ellis Kinder 8 8 3.62 48 2 15 107.0 106 43 36 67
Bill Henry 3 7 4.52 24 13 0 95.2 104 48 49 38
Mel Parnell 3 7 3.70 19 15 0 92.1 104 38 35 38
Russ Kemmerer 5 3 3.82 19 9 0 75.1 71 32 41 37
Sid Hudson 3 4 4.42 33 5 5 71.1 83 35 30 27
Tex Clevenger 2 4 4.79 23 8 0 67.2 67 36 29 43
Tom Hurd 2 0 3.03 16 0 1 29.2 21 10 12 14
Tom Herrin 1 2 7.31 14 1 0 28.1 34 23 22 8
Bill Werle 0 1 4.38 14 0 0 24.2 41 12 10 14
Joe Dobson 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 2.2 5 2 1 1

👥 Roster (36)

Harry Agganis Floyd Baker Milt Bolling Tom Brewer Hal Brown Tex Clevenger Billy Consolo Joe Dobson Hoot Evers Dick Gernert Billy Goodman Grady Hatton +24 more

36 players

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The 1954 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1954 Boston Red Sox won 69 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 700 runs and allowed 728, a run differential of -28. Against a league average of .256, the 1954 Boston Red Sox batted .265. The staff ERA of 4.01 was 8% worse than the league average of 3.73. The 1954 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 8% (700 against 650).

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 932,293 fans came through the gates. Ted Williams led the club in home runs with 29. Jackie Jensen drove in a team-high 117 runs. Frank Sullivan led the pitchers with 15 wins. Ellis Kinder closed out 15 saves. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1954 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1954 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1954 Boston Red Sox finished 69-85 (.448 win pct).
Who led the 1954 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1954 Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1954 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1954 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1954 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1954 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1954 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1954 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1954 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (29 HR, 89 RBI) and Frank Sullivan (15-12, 3.14 ERA).
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