1955 Boston Red Sox

84-70 • .545 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1955 Boston Red Sox went 84-70 (.545) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 755 runs, allowed 652, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (28 HR, 83 RBI) and Frank Sullivan (18-13, 2.91 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
70 Losses
.545 Win %
4th Rank
755 R 652 RA
Diff +103

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755 Runs Scored
652 Runs Allowed
+103 Run Diff
1,202K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 2% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .351 4% above the 1955 league average (.336)
SLG .402 6% above the 1955 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.72 6% better than the 1955 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 755 10% above the 1955 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,202,885
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Avg per Game 15,421

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.356 2 Harry Agganis 0.313 3 Billy Goodman 0.294 4 Gene Stephens 0.293 5 Jim Piersall 0.283

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 28 2 Norm Zauchin 27 3 Jackie Jensen 26 4 Jim Piersall 13 5 Sammy White 11

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 116 2 Norm Zauchin 93 3 Ted Williams 83 4 Sammy White 64 5 Jim Piersall 62
1955 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Goodman 149 599 100 176 31 2 0 52 99 44 5 0.294
Jackie Jensen 152 574 95 158 27 6 26 116 89 63 16 0.275
Sammy White 143 544 65 142 30 4 11 64 44 58 1 0.261
Billy Klaus 135 541 83 153 26 2 7 60 60 44 6 0.283
Jim Piersall 149 515 68 146 25 5 13 62 67 52 6 0.283
Norm Zauchin 130 477 65 114 10 0 27 93 69 105 3 0.239
Grady Hatton 126 380 48 93 11 4 4 49 76 28 0 0.245
Ted Williams 98 320 77 114 21 3 28 83 91 24 2 0.356
Gene Stephens 109 157 25 46 9 4 3 18 20 34 0 0.293
Faye Throneberry 60 144 20 37 7 3 6 27 14 31 0 0.257
Ted Lepcio 51 134 19 31 9 0 6 15 12 36 1 0.231
Eddie Joost 55 119 15 23 2 0 5 17 17 21 0 0.193
Frank Sullivan 35 89 6 10 1 1 0 6 4 33 0 0.112
Harry Agganis 25 83 11 26 10 1 0 10 10 10 2 0.313
Tom Brewer 33 73 9 11 1 0 0 3 3 16 0 0.151
Willard Nixon 31 69 7 18 4 1 0 7 8 20 0 0.261
Pete Daley 17 50 4 11 2 1 0 5 3 6 0 0.220
Ike Delock 29 49 5 7 1 0 0 1 5 15 0 0.143
George Susce 29 49 0 7 1 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.143
Karl Olson 26 48 7 12 1 2 0 1 1 10 0 0.250
Owen Friend 14 42 3 11 3 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.262
Sam Mele 14 31 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 7 1 0.129
Leo Kiely 33 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.192
Dick Gernert 7 20 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.200
Frank Malzone 6 20 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.350
Bill Henry 17 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.105
Mel Parnell 14 19 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.316
Billy Consolo 8 18 4 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0.222
Tom Hurd 43 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.071
Frank Baumann 7 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Ellis Kinder 43 12 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.250
Dick Brodowski 16 10 3 5 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.500
Haywood Sullivan 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Milt Bolling 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Russ Kemmerer 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hal Brown 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Hersh Freeman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Pagliaroni 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Trimble 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Leo Kiely 2.80 2 Ellis Kinder 2.84 3 Frank Sullivan 2.91 4 Tom Hurd 3.01 5 George Susce 3.06

Wins

1 Frank Sullivan 18 2 Willard Nixon 12 3 Tom Brewer 11 4 Ike Delock 9 5 George Susce 9

Strikeouts

1 Frank Sullivan 129 2 Willard Nixon 95 3 Tom Brewer 91 4 Ike Delock 88 5 George Susce 60
1955 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Sullivan 18 13 2.91 35 35 0 260.0 235 84 100 129
Willard Nixon 12 10 4.07 31 31 0 208.0 207 94 85 95
Tom Brewer 11 10 4.20 31 28 0 192.2 198 90 87 91
George Susce 9 7 3.06 29 15 1 144.1 123 49 49 60
Ike Delock 9 7 3.76 29 18 3 143.2 136 60 61 88
Leo Kiely 3 3 2.80 33 4 6 90.0 91 28 37 36
Tom Hurd 8 6 3.01 43 0 5 80.2 72 27 38 48
Ellis Kinder 5 5 2.84 43 0 18 66.2 57 21 15 31
Bill Henry 2 4 3.32 17 7 0 59.2 56 22 21 23
Mel Parnell 2 3 7.83 13 9 1 46.0 62 40 25 18
Frank Baumann 2 1 5.82 7 5 0 34.0 38 22 17 27
Dick Brodowski 1 0 5.63 16 0 0 32.0 36 20 25 10
Russ Kemmerer 1 1 7.27 7 2 0 17.1 18 14 15 13
Hal Brown 1 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 2 1 2 2
Joe Trimble 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 3 1
Hersh Freeman 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 1 0 1 1
Bob Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 1 0 1 1

👥 Roster (40)

Harry Agganis Frank Baumann Milt Bolling Tom Brewer Dick Brodowski Hal Brown Billy Consolo Pete Daley Ike Delock Hersh Freeman Owen Friend Dick Gernert +28 more

40 players

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The 1955 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1955 Boston Red Sox won 84 games and lost 70, ending up 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 755 scored against 652 allowed (+103). At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .263, 2% better than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 3.72 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.96. The 755 runs scored compare with a league average of 686 per club, 10% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 1,202,885 fans came through the gates. Ted Williams led the club in home runs with 28. Jackie Jensen drove in a team-high 116 runs. Billy Goodman collected the most hits, 176. Frank Sullivan led the pitchers with 18 wins. Ellis Kinder saved 18 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1955 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1955 Boston Red Sox finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1955 Boston Red Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 1955 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1955 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1955 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1955 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1955 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (28 HR, 83 RBI) and Frank Sullivan (18-13, 2.91 ERA).
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