1956 Boston Red Sox

84-70 • .545 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1956 Boston Red Sox went 84-70 (.545) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 780 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (24 HR, 82 RBI) and Tom Brewer (19-9, 3.50 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
780 R 751 RA
Diff +29

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780 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
+29 Run Diff
1,137K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 6% above the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .361 6% above the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .418 6% above the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 4.17 equal to the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 780 8% above the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,137,658
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Avg per Game 14,585

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.345 2 Jackie Jensen 0.315 3 Mickey Vernon 0.310 4 Tom Brewer 0.298 5 Billy Goodman 0.293

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 24 2 Jackie Jensen 20 3 Dick Gernert 16 4 Ted Lepcio 15 5 Mickey Vernon 15

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 97 2 Jim Piersall 87 3 Mickey Vernon 84 4 Ted Williams 82 5 Dick Gernert 68
1956 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Piersall 155 601 91 176 40 6 14 87 58 48 7 0.293
Jackie Jensen 151 578 80 182 23 11 20 97 89 43 11 0.315
Billy Klaus 135 520 91 141 29 5 7 59 90 43 1 0.271
Mickey Vernon 119 403 67 125 28 4 15 84 57 40 1 0.310
Ted Williams 136 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 102 39 0 0.345
Billy Goodman 105 399 61 117 22 8 2 38 40 22 0 0.293
Sammy White 114 392 28 96 15 2 5 44 35 40 2 0.245
Don Buddin 114 377 49 90 24 0 5 37 65 62 2 0.239
Dick Gernert 106 306 53 89 11 0 16 68 56 57 1 0.291
Ted Lepcio 83 284 34 74 10 0 15 51 30 77 1 0.261
Pete Daley 59 187 22 50 11 3 5 29 18 30 1 0.267
Milt Bolling 45 118 19 25 3 2 3 8 18 20 0 0.212
Frank Malzone 27 103 15 17 3 1 2 11 9 8 1 0.165
Tom Brewer 38 94 14 28 0 1 1 13 5 19 0 0.298
Frank Sullivan 34 85 4 12 1 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.141
Norm Zauchin 44 84 12 18 2 0 2 11 14 22 0 0.214
Gene Stephens 104 63 22 17 2 0 1 7 12 12 0 0.270
Willard Nixon 23 54 4 11 1 0 0 5 3 6 0 0.204
Faye Throneberry 24 50 6 11 2 0 1 3 3 16 0 0.220
Mel Parnell 21 46 4 7 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.152
Bob Porterfield 25 43 4 14 0 0 1 5 1 10 0 0.326
Dave Sisler 39 42 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 13 0 0.119
Ike Delock 48 29 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.103
Gene Mauch 7 25 4 8 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.320
George Susce 21 18 2 4 2 0 0 0 4 6 0 0.222
Tom Hurd 40 12 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.500
Billy Consolo 48 11 13 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.182
Frank Baumann 7 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Leo Kiely 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Grady Hatton 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Marty Keough 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Rudy Minarcin 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Johnny Schmitz 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fritz Dorish 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Frank Sullivan 3.42 2 Tom Brewer 3.50 3 Mel Parnell 3.77 4 Ike Delock 4.21 5 Willard Nixon 4.21

Wins

1 Tom Brewer 19 2 Frank Sullivan 14 3 Ike Delock 13 4 Willard Nixon 9 5 Dave Sisler 9

Strikeouts

1 Tom Brewer 127 2 Frank Sullivan 116 3 Ike Delock 105 4 Dave Sisler 93 5 Willard Nixon 74
1956 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Brewer 19 9 3.50 32 32 0 244.1 200 95 112 127
Frank Sullivan 14 7 3.42 34 33 0 242.0 253 92 82 116
Willard Nixon 9 8 4.21 23 22 0 145.1 142 68 57 74
Dave Sisler 9 8 4.62 39 14 3 142.1 120 73 72 93
Mel Parnell 7 6 3.77 21 20 0 131.1 129 55 59 41
Ike Delock 13 7 4.21 48 8 9 128.1 122 60 80 105
Bob Porterfield 3 12 5.14 25 18 0 126.0 127 72 64 53
Tom Hurd 3 4 5.33 40 0 5 76.0 84 45 47 34
George Susce 2 4 6.20 21 6 0 69.2 71 48 44 26
Leo Kiely 2 2 5.17 23 0 3 31.1 47 18 14 9
Frank Baumann 2 1 3.28 7 1 0 24.2 22 9 14 18
Fritz Dorish 0 2 3.57 15 0 0 22.2 23 9 10 11
Rudy Minarcin 1 0 2.79 3 1 0 9.2 9 3 8 5
Johnny Schmitz 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.1 5 0 4 0

👥 Roster (34)

Frank Baumann Milt Bolling Tom Brewer Don Buddin Billy Consolo Pete Daley Ike Delock Fritz Dorish Dick Gernert Billy Goodman Grady Hatton Tom Hurd +22 more

34 players

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The 1956 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1956 Boston Red Sox finished 84-70, a .545 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 780 scored against 751 allowed (+29). Against a league average of .260, the 1956 Boston Red Sox batted .275. The 1956 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 8% (780 against 720). Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,137,658 for the year.

Ted Williams topped the Boston Red Sox with 24 home runs. Jackie Jensen led in RBI with 97. Tom Brewer was the top winner, with 19 victories. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1955 season and the 1957 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1956 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1956 Boston Red Sox finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1956 Boston Red Sox with 24 home runs.
What was the 1956 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1956 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1956 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1956 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1956 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (24 HR, 82 RBI) and Tom Brewer (19-9, 3.50 ERA).
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