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1937 Boston Red Sox

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938

80-72, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe Cronin (80-72)
Scored 821 runs, Allowed 775 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-72

Ballparks: Fenway Park · Attendance: 559,659 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103


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1936 / 1938 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Mel Almada 24 31 26 25 74 68 1 5 3 .932 2.23 OF-1B
Moe Berg 35 47 36 33 237 208 24 5 2 .979 4.94 5 17 7 29% 38% C
Ben Chapman 28 113 113 108 279 264 10 5 1 .982 2.42 OF-SS
Doc Cramer 31 133 133 129 389 365 12 12 4 .969 2.83 OF
Joe Cronin 30 148 148 142 745 300 414 31 89 .958 4.82 SS
Dom Dallessandro 23 35 29 29 57 54 1 2 0 .965 1.57 OF
Gene Desautels 30 95 91 81 539 491 44 4 4 .993 5.69 3 37 22 37% 37% C
Bobby Doerr 19 47 36 34 224 94 124 6 29 .973 4.64 2B
Rick Ferrell 31 18 18 17 104 93 10 1 1 .990 5.72 0 6 2 25% 38% C
Wes Ferrell 29 12 11 5 28 6 21 1 4 .964 2.25 P
Jimmie Foxx 29 150 150 149 1401 1287 106 8 122 .994 9.23 0 0 0 1B-C
Fabian Gaffke 23 50 46 42 86 80 3 3 0 .965 1.66 OF
Joe Gonzales 22 8 2 2 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 0.75 P
Lefty Grove 37 32 32 21 50 6 43 1 1 .980 1.53 P
Jim Henry 27 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.67 P
Pinky Higgins 28 152 152 149 448 161 258 29 29 .935 2.76 3B
Johnny Marcum 27 37 23 9 52 13 38 1 1 .981 1.38 P
Archie McKain 26 36 18 3 34 4 27 3 0 .912 0.86 P
Eric McNair 28 117 113 101 627 256 344 27 72 .957 5.00 2B-SS-3B-1B
Ski Melillo 37 22 12 8 72 33 35 4 8 .944 2.96 2B-3B-SS
Buster Mills 28 120 120 116 261 239 8 14 0 .946 2.06 OF
Bobo Newsom 29 30 27 14 40 8 29 3 0 .925 1.23 P
Ted Olson 24 11 0 0 16 3 11 2 0 .875 1.27 P
Fritz Ostermueller 29 25 7 2 29 9 17 3 0 .897 1.04 P
Johnny Peacock 27 9 9 8 51 42 8 1 1 .980 5.56 1 2 1 33% 37% C
Tommy Thomas 37 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.22 P
Rube Walberg 40 32 11 3 27 6 17 4 3 .852 0.72 P
Jack Wilson 25 51 21 14 52 9 41 2 3 .962 0.98 P
Team Totals 28.7 154 1386 1245 5932 4099 1656 177 379 .970 3.65 9 62 32 34% 37%
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 7 7
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Gene Desautels 30 94 91 81 539 491 44 4 4 .993 5.69 3 37 22 37%
Moe Berg 35 47 36 33 237 208 24 5 2 .979 4.94 5 17 7 29%
Rick Ferrell 31 18 18 17 104 93 10 1 1 .990 5.72 0 6 2 25%
Johnny Peacock 27 9 9 8 51 42 8 1 1 .980 5.56 1 2 1 33%
Jimmie Foxx 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
League Average .981 4.63 37%
Team Total 154 154 139 931 834 86 11 8 .988 5.44 9 62 32 34%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jimmie Foxx 29 150 150 149 1401 1287 106 8 122 .994 9.29
Mel Almada 24 4 4 4 33 31 0 2 3 .939 7.75
Eric McNair 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .991 9.61
Team Total 154 154 153 1434 1318 106 10 125 .993 9.19

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Eric McNair 28 106 106 94 576 242 316 18 67 .969 5.26
Bobby Doerr 19 47 36 34 224 94 124 6 29 .973 4.64
Ski Melillo 37 19 12 8 66 33 29 4 7 .939 3.26
League Average .972 5.28
Team Total 154 154 136 866 369 469 28 103 .968 4.87

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pinky Higgins 28 152 152 149 448 161 258 29 29 .935 2.76
Eric McNair 28 4 2 2 13 1 9 3 1 .769 2.50
Ski Melillo 37 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50
League Average .946 3.07
Team Total 154 154 151 462 162 268 32 30 .931 2.72

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Joe Cronin 30 148 148 142 745 300 414 31 89 .958 4.82
Eric McNair 28 9 5 5 38 13 19 6 4 .842 3.56
Ski Melillo 37 2 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.50
Ben Chapman 28 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 .750 3.00
League Average .955 5.06
Team Total 154 154 148 792 315 439 38 94 .952 4.71

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Doc Cramer 31 133 133 129 389 365 12 12 4 .969 2.83
Buster Mills 28 120 120 116 261 239 8 14 0 .946 2.06
Ben Chapman 28 112 112 107 275 262 9 4 1 .985 2.42
Fabian Gaffke 23 50 46 42 86 80 3 3 0 .965 1.66
Dom Dallessandro 23 35 29 29 57 54 1 2 0 .965 1.57
Mel Almada 24 27 22 21 41 37 1 3 0 .927 1.41
League Average .969 2.31
Team Total 154 462 444 1109 1037 34 38 5 .966 2.25

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Lefty Grove 37 32 32 21 50 6 43 1 1 .980 1.53
Jack Wilson 25 51 21 14 52 9 41 2 3 .962 0.98
Bobo Newsom 29 30 27 14 40 8 29 3 0 .925 1.23
Johnny Marcum 27 37 23 9 52 13 38 1 1 .981 1.38
Archie McKain 26 36 18 3 34 4 27 3 0 .912 0.86
Rube Walberg 40 32 11 3 27 6 17 4 3 .852 0.72
Fritz Ostermueller 29 25 7 2 29 9 17 3 0 .897 1.04
Wes Ferrell 29 12 11 5 28 6 21 1 4 .964 2.25
Ted Olson 24 11 0 0 16 3 11 2 0 .875 1.27
Joe Gonzales 22 8 2 2 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 0.75
Jim Henry 27 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.67
Tommy Thomas 37 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.22
League Average .954 1.08
Team Total 154 154 74 338 64 254 20 14 .941 1.11

1936 / 1938 Fielding Statistics