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1948 Boston Red Sox Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
96-59, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 907 runs, Allowed 720 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-61
Manager: Joe McCarthy (96-59)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,558,798 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97

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1947 / 1949 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Birdie Tebbetts 35 128 513 446 54 125 26 2 5 68 5 2 62 32 .280 .371 .381 .752 96 170 22 2 3
2 1B Billy Goodman* 22 127 527 445 65 138 27 2 1 66 5 3 74 44 .310 .414 .387 .801 109 172 18 5 3
3 2B Bobby Doerr 30 140 618 527 94 150 23 6 27 111 3 2 83 49 .285 .386 .505 .891 131 266 13 4 4
4 SS Vern Stephens 27 155 716 635 114 171 25 8 29 137 1 0 77 56 .269 .350 .471 .821 113 299 25 2 2
5 3B Johnny Pesky* 28 143 677 565 124 159 26 6 3 55 3 5 99 32 .281 .394 .365 .759 98 206 10 6 7
6 OF Ted Williams* 29 137 638 509 124 188 44 3 25 127 4 0 126 41 .369 .497 .615 1.112 189 313 10 3 0
7 OF Stan Spence* 33 114 477 391 71 92 17 4 12 61 0 2 82 33 .235 .368 .391 .759 98 153 7 0 4
8 OF Dom DiMaggio 31 155 756 648 127 185 40 4 9 87 10 2 101 58 .285 .383 .401 .785 105 260 11 2 5
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Wally Moses* 37 78 212 189 26 49 12 1 2 29 5 0 21 19 .259 .340 .365 .705 84 69 1 2 0
10 OF Sam Mele 26 66 198 180 25 42 12 1 2 25 1 1 13 21 .233 .292 .344 .637 66 62 5 2 3
11 C Matt Batts 26 46 137 118 13 37 12 0 1 24 0 0 15 9 .314 .391 .441 .832 116 52 4 0 4
12 IF Billy Hitchcock 31 49 134 124 15 37 3 2 1 20 0 0 7 9 .298 .341 .379 .720 87 47 4 1 2
13 1B Jake Jones 27 36 116 105 3 21 4 0 1 8 1 0 11 26 .200 .276 .267 .543 42 28 4 0 0
14 2B Lou Stringer 31 4 11 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .364 .455 15 4 1 0 0
15 C Babe Martin 28 4 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 161 2 0 0 0
16 Tom Wright* 24 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 409 3 0 0 0
17 Neill Sheridan 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
18 Johnny Ostrowski 30 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
19 P Joe Dobson 31 38 101 84 9 17 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 27 .202 .280 .262 .541 42 22 2 3 8
20 P Jack Kramer 30 29 90 73 7 11 1 0 1 8 0 0 10 21 .151 .253 .205 .458 20 15 1 0 7
21 P Mel Parnell* 26 35 83 80 6 13 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 11 .163 .173 .175 .348 -9 14 2 0 2
22 P Ellis Kinder 33 28 73 62 8 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 18 .097 .200 .097 .297 -21 6 1 0 3
23 P Denny Galehouse 36 27 53 42 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 13 .167 .300 .167 .467 24 7 1 0 3
24 P Dave Ferriss* 26 31 45 37 4 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 6 .243 .349 .270 .619 63 10 0 0 2
25 P Mickey Harris* 31 20 44 32 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 6 .063 .286 .063 .348 -6 2 0 0 2
26 P Earl Johnson* 29 35 33 31 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .097 .125 .097 .222 -42 3 2 0 1
27 P Mickey McDermott* 19 7 8 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875 127 4 0 0 0
28 P Harry Dorish 26 9 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0
29 P Tex Hughson 32 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
30 P Earl Caldwell 43 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 74 1 0 0 0
31 P Mike Palm 23 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
32 P Chuck Stobbs* 18 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
33 P Cot Deal# 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P Windy McCall* 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.4 155 6282 5363 907 1471 277 40 121 854 38 17 821 549 .274 .374 .409 .782 104 2191 144 32 66 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 1 3 1 7 3 6 8 1 4 3 1 3 3 3
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Matt Batts 26 137 89 20 6.0 110 .333 .314 .279 .391 .365 .441 .403 .832 .768 116 .618 3.4 0.3 .788 .254 .127 .0 2
Earl Caldwell 43 3 2 0 0.0 110 .500 .333 .279 .333 .365 .333 .403 .667 .768 74 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000 /1
#Cot Deal 25 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Dom DiMaggio 31 756 481 101 5.6 110 .303 .285 .279 .383 .365 .401 .403 .785 .768 105 .587 7.3 0.7 .779 .284 .116 9.5 *O
Joe Dobson 31 101 77 6 2.1 110 .286 .202 .279 .280 .365 .262 .403 .541 .768 42 .189 -7.5 -0.7 .449 .131 .060 .0 1
Bobby Doerr 30 618 396 101 6.8 110 .273 .285 .279 .386 .365 .505 .403 .891 .768 131 .670 22.8 2.2 .903 .380 .220 5.4 *4
Harry Dorish 26 4 3 0 0.0 110 .333 .250 .279 .250 .365 .250 .403 .500 .768 31 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000 /1
*Dave Ferriss 26 45 30 3 2.7 110 .290 .243 .279 .349 .365 .270 .403 .619 .768 63 .268 -1.8 -0.2 .571 .189 .027 1
Denny Galehouse 36 53 39 2 1.4 110 .241 .167 .279 .300 .365 .167 .403 .467 .768 24 .098 -4.6 -0.4 .417 .190 .000 1
*Billy Goodman 22 527 331 70 5.6 110 .343 .310 .279 .414 .365 .387 .403 .801 .768 109 .590 10.6 1.0 .771 .247 .076 1.7 *3/45
*Mickey Harris 31 44 32 1 0.8 110 .077 .063 .279 .286 .365 .063 .403 .348 .768 -6 .042 -4.8 -0.5 .400 .313 .000 1
Billy Hitchcock 31 134 93 16 4.6 110 .316 .298 .279 .341 .365 .379 .403 .720 .768 87 .497 -3.0 -0.3 .604 .137 .081 .0 45
Tex Hughson 32 3 3 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .279 .000 .365 .000 .403 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 1
*Earl Johnson 29 33 31 0 0.0 110 .136 .097 .279 .125 .365 .097 .403 .222 .768 -42 .000 -6.6 -0.7 .133 .032 .000 1
Jake Jones 27 116 88 8 2.4 110 .256 .200 .279 .276 .365 .267 .403 .543 .768 42 .235 -9.2 -0.9 .455 .181 .067 1.0 3
Ellis Kinder 33 73 60 1 0.4 110 .136 .097 .279 .200 .365 .097 .403 .297 .768 -21 .013 -11.3 -1.1 .246 .129 .000 1
Jack Kramer 30 90 70 4 1.5 110 .196 .151 .279 .253 .365 .205 .403 .458 .768 20 .116 -8.8 -0.9 .397 .192 .055 .0 1
Babe Martin 28 4 2 1 13.3 110 .667 .500 .279 .500 .365 .500 .403 1.000 .768 161 .874 0.3 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 /2
*Windy McCall 22 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
*Mickey McDermott 19 8 5 2 10.6 110 .375 .375 .279 .375 .365 .500 .403 .875 .768 127 .822 0.3 0.0 .800 .125 .125 /1
Sam Mele 26 198 147 18 3.3 110 .255 .233 .279 .292 .365 .344 .403 .637 .768 66 .347 -9.7 -1.0 .535 .183 .111 1.3 O
*Wally Moses 37 212 141 24 4.5 110 .280 .259 .279 .340 .365 .365 .403 .705 .768 84 .492 -4.5 -0.4 .688 .243 .106 2.9 O
Johnny Ostrowski 30 1 1 0 0.0 110 .000 .279 .000 .365 .000 .403 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
Mike Palm 23 3 3 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .279 .000 .365 .000 .403 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
*Mel Parnell 26 83 71 2 0.8 110 .188 .163 .279 .173 .365 .175 .403 .348 .768 -9 .035 -13.2 -1.3 .217 .025 .013 1
*Johnny Pesky 28 677 428 79 4.9 110 .294 .281 .279 .394 .365 .365 .403 .759 .768 98 .530 3.0 0.3 .734 .255 .083 3.0 *5
Neill Sheridan 26 1 1 0 0.0 110 .000 .279 .000 .365 .000 .403 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
*Stan Spence 33 477 312 56 4.8 110 .231 .235 .279 .368 .365 .391 .403 .759 .768 98 .517 0.1 0.0 .756 .361 .156 .0 O3
Vern Stephens 27 716 491 104 5.6 110 .258 .269 .279 .350 .365 .471 .403 .821 .768 113 .591 7.8 0.8 .775 .324 .202 1.9 *6
*Chuck Stobbs 18 1 1 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .279 .000 .365 .000 .403 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Lou Stringer 31 11 11 0 0.0 110 .000 .091 .279 .091 .365 .364 .403 .455 .768 15 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .364 .273 .273 .0 /4
Birdie Tebbetts 35 513 348 63 4.8 110 .293 .280 .279 .371 .365 .381 .403 .752 .768 96 .520 -1.1 -0.1 .687 .247 .101 5.0 *2
*Ted Williams 29 638 331 156 12.6 110 .368 .369 .279 .497 .365 .615 .403 1.112 .768 189 .862 75.2 7.2 1.347 .501 .246 6.9 *O
*Tom Wright 24 2 1 2 53.3 110 .500 .500 .279 .500 .365 1.500 .403 2.000 .768 409 .989 0.7 0.1 3.000 1.000 1.000
League Average 4.6 106 .282 .265 .273 .348 .358 .381 .394 .729 .753 94 .495 .665 .241 .116
Team Total 6282 4119 840 5.4 110 .288 .274 .279 .374 .365 .409 .403 .782 .768 104 .574 41.0 3.7 .756 .291 .134 57.8
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Matt Batts 26 48 136 121 12 36 12 0 1 22 0 15 9 .298 .375 .421 .796 19 46 46
Earl Caldwell 43 34 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 33 33
Dom DiMaggio 31 162 767 666 119 182 39 4 9 81 10 99 61 .273 .369 .384 .753 94 155 155
Joe Dobson 31 40 96 87 8 17 2 0 1 4 0 6 28 .195 .271 .253 .524 5 38 38
Bobby Doerr 30 146 625 540 87 146 22 6 26 103 3 81 51 .270 .370 .478 .847 94 140 140
Harry Dorish 26 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9 9
*Dave Ferriss 26 32 44 38 4 9 1 0 0 5 0 6 6 .237 .341 .263 .604 3 31 31
Denny Galehouse 36 28 52 44 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 14 .159 .288 .159 .448 2 27 27
*Billy Goodman 22 133 533 456 61 135 26 2 1 62 5 72 46 .296 .398 .368 .766 66 127 127
*Mickey Harris 31 21 49 34 11 3 0 0 0 2 0 15 6 .088 .367 .088 .456 1 20 20
Billy Hitchcock 31 51 135 127 14 36 3 2 1 19 0 7 9 .283 .326 .362 .688 15 49 49
Tex Hughson 32 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 15 15
*Earl Johnson 29 37 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .030 .000 .030 0 35 35
Jake Jones 27 38 120 109 3 21 4 0 1 7 1 11 27 .193 .267 .257 .524 7 36 36
Ellis Kinder 33 29 73 65 7 6 0 0 0 3 0 8 19 .092 .192 .092 .284 1 28 28
Jack Kramer 30 30 84 75 6 10 1 0 1 7 0 9 22 .133 .226 .187 .413 3 29 29
Babe Martin 28 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4 4
*Mickey McDermott 19 7 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 7 7
Sam Mele 26 69 200 185 24 41 12 1 2 24 1 13 22 .222 .280 .330 .610 17 66 66
*Wally Moses 37 82 218 195 24 49 12 1 2 27 5 21 20 .251 .330 .354 .684 22 78 78
Johnny Ostrowski 30 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Mike Palm 23 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
*Mel Parnell 26 37 83 82 5 12 1 0 0 7 0 1 11 .146 .157 .159 .315 2 35 35
*Johnny Pesky 28 149 678 577 115 153 25 6 3 51 3 95 33 .265 .375 .345 .720 73 143 143
Neill Sheridan 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
*Stan Spence 33 119 481 402 67 89 16 4 12 57 0 79 34 .221 .349 .371 .720 52 114 114
Vern Stephens 27 162 729 652 106 167 24 8 28 128 1 75 59 .256 .335 .446 .781 97 155 155
*Chuck Stobbs 18 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6 6
Lou Stringer 31 4 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4 4
Birdie Tebbetts 35 134 520 457 50 122 25 2 5 63 5 61 33 .267 .356 .363 .719 59 128 128
*Ted Williams 29 143 644 518 116 183 43 3 24 118 4 123 43 .353 .480 .587 1.067 145 137 137
*Tom Wright 24 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3 3
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Matt Batts 26 2 154 53 154 134 16 45 13 0 2 29 0 0 16 10 .336 .407 .478 .884 131 64 4 0 4
Earl Caldwell 43 8 178 200 178 157 14 28 4 0 1 16 0 0 8 43 .178 .218 .223 .441 16 35 1 0 13
#Cot Deal 25 2 4 10 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dom DiMaggio 31 6 3821 836 3821 3319 595 968 190 36 54 383 66 36 442 333 .292 .378 .419 .798 112 1392 60 21 39
Joe Dobson 31 8 490 260 490 421 30 64 3 1 2 18 0 0 30 148 .152 .219 .178 .397 8 75 5 6 33
Bobby Doerr 30 11 6279 1471 6279 5564 840 1587 301 67 165 945 47 57 610 500 .285 .357 .452 .809 114 2517 120 9 96
Harry Dorish 26 2 44 50 44 39 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .205 .380 2 8 2 0 4
*Dave Ferriss 26 4 413 189 413 371 43 92 19 4 1 51 0 0 37 46 .248 .316 .329 .645 78 122 12 0 5
Denny Galehouse 36 14 761 373 761 665 33 92 6 1 0 26 0 0 40 201 .138 .188 .150 .339 -9 100 19 1 55 0 0
*Billy Goodman 22 2 539 139 539 456 66 140 27 2 1 67 5 3 75 46 .307 .410 .382 .792 107 174 18 5 3
*Mickey Harris 31 5 258 117 258 199 34 37 2 1 0 10 1 0 46 61 .186 .339 .206 .545 47 41 6 0 13
Billy Hitchcock 31 4 1135 315 1135 1036 94 232 21 8 2 102 7 6 81 116 .224 .282 .265 .548 52 275 31 3 15
Tex Hughson 32 7 509 196 509 425 28 52 5 0 0 21 0 0 38 128 .122 .196 .134 .330 -7 57 3 1 45
*Earl Johnson 29 5 173 145 173 158 14 32 3 0 0 13 0 0 8 46 .203 .241 .222 .462 23 35 8 0 7
Jake Jones 27 5 867 224 867 790 80 181 31 5 23 117 8 4 69 130 .229 .294 .368 .663 80 291 18 4 4
Ellis Kinder 33 3 163 95 163 143 13 15 0 0 0 8 0 0 11 44 .105 .169 .105 .274 -26 15 3 0 9
Jack Kramer 30 9 534 243 534 436 36 60 11 0 4 34 0 1 60 142 .138 .243 .190 .434 18 83 8 1 37
Babe Martin 28 4 221 63 221 202 13 44 6 2 2 18 0 1 12 27 .218 .262 .297 .559 58 60 5 0 7
*Windy McCall 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Mickey McDermott 19 1 8 7 8 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875 127 4 0 0 0
Sam Mele 26 2 695 189 695 633 96 179 26 9 14 98 1 4 50 56 .283 .338 .419 .757 102 265 16 3 9
*Wally Moses 37 14 7416 1744 7416 6647 1011 1957 394 102 86 624 171 75 709 412 .294 .364 .423 .787 111 2813 44 17 43
Johnny Ostrowski 30 5 239 90 239 213 28 45 7 3 3 18 1 0 24 44 .211 .294 .315 .609 74 67 4 1 1
Mike Palm 23 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
*Mel Parnell 26 2 101 50 101 98 7 14 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 15 .143 .152 .153 .305 -20 15 2 0 2
*Johnny Pesky 28 4 2785 598 2785 2444 450 779 125 27 7 200 36 29 278 119 .319 .391 .401 .791 114 979 36 11 52
Neill Sheridan 26 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
*Stan Spence 33 8 4044 1001 4044 3537 492 1010 182 57 82 529 20 22 462 211 .286 .371 .439 .810 128 1552 57 17 28
Vern Stephens 27 8 4290 999 4290 3866 595 1113 174 29 138 665 17 13 394 416 .288 .354 .455 .809 123 1759 84 4 26
*Chuck Stobbs 18 2 2 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0
Lou Stringer 31 4 1283 350 1283 1138 131 274 44 10 18 114 6 0 116 178 .241 .312 .344 .656 90 392 19 1 28
Birdie Tebbetts 35 10 3115 864 3115 2795 270 747 135 21 22 350 20 20 278 197 .267 .335 .354 .689 78 990 75 8 34
*Ted Williams 29 7 4618 1029 4618 3655 932 1294 275 53 222 879 15 12 939 328 .354 .488 .640 1.129 196 2341 77 19 5
*Tom Wright 24 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 409 3 0 0 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1947 / 1949 Batting Statistics