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1949 Boston Red Sox Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 / 1950)
96-58, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 896 runs, Allowed 667 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-57
Manager: Joe McCarthy (96-58)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,596,650 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 103

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1948 / 1950 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 36 122 472 403 42 109 14 0 5 48 8 1 62 22 .270 .369 .342 .712 84 138 14 1 6
2 1B Billy Goodman* 23 122 509 443 54 132 23 3 0 56 2 0 58 21 .298 .382 .363 .745 92 161 14 2 6
3 2B Bobby Doerr 31 139 623 541 91 167 30 9 18 109 2 2 75 33 .309 .393 .497 .890 128 269 31 0 7
4 SS Vern Stephens 28 155 711 610 113 177 31 2 39 159 2 2 101 73 .290 .391 .539 .930 138 329 19 0 0
5 3B Johnny Pesky* 29 148 713 604 111 185 27 7 2 69 8 4 100 19 .306 .408 .384 .792 104 232 12 4 5
6 OF Al Zarilla* 30 124 527 474 68 133 32 4 9 71 4 4 48 51 .281 .352 .422 .774 99 200 14 4 1
7 OF Ted Williams* 30 155 730 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 1 1 162 48 .343 .490 .650 1.141 192 368 22 2 0
8 OF Dom DiMaggio 32 145 706 605 126 186 34 5 8 60 9 7 96 55 .307 .404 .420 .824 112 254 10 2 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
9 C Matt Batts 27 60 183 157 23 38 9 1 3 31 1 0 25 22 .242 .350 .369 .719 85 58 4 1 0
10 1B Billy Hitchcock 32 55 170 147 22 30 6 1 0 9 2 3 17 11 .204 .291 .259 .549 42 38 7 1 5
11 OF Tommy O'Brien 30 49 149 125 24 28 5 0 3 10 1 0 21 12 .224 .336 .336 .672 73 42 4 0 3
12 OF Sam Mele 27 18 55 46 1 9 1 1 0 7 2 0 7 14 .196 .302 .261 .563 45 12 3 0 2
13 2B Lou Stringer 32 35 46 41 10 11 4 0 1 6 0 0 5 10 .268 .348 .439 .787 102 18 1 0 0
14 1B Walt Dropo 26 11 44 41 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .146 .205 .195 .400 3 8 2 0 0
15 IF Merl Combs* 29 14 34 24 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 .208 .424 .250 .674 76 6 0 0 1
16 OF Stan Spence* 34 7 26 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 .150 .346 .200 .546 42 4 0 0 0
17 Tom Wright* 25 5 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 131 2 0 0 0
18 C Babe Martin 29 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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 Mel Parnell* 27 39 127 114 9 29 3 0 0 13 0 0 3 10 .254 .274 .281 .554 43 32 4 0 10
20 P Ellis Kinder 34 43 107 92 11 12 2 0 0 7 0 1 6 24 .130 .184 .152 .336 -13 14 3 0 9
21 P Joe Dobson 32 33 83 68 5 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 22 .147 .256 .147 .403 5 10 1 0 5
22 P Chuck Stobbs* 19 26 62 53 8 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 .208 .250 .245 .495 28 13 2 0 6
23 P Jack Kramer 31 21 46 35 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 13 .257 .409 .286 .695 80 10 1 0 2
24 P Mickey McDermott* 20 12 36 33 3 7 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 6 .212 .278 .303 .581 49 10 0 0 0
25 P Tex Hughson 33 29 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .045 .045 .045 .091 -77 1 0 0 4
26 P Walt Masterson 29 18 20 17 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .118 .250 .118 .368 -4 2 0 0 0
27 P Mickey Harris* 32 7 15 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083 .154 .083 .237 -38 1 1 0 2
28 P Earl Johnson* 30 19 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 -78 0 0 0 0
29 P Frank Quinn 21 8 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -14 1 0 0 0
30 P Windy McCall* 23 5 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 244 2 0 0 1
31 P Dave Ferriss* 27 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 663 2 0 0 0
32 P Johnnie Wittig 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 P Jack Robinson 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P Denny Galehouse 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 P Harry Dorish 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.7 155 6250 5320 896 1500 272 36 131 835 43 25 835 510 .282 .381 .420 .802 106 2237 169 17 78 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 1 1 1 7 1 5 7 1 5 1 1 1 1 1
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 27 183 123 20 4.3 112 .265 .242 .279 .350 .372 .369 .405 .719 .778 85 .474 -3.4 -0.3 .691 .293 .127 1.5 2
*Merl Combs 29 34 20 3 4.0 112 .208 .208 .279 .424 .372 .250 .405 .674 .778 76 .437 -0.2 -0.0 .789 .417 .042 /56
Dom DiMaggio 32 706 439 102 6.2 112 .328 .307 .279 .404 .372 .420 .405 .824 .778 112 .634 13.7 1.3 .812 .274 .112 8.5 *O
Joe Dobson 32 83 64 3 1.2 112 .217 .147 .279 .256 .372 .147 .405 .403 .778 5 .084 -9.8 -1.0 .356 .162 .000 .0 1
Bobby Doerr 31 623 414 105 6.7 112 .304 .309 .279 .393 .372 .497 .405 .890 .778 128 .670 21.1 2.1 .845 .327 .189 3.6 *4
Harry Dorish 27 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Walt Dropo 26 44 37 2 1.4 112 .176 .146 .279 .205 .372 .195 .405 .400 .778 3 .108 -6.1 -0.6 .297 .122 .049 3
*Dave Ferriss 27 1 0 2 112 1.000 1.000 .279 1.000 .372 2.000 .405 3.000 .777 663 0.8 0.1 1.000 1.000 /1
Denny Galehouse 37 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
*Billy Goodman 23 509 331 61 4.9 112 .313 .298 .279 .382 .372 .363 .405 .745 .778 92 .531 -3.5 -0.4 .686 .201 .065 .0 *3
*Mickey Harris 32 15 14 0 0.0 112 .111 .083 .279 .154 .372 .083 .405 .237 .778 -38 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .167 .083 .000 /1
Billy Hitchcock 32 170 132 10 2.0 112 .221 .204 .279 .291 .372 .259 .405 .549 .778 42 .182 -13.0 -1.3 .433 .163 .054 .0 3/4
Tex Hughson 33 26 25 0 0.0 112 .063 .045 .279 .045 .372 .045 .405 .091 .778 -77 .000 -5.9 -0.6 .048 .000 .000 1
*Earl Johnson 30 12 11 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .279 .083 .372 .000 .405 .083 .778 -78 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .091 .091 .000 1
Ellis Kinder 34 107 93 2 0.6 112 .176 .130 .279 .184 .372 .152 .405 .336 .778 -13 .022 -16.1 -1.6 .226 .076 .022 1
Jack Kramer 31 46 29 4 3.7 112 .409 .257 .279 .409 .372 .286 .405 .695 .778 80 .400 -0.4 -0.0 .704 .286 .029 1
Babe Martin 29 2 2 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .279 .000 .372 .000 .406 .000 .778 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /2
Walt Masterson 29 20 15 1 1.8 112 .200 .118 .279 .250 .372 .118 .405 .368 .778 -4 .150 -2.7 -0.3 .333 .176 .000 1
*Windy McCall 23 4 2 1 13.3 112 .667 .667 .279 .667 .372 .667 .405 1.333 .778 244 .876 0.6 0.1 2.000 .000 .000 /1
*Mickey McDermott 20 36 26 3 3.1 112 .259 .212 .279 .278 .372 .303 .405 .581 .778 49 .324 -2.5 -0.2 .500 .182 .091 1
Sam Mele 27 55 42 4 2.5 112 .281 .196 .279 .302 .372 .261 .405 .563 .778 45 .253 -3.9 -0.4 .525 .261 .065 .0 O
Tommy O'Brien 30 149 104 14 3.6 112 .227 .224 .279 .336 .372 .336 .405 .672 .778 73 .389 -5.0 -0.5 .634 .288 .112 1.5 O
*Mel Parnell 27 127 99 9 2.4 112 .279 .254 .279 .274 .372 .281 .405 .554 .778 43 .237 -10.3 -1.0 .393 .053 .026 1
*Johnny Pesky 29 713 440 94 5.7 112 .314 .306 .279 .408 .372 .384 .405 .792 .778 104 .597 8.0 0.8 .782 .250 .078 3.2 *5
Frank Quinn 21 6 5 0 0.0 112 .333 .167 .279 .167 .372 .167 .405 .333 .778 -14 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .200 .000 .000 /1
Jack Robinson 28 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
*Stan Spence 34 26 17 1 1.6 112 .158 .150 .279 .346 .372 .200 .405 .546 .778 42 .123 -1.4 -0.1 .588 .350 .050 /O
Vern Stephens 28 711 454 128 7.5 112 .277 .290 .279 .391 .372 .539 .405 .930 .778 138 .712 32.3 3.2 .947 .415 .249 3.8 *6
*Chuck Stobbs 19 62 50 3 1.6 112 .250 .208 .279 .250 .372 .245 .405 .495 .778 28 .126 -6.0 -0.6 .364 .094 .038 1
Lou Stringer 32 46 31 6 5.1 112 .333 .268 .279 .348 .372 .439 .405 .787 .778 102 .554 0.1 0.0 .742 .293 .171 .0 /4
Birdie Tebbetts 36 472 315 52 4.4 112 .277 .270 .279 .369 .372 .342 .405 .712 .778 84 .481 -8.4 -0.8 .673 .243 .072 6.2 *2
*Ted Williams 30 730 395 180 12.1 112 .318 .343 .279 .490 .372 .650 .405 1.141 .778 192 .856 86.3 8.2 1.347 .594 .307 2.0 *O
Johnnie Wittig 35 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
*Tom Wright 25 5 3 1 8.8 113 .333 .250 .279 .400 .372 .500 .406 .900 .778 131 .770 0.2 0.0 1.000 .500 .250
*Al Zarilla 30 527 360 69 5.1 112 .300 .281 .279 .352 .372 .422 .405 .774 .778 99 .549 -2.3 -0.2 .702 .243 .141 5.5 *O
League Average 4.5 107 .279 .263 .271 .352 .363 .378 .394 .730 .757 93 .496 .670 .251 .115
Team Total 6250 4092 880 5.7 112 .293 .282 .279 .381 .372 .420 .405 .802 .778 106 .600 55.0 5.0 .774 .299 .139 64.7
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 27 63 186 161 21 37 9 1 3 29 1 24 23 .230 .333 .354 .687 19 60 60
*Merl Combs 29 15 31 24 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 .167 .355 .208 .563 2 14 14
Dom DiMaggio 32 152 713 618 117 180 33 5 8 56 9 93 57 .291 .386 .400 .785 94 145 145
Joe Dobson 32 34 79 70 4 9 0 0 0 2 1 9 23 .129 .228 .129 .356 2 33 33
Bobby Doerr 31 145 624 552 84 161 29 9 17 101 2 72 34 .292 .373 .469 .843 97 139 139
Walt Dropo 26 11 44 42 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 .119 .159 .167 .326 1 11 11
*Dave Ferriss 27 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 4 4
*Billy Goodman 23 128 511 453 50 128 22 3 0 51 2 56 22 .283 .364 .344 .708 56 122 122
*Mickey Harris 32 31 64 54 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 10 10 .185 .313 .185 .498 3 30 30
Billy Hitchcock 32 57 167 150 20 28 6 1 0 8 2 16 11 .187 .269 .240 .509 9 55 55
Tex Hughson 33 30 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29 29
*Earl Johnson 30 20 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 19 19
Ellis Kinder 34 45 101 95 9 11 2 0 0 6 0 6 25 .116 .168 .137 .305 2 43 43
Jack Kramer 31 22 45 36 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 9 14 .250 .400 .278 .678 4 21 21
Babe Martin 29 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Walt Masterson 29 30 44 37 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 19 .108 .250 .108 .358 1 29 29
*Windy McCall 23 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 5 5
*Mickey McDermott 20 13 36 33 2 6 3 0 0 5 0 3 6 .182 .250 .273 .523 2 12 12
Sam Mele 27 100 346 322 22 74 13 3 3 32 4 24 50 .230 .283 .317 .600 29 96 96
Tommy O'Brien 30 51 150 129 23 28 5 0 3 10 1 21 13 .217 .327 .326 .652 14 49 49
*Mel Parnell 27 41 121 118 9 29 3 0 0 12 0 3 10 .246 .264 .271 .536 8 39 39
*Johnny Pesky 29 155 718 617 102 179 26 7 2 63 8 97 20 .290 .390 .365 .755 87 148 148
Frank Quinn 21 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8 8
*Stan Spence 34 116 402 343 46 78 14 3 13 43 1 57 39 .227 .341 .399 .740 46 111 111
Vern Stephens 28 162 722 624 104 171 30 2 38 147 2 98 76 .274 .373 .511 .884 118 155 155
*Chuck Stobbs 19 27 58 55 8 11 2 0 0 5 0 3 9 .200 .241 .236 .478 3 26 26
Lou Stringer 32 37 47 42 10 11 4 0 1 6 0 5 10 .262 .340 .429 .769 6 35 35
Birdie Tebbetts 36 128 476 414 39 107 14 0 5 44 8 61 23 .258 .355 .329 .684 48 122 122
*Ted Williams 30 162 734 576 139 187 38 3 41 147 1 156 50 .325 .470 .615 1.085 166 155 155
*Tom Wright 25 5 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 1 5 5
*Al Zarilla 30 145 601 542 72 142 32 4 10 71 5 54 55 .262 .334 .391 .726 69 139 139
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 27 3 337 113 337 291 39 83 22 1 5 60 1 0 41 32 .285 .375 .419 .795 106 122 8 1 4
*Merl Combs 29 2 113 31 113 92 13 20 2 0 1 7 0 0 18 9 .217 .357 .272 .629 69 25 3 2 1
Dom DiMaggio 32 7 4527 981 4527 3924 721 1154 224 41 62 443 75 43 538 388 .294 .382 .419 .802 112 1646 70 23 42
Joe Dobson 32 9 573 293 573 489 35 74 3 1 2 20 1 0 40 170 .151 .224 .174 .398 8 85 6 6 38
Bobby Doerr 31 12 6902 1610 6902 6105 931 1754 331 76 183 1054 49 59 685 533 .287 .360 .456 .816 115 2786 151 9 103
Harry Dorish 27 3 44 55 44 39 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .175 .205 .380 2 8 2 0 4 0 0
Walt Dropo 26 1 44 11 44 41 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .146 .205 .195 .400 3 8 2 0 0
*Dave Ferriss 27 5 414 193 414 372 44 93 20 4 1 52 0 0 37 46 .250 .318 .333 .651 79 124 12 0 5
Denny Galehouse 37 15 761 375 761 665 33 92 6 1 0 26 0 0 40 201 .138 .188 .150 .339 -9 100 19 1 55 0 0
*Billy Goodman 23 3 1048 261 1048 899 120 272 50 5 1 123 7 3 133 67 .303 .397 .373 .769 100 335 32 7 9
*Mickey Harris 32 6 322 147 322 250 36 46 2 1 0 13 1 0 55 71 .184 .331 .200 .531 43 50 8 0 17
Billy Hitchcock 32 5 1305 370 1305 1183 116 262 27 9 2 111 9 9 98 127 .221 .283 .265 .548 51 313 38 4 20
Tex Hughson 33 8 535 225 535 447 29 53 5 0 0 21 0 0 38 134 .119 .189 .130 .319 -11 58 3 1 49
*Earl Johnson 30 6 185 164 185 169 15 32 3 0 0 13 0 0 9 53 .189 .230 .207 .437 16 35 8 0 7
Ellis Kinder 34 4 270 138 270 235 24 27 2 0 0 15 0 1 17 68 .115 .175 .123 .298 -21 29 6 0 18
Jack Kramer 31 10 580 264 580 471 40 69 12 0 4 37 0 1 69 155 .146 .257 .197 .454 23 93 9 1 39
Babe Martin 29 5 223 65 223 204 13 44 6 2 2 18 0 1 12 27 .216 .259 .294 .553 56 60 5 0 7
Walt Masterson 29 9 367 246 367 324 26 46 6 2 0 14 0 0 21 155 .142 .194 .173 .367 1 56 3 0 22
*Windy McCall 23 2 4 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 244 2 0 0 1 0 0
*Mickey McDermott 20 2 44 19 44 41 5 10 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 6 .244 .295 .341 .637 64 14 0 0 0
Sam Mele 27 3 1031 285 1031 943 118 252 39 12 17 130 5 5 74 104 .267 .323 .388 .711 89 366 29 3 11
Tommy O'Brien 30 4 754 281 754 674 109 193 29 14 8 74 2 0 66 61 .286 .352 .407 .758 108 274 20 2 12
*Mel Parnell 27 3 228 89 228 212 16 43 4 0 0 22 0 0 4 25 .203 .218 .222 .439 14 47 6 0 12
*Johnny Pesky 29 5 3498 746 3498 3048 561 964 152 34 9 269 44 33 378 138 .316 .394 .397 .792 112 1211 48 15 57
Frank Quinn 21 1 6 8 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -14 1 0 0 0
Jack Robinson 28 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Stan Spence 34 9 4446 1112 4446 3871 541 1090 196 60 95 575 21 23 520 248 .282 .369 .437 .806 125 1691 67 19 36
Vern Stephens 28 9 5001 1154 5001 4476 708 1290 205 31 177 824 19 15 495 489 .288 .360 .466 .826 125 2088 103 4 26
*Chuck Stobbs 19 3 64 36 64 55 8 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 .200 .241 .236 .478 23 13 3 0 6
Lou Stringer 32 5 1329 385 1329 1179 141 285 48 10 19 120 6 0 121 188 .242 .313 .348 .661 91 410 20 1 28
Birdie Tebbetts 36 11 3587 986 3587 3198 312 856 149 21 27 398 28 21 340 219 .268 .340 .353 .692 79 1128 89 9 40
*Ted Williams 30 8 5348 1184 5348 4221 1082 1488 314 56 265 1038 16 13 1101 376 .353 .488 .642 1.130 195 2709 99 21 5
Johnnie Wittig 35 5 97 84 97 91 5 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 28 .110 .129 .121 .250 -29 11 0 0 4 0 0
*Tom Wright 25 2 7 8 7 6 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .833 1.262 222 5 0 0 0
*Al Zarilla 30 6 2607 705 2607 2326 305 646 121 29 37 294 24 24 217 236 .278 .345 .402 .747 101 936 40 20 44
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

1948 / 1950 Batting Statistics