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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1949 / 1951)
94-60, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 1027 runs, Allowed 804 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-60
Manager: Joe McCarthy (31-28) and Steve O'Neill (63-32)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,344,080 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 107; one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 111
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1949 / 1951 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 2, 1949
Sold Jim Davis to Seattle (PCL).
October 8, 1949
Traded Billy Hitchcock to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Buddy Rosar.
October 12, 1949
Purchased Bob Gillespie from the Chicago White Sox.
October 13, 1949
Sold Windy McCall to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 17, 1949
Sid Schacht drafted by the St. Louis Browns in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
George Strickland drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
December 1, 1949
Selected Al Papai off waivers from the St. Louis Browns.
1950
Signed Ken Aspromonte as an amateur free agent.
Hal Brown sent to Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Neil Chrisley as an amateur free agent.
Signed Dick Gernert as an amateur free agent.
Jack Littrell sent to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.
John Powers sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.
Signed Faye Throneberry as an amateur free agent.
Signed Tom Umphlett as an amateur free agent.
March 26, 1950
Sold Jack Kramer to the New York Giants.
April 18, 1950 (Standings)
Signed Ken Keltner as a free agent.
May 8, 1950 (Standings)
Traded Merl Combs and Tommy O'Brien to the Washington Senators. Received Clyde Vollmer.
May 9, 1950 (Standings)
Sold Harry Dorish to the St. Louis Browns.
May 12, 1950 (Standings)
Frank Quinn selected by the Washington Senators off waivers.
June 6, 1950 (Standings)
Released Ken Keltner.
July, 1950 (Standings)
Sold Babe Martin to the Detroit Tigers.
July 2, 1950 (Standings)
Signed Phil Marchildon as a free agent.
July 5, 1950 (Standings)
Al Papai selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.
Charley Schanz selected by the St. Louis Browns off waivers.
July 21, 1950 (Standings)
Released Phil Marchildon.
September 10, 1950 (Standings)
Purchased Harry Taylor from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
October 1, 1950 (Standings)
Released Earl Johnson. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October 9, 1950 (Standings)
Traded Mike Palm and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bill Evans.
November 16, 1950
Joe DeMaestri drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Paul Hinrichs from the New York Yankees in the 1950 rule 5 draft.
November 27, 1950
Signed Lou Boudreau as a free agent.
December 4, 1950
Drafted Ralph Brickner from Portsmouth (Piedmont) in the 1950 minor league draft.
December 10, 1950
Traded Joe Dobson, Dick Littlefield and Al Zarilla to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ray Scarborough and Bill Wight.
December 13, 1950
Sold Birdie Tebbetts to the Cleveland Indians.
December 18, 1950
Purchased Mike Guerra from the Philadelphia Athletics.
1951
Signed Joe Albanese as an amateur free agent.
Bob Alexander sent to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Signed Tom Brewer as an amateur free agent.
Signed Dick Brodowski as an amateur free agent.
Signed Russ Kemmerer as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ted Lepcio as an amateur free agent.
Ed Sadowski received from Radford (Blue Ridge) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Al Schroll as an amateur free agent.
Signed Bob Smith as an amateur free agent.
Signed Gene Stephens as an amateur free agent.
Signed George Susce as an amateur free agent.
February 5, 1951
Selected Al Evans off waivers from the Washington Senators.
