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1952 Boston Red Sox Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
76-78, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 668 runs, Allowed 658 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-76
Manager: Lou Boudreau (76-78)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,115,750 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 108, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107
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1951 / 1953 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
James Atkins 31 3 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Al Benton 41 24 9 3 5 1 0 .889 0.33 P
Hal Bevan 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3B
Milt Bolling 21 11 64 22 41 1 6 .984 5.73 SS
Lou Boudreau 34 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 SS-3B
Ralph Brickner 27 14 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.36 P
Dick Brodowski 19 20 32 11 20 1 1 .969 1.55 P
Ike Delock 22 39 17 1 16 0 1 1.000 0.44 P
Dom DiMaggio 35 123 0 123 0 323 303 12 8 4 .975 2.56 OF
Walt Dropo 29 35 342 319 21 2 31 .994 9.71 1B
Hoot Evers 31 105 90 12 20 233 219 8 6 3 .974 2.16 OF
Hersh Freeman 23 4 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Dick Gernert 23 99 956 877 67 12 104 .987 9.54 1B
Billy Goodman 26 135 4 0 0 862 475 367 20 112 .977 6.24 2B-1B-3B-OF
Randy Gumpert 34 10 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.40 P
Fred Hatfield 27 17 30 7 23 0 0 1.000 1.76 3B
Bill Henry 24 13 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 0.92 P
Sid Hudson 37 21 54 13 38 3 6 .944 2.43 P
George Kell 29 73 222 75 138 9 14 .959 2.92 3B
Ellis Kinder 37 23 20 4 16 0 2 1.000 0.87 P
Paul Lehner 31 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 OF
Don Lenhardt 29 27 27 0 0 53 52 0 1 0 .981 1.93 OF
Ted Lepcio 21 83 390 164 212 14 46 .964 4.53 2B-3B-SS
Johnny Lipon 29 76 358 122 229 7 55 .980 4.62 SS-3B
Walt Masterson 32 5 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Charlie Maxwell 25 6 0 1 2 36 30 5 1 1 .972 5.83 OF-1B
Mickey McDermott 23 30 36 10 24 2 1 .944 1.13 P
Gus Niarhos 31 25 120 107 12 1 2 .992 4.76 0 C
Willard Nixon 24 23 25 7 18 0 4 1.000 1.09 P
Len Okrie 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0 C
Mel Parnell 30 33 53 15 38 0 4 1.000 1.61 P
Johnny Pesky 32 21 53 19 30 4 1 .925 2.33 3B-SS
Jim Piersall 22 53 0 1 21 168 79 79 10 13 .940 2.98 SS-OF-3B
Ray Scarborough 34 28 24 11 12 1 0 .958 0.82 P
George Schmees 27 33 0 18 11 52 45 6 1 1 .981 1.55 OF-P-1B
Gene Stephens 19 13 2 0 11 26 24 1 1 0 .962 1.92 OF
Vern Stephens 31 82 353 110 227 16 48 .955 4.11 SS-3B
Harry Taylor 33 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 P
Faye Throneberry 21 86 11 4 71 157 141 9 7 5 .955 1.74 OF
Dizzy Trout 37 26 38 9 28 1 2 .974 1.42 P
Clyde Vollmer 30 70 43 9 21 146 143 3 0 1 1.000 2.09 OF
Sammy White 23 110 532 464 59 9 7 .983 4.75 4 C
Bill Wight 30 10 8 3 4 1 1 .875 0.70 P
Del Wilber 33 39 183 160 22 1 5 .995 4.67 6 C
Ted Williams 33 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 OF
Archie Wilson 28 13 2 2 9 18 16 1 1 1 .944 1.31 OF
Ken Wood 27 13 1 0 12 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0.62 OF
Al Zarilla 33 19 0 6 14 34 29 3 2 0 .941 1.68 OF
Team Totals 27.8 154 6081 4116 1820 145 483 .976 3.49 10
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 2 5
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Sammy White 23 110 532 464 59 9 7 .983 4.75
Del Wilber 33 39 183 160 22 1 5 .995 4.67
Gus Niarhos 31 25 120 107 12 1 2 .992 4.76
Len Okrie 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .984 4.66
Team Total 154 836 732 93 11 14 .987 4.71

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dick Gernert 23 99 956 877 67 12 104 .987 9.54
Walt Dropo 29 35 342 319 21 2 31 .994 9.71
Billy Goodman 26 23 204 184 17 3 17 .985 8.74
Charlie Maxwell 25 3 29 24 4 1 1 .966 9.33
George Schmees 27 2 17 15 1 1 0 .941 8.00
League Average .988 8.89
Team Total 154 1548 1419 110 19 153 .988 9.44

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Billy Goodman 26 103 640 284 340 16 95 .975 6.06
Ted Lepcio 21 57 317 139 169 9 39 .972 5.40
League Average .978 5.11
Team Total 154 957 423 509 25 134 .974 5.83

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Kell 29 73 222 75 138 9 14 .959 2.92
Vern Stephens 31 29 99 21 73 5 8 .949 3.24
Ted Lepcio 21 25 73 25 43 5 7 .932 2.72
Johnny Pesky 32 19 48 16 28 4 0 .917 2.32
Fred Hatfield 27 17 30 7 23 0 0 1.000 1.76
Johnny Lipon 29 7 16 4 11 1 2 .938 2.14
Billy Goodman 26 5 14 3 10 1 0 .929 2.60
Hal Bevan 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Lou Boudreau 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jim Piersall 22 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00
League Average .954 2.99
Team Total 154 504 151 327 26 31 .948 2.69

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Johnny Lipon 29 69 342 118 218 6 53 .982 4.87
Vern Stephens 31 53 254 89 154 11 40 .957 4.58
Jim Piersall 22 30 125 41 75 9 13 .928 3.87
Milt Bolling 21 11 64 22 41 1 6 .984 5.73
Johnny Pesky 32 2 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 2.50
Lou Boudreau 34 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
Ted Lepcio 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .963 4.26
Team Total 154 791 273 491 27 113 .966 4.57

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dom DiMaggio 35 123 0 123 0 323 303 12 8 4 .975 2.56
Hoot Evers 31 105 90 12 20 233 219 8 6 3 .974 2.16
Faye Throneberry 21 86 11 4 71 157 141 9 7 5 .955 1.74
Clyde Vollmer 30 70 43 9 21 146 143 3 0 1 1.000 2.09
George Schmees 27 29 0 18 11 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 1.07
Don Lenhardt 29 27 27 0 0 53 52 0 1 0 .981 1.93
Jim Piersall 22 22 0 1 21 41 38 3 0 0 1.000 1.86
Al Zarilla 33 19 0 6 14 34 29 3 2 0 .941 1.68
Gene Stephens 19 13 2 0 11 26 24 1 1 0 .962 1.92
Archie Wilson 28 13 2 2 9 18 16 1 1 1 .944 1.31
Ken Wood 27 13 1 0 12 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0.62
Billy Goodman 26 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Charlie Maxwell 25 3 0 1 2 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.33
Paul Lehner 31 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
Ted Williams 33 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .980 2.19
Team Total 154 1089 1020 42 27 14 .975 2.00

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ike Delock 22 39 17 1 16 0 1 1.000 0.44
Mel Parnell 30 33 53 15 38 0 4 1.000 1.61
Mickey McDermott 23 30 36 10 24 2 1 .944 1.13
Ray Scarborough 34 28 24 11 12 1 0 .958 0.82
Dizzy Trout 37 26 38 9 28 1 2 .974 1.42
Al Benton 41 24 9 3 5 1 0 .889 0.33
Ellis Kinder 37 23 20 4 16 0 2 1.000 0.87
Willard Nixon 24 23 25 7 18 0 4 1.000 1.09
Sid Hudson 37 21 54 13 38 3 6 .944 2.43
Dick Brodowski 19 20 32 11 20 1 1 .969 1.55
Ralph Brickner 27 14 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.36
Bill Henry 24 13 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 0.92
Randy Gumpert 34 10 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.40
Bill Wight 30 10 8 3 4 1 1 .875 0.70
Walt Masterson 32 5 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.00
Hersh Freeman 23 4 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00
James Atkins 31 3 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.00
George Schmees 27 2 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 2.00
Harry Taylor 33 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .963 1.02
Team Total 154 356 98 248 10 24 .972 1.05

1951 / 1953 Fielding Statistics