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1952 Boston Red Sox Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
James Atkins 31 L R 6' 3" 205 Mar 10, 1921 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Benton 41 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 14 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Bevan 21 R R 6' 2" 198 Nov 15, 1930 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Milt Bolling 21 R R 6' 1" 180 Aug 9, 1930 1st 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
Lou Boudreau HOF 34 R R 5' 11" 185 Jul 17, 1917 15 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ralph Brickner 27 R R 215 May 2, 1925 1st 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Brodowski 19 R R 6' 2" 190 Jul 26, 1932 1st 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ike Delock 22 R R 5' 11" 175 Nov 11, 1929 1st 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dom DiMaggio 35 R R 5' 9" 168 Feb 12, 1917 10 128 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 123 All-Star
Walt Dropo 29 R R 6' 5" 220 Jan 30, 1923 4 37 37 37 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoot Evers 31 R R 6' 2" 185 Feb 8, 1921 8 106 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 12 20 105
Hersh Freeman 23 R R 6' 3" 220 Jul 1, 1928 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Gernert 23 R R 6' 3" 210 Sep 28, 1928 1st 102 102 102 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Goodman 26 L R 5' 11" 165 Mar 22, 1926 6 138 138 138 0 0 23 103 5 0 4 0 0 4
Randy Gumpert 34 R R 6' 3" 205 Jan 23, 1918 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hatfield 27 L R 6' 1" 171 Mar 18, 1925 3 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Henry 24 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 15, 1927 1st 14 14 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sid Hudson 37 R R 6' 4" 180 Jan 3, 1915 10 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Kell HOF 29 R R 5' 9" 175 Aug 23, 1922 10 75 75 75 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Ellis Kinder 37 R R 6' 0" 195 Jul 26, 1914 7 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Lehner 31 L L 5' 9" 165 Jul 1, 1920 7 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Don Lenhardt 29 R R 6' 3" 190 Oct 4, 1922 3 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 27
Ted Lepcio 21 R R 5' 10" 177 Jul 28, 1930 1st 84 84 84 0 0 0 57 25 1 0 0 0 0
Johnny Lipon 29 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 10, 1922 7 79 79 79 0 0 0 0 7 69 0 0 0 0
Walt Masterson 32 R R 6' 2" 189 Jun 22, 1920 12 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Maxwell 25 L L 5' 11" 185 Apr 8, 1927 3 8 8 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Mickey McDermott 23 L L 6' 2" 170 Apr 29, 1929 5 36 36 36 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gus Niarhos 31 R R 6' 0" 165 Dec 6, 1920 6 29 29 29 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willard Nixon 24 L R 6' 2" 195 Jun 17, 1928 3 33 33 33 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Len Okrie 28 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 16, 1923 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mel Parnell 30 L L 6' 0" 180 Jun 13, 1922 6 35 35 35 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Pesky 32 L R 5' 9" 168 Sep 27, 1919 8 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0
Jim Piersall 22 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 14, 1929 2 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 21 22
Ray Scarborough 34 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 23, 1917 9 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Schmees 27 L L 6' 0" 190 Sep 6, 1924 1st 42 42 42 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 11 29
Gene Stephens 19 L R 175 Jan 20, 1933 1st 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 13
Vern Stephens 31 R R 5' 10" 185 Oct 23, 1920 12 92 92 92 0 0 0 0 29 53 0 0 0 0
Harry Taylor 33 R R 6' 1" 175 May 20, 1919 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faye Throneberry 21 L R 6' 0" 190 Jun 22, 1931 1st 98 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 71 86
Dizzy Trout 37 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 14 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clyde Vollmer 30 R R 6' 1" 190 Sep 24, 1921 8 90 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 9 21 70
Sammy White 23 R R 6' 3" 195 Jul 7, 1928 2 115 115 115 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Wight 30 L L 6' 1" 180 Apr 12, 1922 7 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Del Wilber 33 R R 6' 3" 200 Feb 24, 1919 6 47 47 47 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Williams HOF 33 L R 6' 3" 205 Aug 30, 1918 11 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Archie Wilson 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 25, 1923 2 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 13
Ken Wood 27 R R 6' 0" 200 Jul 1, 1924 5 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 13
Al Zarilla 33 L R 5' 11" 180 May 1, 1919 9 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 19
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1951 / 1953 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played