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1953 Boston Red Sox Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
84-69, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 656 runs, Allowed 632 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-74
Manager: Lou Boudreau (84-69)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,026,133 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 108
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1952 / 1954 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
Floyd Baker 36 53 164 67 93 4 18 .976 3.02 3B-2B
Milt Bolling 22 109 518 174 321 23 71 .956 4.54 SS
Hal Brown 28 30 36 8 27 1 2 .972 1.17 P
Billy Consolo 18 27 79 26 47 6 13 .924 2.70 3B-2B
Ike Delock 23 23 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.26 P
Hoot Evers 32 93 78 16 0 166 161 3 2 0 .988 1.76 OF
Ben Flowers 26 32 20 4 15 1 2 .950 0.59 P
Hersh Freeman 24 18 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 0.39 P
Dick Gernert 24 136 1326 1223 84 19 139 .986 9.61 1B
Billy Goodman 27 132 758 418 319 21 106 .972 5.58 2B-1B
Marv Grissom 35 13 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 0.62 P
Bill Henry 25 21 16 4 11 1 0 .938 0.71 P
Ken Holcombe 34 3 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.67 P
Sid Hudson 38 30 40 13 26 1 2 .975 1.30 P
George Kell 30 131 7 0 0 359 118 231 10 23 .972 2.66 3B-OF
Bill Kennedy 32 16 7 2 3 2 0 .714 0.31 P
Ellis Kinder 38 69 28 10 18 0 0 1.000 0.41 P
Ted Lepcio 22 65 257 96 155 6 37 .977 3.86 2B-SS-3B
Johnny Lipon 30 58 247 85 150 12 26 .951 4.05 SS
Mickey McDermott 24 32 47 5 40 2 3 .957 1.41 P
Jack Merson 31 1 8 3 4 1 0 .875 7.00 2B
Gus Niarhos 32 16 67 61 5 1 2 .985 4.13 1 C
Willard Nixon 25 23 27 7 18 2 1 .926 1.09 P
Karl Olson 22 24 23 2 0 33 31 1 1 0 .970 1.33 OF
Mel Parnell 31 38 39 10 27 2 4 .949 0.97 P
Jim Piersall 23 151 1 2 150 372 352 15 5 7 .987 2.43 OF
Al Richter 26 1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00 SS
Gene Stephens 20 72 71 0 3 119 113 2 4 0 .966 1.60 OF
Frank Sullivan 23 14 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 0.43 P
Tom Umphlett 23 136 0 136 0 401 382 12 7 1 .983 2.90 OF
Bill Werle 32 5 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.20 P
Sammy White 24 131 665 588 68 9 9 .986 5.01 5 C
Del Wilber 34 30 117 108 7 2 2 .983 3.83 2 C-1B
Ted Williams 34 26 26 0 0 33 31 1 1 1 .970 1.23 OF
Al Zarilla 34 18 3 7 9 19 17 1 1 0 .947 1.00 OF
Team Totals 26.7 153 6005 4127 1731 147 472 .976 3.30 8
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 3 7
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Sammy White 24 131 665 588 68 9 9 .986 5.01
Del Wilber 34 28 99 90 7 2 0 .980 3.46
Gus Niarhos 32 16 67 61 5 1 2 .985 4.13
League Average .984 4.43
Team Total 153 831 739 80 12 11 .986 4.68

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dick Gernert 24 136 1326 1223 84 19 139 .986 9.61
Billy Goodman 27 20 170 151 13 6 18 .965 8.20
Del Wilber 34 2 18 18 0 0 2 1.000 9.00
League Average .989 8.85
Team Total 153 1514 1392 97 25 159 .983 9.42

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Billy Goodman 27 112 588 267 306 15 88 .974 5.12
Ted Lepcio 22 34 159 71 85 3 25 .981 4.59
Floyd Baker 36 16 82 45 36 1 12 .988 5.06
Billy Consolo 18 11 53 23 29 1 10 .981 4.73
Jack Merson 31 1 8 3 4 1 0 .875 7.00
League Average .979 5.11
Team Total 153 890 409 460 21 135 .976 4.99

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Kell 30 124 355 114 231 10 23 .972 2.78
Floyd Baker 36 37 82 22 57 3 6 .963 2.14
Billy Consolo 18 16 26 3 18 5 3 .808 1.31
Ted Lepcio 22 11 30 10 18 2 2 .933 2.55
League Average .957 2.94
Team Total 153 493 149 324 20 34 .959 2.52

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Milt Bolling 22 109 518 174 321 23 71 .956 4.54
Johnny Lipon 30 58 247 85 150 12 26 .951 4.05
Ted Lepcio 22 20 68 15 52 1 10 .985 3.35
Al Richter 26 1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00
League Average .966 4.47
Team Total 153 835 275 524 36 108 .957 4.25

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jim Piersall 23 151 1 2 150 372 352 15 5 7 .987 2.43
Tom Umphlett 23 136 0 136 0 401 382 12 7 1 .983 2.90
Hoot Evers 32 93 78 16 0 166 161 3 2 0 .988 1.76
Gene Stephens 20 72 71 0 3 119 113 2 4 0 .966 1.60
Ted Williams 34 26 26 0 0 33 31 1 1 1 .970 1.23
Karl Olson 22 24 23 2 0 33 31 1 1 0 .970 1.33
Al Zarilla 34 18 3 7 9 19 17 1 1 0 .947 1.00
George Kell 30 7 7 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.57
League Average .981 2.18
Team Total 153 1147 1091 35 21 9 .982 2.14

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ellis Kinder 38 69 28 10 18 0 0 1.000 0.41
Mel Parnell 31 38 39 10 27 2 4 .949 0.97
Ben Flowers 26 32 20 4 15 1 2 .950 0.59
Mickey McDermott 24 32 47 5 40 2 3 .957 1.41
Hal Brown 28 30 36 8 27 1 2 .972 1.17
Sid Hudson 38 30 40 13 26 1 2 .975 1.30
Ike Delock 23 23 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.26
Willard Nixon 25 23 27 7 18 2 1 .926 1.09
Bill Henry 25 21 16 4 11 1 0 .938 0.71
Hersh Freeman 24 18 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 0.39
Bill Kennedy 32 16 7 2 3 2 0 .714 0.31
Frank Sullivan 23 14 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 0.43
Marv Grissom 35 13 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 0.62
Bill Werle 32 5 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.20
Ken Holcombe 34 3 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.67
League Average .952 0.88
Team Total 153 295 72 211 12 16 .959 0.77

1952 / 1954 Fielding Statistics

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