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1953 Boston Red Sox Pitching 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 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Mel Parnell* 31 21 8 .724 3.06 38 34 2 12 5 0 241.0 217 98 82 15 116 136 4 0 7 1036 137 1.382 8.1 0.6 4.3 5.1 1.17
2 SP Mickey McDermott* 24 18 10 .643 3.01 32 30 1 8 4 0 206.1 169 82 69 9 109 92 2 1 5 876 139 1.347 7.4 0.4 4.8 4.0 0.84
3 SP Hal Brown 28 11 6 .647 4.65 30 25 3 6 1 0 166.1 177 94 86 16 57 62 0 0 7 722 90 1.407 9.6 0.9 3.1 3.4 1.09
4 SP Sid Hudson 38 6 9 .400 3.52 30 17 6 4 0 2 156.0 164 65 61 13 49 60 4 0 0 665 119 1.365 9.5 0.8 2.8 3.5 1.22
5 SP Willard Nixon 25 4 8 .333 3.93 23 15 2 5 1 0 116.2 114 57 51 6 59 57 1 0 1 516 107 1.483 8.8 0.5 4.6 4.4 0.97
6 SP Bill Henry* 25 5 5 .500 3.26 21 12 3 4 1 1 85.2 86 39 31 4 33 56 4 0 1 372 129 1.389 9.0 0.4 3.5 5.9 1.70
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
7 CL Ellis Kinder 38 10 6 .625 1.85 69 0 51 0 0 27 107.0 84 30 22 8 38 39 2 1 1 441 227 1.140 7.1 0.7 3.2 3.3 1.03
8 RP Ben Flowers 26 1 4 .200 3.86 32 6 13 1 1 3 79.1 87 39 34 6 24 36 1 0 2 345 109 1.399 9.9 0.7 2.7 4.1 1.50
9 RP Ike Delock 23 3 1 .750 4.44 23 1 9 0 0 1 48.2 60 27 24 2 20 22 2 1 0 223 95 1.644 11.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 1.10
10 RP Hersh Freeman 24 1 4 .200 5.54 18 2 7 0 0 0 39.0 50 31 24 2 17 15 0 0 1 179 76 1.718 11.5 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.88
11 RP Bill Kennedy* 32 0 0 3.70 16 0 9 0 0 2 24.1 24 13 10 2 17 14 1 0 0 116 113 1.685 8.9 0.7 6.3 5.2 0.82
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
12 Marv Grissom 35 2 6 .250 4.70 13 11 1 1 1 0 59.1 61 34 31 5 30 31 1 0 2 263 89 1.534 9.3 0.8 4.6 4.7 1.03
13 Frank Sullivan 23 1 1 .500 5.61 14 0 1 0 0 0 25.2 24 16 16 3 11 17 1 0 0 104 75 1.364 8.4 1.1 3.9 6.0 1.55
14 Bill Werle* 32 0 1 .000 1.54 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.2 7 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 42 272 0.686 5.4 0.8 0.8 3.1 4.00
15 Ken Holcombe 34 1 0 1.000 6.00 3 0 2 0 0 1 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 30 70 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 1.5 0.33
Team Totals 29.3 84 69 .549 3.59 153 153 112 41 14 37 1373.0 1333 632 547 92 584 642 23 3 28 5930 117 1.396 8.7 0.6 3.8 4.2 1.10
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 5 3 7 4 2 5 5 5 3 1 5 4912
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Hal Brown 28 9 10 .474 4.40 172.0 180 93 84 16 58 64 0 1.384 9.4 3.0 3.3 1.10 0.8 30 30
Ike Delock 23 2 3 .400 4.32 50.0 61 27 24 2 20 23 2 1.620 11.0 3.6 4.1 1.15 0.4 23 23
Ben Flowers 26 5 4 .556 3.73 82.0 89 38 34 6 25 37 1 1.390 9.8 2.7 4.1 1.48 0.7 32 32
Hersh Freeman 24 1 3 .250 5.18 40.0 50 26 23 2 17 15 0 1.675 11.3 3.8 3.4 0.88 0.5 18 18
Marv Grissom 35 8 8 .500 4.01 148.0 145 73 66 11 61 79 2 1.392 8.8 3.7 4.8 1.30 0.7 34 34
*Bill Henry 25 6 3 .667 3.17 88.0 87 34 31 4 33 58 4 1.364 8.9 3.4 5.9 1.76 0.4 21 21
Ken Holcombe 34 0 0 6.00 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 1 0 2.000 13.5 4.5 1.5 0.33 0.0 3 3
Sid Hudson 38 10 7 .588 3.42 158.0 166 67 60 13 50 61 4 1.367 9.5 2.8 3.5 1.22 0.7 30 30
*Bill Kennedy 32 1 1 .500 3.46 26.0 25 11 10 2 18 15 1 1.654 8.7 6.2 5.2 0.83 0.7 16 16
Ellis Kinder 38 10 2 .833 1.78 111.0 87 24 22 8 39 40 2 1.135 7.1 3.2 3.2 1.03 0.6 69 69
*Mickey McDermott 24 15 8 .652 2.90 211.0 171 76 68 9 110 94 2 1.332 7.3 4.7 4.0 0.85 0.4 32 32
Willard Nixon 25 7 6 .538 3.72 121.0 116 56 50 6 60 59 1 1.455 8.6 4.5 4.4 0.98 0.4 23 23
*Mel Parnell 31 17 10 .630 2.95 247.0 221 90 81 15 118 139 4 1.372 8.1 4.3 5.1 1.18 0.5 38 38
Frank Sullivan 23 1 1 .500 6.00 24.0 24 18 16 3 11 16 1 1.458 9.0 4.1 6.0 1.45 1.1 14 14
*Bill Werle 32 1 0 1.000 1.50 12.0 7 2 2 1 1 4 0 0.667 5.3 0.8 3.0 4.00 0.8 5 5
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Hal Brown 28 3 13 9 .591 4.69 57 33 12 7 1 1 247.1 274 142 129 27 82 97 0 0 11 1080 86 1.439 10.0 1.0 3.0 3.5 1.18 86
Ike Delock 23 2 7 10 .412 4.32 62 8 27 1 1 6 143.2 148 77 69 11 70 68 4 2 3 641 93 1.517 9.3 0.7 4.4 4.3 0.97 93
Ben Flowers 26 2 1 4 .200 3.72 33 6 13 1 1 3 82.1 89 39 34 6 25 38 1 0 2 356 113 1.385 9.7 0.7 2.7 4.2 1.52 113
Hersh Freeman 24 2 2 4 .333 4.96 22 3 8 1 0 0 52.2 63 36 29 3 22 20 1 0 1 235 83 1.614 10.8 0.5 3.8 3.4 0.91 83
Marv Grissom 35 4 20 24 .455 4.26 93 47 13 11 2 0 367.2 373 196 174 24 187 200 7 0 15 1631 92 1.523 9.1 0.6 4.6 4.9 1.07 92
*Bill Henry 25 2 10 9 .526 3.55 34 22 3 9 1 1 162.1 161 79 64 11 69 79 6 0 2 709 115 1.417 8.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.14 115
Ken Holcombe 34 6 18 32 .360 3.98 99 48 32 18 2 2 375.0 377 196 166 25 170 118 3 0 8 1630 101 1.459 9.0 0.6 4.1 2.8 0.69 101
Sid Hudson 38 11 101 148 .406 4.27 347 274 48 123 11 8 2109.2 2301 1169 1001 131 805 707 46 3 27 9273 95 1.472 9.8 0.6 3.4 3.0 0.88 95
*Bill Kennedy 32 6 15 26 .366 4.62 163 45 54 6 0 8 450.0 475 271 231 32 284 248 11 0 13 2074 94 1.687 9.5 0.6 5.7 5.0 0.87 94
Ellis Kinder 38 8 84 57 .596 3.46 341 120 146 56 10 60 1249.2 1202 537 481 101 470 628 8 2 9 5331 124 1.338 8.7 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.34 124
*Mickey McDermott 24 6 48 34 .585 3.80 153 97 36 34 9 8 773.2 647 359 327 48 504 499 16 6 18 3370 114 1.488 7.5 0.6 5.9 5.8 0.99 114
Willard Nixon 25 4 24 22 .522 4.90 101 57 20 14 2 3 446.2 491 275 243 38 234 234 14 1 11 2011 89 1.623 9.9 0.8 4.7 4.7 1.00 89
*Mel Parnell 31 7 111 59 .653 3.33 236 188 32 103 18 9 1483.0 1420 637 549 72 639 635 26 3 34 6344 131 1.388 8.6 0.4 3.9 3.9 0.99 131
Frank Sullivan 23 1 1 1 .500 5.61 14 0 1 0 0 0 25.2 24 16 16 3 11 17 1 0 0 104 75 1.364 8.4 1.1 3.9 6.0 1.55 75
*Bill Werle 32 5 29 38 .433 4.71 171 60 52 18 2 15 640.2 729 377 335 75 184 269 21 3 10 2781 90 1.425 10.2 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.46 90
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics

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