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1953 Boston Red Sox (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
Managed by Lou Boudreau

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,026,133 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 109, Pitching - 108
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 Stats / Schedule (1952/1954) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   84-69 , Final Rank: 4, GB:   16.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:          17 (last on July 26)
Most Games under .500:           3 (last on April 24)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       19.0 (last on September 16)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (April 25 to May 3)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (July 26 to August 2)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (July 30)
Most Runs Scored:               23 (June 18)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      13
Times Opponent Shutout:         15

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        84  69     656     632    .549

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           38  38     335     354    .500
Road           46  31     321     278    .597

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           6   6      49      48    .500
May            15  15     123     124    .500
June           17  13     147     127    .567
July           19  11     125     114    .633
August         15  15     118     129    .500
September      12   9      94      90    .571

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     47  39     378     344    .547
Second Half    37  30     278     288    .552
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        35  16     171     152    .686

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        16  16     197     182    .500

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
CHW             6  16      67     124    .273
CLE            13   9     102     114    .591
DET            13   9     117      75    .591
NYY            10  11      83      82    .476
PHA            15   7      91      83    .682
SLB            17   5     122      68    .773
WSH            10  12      74      86    .455

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr 16     BOS @PHA  W  11-6        1-0     2     0.5  2:42 K Holcombe                  5,599 +
  2 Fri, Apr 17     BOS @PHA  L   0-5        1-1     4     1.0  2:13 C Bishop                    2,400 -
  3 Sun, Apr 19     BOS @WSH  L   0-4        1-2     6     2.5  1:56 W Masterson                 9,898 --
  4 Mon, Apr 20     BOS  WSH  W   4-2        2-2     3     1.5  2:17 M Parnell                   5,385 +
  5                 BOS  WSH  W  11-4        3-2     3     1.5  2:43 M McDermott                 7,534 ++
  6 Tue, Apr 21     BOS @NYY  L   0-1        3-3     5     1.5  2:12 A Reynolds                  7,193 -
  7 Wed, Apr 22     BOS @NYY  L   2-6        3-4     6     2.5  2:28 V Raschi                    9,886 --
  8 Thu, Apr 23     BOS @NYY  L   3-6        3-5     6     3.5  2:12 J Sain                     10,045 ---
  9 Fri, Apr 24     BOS  PHA  L   2-7        3-6     6     4.5  2:16 A Kellner                   5,991 ----
 10 Sat, Apr 25     BOS  PHA  W   4-3        4-6     6     4.5  2:16 M Parnell                   6,214 +
 11 Tue, Apr 28     BOS @DET  W   2-0        5-6     6     4.0  2:31 M McDermott                 3,059 ++
 12 Wed, Apr 29     BOS @DET  W  10-4        6-6     5     3.5  2:55 M Parnell                   1,769 +++
 13 Fri, May  1     BOS @CLE  W   8-1        7-6     4     3.0  2:40 M Grissom                  14,391 ++++
 14 Sat, May  2     BOS @CLE  W   5-1        8-6     4     2.0  2:00 H Brown                     6,204 +++++
 15 Sun, May  3     BOS @SLB  W  14-5        9-6     4     2.5  2:36 S Hudson                          ++++++
 16                 BOS @SLB  L   5-6        9-7     4     2.5  2:39 M Stuart                   13,463 -
 17 Tue, May  5     BOS @CHW  W   5-1       10-7     3     2.0  2:17 M Parnell                  11,144 +
 18 Wed, May  6     BOS @CHW  L   2-6       10-8     3     2.5  2:15 B Pierce                    4,500 -
 19 Fri, May  8     BOS  NYY  W   2-1       11-8     3     1.5  2:32 H Brown                    33,055 +
 20 Sat, May  9     BOS  NYY  L   4-6       11-9     4     2.5  2:57 E Blackwell                26,065 -
 21 Sun, May 10     BOS  NYY  L   4-7       11-10    4     3.5  2:55 V Raschi                   28,884 --
 22 Tue, May 12     BOS  CHW  L   7-9       11-11    4     4.5  3:28 H Dorish                   21,912 ---
 23 Wed, May 13     BOS  CHW  W   3-0       12-11    4     4.5  2:29 M Grissom                   3,698 +
 24 Thu, May 14     BOS  CLE  W   5-4       13-11    4     3.5  3:15 E Kinder                    4,428 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, May 16     BOS  CLE  W   1-0       14-11    3     2.5  2:11 M McDermott                18,459 +++
 26 Mon, May 18     BOS  DET  L   2-5       14-12    4     3.0  2:25 N Garver                        0 -
 27                 BOS  DET  W   8-5       15-12    4     3.0  2:27 M Parnell                   6,591 +
 28 Tue, May 19     BOS  SLB  W   4-3       16-12    3     3.0  2:10 H Brown                     3,733 ++
 29 Wed, May 20     BOS  SLB  W   3-2       17-12    2     3.0  3:06 E Kinder                    4,121 +++
 30 Thu, May 21     BOS  PHA  L   0-9       17-13    3     4.0  2:32 C Scheib                    5,816 -
 31 Fri, May 22     BOS  PHA  W   3-2       18-13    2     2.5  2:08 M Parnell                   4,690 +
 32                 BOS  PHA  W   3-2       19-13    2     2.5  3:23 H Freeman                   4,690 ++
 33 Sat, May 23     BOS @NYY  L   2-3       19-14    2     3.5  2:04 V Raschi                   26,255 -
 34 Sun, May 24     BOS @NYY  L   4-8       19-15    4     4.5  2:36 J Sain                     47,165 --
 35 Mon, May 25     BOS @NYY  W  14-10      20-15    4     3.5  3:52 M McDermott                28,371 +
 36 Wed, May 27     BOS @PHA  L   3-4       20-16    4     4.5  2:35 A Kellner                   4,734 -
 37 Thu, May 28     BOS @PHA  L   1-6       20-17    4     5.5  2:21 M Fricano                   1,262 --
 38 Fri, May 29     BOS @WSH  L   2-4       20-18    4     6.5  2:05 J Schmitz                   7,139 ---
 39 Sat, May 30     BOS @WSH  W   4-3       21-18    4     6.5  2:22 M McDermott                16,765 +
 40                 BOS @WSH  L   1-2       21-19    4     6.5  2:21 S Dixon                    16,765 -
 41 Sun, May 31     BOS  WSH  L   4-5       21-20    5     8.0  2:43 B Porterfiel                    0 --
 42                 BOS  WSH  L   0-4       21-21    5     8.0  1:55 S Shea                     29,590 ---
 43 Tue, Jun  2     BOS @CLE  L   3-7       21-22    5     9.0  2:20 M Garcia                   17,356 ----
 44 Wed, Jun  3     BOS @CLE  W   4-3       22-22    5     9.0  2:24 E Kinder                   14,023 +
 45 Thu, Jun  4     BOS @CLE  L   1-8       22-23    5    10.0  2:35 B Lemon                     5,225 -
 46 Sat, Jun  6     BOS @DET  W   6-2       23-23    5    10.0  2:22 W Nixon                         0 +
 47                 BOS @DET  W   1-0       24-23    5    10.0  2:14 M Parnell                   6,957 ++
 48 Sun, Jun  7     BOS @DET  W   4-1       25-23    5    10.5  2:07 H Brown                    11,917 +++
 49 Mon, Jun  8     BOS @DET  L   3-6       25-24    5    11.0  2:13 N Garver                    2,198 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun  9     BOS @SLB  W   6-5       26-24    5    11.0  3:11 M McDermott                 3,714 +
 51 Wed, Jun 10     BOS @SLB  W  11-2       27-24    3    10.5  2:19 M Parnell                         ++
 52                 BOS @SLB  W   3-2       28-24    3    10.5  2:36 S Hudson                    3,693 +++
 53 Thu, Jun 11     BOS @SLB  W   7-0       29-24    3    10.5  2:09 W Nixon                     2,538 ++++
 54 Fri, Jun 12     BOS @CHW  W   4-3       30-24    3    10.5  2:48 H Brown                    26,567 +++++
 55 Sat, Jun 13     BOS @CHW  L   2-5       30-25    3    11.5  2:16 M Fornieles                 7,051 -
 56 Sun, Jun 14     BOS @CHW  L   0-6       30-26    4    13.5  1:54 B Pierce                          --
 57                 BOS @CHW  L   0-1       30-27    4    13.5  2:09 S Consuegra                28,319 ---
 58 Tue, Jun 16     BOS  DET  L   3-5       30-28    4    13.5  2:30 B Hoeft                    19,151 ----
 59 Wed, Jun 17     BOS  DET  W  17-1       31-28    4    13.5  2:53 W Nixon                     5,750 +
 60 Thu, Jun 18     BOS  DET  W  23-3       32-28    4    14.0  3:03 E Kinder                    3,108 ++
 61 Fri, Jun 19     BOS  SLB  W   4-1       33-28    4    13.0  2:23 M McDermott                10,567 +++
 62 Sat, Jun 20     BOS  SLB  W   4-2       34-28    4    13.0  2:10 M Parnell                   7,203 ++++
 63 Sun, Jun 21     BOS  SLB  W   3-1       35-28    4    13.0  2:09 H Brown                    15,785 +++++
 64                 BOS  SLB  L   0-2       35-29    4    13.0  1:58 B Holloman                 15,785 -
 65 Tue, Jun 23     BOS  CLE  W   6-4       36-29    3    11.5  2:29 W Nixon                           +
 66                 BOS  CLE  W   2-1       37-29    3    11.5  2:10 M McDermott                28,235 ++
 67 Wed, Jun 24     BOS  CLE  L   9-13      37-30    4    11.5  3:06 E Wynn                      8,234 -
 68 Thu, Jun 25     BOS  CLE  L   4-15      37-31    4    11.5  2:50 A Houtteman                 5,970 --
 69 Fri, Jun 26     BOS  CHW  L   3-5       37-32    4    11.5  2:35 M Fornieles                20,442 ---
 70 Sat, Jun 27     BOS  CHW  L   5-6       37-33    4    11.5  2:44 S Rogovin                  15,677 ----
 71 Sun, Jun 28     BOS  CHW  L   4-13      37-34    4    11.5  2:58 V Trucks                   19,283 -----
 72 Tue, Jun 30     BOS  NYY  W   5-4       38-34    4    10.5  2:35 E Kinder                   32,837 +
 73 Wed, Jul  1     BOS  NYY  W   4-0       39-34    4     9.5  1:58 M Parnell                  16,817 ++
 74 Thu, Jul  2     BOS  NYY  L   3-5       39-35    4    10.5  2:43 V Raschi                   14,291 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Fri, Jul  3     BOS  WSH  L   4-9       39-36    4    11.5  2:26 S Shea                     14,445 --
 76 Sat, Jul  4     BOS  WSH  W   7-2       40-36    4    12.5  2:14 B Henry                           +
 77                 BOS  WSH  L   4-8       40-37    4    12.5  2:14 S Dixon                    18,355 -
 78 Sun, Jul  5     BOS @PHA  W  10-2       41-37    4    11.0  2:06 M Parnell                   4,554 +
 79 Mon, Jul  6     BOS @WSH  W   2-1       42-37    4    11.5  2:31 I Delock                    9,151 ++
 80 Tue, Jul  7     BOS @WSH  W   2-0       43-37    4    10.5  2:08 H Brown                     9,634 +++
 81 Wed, Jul  8     BOS @NYY  L   2-4       43-38    4    11.5  2:26 J McDonald                 41,910 -
 82 Thu, Jul  9     BOS @NYY  W   4-0       44-38    4    10.5  2:24 M Parnell                  20,714 +
 83 Fri, Jul 10     BOS  PHA  W   3-2       45-38    4    10.5  3:26 E Kinder                   22,657 ++
 84 Sat, Jul 11     BOS  PHA  W   4-3       46-38    4    10.5  2:33 E Kinder                   11,692 +++
 85 Sun, Jul 12     BOS  PHA  W   9-5       47-38    4    11.0  2:09 H Brown                           ++++
 86                 BOS  PHA  L   1-4       47-39    4    11.0  2:10 H Byrd                     23,916 -
 87 Thu, Jul 16     BOS @DET  W   3-2       48-39    4    10.5  2:37 M Parnell                  16,011 +
 88 Fri, Jul 17     BOS @DET  W   3-2       49-39    4    10.5  2:44 H Brown                    17,260 ++
 89 Sat, Jul 18     BOS @DET  W   5-3       50-39    4    10.5  2:14 I Delock                    5,160 +++
 90 Sun, Jul 19     BOS @CLE  W   2-0       51-39    3    10.5  2:40 M McDermott                       ++++
 91                 BOS @CLE  W   7-5       52-39    3    10.5  2:49 M Parnell                  34,796 +++++
 92 Wed, Jul 22     BOS @CHW  L   0-1       52-40    4    10.0  2:15 V Trucks                   13,245 -
 93 Thu, Jul 23     BOS @CHW  W   4-3       53-40    4     9.0  2:52 H Brown                    13,675 +
 94 Fri, Jul 24     BOS @SLB  W   8-0       54-40    3     7.5  2:12 B Henry                     3,656 ++
 95                 BOS @SLB  W   6-0       55-40    3     7.5  2:15 M McDermott                 3,656 +++
 96 Sat, Jul 25     BOS @SLB  W   7-6       56-40    3     7.5  2:29 E Kinder                    1,857 ++++
 97 Sun, Jul 26     BOS @SLB  W   7-5       57-40    3     7.5  2:37 S Hudson                    4,565 +++++
 98                 BOS @SLB  L   5-8       57-41    3     7.5  2:15 M Stuart                    4,565 -
 99 Tue, Jul 28     BOS  CHW  L   2-4       57-42    3     8.5  2:37 H Dorish                   35,385 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Wed, Jul 29     BOS  CHW  L   3-8       57-43    3     9.5  2:49 B Pierce                   19,083 ---
101 Thu, Jul 30     BOS  CHW  L   1-17      57-44    4     9.5  2:31 S Consuegra                10,959 ----
102 Fri, Jul 31     BOS  DET  L   3-5       57-45    4    10.5  2:17 R Branca                   21,647 -----
103 Sat, Aug  1     BOS  DET  L   3-4       57-46    4    10.5  2:41 R Herbert                  10,144 ------
104 Sun, Aug  2     BOS  DET  L   1-2       57-47    4    11.5  2:17 N Garver                        0 -------
105                 BOS  DET  L   6-9       57-48    4    11.5  2:27 D Marlowe                  20,434 --------
106 Tue, Aug  4     BOS  SLB  W   6-2       58-48    4    12.0  2:19 M McDermott                12,318 +
107 Wed, Aug  5     BOS  SLB  W   5-0       59-48    4    12.0  1:55 B Flowers                   5,027 ++
108 Thu, Aug  6     BOS  SLB  L   7-8       59-49    4    13.0  3:04 M Stuart                    6,792 -
109 Fri, Aug  7     BOS  CLE  W   4-2       60-49    4    13.0  2:28 M Parnell                  33,728 +
110 Sat, Aug  8     BOS  CLE  W   5-4       61-49    4    13.5  2:29 S Hudson                   22,731 ++
111 Sun, Aug  9     BOS  CLE  L   3-9       61-50    4    13.5  2:26 M Garcia                   26,966 -
112 Mon, Aug 10     BOS @WSH  L   0-2       61-51    4    14.0  1:48 B Porterfiel               13,631 --
113 Tue, Aug 11     BOS @PHA  W   7-6       62-51    4    12.5  2:52 M Parnell                  12,306 +
114                 BOS @PHA  W   7-5       63-51    4    12.5  2:27 H Brown                    12,306 ++
115 Wed, Aug 12     BOS @PHA  W   3-2       64-51    4    12.5  2:37 M McDermott                 2,988 +++
116 Thu, Aug 13     BOS @PHA  L   0-1       64-52    4    13.5  1:38 J Coleman                   4,281 -
117 Sat, Aug 15     BOS  WSH  L   2-5       64-53    4    14.0  2:50 C Stobbs                   24,339 --
118                 BOS  WSH  L   2-4       64-54    4    14.0  2:32 B Porterfiel               24,339 ---
119 Sun, Aug 16     BOS  WSH  W   4-1       65-54    4    15.0  2:57 M Parnell                  25,564 +
120                 BOS  WSH  L   4-7       65-55    4    15.0  2:19 S Shea                     25,564 -
121 Tue, Aug 18     BOS  PHA  W   2-1       66-55    4    15.0  2:24 M McDermott                28,024 +
122 Wed, Aug 19     BOS  PHA  W   6-4       67-55    3    15.0  2:27 E Kinder                   12,084 ++
123 Fri, Aug 21     BOS @WSH  L   1-9       67-56    4    16.0  2:06 C Stobbs                        0 -
124                 BOS @WSH  W   7-3       68-56    4    16.0  2:24 S Hudson                   15,427 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sat, Aug 22     BOS @WSH  W   4-3       69-56    4    15.0  2:46 M McDermott                 9,419 ++
126 Sun, Aug 23     BOS @WSH  W   5-4       70-56    4    15.0  2:35 B Henry                    12,215 +++
127 Thu, Aug 27     BOS @CHW  L   4-6       70-57    4    16.0  2:20 V Trucks                   23,270 -
128 Fri, Aug 28     BOS @CHW  W   4-3       71-57    4    15.0  2:54 B Henry                    32,119 +
129 Sat, Aug 29     BOS @CHW  L   1-5       71-58    4    15.0  2:41 C Johnson                  15,253 -
130 Sun, Aug 30     BOS @CLE  L   5-6       71-59    4    16.0  2:56 D Hoskins                       0 --
131                 BOS @CLE  L   4-8       71-60    4    16.0  2:21 A Houtteman                34,939 ---
132 Mon, Aug 31     BOS @CLE  W   6-4       72-60    4    15.5  3:01 M McDermott                12,228 +
133 Tue, Sep  1     BOS @CLE  L   3-13      72-61    4    16.5  2:50 E Wynn                      4,801 -
134 Wed, Sep  2     BOS @DET  W   5-2       73-61    4    16.5  2:33 M Parnell                   5,366 +
135 Thu, Sep  3     BOS @DET  L   4-5       73-62    4    17.5  2:50 S Gromek                    3,600 -
136 Sun, Sep  6     BOS @PHA  W   8-4       74-62    4    16.5  2:24 I Delock                          +
137                 BOS @PHA  W   4-0       75-62    4    16.5  2:01 M McDermott                 5,825 ++
138 Mon, Sep  7     BOS  NYY  W   7-4       76-62    4    16.5  2:36 M Parnell                  32,123 +++
139                 BOS  NYY  L   3-5       76-63    4    16.5  2:33 J Sain                     32,123 -
140 Wed, Sep  9     BOS  CLE  L   1-2       76-64    4    17.5  2:33 M Garcia                   29,793 --
141 Thu, Sep 10     BOS  CLE  W  14-4       77-64    4    17.5  2:48 M McDermott                 8,894 +
142 Fri, Sep 11     BOS  SLB  L   0-2       77-65    4    17.5  2:09 D Pillette                  3,660 -
143 Sat, Sep 12     BOS  SLB  W   7-6       78-65    4    17.5  3:11 E Kinder                   10,097 +
144 Sun, Sep 13     BOS  CHW  W   7-6       79-65    4    17.5  2:51 F Sullivan                 22,774 ++
145 Mon, Sep 14     BOS  CHW  L   6-10      79-66    4    18.5  2:51 C Johnson                   5,239 -
146 Tue, Sep 15     BOS  CHW  L   0-6       79-67    4    18.5  1:57 B Keegan                    4,556 --
147 Wed, Sep 16     BOS  DET  L   3-8       79-68    4    19.0  2:14 T Gray                      2,739 ---
148 Thu, Sep 17     BOS  DET  W   2-1       80-68    4    18.0  1:58 S Hudson                    2,272 +
149 Sat, Sep 19     BOS  NYY  W   3-0       81-68    4    17.0  2:18 M Parnell                  24,427 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 20     BOS  NYY  L   8-10      81-69    4    18.0  2:59 W Ford                     29,188 -
151 Fri, Sep 25     BOS @NYY  W   5-0       82-69    4    18.0  2:20 M Parnell                  20,016 +
152 Sat, Sep 26     BOS @NYY  W   2-1       83-69    4    17.0  2:45 M McDermott                13,307 ++
153 Sun, Sep 27     BOS @NYY  W   2-1       84-69    4    16.0  2:28 B Henry                    22,070 +++

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