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1954 Boston Red Sox Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955)
69-85, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 700 runs, Allowed 728 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-80
Manager: Lou Boudreau (69-85)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 931,127 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 112, Pitching - 111;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
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1955 Lineups and Defense

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Tue,4/13 at PHA L (4-6)# White Gernert Consolo Kell Lepcio Goodman Piersall Jensen Parnell  
2. Thu,4/15 vs WSH W (6-1) White Agganis Goodman Kell Lepcio Maxwell Jensen Piersall Henry  
3. Sun,4/18 vs PHA L (4-6) Owen Agganis Goodman Kell Lepcio Maxwell Jensen Piersall Brewer  
4. Sun,4/18 vs PHA W (4-3) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Jensen Piersall Hudson  
5. Mon,4/19 vs NYY L (0-5) White Agganis Goodman Kell Lepcio Maxwell Jensen Piersall Parnell  
6. Mon,4/19 vs NYY W (2-1) Owen Agganis Goodman Kell Lepcio Maxwell Jensen Piersall Nixon  
7. Wed,4/21 at NYY L (1-5)# White Gernert Goodman Kell Lepcio Evers Piersall Jensen Kiely  
8. Fri,4/23 at WSH L (6-7) White Agganis Goodman Kell Lepcio Maxwell Piersall Jensen Henry  
9. Sat,4/24 at WSH W (6-1)# White Gernert Goodman Kell Lepcio Olson Piersall Jensen Parnell  
10. Sun,4/25 at WSH L (1-5)# White Gernert Goodman Kell Lepcio Olson Piersall Jensen Kiely  
11. Thu,4/29 vs CLE L (3-6) White Agganis Consolo Kell Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Nixon  
12. Fri,4/30 vs CHW L (0-5) White Agganis Consolo Kell Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Hudson  
13. Sat,5/1 vs CHW L (0-3) White Agganis Consolo Kell Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Henry  
14. Fri,5/7 vs WSH W (7-6) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Jensen Piersall Clevenger  
15. Tue,5/11 at CHW L (1-2) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Piersall Jensen Kiely  
16. Wed,5/12 at CHW L (0-1) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Piersall Jensen Brewer  
17. Thu,5/13 at BAL W (9-1) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Piersall Jensen Henry  
18. Fri,5/14 at BAL L (2-7) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Piersall Jensen Nixon  
19. Sat,5/15 at BAL L (1-2) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Maxwell Piersall Jensen Clevenger  
20. Sun,5/16 at DET L (6-7)# Wilber Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Brown  
21. Sun,5/16 at DET L (8-9) Owen Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Williams Jensen Maxwell Kiely  
22. Mon,5/17 at DET W (4-3) White Agganis Goodman Lepcio Bolling Williams Jensen Maxwell Brewer  
23. Tue,5/18 at CLE L (3-6) White Agganis Goodman Lepcio Bolling Williams Jensen Maxwell Henry  
24. Wed,5/19 at CLE L (3-5) White Agganis Goodman Kell Bolling Williams Jensen Maxwell Nixon  
25. Fri,5/21 at NYY W (6-3)# White Agganis Lepcio Kell Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Sullivan  
26. Sat,5/22 at NYY L (0-7) White Agganis Lepcio Kell Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Clevenger  
27. Sun,5/23 at NYY W (10-9) White Agganis Lepcio Kell Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Henry  
28. Tue,5/25 at PHA W (3-2) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Nixon  
29. Wed,5/26 at PHA L (5-6) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Kiely  
30. Fri,5/28 vs NYY L (9-10) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
31. Sat,5/29 vs NYY L (2-10) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Hudson  
32. Sun,5/30 vs NYY W (3-1) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
33. Mon,5/31 vs PHA W (20-10) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
34. Mon,5/31 vs PHA W (9-0) Owen Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Henry  
35. Tue,6/1 vs PHA L (6-16) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Clevenger  
36. Wed,6/2 vs CHW W (5-2) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
37. Thu,6/3 vs CHW L (6-9) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brown  
38. Fri,6/4 vs CHW L (3-7) White Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
39. Sat,6/5 vs DET L (0-6) Owen Agganis Lepcio Goodman Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Henry  
40. Sat,6/5 vs DET W (5-4) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Kiely  
41. Sun,6/6 vs DET W (7-4) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Nixon  
42. Mon,6/7 vs DET W (3-2) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Sullivan  
43. Mon,6/7 vs DET W (5-4) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Brewer  
44. Tue,6/8 vs BAL L (4-7) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Clevenger  
45. Wed,6/9 vs BAL W (7-6) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Henry  
46. Thu,6/10 vs BAL L (1-5) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Kiely  
47. Thu,6/10 vs BAL L (0-9) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Lenhardt Olson Jensen Herrin  
48. Fri,6/11 vs CLE L (2-6) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Nixon  
49. Sat,6/12 vs CLE L (3-4) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Brewer  
50. Sun,6/13 vs CLE L (1-4) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
51. Sun,6/13 vs CLE L (1-8) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Goodman Jensen Piersall Clevenger  
52. Mon,6/14 vs CLE L (5-13) Owen Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Goodman Olson Piersall Henry  
53. Tue,6/15 at DET L (1-4) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Goodman Piersall Maxwell Kiely  
54. Wed,6/16 at DET W (3-2) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Goodman Piersall Jensen Nixon  
55. Thu,6/17 at DET L (1-2) Wilber Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Goodman Piersall Jensen Brewer  
56. Fri,6/18 at CLE L (0-2) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Sullivan  
57. Sat,6/19 at CLE W (6-3) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Kinder  
58. Sun,6/20 at CLE L (1-3) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Kiely  
59. Sun,6/20 at CLE L (2-9) Owen Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Nixon  
60. Tue,6/22 at BAL W (3-1) White Agganis Consolo Lepcio Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Brewer  
61. Wed,6/23 at BAL L (7-8) White Agganis Consolo Lepcio Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Sullivan  
62. Fri,6/25 at CHW L (4-6) White Agganis Consolo Lepcio Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Nixon  
63. Sat,6/26 at CHW W (3-1) White Agganis Consolo Lepcio Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
64. Sun,6/27 at CHW W (2-1) White Agganis Consolo Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
65. Sun,6/27 at CHW L (1-9)# White Agganis Consolo Lepcio Bolling Jensen Olson Piersall Henry  
66. Tue,6/29 vs NYY L (5-14) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Piersall Brown  
67. Wed,6/30 vs NYY W (6-1) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Piersall Nixon  
68. Thu,7/1 vs NYY L (7-8) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Sullivan  
69. Fri,7/2 vs PHA W (8-4) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Brewer  
70. Sat,7/3 vs PHA L (3-7)# White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Clevenger  
71. Sun,7/4 vs PHA W (8-0)# White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Kiely  
72. Mon,7/5 at WSH W (14-0) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Nixon  
73. Mon,7/5 at WSH L (1-7)# White Goodman Lepcio Consolo Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Henry  
74. Tue,7/6 at NYY L (1-4)# White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Sullivan  
75. Wed,7/7 at NYY L (9-17) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Olson Jensen Brewer  
76. Fri,7/9 at PHA L (3-9)# White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
77. Sat,7/10 at PHA W (5-3) Wilber Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
78. Sun,7/11 at PHA W (18-0) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
79. Sun,7/11 at PHA W (11-1) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
80. Thu,7/15 vs DET W (3-1) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
81. Thu,7/15 vs DET L (2-4) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
82. Fri,7/16 vs DET W (3-0) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
83. Sat,7/17 vs DET W (7-6) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
84. Sun,7/18 vs BAL W (4-0) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Kemmerer  
85. Sun,7/18 vs BAL L (1-4) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Henry  
86. Mon,7/19 vs BAL W (9-7) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Hudson  
87. Mon,7/19 vs BAL W (8-5) Owen Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
88. Tue,7/20 vs CLE T (5-5) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
89. Wed,7/21 vs CLE T (7-7) Owen Agganis Lepcio Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
90. Thu,7/22 vs CLE L (3-6) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
91. Thu,7/22 vs CLE L (2-5) Wilber Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Brown  
92. Fri,7/23 vs CHW L (1-7) White Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Kemmerer  
93. Sat,7/24 vs CHW W (5-2) Wilber Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
94. Sun,7/25 vs CHW L (2-5)# Wilber Agganis Lepcio Consolo Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
95. Sun,7/25 vs CHW L (2-4) Owen Agganis Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
96. Tue,7/27 at CLE L (3-6) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
97. Wed,7/28 at CLE L (1-2) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kemmerer  
98. Thu,7/29 at CLE W (10-2) Wilber Goodman Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
99. Fri,7/30 at DET L (0-5) White Goodman Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
100. Sat,7/31 at DET W (4-0) Wilber Goodman Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
101. Sun,8/1 at DET W (10-8)# Wilber Mele Lepcio Bolling Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Parnell  
102. Tue,8/3 at CHW L (2-6)# White Mele Lepcio Bolling Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
103. Wed,8/4 at CHW L (5-6)# Owen Mele Lepcio Bolling Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kemmerer  
104. Thu,8/5 at CHW L (1-5) Owen Goodman Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
105. Fri,8/6 at BAL W (3-1) Wilber Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
106. Sat,8/7 at BAL L (1-2) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Parnell  
107. Sun,8/8 at BAL W (4-2) Wilber Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kemmerer  
108. Sun,8/8 at BAL W (4-1) White Agganis Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
109. Tue,8/10 vs WSH W (4-0) Wilber Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Parnell  
110. Wed,8/11 vs WSH W (10-1) Wilber Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
111. Wed,8/11 vs WSH L (4-5)# Wilber Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Clevenger  
112. Thu,8/12 vs WSH L (5-9)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
113. Thu,8/12 vs WSH W (5-0)# Owen Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
114. Fri,8/13 at NYY L (2-8)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
115. Sat,8/14 at NYY L (1-3) Owen Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Olson Piersall Kemmerer  
116. Sun,8/15 at NYY L (9-14) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Olson Piersall Brewer  
117. Tue,8/17 at WSH W (4-3)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Sullivan  
118. Wed,8/18 at WSH W (9-8)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Kiely  
119. Thu,8/19 at WSH W (11-6)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Parnell  
120. Fri,8/20 vs NYY W (4-3) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Nixon  
121. Sat,8/21 vs NYY W (10-9) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Kinder  
122. Sun,8/22 vs NYY W (8-2) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Sullivan  
123. Tue,8/24 vs DET L (7-8) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Parnell  
124. Wed,8/25 vs DET W (5-3) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Nixon  
125. Thu,8/26 vs BAL L (3-5) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Hudson  
126. Fri,8/27 vs BAL W (3-2) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kemmerer  
127. Sat,8/28 vs BAL W (3-2) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Mele Parnell  
128. Sun,8/29 vs CLE L (2-6) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Mele Brewer  
129. Sun,8/29 vs CLE L (1-8) White Agganis Lepcio Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Mele Sullivan  
130. Mon,8/30 vs CLE L (4-5) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Mele Nixon  
131. Wed,9/1 vs CHW W (7-2)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Olson Kemmerer  
132. Wed,9/1 vs CHW L (3-6) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Mele Parnell  
133. Fri,9/3 at PHA W (11-1) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Mele Sullivan  
134. Sat,9/4 at PHA L (3-4) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Mele Nixon  
135. Sun,9/5 at PHA W (12-5) Owen Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Mele Brewer  
136. Sun,9/5 at PHA W (7-3) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Mele Kemmerer  
137. Mon,9/6 at NYY W (8-7)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Bolling Williams Jensen Olson Kiely  
138. Mon,9/6 at NYY L (5-6) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Mele Parnell  
139. Wed,9/8 at DET W (5-2) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Maxwell Sullivan  
140. Thu,9/9 at DET W (8-0)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
141. Fri,9/10 at CLE L (2-4) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Kiely  
142. Sat,9/11 at CLE L (0-3) Owen Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Parnell  
143. Sun,9/12 at CHW L (3-5) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Brewer  
144. Sun,9/12 at CHW L (5-7)# White Agganis Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Jensen Piersall Sullivan  
145. Tue,9/14 at BAL L (1-3) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Nixon  
146. Wed,9/15 at BAL L (1-2) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Piersall Parnell  
147. Fri,9/17 at WSH L (0-8)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Sullivan  
148. Sat,9/18 at WSH L (7-8)# Wilber Mele Goodman Lepcio Bolling Lenhardt Piersall Olson Nixon  
149. Sun,9/19 at WSH W (6-2) Wilber Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Parnell  
150. Mon,9/20 vs PHA W (5-2) White Mele Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Brewer  
151. Tue,9/21 vs PHA W (4-3) White Mele Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Nixon  
152. Tue,9/21 vs PHA W (4-3) White Agganis Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Jensen Mele Sullivan  
153. Fri,9/24 vs WSH L (0-1)# White Mele Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Brown  
154. Fri,9/24 vs WSH L (4-6) White Mele Goodman Hatton Bolling Williams Piersall Jensen Parnell  
155. Sat,9/25 vs WSH W (7-6)# White Mele Goodman Lepcio Consolo Williams Piersall Jensen Nixon  
156. Sun,9/26 vs WSH W (11-2)# White Mele Goodman Hatton Consolo Williams Piersall Jensen Sullivan  
156 games 3 players 4 players 3 players 6 players 3 players 7 players 3 players 5 players 12 players 0 players
Most Common-games White-124
Owen-16
Wilber-16
Agganis-109
Goodman-22
Mele-21
Lepcio-78
Goodman-68
Consolo-10
Hatton-80
Kell-25
Lepcio-22
Bolling-103
Consolo-44
Lepcio-9
Williams-113
Maxwell-12
Goodman-12
Jensen-99
Olson-30
Piersall-27
Piersall-85
Jensen-42
Olson-12
Nixon-30
Sullivan-26
Brewer-23
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Most Common Lineups

8 Games
C. White
1B. Agganis
2B. Lepcio
3B. Goodman
SS. Bolling
LF. Williams
CF. Jensen
RF. Piersall
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. White
1B. Agganis
2B. Lepcio
3B. Hatton
SS. Bolling
LF. Williams
CF. Jensen
RF. Piersall
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. White
1B. Goodman
2B. Lepcio
3B. Hatton
SS. Bolling
LF. Williams
CF. Olson
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. White
1B. Agganis
2B. Goodman
3B. Hatton
SS. Consolo
LF. Williams
CF. Jensen
RF. Olson
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. White
1B. Agganis
2B. Goodman
3B. Kell
SS. Bolling
LF. Maxwell
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. White
1B. Agganis
2B. Goodman
3B. Hatton
SS. Bolling
LF. Williams
CF. Jensen
RF. Mele
P. Pitcher

72 total lineups (148 when including pitchers)


1955 Lineups and Defense