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1954 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953/1955)
69-85, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 700 runs, Allowed 728 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-80
Managed by Lou Boudreau

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 931,127 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 111, Pitching - 110
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 Stats / Schedule (1953/1955) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   69-85 , Final Rank: 4, GB:   42.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on April 19)
Most Games under .500:          20 (last on September 18)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       43.5 (last on September 20)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (August 17 to August 22)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (June 10 to June 15 and September 10 to September 18)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (July 7)
Most Runs Scored:               20 (May 31)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      12
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        69  85     700     728    .448

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           38  39     357     384    .494
Road           31  46     343     344    .403

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           4   8      37      51    .333
May             9  13     111     110    .409
June           12  21     109     182    .364
July           15  16     170     143    .484
August         16  14     144     141    .533
September      13  13     129     101    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     31  48     345     403    .392
Second Half    38  37     355     325    .507
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        23  23     210     210    .500

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        20  22     250     237    .476

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL            11  11      79      82    .500
CHW             5  17      61     101    .227
CLE             2  20      70     128    .091
DET            14   8      97      84    .636
NYY             9  13     108     147    .409
PHA            15   7     157      94    .682
WSH            13   9     128      92    .591

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 13     BOS @PHA  L   4-6        0-1     5     1.0  2:50 B Shantz                   16,331 -
  2 Thu, Apr 15     BOS  WSH  W   6-1        1-1     5     0.5  2:25 B Henry                    17,272 +
  3 Sun, Apr 18     BOS  PHA  L   4-6        1-2     2     1.5  2:35 B Trice                           -
  4                 BOS  PHA  W   4-3        2-2     2     1.5  3:16 E Kinder                   22,566 +
  5 Mon, Apr 19     BOS  NYY  W   2-1        3-2     3     1.0  2:31 W Nixon                    18,682 ++
  6                 BOS  NYY  L   0-5        3-3     3     1.0  2:31 J McDonald                 27,762 -
  7 Wed, Apr 21     BOS @NYY  L   1-5        3-4     6     1.0  2:30 E Lopat                    26,356 --
  8 Fri, Apr 23     BOS @WSH  L   6-7        3-5     7     2.0  2:32 C Marrero                   8,033 ---
  9 Sat, Apr 24     BOS @WSH  W   6-1        4-5     6     2.0  2:39 H Brown                     5,582 +
 10 Sun, Apr 25     BOS @WSH  L   1-5        4-6     6     2.5  2:10 C Stobbs                    9,462 -
 11 Thu, Apr 29     BOS  CLE  L   3-6        4-7     8     3.0  2:38 M Garcia                    6,595 --
 12 Fri, Apr 30     BOS  CHW  L   0-5        4-8     8     4.0  2:20 B Keegan                    4,199 ---
 13 Sat, May  1     BOS  CHW  L   0-3        4-9     8     5.0  2:22 V Trucks                   14,932 ----
 14 Fri, May  7     BOS  WSH  W   7-6        5-9     6     5.5  2:28 T Clevenger                19,110 +
 15 Tue, May 11     BOS @CHW  L   1-2        5-10    8     5.5  2:37 B Keegan                   20,090 -
 16 Wed, May 12     BOS @CHW  L   0-1        5-11    8     6.5  2:05 D Johnson                   3,970 --
 17 Thu, May 13     BOS @BAL  W   9-1        6-11    6     5.5  2:21 B Henry                    12,564 +
 18 Fri, May 14     BOS @BAL  L   2-7        6-12    7     6.5  2:54 B Turley                   16,484 -
 19 Sat, May 15     BOS @BAL  L   1-2        6-13    7     7.5  1:58 J Coleman                   8,904 --
 20 Sun, May 16     BOS @DET  L   6-7        6-14    8     8.5  2:23 D Marlowe                       0 ---
 21                 BOS @DET  L   8-9        6-15    8     8.5  3:43 S Gromek                   42,957 ----
 22 Mon, May 17     BOS @DET  W   4-3        7-15    7     8.0  2:21 T Brewer                    5,254 +
 23 Tue, May 18     BOS @CLE  L   3-6        7-16    8     9.0  3:03 B Chakales                 14,562 -
 24 Wed, May 19     BOS @CLE  L   3-5        7-17    8    10.0  2:15 B Lemon                     4,023 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 21     BOS @NYY  W   6-3        8-17    7    10.0  2:35 F Sullivan                 30,119 +
 26 Sat, May 22     BOS @NYY  L   0-7        8-18    8    11.0  2:28 A Reynolds                 22,953 -
 27 Sun, May 23     BOS @NYY  W  10-9        9-18    7    11.5  3:19 E Kinder                   38,524 +
 28 Tue, May 25     BOS @PHA  W   3-2       10-18    5    10.5  2:20 W Nixon                     4,594 ++
 29 Wed, May 26     BOS @PHA  L   5-6       10-19    6    10.5  2:47 M Burtschy                  4,154 -
 30 Fri, May 28     BOS  NYY  L   9-10      10-20    6    11.5  3:23 B Grim                     31,034 --
 31 Sat, May 29     BOS  NYY  L   2-10      10-21    6    12.5  2:30 H Byrd                     21,992 ---
 32 Sun, May 30     BOS  NYY  W   3-1       11-21    6    12.5  2:30 W Nixon                    27,407 +
 33 Mon, May 31     BOS  PHA  W  20-10      12-21    6    11.5  3:12 T Herrin                        0 ++
 34                 BOS  PHA  W   9-0       13-21    6    11.5  2:12 B Henry                    23,255 +++
 35 Tue, Jun  1     BOS  PHA  L   6-16      13-22    6    12.0  2:20 B Trice                     2,342 -
 36 Wed, Jun  2     BOS  CHW  W   5-2       14-22    6    12.0  2:25 F Sullivan                 20,442 +
 37 Thu, Jun  3     BOS  CHW  L   6-9       14-23    6    12.0  3:17 V Trucks                    5,148 -
 38 Fri, Jun  4     BOS  CHW  L   3-7       14-24    6    12.0  2:39 B Keegan                    2,621 --
 39 Sat, Jun  5     BOS  DET  L   0-6       14-25    6    12.5  2:29 G Zuverink                  4,624 ---
 40                 BOS  DET  W   5-4       15-25    6    12.5  2:14 L Kiely                    19,085 +
 41 Sun, Jun  6     BOS  DET  W   7-4       16-25    5    13.0  2:45 W Nixon                    15,838 ++
 42 Mon, Jun  7     BOS  DET  W   3-2       17-25    5    12.0  2:16 F Sullivan                      0 +++
 43                 BOS  DET  W   5-4       18-25    5    12.0  3:28 T Brewer                    7,135 ++++
 44 Tue, Jun  8     BOS  BAL  L   4-7       18-26    5    13.0  2:32 M Blyzka                   15,769 -
 45 Wed, Jun  9     BOS  BAL  W   7-6       19-26    5    13.0  2:45 F Sullivan                  4,682 +
 46 Thu, Jun 10     BOS  BAL  L   1-5       19-27    6    14.0  2:00 J Coleman                         -
 47                 BOS  BAL  L   0-9       19-28    6    14.0  2:12 D Pillette                  6,875 --
 48 Fri, Jun 11     BOS  CLE  L   2-6       19-29    6    14.0  2:22 A Houtteman                28,499 ---
 49 Sat, Jun 12     BOS  CLE  L   3-4       19-30    6    14.5  2:41 B Feller                   18,917 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sun, Jun 13     BOS  CLE  L   1-4       19-31    7    16.5  2:25 E Wynn                          0 -----
 51                 BOS  CLE  L   1-8       19-32    7    16.5  2:19 M Garcia                   26,750 ------
 52 Mon, Jun 14     BOS  CLE  L   5-13      19-33    8    17.5  2:50 B Lemon                     2,572 -------
 53 Tue, Jun 15     BOS @DET  L   1-4       19-34    8    18.5  2:30 S Gromek                   32,330 --------
 54 Wed, Jun 16     BOS @DET  W   3-2       20-34    7    18.5  2:04 W Nixon                     5,105 +
 55 Thu, Jun 17     BOS @DET  L   1-2       20-35    7    19.5  2:08 G Zuverink                  3,285 -
 56 Fri, Jun 18     BOS @CLE  L   0-2       20-36    7    20.5  2:06 M Garcia                   23,706 --
 57 Sat, Jun 19     BOS @CLE  W   6-3       21-36    7    19.5  2:55 E Kinder                   10,827 +
 58 Sun, Jun 20     BOS @CLE  L   1-3       21-37    7    21.5  2:39 B Feller                        0 -
 59                 BOS @CLE  L   2-9       21-38    7    21.5  2:07 A Houtteman                36,751 --
 60 Tue, Jun 22     BOS @BAL  W   3-1       22-38    7    20.5  3:35 E Kinder                   13,093 +
 61 Wed, Jun 23     BOS @BAL  L   7-8       22-39    7    21.5  4:58 M Stuart                   24,843 -
 62 Fri, Jun 25     BOS @CHW  L   4-6       22-40    7    21.0  2:47 B Keegan                   35,529 --
 63 Sat, Jun 26     BOS @CHW  W   3-1       23-40    7    20.0  2:31 F Sullivan                 10,127 +
 64 Sun, Jun 27     BOS @CHW  W   2-1       24-40    8    20.5  2:15 T Brewer                        0 ++
 65                 BOS @CHW  L   1-9       24-41    8    20.5  2:37 J Harshman                 29,684 -
 66 Tue, Jun 29     BOS  NYY  L   5-14      24-42    8    21.5  3:14 H Byrd                     24,828 --
 67 Wed, Jun 30     BOS  NYY  W   6-1       25-42    7    21.5  2:25 W Nixon                     9,399 +
 68 Thu, Jul  1     BOS  NYY  L   7-8       25-43    8    22.0  3:01 J Sain                      8,118 -
 69 Fri, Jul  2     BOS  PHA  W   8-4       26-43    8    22.5  2:18 T Brewer                   12,913 +
 70 Sat, Jul  3     BOS  PHA  L   3-7       26-44    8    23.5  2:35 A Kellner                   7,232 -
 71 Sun, Jul  4     BOS  PHA  W   8-0       27-44    8    23.5  2:20 L Kiely                    13,861 +
 72 Mon, Jul  5     BOS @WSH  W  14-0       28-44    8    23.5  2:21 W Nixon                         0 ++
 73                 BOS @WSH  L   1-7       28-45    8    23.5  2:05 C Stobbs                   14,514 -
 74 Tue, Jul  6     BOS @NYY  L   1-4       28-46    8    24.5  2:42 W Ford                     26,253 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Wed, Jul  7     BOS @NYY  L   9-17      28-47    8    25.5  2:40 M Stuart                   12,910 ---
 76 Fri, Jul  9     BOS @PHA  L   3-9       28-48    8    26.0  2:48 A Kellner                   5,625 ----
 77 Sat, Jul 10     BOS @PHA  W   5-3       29-48    7    25.0  3:08 E Kinder                    3,047 +
 78 Sun, Jul 11     BOS @PHA  W  18-0       30-48    6    23.0  2:25 F Sullivan                        ++
 79                 BOS @PHA  W  11-1       31-48    6    23.0  2:21 T Brewer                    7,445 +++
 80 Thu, Jul 15     BOS  DET  W   3-1       32-48    6    23.5  2:12 W Nixon                     4,801 ++++
 81                 BOS  DET  L   2-4       32-49    6    23.5  2:26 G Zuverink                 16,893 -
 82 Fri, Jul 16     BOS  DET  W   3-0       33-49    6    23.5  2:00 F Sullivan                  4,872 +
 83 Sat, Jul 17     BOS  DET  W   7-6       34-49    6    23.5  2:31 T Brewer                    8,796 ++
 84 Sun, Jul 18     BOS  BAL  W   4-0       35-49    6    23.5  1:56 R Kemmerer                        +++
 85                 BOS  BAL  L   1-4       35-50    6    23.5  2:20 D Pillette                 16,782 -
 86 Mon, Jul 19     BOS  BAL  W   9-7       36-50    5    23.0  2:41 T Clevenger                       +
 87                 BOS  BAL  W   8-5       37-50    5    23.0  2:24 L Kiely                     7,033 ++
 88 Tue, Jul 20     BOS  CLE  -   5-5       37-50    5    23.0  4:26                            27,852 ++
 89 Wed, Jul 21     BOS  CLE  -   7-7       37-50    5    23.0  2:28                             8,671 ++
 90 Thu, Jul 22     BOS  CLE  L   3-6       37-51    6    25.0  2:23 B Feller                        0 -
 91                 BOS  CLE  L   2-5       37-52    6    25.0  2:17 B Lemon                    16,882 --
 92 Fri, Jul 23     BOS  CHW  L   1-7       37-53    6    26.0  2:26 H Dorish                   18,810 ---
 93 Sat, Jul 24     BOS  CHW  W   5-2       38-53    6    26.0  2:18 L Kiely                    12,507 +
 94 Sun, Jul 25     BOS  CHW  L   2-5       38-54    6    26.5  2:28 J Harshman                      0 -
 95                 BOS  CHW  L   2-4       38-55    6    26.5  2:37 D Johnson                  26,068 --
 96 Tue, Jul 27     BOS @CLE  L   3-6       38-56    6    27.5  2:28 B Lemon                    19,692 ---
 97 Wed, Jul 28     BOS @CLE  L   1-2       38-57    6    28.5  2:05 E Wynn                     18,729 ----
 98 Thu, Jul 29     BOS @CLE  W  10-2       39-57    6    27.5  2:40 L Kiely                    10,126 +
 99 Fri, Jul 30     BOS @DET  L   0-5       39-58    6    28.5  2:20 N Garver                   29,402 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Jul 31     BOS @DET  W   4-0       40-58    6    28.5  2:02 T Brewer                    7,526 +
101 Sun, Aug  1     BOS @DET  W  10-8       41-58    6    29.0  2:57 S Hudson                   15,825 ++
102 Tue, Aug  3     BOS @CHW  L   2-6       41-59    6    29.0  2:13 J Harshman                 30,062 -
103 Wed, Aug  4     BOS @CHW  L   5-6       41-60    6    30.0  2:47 S Consuegra                 8,854 --
104 Thu, Aug  5     BOS @CHW  L   1-5       41-61    6    30.0  2:33 B Keegan                   10,042 ---
105 Fri, Aug  6     BOS @BAL  W   3-1       42-61    6    30.0  2:27 E Kinder                   17,139 +
106 Sat, Aug  7     BOS @BAL  L   1-2       42-62    6    31.0  2:08 B Turley                    9,682 -
107 Sun, Aug  8     BOS @BAL  W   4-2       43-62    6    31.0  2:48 S Hudson                          +
108                 BOS @BAL  W   4-1       44-62    6    31.0  2:01 F Sullivan                 17,549 ++
109 Tue, Aug 10     BOS  WSH  W   4-0       45-62    6    30.0  1:58 M Parnell                  12,367 +++
110 Wed, Aug 11     BOS  WSH  W  10-1       46-62    6    30.5  1:58 T Brewer                    5,903 ++++
111                 BOS  WSH  L   4-5       46-63    6    30.5  2:24 J Schmitz                  17,133 -
112 Thu, Aug 12     BOS  WSH  L   5-9       46-64    6    31.0  2:30 C Stobbs                          --
113                 BOS  WSH  W   5-0       47-64    6    31.0  2:06 F Sullivan                  7,783 +
114 Fri, Aug 13     BOS @NYY  L   2-8       47-65    6    32.0  2:27 W Ford                     29,213 -
115 Sat, Aug 14     BOS @NYY  L   1-3       47-66    6    33.0  2:18 R Branca                   45,150 --
116 Sun, Aug 15     BOS @NYY  L   9-14      47-67    6    34.5  3:00 B Grim                     23,822 ---
117 Tue, Aug 17     BOS @WSH  W   4-3       48-67    6    34.5  2:22 F Sullivan                  7,220 +
118 Wed, Aug 18     BOS @WSH  W   9-8       49-67    5    34.5  3:25 S Hudson                    4,840 ++
119 Thu, Aug 19     BOS @WSH  W  11-6       50-67    5    34.0  2:34 M Parnell                   3,782 +++
120 Fri, Aug 20     BOS  NYY  W   4-3       51-67    5    34.0  2:40 W Nixon                    30,174 ++++
121 Sat, Aug 21     BOS  NYY  W  10-9       52-67    4    34.0  4:01 R Kemmerer                 25,003 +++++
122 Sun, Aug 22     BOS  NYY  W   8-2       53-67    4    34.0  2:26 F Sullivan                 30,046 ++++++
123 Tue, Aug 24     BOS  DET  L   7-8       53-68    5    34.0  3:06 R Herbert                  17,637 -
124 Wed, Aug 25     BOS  DET  W   5-3       54-68    4    34.0  2:14 W Nixon                     7,856 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Thu, Aug 26     BOS  BAL  L   3-5       54-69    4    35.0  2:21 B Turley                   10,710 -
126 Fri, Aug 27     BOS  BAL  W   3-2       55-69    4    34.0  2:10 R Kemmerer                  4,048 +
127 Sat, Aug 28     BOS  BAL  W   3-2       56-69    4    34.0  3:00 E Kinder                    8,104 ++
128 Sun, Aug 29     BOS  CLE  L   2-6       56-70    4    36.0  2:36 B Lemon                         0 -
129                 BOS  CLE  L   1-8       56-71    4    36.0  2:37 A Houtteman                36,344 --
130 Mon, Aug 30     BOS  CLE  L   4-5       56-72    5    37.0  2:56 H Newhouser                11,426 ---
131 Wed, Sep  1     BOS  CHW  W   7-2       57-72    4    37.0  2:32 T Hurd                      5,320 +
132                 BOS  CHW  L   3-6       57-73    4    37.0  2:31 H Dorish                   10,854 -
133 Fri, Sep  3     BOS @PHA  W  11-1       58-73    4    36.5  2:17 F Sullivan                  2,874 +
134 Sat, Sep  4     BOS @PHA  L   3-4       58-74    4    36.5  2:31 J Gray                      2,124 -
135 Sun, Sep  5     BOS @PHA  W  12-5       59-74    4    36.0  2:25 T Brewer                          +
136                 BOS @PHA  W   7-3       60-74    4    36.0  2:35 R Kemmerer                  5,788 ++
137 Mon, Sep  6     BOS @NYY  L   5-6       60-75    4    36.0  3:16 A Reynolds                        -
138                 BOS @NYY  W   8-7       61-75    4    36.0  2:38 T Hurd                     39,959 +
139 Wed, Sep  8     BOS @DET  W   5-2       62-75    4    36.0  2:09 F Sullivan                  5,625 ++
140 Thu, Sep  9     BOS @DET  W   8-0       63-75    4    36.0  2:03 W Nixon                     3,897 +++
141 Fri, Sep 10     BOS @CLE  L   2-4       63-76    4    37.0  2:17 M Garcia                   34,561 -
142 Sat, Sep 11     BOS @CLE  L   0-3       63-77    4    38.0  1:59 A Houtteman                18,496 --
143 Sun, Sep 12     BOS @CHW  L   3-5       63-78    5    40.0  2:42 B Keegan                        0 ---
144                 BOS @CHW  L   5-7       63-79    5    40.0  2:17 V Trucks                   13,637 ----
145 Tue, Sep 14     BOS @BAL  L   1-3       63-80    5    41.0  1:56 J Coleman                  13,045 -----
146 Wed, Sep 15     BOS @BAL  L   1-2       63-81    5    41.5  2:09 L Kretlow                   6,719 ------
147 Fri, Sep 17     BOS @WSH  L   0-8       63-82    5    42.5  2:05 D Stone                     4,589 -------
148 Sat, Sep 18     BOS @WSH  L   7-8       63-83    5    43.5  4:31 C Stobbs                    3,876 --------
149 Sun, Sep 19     BOS @WSH  W   6-2       64-83    4    43.5  1:57 M Parnell                   4,945 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Mon, Sep 20     BOS  PHA  W   5-2       65-83    4    43.5  2:02 T Brewer                    1,555 ++
151 Tue, Sep 21     BOS  PHA  W   4-3       66-83    4    42.0  2:37 R Kemmerer                      0 +++
152                 BOS  PHA  W   4-3       67-83    4    42.0  2:29 F Sullivan                  2,774 ++++
153 Fri, Sep 24     BOS  WSH  L   0-1       67-84    4    43.0  2:23 C Stobbs                        0 -
154                 BOS  WSH  L   4-6       67-85    4    43.0  2:34 C Pascual                   3,931 --
155 Sat, Sep 25     BOS  WSH  W   7-6       68-85    4    43.0  2:19 E Kinder                    6,727 +
156 Sun, Sep 26     BOS  WSH  W  11-2       69-85    4    42.0  2:14 F Sullivan                 14,175 ++

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