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1956 Boston Red Sox Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 / 1957)
84-70, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 780 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74
Manager: Pinky Higgins (84-70)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,137,158 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 113, Pitching - 111;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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1955 / 1957 Lineups and Defense

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

26 Games
C. White
1B. Vernon
2B. Goodman
3B. Klaus
SS. Buddin
LF. Williams
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

13 Games
C. White
1B. Vernon
2B. Goodman
3B. Malzone
SS. Buddin
LF. Gernert
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

12 Games
C. White
1B. Vernon
2B. Lepcio
3B. Klaus
SS. Buddin
LF. Williams
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

10 Games
C. Daley
1B. Vernon
2B. Goodman
3B. Klaus
SS. Buddin
LF. Williams
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. White
1B. Gernert
2B. Goodman
3B. Klaus
SS. Buddin
LF. Williams
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Daley
1B. Vernon
2B. Lepcio
3B. Klaus
SS. Buddin
LF. Williams
CF. Piersall
RF. Jensen
P. Pitcher

47 total lineups (105 when including pitchers)


1955 / 1957 Lineups and Defense

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