1953 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1953 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 84–69 (.549) 4th Tom Yawkey Tom Yawkey Joe Cronin Lou Boudreau WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 WHDH-AM 850(Curt Gowdy, Bob DeLaney, Tom Hussey) bos BOS The 1953 Boston Red Sox season was the 53rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 69 losses, 16 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1953 World Series. Offseason November 28, 1952: Harry Agganis signs with the Red Sox.November 29, 1952 BoSox Ink Grid Star 10 St. Petersburg Times https://books.google.com/books?id=BqBaAAAAIBAJ&dq=Agganis+Red+Sox&pg=PA14&article_id=5040,6916420 June 2, 2023 December 1, 1952: The Red Sox draft Jack Merson from the Hollywood Stars for $15,000.Major Draft Selects 11 Players 13 The Spokesman-Review https://books.google.com/books?id=DVspAAAAIBAJ&dq=Merson+Red+Sox&pg=PA30&article_id=7115,336607 June 2, 2023 January 7, 1953: Pitcher Al Benton is assigned by the Red Sox to the San Diego Padres.January 7, 1953 Padres Get Pitcher 17 Spokane Daily Chronicle https://books.google.com/books?id=KuZXAAAAIBAJ&dq=Benton+Red+Sox+Padres&pg=PA70&article_id=3861,2142294 June 2, 2023 February 9, 1953: Vern Stephens was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Marv Grissom, Hal Brown and Bill Kennedy.Marv Grissom at Baseball-Reference Regular season May 12, 1953: Outfielder Dom DiMaggio retires from professional baseball after manager Lou Boudreau decided to promote Tom Umphlett to be the regular Red Sox centerfielder; weeks earlier, according to DiMaggio, he had informed General Manager Joe Cronin that he should be traded or made regular centerfielder otherwise he would retire, after Cronin refused to do either, DiMaggio decided to retire.Golenbock Peter Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox Triumph Books 2015 978-1-62937-050-7 4th Chicago, Illinois 195–196 June 18, 1953: Sammy White scored three runs in one inning for the Red Sox.Baseball Digest, April 1984 The Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers, 23–3 at Fenway Park. Transactions April 23, 1953: The Washington Senators purchase outfielder Clyde Vollmer from the Red Sox.April 23, 1953 Senators Buy Clyde Vollmer 14 The Vancouver Sun https://books.google.com/books?id=8vVlAAAAIBAJ&dq=Clyde+Vollmer&pg=PA14&article_id=4080,3922681 June 2, 2023 May 13, 1953: The Red Sox purchase infielder Floyd Baker from the Washington Senators.May 13, 1953 Players Shifted To Meet Deadline 5 The Southeast Missourian https://books.google.com/books?id=BGEoAAAAIBAJ&dq=Floyd+Baker+Red+Sox&pg=PA5&article_id=4402,5147284 June 2, 2023 July 1, 1953: Marv Grissom was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the New York Giants. September 8, 1953: Shortstop Johnny Lipon is sold by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns on a waiver deal.September 9, 1953 Red Sox Sell Lipon 19 The Montreal Gazette https://books.google.com/books?id=6zMrAAAAIBAJ&dq=John+Lipon+Red+Sox&pg=PA20&article_id=3938,1376327 June 2, 2023 Season standings Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup 10 Billy Goodman 2B37 Jimmy Piersall     RF 36 Gene Stephens LF  3 Dick Gernert 1B  1 George Kell 3B22 Sammy White C38 Tom Umphlett CF   2 Milt Bolling SS17 Mel Parnell P Roster 1953 Boston Red Sox roster Roster Pitchers 27 Hal Brown 15 Ike Delock 25 Ben Flowers 23 Hersh Freeman 15 Marv Grissom 28 Bill Henry 14 Ken Holcombe 20 Sid Hudson 18 Bill Kennedy 16 Ellis Kinder 19 Mickey McDermott 21 Willard Nixon 17 Mel Parnell 18 Frank Sullivan 28 Bill Werle Catchers 11 Gus Niarhos 22 Sammy White 33 Del Wilber Infielders 29 Floyd Baker  2 Milt Bolling  8 Billy Consolo  3 Dick Gernert 10 Billy Goodman  1 George Kell  5 Ted Lepcio  6 Johnny Lipon 12 Jack Merson 35 Al Richter Outfielders 31 Hoot Evers 34 Karl Olson 37 Jimmy Piersall 36 Gene Stephens 38 Tom Umphlett  9 Ted Williams 32 Al Zarilla Other batters  7 Dom DiMaggio 30 Clyde Vollmer Manager  4 Lou Boudreau Coaches 41 Del Baker (First base) 40 Bill McKechnie (Pitching) 42 Ski Melillo (Third base) 45 Paul Schreiber (Hitting) 43 George Susce (Bullpen) Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Sammy White Sammy White (baseball) 136 476 130 .273 13 64 1B Dick Gernert 139 494 125 .253 21 71 2B Billy Goodman 128 514 161 .313 2 41 SS Milt Bolling 109 323 85 .263 5 28 3B George Kell 134 460 141 .307 12 73 OF Hoot Evers 99 300 72 .240 11 31 OF Jim Piersall 151 585 159 .272 3 52 OF Tom Umphlett 137 495 140 .283 3 59 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Gene Stephens 78 221 45 .204 3 18 Floyd Baker 81 172 47 .273 0 24 Ted Lepcio 66 161 38 .236 4 11 Johnny Lipon 60 145 31 .214 0 13 Del Wilber 58 112 27 .241 7 29 Ted Williams 37 91 37 .407 13 34 Al Zarilla 57 67 13 .194 0 4 Billy Consolo 47 65 14 .215 1 6 Karl Olson 25 57 7 .123 1 6 Gus Niarhos 16 35 7 .200 0 2 Jack Merson 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Dom DiMaggio 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Clyde Vollmer 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Al Richter 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mel Parnell 38 241.0 21 8 3.06 136 Mickey McDermott 32 206.1 18 10 3.01 92 Hal Brown 30 166.1 11 6 4.65 62 Willard Nixon 23 116.2 4 8 3.93 57 Marv Grissom 13 59.1 2 6 4.70 31 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Sid Hudson 30 156.0 6 9 3.52 60 Bill Henry 21 85.2 5 5 3.26 56 Ben Flowers 32 79.1 1 4 3.86 36 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ellis Kinder 69 10 6 27 1.85 39 Ike Delock 23 3 1 1 4.44 22 Hersh Freeman 18 1 4 0 5.54 15 Bill Kennedy Bill Kennedy (1948–1957 pitcher) 16 0 0 2 3.70 14 Frank Sullivan 14 1 1 0 5.61 17 Bill Werle 5 0 1 0 1.54 4 Ken Holcombe 3 1 0 1 6.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Pinky Higgins A Albany Senators Eastern League Jack Burns and Elmer Yoter B Greensboro Patriots Carolina League Eddie Popowski B Roanoke Ro-Sox Piedmont League Elmer Yoter C San Jose Red Sox California League Red Marion and Joe Stephenson D Salisbury Rocots Tar Heel League Sheriff Robinson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose Roanoke club folded, July 24, 1953 References 30em External links Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1953 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference 1953 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1950s in Boston Category:Long stubs with short prose