1953 Boston Red Sox
84 - 69
1952 / 1954 (Organization)
4th place in the AL (16 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		38 - 38 (.500)
46 - 31 (.597)		 -2.0 wins
+9.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 656 / 739 ( -83 )
Allowed/Expected: 632 / 743 ( +111 )
Pyth Record: 79 - 74 (+5)
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Attendance: 1,026,133 Avg Att: 13,502 (1.20)
Att Rank: 4 / 8 Lg Avg: 11,269
       
Park Factor: 1.09    
HR Factor: 1.21 R/L HR: 1.31 / 1.03
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Hoot Evers
32.4
513
-0.0
Gene Stephens
20.4
466
0.3
Ted Williams
34.8
171
-0.1
Karl Olson
23.0
151
0.0
George Kell
30.9
46
-0.0
Al Zarilla
34.2
20
-0.0
Jim Piersall
23.6
7
-0.0
7
27.5
1373
0.1

Center Field
Tom Umphlett 23.1
1196
1.4
Hoot Evers 32.4
105
-0.0
Al Zarilla 34.2
46
-0.1
Karl Olson 23.0
13
-0.0
Jim Piersall 23.6
13
0.0
5
24.2
1373
1.3


Right Field
Jim Piersall 23.6
1319
2.0
Al Zarilla 34.2
41
-0.0
Gene Stephens 20.4
14
0.0
3
23.9
1373
1.9
Shortstop
Milt Bolling 22.9
959
1.0
Johnny Lipon 30.6
317
0.1
Ted Lepcio 22.9
94
0.0
Al Richter 26.4
3
0.0
4
24.7
1373
1.1
Second Base
Billy Goodman 27.3
899
1.1
Ted Lepcio 22.9
253
0.2
Floyd Baker 36.7
126
-0.1
Billy Consolo 18.9
83
-0.1
Jack Merson 31.5
11
-0.0
5
26.9
1373
1.1
Third Base
George Kell 30.9
961
-1.3
Floyd Baker 36.7
242
0.1
Billy Consolo 18.9
87
0.0
Ted Lepcio 22.9
82
-0.0
4
30.7
1373
-1.2
First Base
Dick Gernert 24.8
1196
0.3
Billy Goodman 27.3
159
-0.0
Del Wilber 34.4
18
-0.0
3
25.2
1373
0.3
 
Catcher
Sammy White 25.0
1152
0.7
Del Wilber 34.4
134
-0.2
Gus Niarhos 32.6
87
0.0
3
26.4
1373
0.6
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James