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1955 Boston Red Sox season

December 03, 2023

The 1955 Boston Red Sox season was the 55th season of franchise of Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished 4th in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 12 games behind the New York Yankees.

1955 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record84–70 (.545)
League place4th (12 GB)
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersJoe Cronin
ManagersPinky Higgins
TelevisionWBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7
RadioWHDH-AM 850
(Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy, Tom Hussey)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason edit

Regular season edit

After finishing fourth — but 42 games behind the pennant-winning Cleveland Indians — in 1954, the 1955 Red Sox improved substantially, gaining 15 games in the win column (although again finishing fourth). The Red Sox played especially well throughout the early and middle parts of the season, seemingly in pennant contention for the first time since 1950. Much of the improvement was ascribed to rookie manager Pinky Higgins, promoted to Boston after eight years as a skipper in the team's farm system.

But the Red Sox' improvement on the field was overshadowed by the sudden illness and death, on June 27, of the team's sophomore first baseman, Harry Agganis. Perhaps the most celebrated Boston-area athlete of the 20th century, the Lynn, Massachusetts, native had starred in football as the quarterback of the Boston University Terriers before signing a professional baseball contract with the Red Sox. He was batting .313 in 83 at bats on June 2 when he was initially taken ill with pneumonia. He died less than four weeks later, at 26, of a massive pulmonary embolism.[2]

Season standings edit

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 96 58 0.623 — 52–25 44–33
Cleveland Indians 93 61 0.604 3 49–28 44–33
Chicago White Sox 91 63 0.591 5 49–28 42–35
Boston Red Sox 84 70 0.545 12 47–31 37–39
Detroit Tigers 79 75 0.513 17 46–31 33–44
Kansas City Athletics 63 91 0.409 33 33–43 30–48
Baltimore Orioles 57 97 0.370 39 30–47 27–50
Washington Senators 53 101 0.344 43 28–49 25–52

Record vs. opponents edit

1955 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KCA NYY WSH
Baltimore — 8–14 10–12–1 3–19 9–13 10–12–1 3–19 14–8
Boston 14–8 — 9–13 11–11 13–9 14–8 8–14 15–7
Chicago 12–10–1 13–9 — 10–12 14–8 14–8 11–11 17–5
Cleveland 19–3 11–11 12–10 — 12–10 17–5 13–9 9–13
Detroit 13–9 9–13 8–14 10–12 — 12–10 10–12 17–5
Kansas City 12–10–1 8–14 8–14 5–17 10–12 — 7–15 13–9
New York 19–3 14–8 11–11 9–13 12–10 15–7 — 16–6
Washington 8–14 7–15 5–17 13–9 5–17 9–13 6–16 —


Opening Day lineup edit

Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1955 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 143 544 142 .261 11 64
1B Norm Zauchin 130 477 114 .239 27 93
2B Billy Goodman 149 599 176 .294 0 52
SS Billy Klaus 135 541 153 .283 7 60
3B Grady Hatton 126 380 93 .245 4 49
LF Ted Williams 98 320 114 .356 28 83
CF Jim Piersall 149 515 146 .283 13 62
RF Jackie Jensen 152 574 158 .275 26 116

Other batters edit

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 109 157 46 .293 3 18
Faye Throneberry 60 144 37 .257 6 27
Ted Lepcio 51 134 31 .231 6 15
Eddie Joost 55 119 23 .193 5 17
Harry Agganis 25 83 26 .313 0 10
Pete Daley 17 50 11 .220 0 5
Karl Olson 26 48 12 .250 0 1
Owen Friend 14 42 11 .262 0 2
Sam Mele 14 31 4 .129 0 1
Frank Malzone 6 20 7 .350 0 1
Dick Gernert 7 20 4 .200 0 1
Billy Consolo 8 18 4 .222 0 0
Haywood Sullivan 2 6 0 .000 0 0
Milt Bolling 6 5 1 .200 0 0
Jim Pagliaroni 1 0 0 ---- 0 1

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Frank Sullivan 35 260.0 18 13 2.91 129
Willard Nixon 31 208.0 12 10 4.07 95
Tom Brewer 31 192.2 11 10 4.20 91

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
George Susce 29 144.1 9 7 3.06 60
Ike Delock 29 143.2 9 7 3.76 88
Bill Henry 17 59.2 2 4 3.32 23
Mel Parnell 13 46.0 2 3 7.83 18
Frank Baumann 7 34.0 2 1 5.82 27
Russ Kemmerer 7 17.1 1 1 7.27 13

Relief pitchers edit

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 43 5 5 18 2.84 31
Tom Hurd 43 8 6 5 3.01 48
Leo Kiely 33 3 3 6 2.80 36
Dick Brodowski 16 1 0 0 5.63 10
Hal Brown 2 1 0 0 2.25 2
Joe Trimble 2 0 0 0 0.00 1
Hersh Freeman 2 0 0 0 0.00 1
Bob Smith 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system edit

See also: Minor League Baseball

[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Owen Friend page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Golenbock, Peter (2015). Red Sox Nation: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox (4th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. pp. 205–209. ISBN 978-1-62937-050-7.
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links edit

  • 1955 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1955 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

December 03, 2023
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The 1955 Boston Red Sox season was the 55th season of franchise of Major League Baseball history The Red Sox finished 4th in the American League AL with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses 12 games behind the New York Yankees 1955 Boston Red SoxLeagueAmerican LeagueBallparkFenway ParkCityBoston MassachusettsRecord84 70 545 League place4th 12 GB OwnersTom YawkeyPresidentTom YawkeyGeneral managersJoe CroninManagersPinky HigginsTelevisionWBZ TV Ch 4 and WNAC TV Ch 7RadioWHDH AM 850 Curt Gowdy Bob Murphy Tom Hussey StatsESPN comBB reference 1954 Seasons 1956 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Record vs opponents 2 3 Opening Day lineup 2 4 Notable transactions 2 5 Roster 3 Player stats 3 1 Batting 3 1 1 Starters by position 3 1 2 Other batters 3 2 Pitching 3 2 1 Starting pitchers 3 2 2 Other pitchers 3 2 3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 References 6 External linksOffseason editOctober 14 1954 Owen Friend was purchased by the Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians 1 Regular season editAfter finishing fourth but 42 games behind the pennant winning Cleveland Indians in 1954 the 1955 Red Sox improved substantially gaining 15 games in the win column although again finishing fourth The Red Sox played especially well throughout the early and middle parts of the season seemingly in pennant contention for the first time since 1950 Much of the improvement was ascribed to rookie manager Pinky Higgins promoted to Boston after eight years as a skipper in the team s farm system But the Red Sox improvement on the field was overshadowed by the sudden illness and death on June 27 of the team s sophomore first baseman Harry Agganis Perhaps the most celebrated Boston area athlete of the 20th century the Lynn Massachusetts native had starred in football as the quarterback of the Boston University Terriers before signing a professional baseball contract with the Red Sox He was batting 313 in 83 at bats on June 2 when he was initially taken ill with pneumonia He died less than four weeks later at 26 of a massive pulmonary embolism 2 Season standings edit vteAmerican League W L Pct GB Home RoadNew York Yankees 96 58 0 623 52 25 44 33Cleveland Indians 93 61 0 604 3 49 28 44 33Chicago White Sox 91 63 0 591 5 49 28 42 35Boston Red Sox 84 70 0 545 12 47 31 37 39Detroit Tigers 79 75 0 513 17 46 31 33 44Kansas City Athletics 63 91 0 409 33 33 43 30 48Baltimore Orioles 57 97 0 370 39 30 47 27 50Washington Senators 53 101 0 344 43 28 49 25 52Record vs opponents edit 1955 American League recordvteSources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KCA NYY WSHBaltimore 8 14 10 12 1 3 19 9 13 10 12 1 3 19 14 8Boston 14 8 9 13 11 11 13 9 14 8 8 14 15 7Chicago 12 10 1 13 9 10 12 14 8 14 8 11 11 17 5Cleveland 19 3 11 11 12 10 12 10 17 5 13 9 9 13Detroit 13 9 9 13 8 14 10 12 12 10 10 12 17 5Kansas City 12 10 1 8 14 8 14 5 17 10 12 7 15 13 9New York 19 3 14 8 11 11 9 13 12 10 15 7 16 6Washington 8 14 7 15 5 17 13 9 5 17 9 13 6 16 Opening Day lineup edit 10 Billy Goodman 2B20 Eddie Joost SS26 Faye Throneberry LF 4 Jackie Jensen RF 8 Sammy White C 3 Norm Zauchin 1B12 Ted Lepcio 3B37 Jimmy Piersall CF18 Frank Sullivan PNotable transactions edit June 12 1955 Owen Friend was purchased from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs 1 Roster edit 1955 Boston Red SoxRosterPitchers 40 Frank Baumann 23 Tom Brewer 42 Dick Brodowski 27 Hal Brown 14 Ike Delock 25 Hersh Freeman 29 Bill Henry 28 Tom Hurd 40 Russ Kemmerer 19 Leo Kiely 16 Ellis Kinder 15 Willard Nixon 17 Mel Parnell 39 Bob Smith 18 Frank Sullivan 27 George Susce 44 Joe Trimble Catchers 24 Pete Daley 22 Jim Pagliaroni 44 Haywood Sullivan 8 Sammy WhiteInfielders 6 Harry Agganis 2 Milt Bolling 11 Billy Consolo 22 Owen Friend 41 Dick Gernert 10 Billy Goodman 1 Grady Hatton 20 Eddie Joost 35 Billy Klaus 12 Ted Lepcio 43 Frank Malzone 3 Norm Zauchin Outfielders 4 Jackie Jensen 7 Sam Mele 21 Karl Olson 37 Jimmy Piersall 38 Gene Stephens 26 Faye Throneberry 9 Ted Williams Manager 5 Pinky HigginsCoaches 32 Del Baker First base 31 Jack Burns Third base 33 Dave Ferriss Pitching 30 Mickey Owen Bullpen 34 Paul Schreiber Hitting Player stats editBatting edit Starters by position edit 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 RBIC Sammy White 143 544 142 261 11 641B Norm Zauchin 130 477 114 239 27 932B Billy Goodman 149 599 176 294 0 52SS Billy Klaus 135 541 153 283 7 603B Grady Hatton 126 380 93 245 4 49LF Ted Williams 98 320 114 356 28 83CF Jim Piersall 149 515 146 283 13 62RF Jackie Jensen 152 574 158 275 26 116Other batters edit 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 RBIGene Stephens 109 157 46 293 3 18Faye Throneberry 60 144 37 257 6 27Ted Lepcio 51 134 31 231 6 15Eddie Joost 55 119 23 193 5 17Harry Agganis 25 83 26 313 0 10Pete Daley 17 50 11 220 0 5Karl Olson 26 48 12 250 0 1Owen Friend 14 42 11 262 0 2Sam Mele 14 31 4 129 0 1Frank Malzone 6 20 7 350 0 1Dick Gernert 7 20 4 200 0 1Billy Consolo 8 18 4 222 0 0Haywood Sullivan 2 6 0 000 0 0Milt Bolling 6 5 1 200 0 0Jim Pagliaroni 1 0 0 0 1Pitching edit Starting pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOFrank Sullivan 35 260 0 18 13 2 91 129Willard Nixon 31 208 0 12 10 4 07 95Tom Brewer 31 192 2 11 10 4 20 91Other pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOGeorge Susce 29 144 1 9 7 3 06 60Ike Delock 29 143 2 9 7 3 76 88Bill Henry 17 59 2 2 4 3 32 23Mel Parnell 13 46 0 2 3 7 83 18Frank Baumann 7 34 0 2 1 5 82 27Russ Kemmerer 7 17 1 1 1 7 27 13Relief pitchers edit Note G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOEllis Kinder 43 5 5 18 2 84 31Tom Hurd 43 8 6 5 3 01 48Leo Kiely 33 3 3 6 2 80 36Dick Brodowski 16 1 0 0 5 63 10Hal Brown 2 1 0 0 2 25 2Joe Trimble 2 0 0 0 0 00 1Hersh Freeman 2 0 0 0 0 00 1Bob Smith 1 0 0 0 0 00 1Farm system editSee also Minor League Baseball Level Team League ManagerAAA Louisville Colonels American Association Red MarionA Montgomery Rebels Sally League Eddie Popowski and Fred MaguireB Greensboro Patriots Carolina League Elmer YoterC San Jose Red Sox California League Sheriff RobinsonD Bluefield Blue Grays Appalachian League Len OkrieD Corning Red Sox PONY League Glenn Wright 3 References edit a b Owen Friend page at Baseball Reference Golenbock Peter 2015 Red Sox Nation The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox 4th ed Chicago Illinois Triumph Books pp 205 209 ISBN 978 1 62937 050 7 Johnson Lloyd and Wolff Miles ed The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd edition Durham North Carolina Baseball America 2007External links edit1955 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1955 Boston Red Sox season at baseball almanac com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1955 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