1956 Boston Red Sox season
The 1956 Boston Red Sox season was the 56th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 13 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1956 World Series.
Offseason
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 | | 114 | 392 | 96 | .245 | 5 | 44 |
| 1B | | 119 | 403 | 125 | .310 | 15 | 84 |
| 2B | | 105 | 399 | 117 | .293 | 2 | 38 |
| SS | | 114 | 377 | 90 | .239 | 5 | 37 |
| 3B | | 135 | 520 | 141 | .271 | 7 | 59 |
| LF | | 136 | 400 | 138 | .345 | 24 | 82 |
| CF | | 155 | 601 | 176 | .293 | 14 | 87 |
| RF | | 151 | 578 | 182 | .315 | 20 | 97 |
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 |
| 106 | 306 | 89 | .291 | 16 | 68 |
| 83 | 284 | 74 | .261 | 15 | 51 |
| 59 | 187 | 50 | .267 | 5 | 29 |
| 45 | 118 | 25 | .212 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | 103 | 17 | .165 | 2 | 11 |
| 44 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 2 | 11 |
| 104 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 32 | 244.1 | 19 | 9 | 3.50 | 127 |
| 34 | 242.0 | 14 | 7 | 3.42 | 116 |
| 23 | 145.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.21 | 74 |
| 21 | 131.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.77 | 41 |
| 25 | 126.0 | 3 | 12 | 5.14 | 53 |
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 |
| 39 | 142.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.62 | 93 |
| 48 | 128.1 | 13 | 7 | 4.21 | 105 |
| 21 | 69.2 | 2 | 4 | 6.20 | 26 |
| 7 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.28 | 18 |
| 3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 5 |
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 |
| 40 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.33 | 34 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.17 | 9 |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.57 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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