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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C11439296.245544
1B119403125.3101584
2B105399117.293238
SS11437790.239537
3B135520141.271759
LF136400138.3452482
CF155601176.2931487
RF151578182.3152097

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
10630689.2911668
8328474.2611551
5918750.267529
4511825.21238
2710317.165211
448418.214211
1046317.27017
245011.22013
7258.32001
48112.18201
552.40002
320.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
32244.11993.50127
34242.01473.42116
23145.1984.2174
21131.1763.7741
25126.03125.1453

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
39142.1984.6293
48128.11374.21105
2169.2246.2026
724.2213.2818
39.2102.795

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
403455.3334
232235.179
150203.5711
20000.000

Farm system

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