1949 Boston Red Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 96-58
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,595,952, Avg. 21,862
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe McCarthy (96-58)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1949 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1949 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1949 season with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Red Sox scored 896 runs, most in the league. Boston conceded 667 runs. Ted Williams walloped 43 home runs for the squad, while Bobby Doerr and Vern Stephens swatted 20 or more as well. Vern Stephens and Ted Williams each drove in 159 runs. Ted Williams led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .343. Mel Parnell earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, plus Ellis Kinder added 15 or more wins, too Mel Parnell recorded a 2.77 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe McCarthy coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Matt BattsCRROctober 16, 19215'11"200San Antonio, TX USA
Merl Combs3BLRDecember 11, 19196'0"172Los Angeles, CA USA
Dom DiMaggioCFRRFebruary 12, 19175'9"168San Francisco, CA USA
Joe DobsonPRRJanuary 20, 19176'2"197Durant, OK USA
Bobby Doerr2BRRApril 7, 19185'11"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Fritz DorishPRRJuly 13, 19215'11"204Swoyersville, PA USA
Walt Dropo1BRRJanuary 30, 19236'5"220Moosup, CT USA
Dave FerrissPLRDecember 5, 19216'2"208Shaw, MS USA
Denny GalehousePRRDecember 7, 19116'1"195Marshallville, OH USA
Billy Goodman1BLRMarch 22, 19265'11"165Concord, NC USA
Mickey HarrisPLLJanuary 30, 19176'0"195New York, NY USA
Billy Hitchcock1BRRJuly 31, 19166'1"185Inverness, AL USA
Tex HughsonPRRFebruary 9, 19166'3"198Buda, TX USA
Earl JohnsonPLLApril 2, 19196'3"190Redmond, WA USA
Ellis KinderPRRJuly 26, 19146'0"195Atkins, AR USA
Jack KramerPRRJanuary 5, 19186'2"190New Orleans, LA USA
Babe MartinCRRMarch 28, 19205'11"194Seattle, WA USA
Walt MastersonPRRJune 22, 19206'2"189Philadelphia, PA USA
Windy McCallPLLJuly 18, 19256'0"180San Francisco, CA USA
Mickey McDermottPLLApril 29, 19296'2"170Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Sam MeleRFRRJanuary 21, 19226'1"183Astoria, NY USA
Tommy O'BrienRFRRDecember 19, 19185'11"195Anniston, AL USA
Mel ParnellPLLJune 13, 19226'0"180New Orleans, LA USA
Johnny Pesky3BLRFebruary 27, 19195'9"168Portland, OR USA
Frank QuinnPRRNovember 27, 19276'2"180Springfield, MA USA
Jack RobinsonPRRFebruary 20, 19216'0"175Orange, NJ USA
Stan SpenceRFLLMarch 20, 19155'10"180South Portsmouth, KY USA
Vern StephensSSRROctober 23, 19205'10"185McAlister, NM USA
Chuck StobbsPLLJuly 2, 19296'1"185Wheeling, WV USA
Lou Stringer2BRRMay 13, 19175'11"173Grand Rapids, MI USA
Birdie TebbettsCRRNovember 10, 19125'11"170Burlington, VT USA
Ted WilliamsLFLRAugust 30, 19186'3"205San Diego, CA USA
Johnnie WittigPRRJune 16, 19146'0"180Baltimore, MD USA
Tom WrightPLRSeptember 22, 19235'11"180Rutherfordton, NC USA
Al ZarillaRFLRMay 1, 19195'11"180Los Angeles, CA USA



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