1947 Boston Red Sox roster

34 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1947 MLB season.

1947 Red Sox roster: batting

1947 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Johnny Pesky15563810620703912.324.393.785
Bobby Doerr1465617914517953.258.329.755
Ted Williams156528125181321140.343.4991.133
Dom Dimaggio1365137514587110.283.376.766
Sam Mele1234537113712730.302.356.805
Wally Moses9025532702273.275.344.728
Eddie Pellagrini7423129474192.203.281.580
Roy Partee6016914390160.231.305.547
Sam Dente4616814390110.232.310.590
Don Gutteridge541312022253.168.264.493
Leon Culberson478410200111.238.354.604
Merl Combs1768815160.221.329.609
Rip Russell265288130.154.267.497
Matt Batts71638150.500.5291.279
Eddie McGah91410020.000.176.176
Frankie Hayes51302010.154.154.308
Strick Shofner51312000.154.154.462
Billy Goodman121112010.182.250.432
Leslie Aulds3401000.250.250.500

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1947 Red Sox roster: pitching

1947 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Joe DobsonP33311882.95228.21101.211
Dave FerrissP332812114.04218.1641.530
Tex HughsonP292612113.33189.11191.290
Earl JohnsonP451712112.97142.1651.348
Harry DorishP419784.70136.0501.492
Johnny MurphyP320002.8054.291.263
Mickey HarrisP156542.4451.2351.260
Mel ParnellP155236.3950.2231.720
Bill ZuberP201105.3350.2231.800
Bob KlingerP280113.8642.0121.575
Tommy FineP97125.5036.0101.670
Cot DealP52019.2412.262.130
Chuck StobbsP41016.009.052.220
Bill ButlandP10004.502.011.500
Al WidmarP200013.501.112.250

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.