1948 Boston Red Sox roster

33 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1948 MLB season.

1948 Red Sox roster: batting

1948 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.
Dom Dimaggio15564812718598710.285.383.785
Vern Stephens155635114171291371.269.350.821
Johnny Pesky1435651241593553.281.394.759
Bobby Doerr14052794150271113.285.386.891
Ted Williams137509124188251274.369.4971.112
Birdie Tebbetts128446541255685.280.371.752
Billy Goodman127445651381665.310.414.801
Stan Spence114391719212610.235.368.759
Wally Moses7818926492295.259.340.705
Sam Mele6618025422251.233.292.637
Billy Hitchcock4912415371200.298.341.720
Matt Batts4611813371240.314.391.832
Jake Jones36105321181.200.276.543
Lou Stringer41111110.091.091.455
Babe Martin4402000.500.5001.000
Tom Wright3211000.500.5002.000
Johnny Ostrowski1100000.000.000.000
Neill Sheridan2100000.000.000.000

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

1948 Red Sox roster: pitching

1948 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 DobsonP383216103.56245.11161.342
Mel ParnellP35271583.14212.0771.390
Jack KramerP29291854.35205.0721.450
Ellis KinderP28221073.74178.0531.380
Denny GalehouseP2715884.00137.1381.443
Dave FerrissP319735.23115.1301.633
Mickey HarrisP20177105.30113.2421.570
Earl JohnsonP3531044.5391.1451.535
Mickey McDermottP70006.1723.1172.190
Tex HughsonP150315.1219.161.450
Harry DorishP90015.6514.151.670
Chuck StobbsP60006.437.042.290
Cot DealP40100.004.021.500
Mike PalmP30006.003.013.670
Windy McCallP110120.251.105.250

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.