1949 Boston Red Sox roster

30 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1949 MLB season.

1949 Red Sox roster: batting

1949 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.
Vern Stephens155610113177391592.290.391.930
Dom Dimaggio1456051261868609.307.404.824
Johnny Pesky1486041111852698.306.408.792
Ted Williams155566150194431591.343.4901.141
Bobby Doerr13954191167181092.309.393.890
Billy Goodman122443541320562.298.382.745
Birdie Tebbetts122403421095488.270.369.712
Matt Batts6015723383311.242.350.719
Billy Hitchcock551472230092.204.291.549
Tommy O'brien4912524283101.224.336.672
Walt Dropo114136010.146.205.400
Lou Stringer35411011160.268.348.787
Merl Combs142455010.208.424.674
Tom Wright5411010.250.400.900
Babe Martin2200000.000.000.000

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

1949 Red Sox roster: pitching

1949 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.
Mel ParnellP39332572.77295.11221.332
Ellis KinderP43302363.36252.01381.394
Joe DobsonP332714123.85212.2871.492
Chuck StobbsP26191164.03152.0701.450
Jack KramerP2118685.16111.2241.571
Mickey McDermottP1212544.0580.0501.440
Tex HughsonP292425.3377.2351.583
Earl JohnsonP193367.4849.1201.910
Frank QuinnP80002.8622.041.230
Windy McCallP500011.579.182.460
Harry DorishP50002.357.251.040
Dave FerrissP40004.056.211.650
Jack RobinsonP30002.254.011.250
Denny GalehouseP200013.502.003.500
Johnnie WittigP10009.002.002.000

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.