1955 Boston Red Sox roster

36 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Red Sox roster: batting

1955 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.
Billy Goodman1495991001760525.294.394.747
Jackie Jensen152574951582611616.275.369.848
Sammy White1435446514211641.261.323.714
Billy Klaus135541831537606.283.351.729
Jim Piersall1495156814613626.283.364.792
Norm Zauchin1304776511427933.239.335.765
Grady Hatton12638048934490.245.367.693
Ted Williams983207711428832.356.4961.200
Gene Stephens10915725463180.293.374.832
Faye Throneberry6014420376270.257.323.795
Ted Lepcio5113419316151.231.313.746
Eddie Joost5511915235170.193.299.635
Harry Agganis258311260102.313.383.841
Pete Daley1750411050.220.264.564
Karl Olson2648712010.250.265.619
Frank Malzone62027010.350.381.781
Dick Gernert72064010.200.238.538
Billy Consolo81844000.222.391.614
Haywood Sullivan2610000.000.000.000
Milt Bolling6501000.200.200.400

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

1955 Red Sox roster: pitching

1955 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.
Frank SullivanP353518132.91260.01291.290
Willard NixonP313112104.07208.0951.400
Tom BrewerP312811104.20192.2911.480
George SusceP2915973.06144.1601.191
Ike DelockP2918973.76143.2881.373
Leo KielyP334332.8090.0361.426
Tom HurdP430863.0180.2481.365
Ellis KinderP430552.8466.2311.0818
Bill HenryP177243.3259.2231.290
Mel ParnellP139237.8346.0181.891
Frank BaumannP75215.8234.0271.620
Dick BrodowskiP160105.6332.0101.910
Russ KemmererP72117.2717.1131.900
Joe TrimbleP20000.002.011.500
Bob SmithP10000.001.211.200

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.