1956 Red Sox
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General Info
W-L Record: 84-70
Pythagorean W-L: 80-74
Scored 780 runs, Allowed 751 runs
4th in the American League
Manager: Pinky Higgins
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External Links
- 1956 Boston Red Sox Statistics: Baseball Reference's 1956 Red Sox Page
- 1956 Boston Red Sox Schedule: 1956 Schedule via Baseball Almanac
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Roster
| REGULARS | BA | HR | RBI | ||
| C | Sammy White | .245 | 5 | 44 | |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | .310 | 15 | 84 | |
| 2B | Billy Goodman | .293 | 2 | 38 | |
| SS | Don Buddin | .239 | 5 | 37 | |
| 3B | Billy Klaus | .271 | 7 | 59 | |
| OF | Jackie Jensen | .315 | 20 | 97 | |
| OF | Jim Piersall | .293 | 14 | 87 | |
| OF | Ted Williams | .345 | 24 | 82 | |
| Pitchers | ERA | W | L | Sv | |
| SP | Tom Brewer | 3.50 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| SP | Frank Sullivan | 3.42 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| SP | Mel Parnell | 3.77 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| SP | Willard Nixon | 4.21 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| SP | Bob Porterfield | 5.14 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| CL | Ike Delock | 4.21 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| RP | Tom Hurd | 5.33 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| RP | Dave Sisler | 4.62 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| RP | Leo Kiely | 5.17 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| RP | Harry Dorish | 3.57 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
