1948 Boston Red Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 96-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,558,798, Avg. 22,496
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe McCarthy (96-59)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1948 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1948 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1948 season with a record of 96 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Red Sox led the circuit with 907 runs. Boston allowed 720 runs. Vern Stephens paced the squad with 29 home runs, while Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams walloped 20 or more as well. Vern Stephens drove in 137 runs. Ted Williams topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .369. Jack Kramer paced the team with 18 wins, and Joe Dobson and Mel Parnell also added 15 or more victories also Mel Parnell recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Joe McCarthy coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Matt BattsCRROctober 16, 19215'11"200San Antonio, TX USA
Earl CaldwellPRRApril 9, 19056'1"178Sparks, TX USA
Cot DealPBRJanuary 23, 19235'10"185Arapaho, OK USA
Dom DiMaggioCFRRFebruary 12, 19175'9"168San Francisco, CA USA
Joe DobsonPRRJanuary 20, 19176'2"197Durant, OK USA
Bobby Doerr2BRRApril 7, 19185'11"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Fritz DorishPRRJuly 13, 19215'11"204Swoyersville, PA USA
Dave FerrissPLRDecember 5, 19216'2"208Shaw, MS USA
Denny GalehousePRRDecember 7, 19116'1"195Marshallville, OH USA
Billy Goodman1BLRMarch 22, 19265'11"165Concord, NC USA
Mickey HarrisPLLJanuary 30, 19176'0"195New York, NY USA
Billy Hitchcock2BRRJuly 31, 19166'1"185Inverness, AL USA
Tex HughsonPRRFebruary 9, 19166'3"198Buda, TX USA
Earl JohnsonPLLApril 2, 19196'3"190Redmond, WA USA
Jake Jones1BRRNovember 23, 19206'3"197Epps, LA USA
Ellis KinderPRRJuly 26, 19146'0"195Atkins, AR USA
Jack KramerPRRJanuary 5, 19186'2"190New Orleans, LA USA
Babe MartinCRRMarch 28, 19205'11"194Seattle, WA USA
Windy McCallPLLJuly 18, 19256'0"180San Francisco, CA USA
Mickey McDermottPLLApril 29, 19296'2"170Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Sam MeleRFRRJanuary 21, 19226'1"183Astoria, NY USA
Wally MosesRFLLOctober 8, 19105'10"160Uvalda, GA USA
Johnny OstrowskiPRROctober 17, 19175'10"170Chicago, IL USA
Mike PalmPRRFebruary 13, 19256'3"190Boston, MA USA
Mel ParnellPLLJune 13, 19226'0"180New Orleans, LA USA
Johnny Pesky3BLRFebruary 27, 19195'9"168Portland, OR USA
Neill SheridanPRRNovember 20, 19216'1"195Sacramento, CA USA
Stan SpenceRFLLMarch 20, 19155'10"180South Portsmouth, KY USA
Vern StephensSSRROctober 23, 19205'10"185McAlister, NM USA
Chuck StobbsPLLJuly 2, 19296'1"185Wheeling, WV USA
Lou Stringer2BRRMay 13, 19175'11"173Grand Rapids, MI USA
Birdie TebbettsCRRNovember 10, 19125'11"170Burlington, VT USA
Ted WilliamsLFLRAugust 30, 19186'3"205San Diego, CA USA
Tom WrightPLRSeptember 22, 19235'11"180Rutherfordton, NC USA