1955 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1955 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1955 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1955 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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40 Frank Baumann 6-01 210 Left Left 1933-07-01
23 Tom Brewer 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-09-03
42 Dick Brodowski 6-02 190 Right Right 1932-07-26
27 Hal Brown 6-02 182 Right Right 1924-12-11
14 Ike Delock 5-11 175 Right Right 1929-11-11
25 Hersh Freeman 6-03 220 Right Right 1928-07-01
29 Bill Henry 6-02 180 Left Left 1927-10-15
28 Tom Hurd 5-09 155 Right Right 1924-05-27
40 Russ Kemmerer 6-03 200 Right Right 1931-11-01
19 Leo Kiely 6-02 180 Left Left 1929-11-30
16 Ellis Kinder 6-00 195 Right Right 1914-07-26
15 Willard Nixon 6-02 195 Right Left 1928-06-17
17 Mel Parnell 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-06-13
39 Bob Smith 6-02 190 Left Right 1931-02-01
18 Frank Sullivan 6-06½ 215 Right Right 1930-01-23
27, 41 George Susce 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-09-13
44 Joe Trimble 6-01 190 Right Right 1930-10-12
24 Pete Daley 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-01-14
22 Jim Pagliaroni 6-04 210 Right Right 1937-12-08
44 Haywood Sullivan 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-12-15
8 Sammy White 6-03 195 Right Right 1928-07-07
6 Harry Agganis 6-02 200 Left Left 1929-04-20
2 Milt Bolling 6-01 180 Right Right 1930-08-09
11, 7 Billy Consolo 5-11 180 Right Right 1934-08-18
22 Owen Friend 6-01 180 Right Right 1927-03-21
41 Dick Gernert 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-09-28
10 Billy Goodman 5-11 165 Right Left 1926-03-22
1 Grady Hatton 5-09 175 Right Left 1922-10-07
20 Eddie Joost 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-06-05
35 Billy Klaus 5-10 165 Right Left 1928-12-09
12 Ted Lepcio 5-10 177 Right Right 1929-07-28
7, 11 Frank Malzone 5-10 180 Right Right 1930-02-28
3 Norm Zauchin 6-04½ 220 Right Right 1929-11-17
4 Jackie Jensen 5-11 190 Right Right 1927-03-09
7 Sam Mele 6-01 187 Right Right 1922-01-21
21, 34 Karl Olson 6-03½ 205 Right Right 1930-07-06
37 Jimmy Piersall 6-00 175 Right Right 1929-11-14
38 Gene Stephens 6-03½ 175 Right Left 1933-01-20
26 Faye Throneberry 6-00 190 Right Left 1931-06-22
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30


The 1955 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 109/108) where 1,203,200 fans witnessed their 1955 Red Sox finish the season with a .545 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1955 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1955 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1955 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1955 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Sammy White (143)
1B Norm Zauchin (126)
2B Billy Goodman (143)
3B Grady Hatton (111)
SS Billy Klaus (126)
LF Ted Williams (93)
CF Jimmy Piersall (147)
RF Jackie Jensen (150)
  
SP Tom Brewer
SP Ike Delock
SP Willard Nixon
SP Frank Sullivan
SP George Susce
  
RP Tom Hurd
RP Leo Kiely
CL Ellis Kinder


1955 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $125,000.00
Milt Bolling $10,000.00


1955 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Grady Hatton
#2 Milt Bolling
#3 Norm Zauchin
#4 Jackie Jensen
#6 Harry Agganis
#7 Billy Consolo
#7 Frank Malzone
#7 Sam Mele
#8 Sammy White
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Billy Goodman
#11 Billy Consolo
#11 Frank Malzone
#12 Ted Lepcio
#14 Ike Delock
#15 Willard Nixon
#16 Ellis Kinder
#17 Mel Parnell
#18 Frank Sullivan
#19 Leo Kiely
#20 Eddie Joost
#21 Karl Olson
#22 Owen Friend
#22 Jim Pagliaroni
#23 Tom Brewer
#24 Pete Daley
#25 Hersh Freeman
#26 Faye Throneberry
#27 Hal Brown
#27 George Susce
#28 Tom Hurd
#29 Bill Henry
#34 Karl Olson
#35 Billy Klaus
#37 Jimmy Piersall
#38 Gene Stephens
#39 Bob Smith
#40 Frank Baumann
#40 Russ Kemmerer
#41 Dick Gernert
#41 George Susce
#42 Dick Brodowski
#44 Haywood Sullivan
#44 Joe Trimble

Did you know that a 1955 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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