Failure is often even more fascinating than success. I am definitely intrigued by the 1932 Boston Red Sox, the worst Red Sox team of all time. The team finished with a record of 43-111, for a winning percentage of .279 and very little went right.
Well, at least Pickering has an interesting name. Unfortunately, there is not much out there to say about the player. Pickering spent a long time playing for various minor league teams around the country. Until the Red Sox came calling in 1931. By that time, Pickering was already in his early 30's.
Pickering played in 103 games in his first taste of the Major Leagues, primarily at third base, but also appearing at second. He actually had a decent season, hitting .252/.318/.393 with 13 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, 52 RBIs and three stolen bases. It made for a 91 OPS+, which is not good, but was fourth on the team.
1932 saw Pickering as the team's primary third-baseman. He played in 132 games, 126 of them at third and one at catcher shockingly enough. He had a similar year offensively, hitting .260/.320/.357, but his power was significantly down. He hit just two home runs, but had 28 doubles and five triples. He drove in 40. The problem moving forward was that his defense was not good. He made 21 errors and had a .941 fielding percentage. That is not good.
Pickering never played in the Majors after 1932.
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