1973 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1973 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 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 1973 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1973 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Bobby Bolin 6-04 200 Right Right 1939-01-29
21 Ray Culp 6-00 200 Right Right 1941-08-06
22 John Curtis 6-02 185 Left Left 1948-03-09
39 Mike Garman 6-03 215 Right Right 1949-09-16
37 Bill Lee 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-12-28
36 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
29 Roger Moret 6-04 175 Left Both 1949-09-16
28 Don Newhauser 6-04 200 Right Right 1947-11-07
33 Marty Pattin 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-04-06
45 Dick Pole 6-03 210 Right Right 1950-10-13
42 Sonny Siebert 6-03 198 Right Right 1937-01-14
49 Craig Skok 6-00 190 Left Right 1947-09-01
19 Ken Tatum 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-04-25
23 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
55 Bob Veale 6-06 212 Left Both 1935-10-28
27 Carlton Fisk 6-02 220 Right Right 1947-12-26
10 Bob Montgomery 6-01 203 Right Right 1944-04-16
11 Luis Aparicio 5-09 160 Right Right 1934-04-29
5 Danny Cater 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1940-02-25
17 Cecil Cooper 6-02 190 Left Left 1949-12-20
2 Doug Griffin 6-00 170 Right Right 1947-06-04
18, 41 Mario Guerrero 5-10 155 Right Right 1949-09-28
3, 38 Buddy Hunter 5-10 170 Right Right 1947-08-09
12 John Kennedy 6-00 185 Right Right 1941-05-29
6 Rico Petrocelli 6-00 185 Right Right 1943-06-27
8 Carl Yastrzemski 5-11 182 Right Left 1939-08-22
24, 40 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
4 Tommy Harper 5-10 168 Right Right 1940-10-14
16 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
14 Ben Oglivie 6-02 170 Left Left 1949-02-11
7 Reggie Smith 6-00 195 Right Both 1945-04-02
25 Orlando Cepeda 6-02 210 Right Right 1937-09-17
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The 1973 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 106/105) where 1,481,002 fans witnessed their 1973 Red Sox finish the season with a .549 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 1973 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1973 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1973 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1973 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Carlton Fisk (131)
1B Carl Yastrzemski (107)
2B Doug Griffin (113)
3B Rico Petrocelli (99)
SS Luis Aparicio (132)
LF Tommy Harper (139)
CF Reggie Smith (104)
RF Dwight Evans (95)
DH Orlando Cepeda (142)
  
SP John Curtis
SP Bill Lee
SP Roger Moret
SP Marty Pattin
SP Luis Tiant
  
RP Bob Veale
CL Bobby Bolin


1973 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Reggie Smith $85,000.00
Tommy Harper $68,000.00
Marty Pattin $65,000.00
Danny Cater $43,250.00
John Curtis $20,000.00
Lynn McGlothen $20,000.00
Ben Oglivie $16,500.00
Mike Garman $13,000.00
Buddy Hunter $11,000.00


1973 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#2 Doug Griffin
#3 Buddy Hunter
#4 Tommy Harper
#5 Danny Cater
#6 Rico Petrocelli
#7 Reggie Smith
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Bob Montgomery
#11 Luis Aparicio
#12 John Kennedy
#14 Ben Oglivie
#16 Rick Miller
#17 Cecil Cooper
#18 Mario Guerrero
#19 Ken Tatum
#21 Ray Culp
#22 John Curtis
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Dwight Evans
#25 Orlando Cepeda
#26 Bobby Bolin
#27 Carlton Fisk
#28 Don Newhauser
#29 Roger Moret
#33 Marty Pattin
#36 Lynn McGlothen
#37 Bill Lee
#38 Buddy Hunter
#39 Mike Garman
#40 Dwight Evans
#41 Mario Guerrero
#42 Sonny Siebert
#45 Dick Pole
#49 Craig Skok
#55 Bob Veale

Did you know that a 1973 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)?