1976 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1976 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 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 1976 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1976 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Reggie Cleveland 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-05-23
29 Tom House 5-11 190 Left Left 1947-04-29
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
46 Rick Jones 6-05 190 Left Left 1955-04-16
21 Rick Kreuger 6-02 185 Left Right 1948-11-03
37 Bill Lee 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-12-28
47 Tom Murphy 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-12-30
45 Dick Pole 6-03 210 Right Right 1950-10-13
23 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
38 Jim Willoughby 6-02 185 Right Right 1949-01-31
40 Rick Wise 6-02 195 Right Right 1945-09-13
27 Carlton Fisk 6-02 220 Right Right 1947-12-26
50 Andy Merchant 5-11 185 Right Left 1950-08-30
10 Bob Montgomery 6-01 203 Right Right 1944-04-16
22 Ernie Whitt 6-02 200 Right Left 1952-06-13
41 Jack Baker 6-05 225 Right Right 1950-05-04
7 Rick Burleson 5-10 165 Right Right 1951-04-29
15, 17 Cecil Cooper 6-02 190 Left Left 1949-12-20
3 Steve Dillard 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-02-08
5 Denny Doyle 5-09 175 Right Left 1944-01-17
2 Doug Griffin 6-00 170 Right Right 1947-06-04
12 Bob Heise 6-00 175 Right Right 1947-05-12
4 Butch Hobson 6-01 193 Right Right 1951-08-17
30 Deron Johnson 6-02 209 Right Right 1938-07-17
6 Rico Petrocelli 6-00 185 Right Right 1943-06-27
8 Carl Yastrzemski 5-11 182 Right Left 1939-08-22
42 Bobby Darwin 6-02 200 Right Right 1943-02-16
24 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
19 Fred Lynn 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-03
16 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
14 Jim Rice 6-02 205 Right Right 1953-03-08
1 Bernie Carbo 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-08-05
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The 1976 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 112/111) where 1,895,846 fans witnessed their 1976 Red Sox finish the season with a .512 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 1976 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1976 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1976 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1976 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Carlton Fisk (133)
1B Carl Yastrzemski (94)
2B Denny Doyle (112)
3B Butch Hobson (76)
SS Rick Burleson (152)
LF Jim Rice (98)
CF Fred Lynn (127)
RF Dwight Evans (140)
DH Jim Rice (54)
  
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Dick Pole
SP Luis Tiant
SP Rick Wise
  
RP Tom House
RP Tom Murphy
CL Jim Willoughby


1976 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Fred Lynn $235,000.00
Fergie Jenkins $180,000.00
Carl Yastrzemski $175,000.00
Carlton Fisk $170,000.00
Luis Tiant $160,000.00
Rick Wise $115,000.00
Bill Lee $85,000.00
Rick Burleson $80,000.00
Denny Doyle $80,000.00
Bernie Carbo $70,000.00
Dwight Evans $70,000.00
Reggie Cleveland $62,500.00
Jim Rice $50,000.00
Tom House $47,500.00
Rick Miller $47,000.00
Cecil Cooper $45,000.00
Bob Montgomery $45,000.00
Jim Willoughby $45,000.00
Butch Hobson $19,000.00
Rick Kreuger $19,000.00


1976 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bernie Carbo
#2 Doug Griffin
#3 Steve Dillard
#4 Butch Hobson
#5 Denny Doyle
#6 Rico Petrocelli
#7 Rick Burleson
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Bob Montgomery
#12 Bob Heise
#14 Jim Rice
#15 Cecil Cooper
#16 Rick Miller
#17 Cecil Cooper
#19 Fred Lynn
#21 Rick Kreuger
#22 Ernie Whitt
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Dwight Evans
#26 Reggie Cleveland
#27 Carlton Fisk
#29 Tom House
#30 Deron Johnson
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#37 Bill Lee
#38 Jim Willoughby
#40 Rick Wise
#41 Jack Baker
#42 Bobby Darwin
#45 Dick Pole
#46 Rick Jones
#47 Tom Murphy
#50 Andy Merchant

Did you know that a 1976 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)?