1978 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1978 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1978 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1978 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
16 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
22 Bill Campbell 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-08-09
26 Reggie Cleveland 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-05-23
41 Dick Drago 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-06-25
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
31 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
26 John LaRose 6-01 185 Left Left 1951-10-25
37 Bill Lee 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-12-28
28 Allen Ripley 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-10-18
47 Bobby Sprowl 6-02 190 Left Left 1956-04-14
46 Bob Stanley 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-11-10
23 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
21 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
45 Jim Wright 6-01 165 Right Right 1950-12-21
27 Carlton Fisk 6-02 220 Right Right 1947-12-26
10 Bob Montgomery 6-01 203 Right Right 1944-04-16
3 Jack Brohamer 5-10 165 Right Left 1950-02-26
7 Rick Burleson 5-10 165 Right Right 1951-04-29
17 Frank Duffy 6-01 180 Right Right 1946-10-14
4 Butch Hobson 6-01 193 Right Right 1951-08-17
18 Fred Kendall 6-01 190 Right Right 1949-01-31
2 Jerry Remy 5-09 165 Right Left 1952-11-08
15 George Scott 6-02 215 Right Right 1944-03-23
29 Sam Bowen 5-09 170 Right Right 1952-09-18
1 Bernie Carbo 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-08-05
24 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
38 Garry Hancock 6-00 175 Left Left 1954-01-23
19 Fred Lynn 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-03
14 Jim Rice 6-02 205 Right Right 1953-03-08
8 Carl Yastrzemski 5-11 182 Right Left 1939-08-22
30 Bob Bailey 6-00 188 Right Right 1942-10-13
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The 1978 Boston Red Sox played 163 games during the regular season, won 99 games, lost 64 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 111/109) where 2,320,643 fans witnessed their 1978 Red Sox finish the season with a .607 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 1978 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1978 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1978 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1978 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Carlton Fisk (154)
1B George Scott (113)
2B Jerry Remy (140)
3B Butch Hobson (133)
SS Rick Burleson (144)
LF Jim Rice (101)
CF Fred Lynn (149)
RF Dwight Evans (140)
DH Jim Rice (49)
  
SP Dennis Eckersley
SP Bill Lee
SP Luis Tiant
SP Mike Torrez
SP Jim Wright
  
RP Tom Burgmeier
RP Bill Campbell
RP Dick Drago
CL Bob Stanley


1978 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1978 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bernie Carbo
#2 Jerry Remy
#3 Jack Brohamer
#4 Butch Hobson
#7 Rick Burleson
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Bob Montgomery
#14 Jim Rice
#15 George Scott
#16 Tom Burgmeier
#17 Frank Duffy
#18 Fred Kendall
#19 Fred Lynn
#21 Mike Torrez
#22 Bill Campbell
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Dwight Evans
#26 Reggie Cleveland
#26 John LaRose
#27 Carlton Fisk
#28 Allen Ripley
#29 Sam Bowen
#30 Bob Bailey
#31 Andy Hassler
#37 Bill Lee
#38 Garry Hancock
#41 Dick Drago
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#45 Jim Wright
#46 Bob Stanley
#47 Bobby Sprowl

Did you know that a 1978 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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