1988 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1988 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 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 1988 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1988 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

52 Mike Boddicker 5-11 172 Right Right 1957-08-23
50 Tom Bolton 6-03 175 Left Left 1962-05-06
23 Oil Can Boyd 6-01 155 Right Right 1959-10-06
21 Roger Clemens 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-08-04
56 Zach Crouch 6-03 180 Left Left 1965-10-26
53 Steve Curry 6-06 217 Right Right 1965-09-13
28 Steve Ellsworth 6-08 220 Right Right 1960-07-30
44 Wes Gardner 6-04 197 Right Right 1961-04-29
47 Bruce Hurst 6-03 215 Left Left 1958-03-24
15 Dennis Lamp 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-09-23
54 Mike Rochford 6-04 205 Left Left 1963-03-14
19 Jeff Sellers 6-01 175 Right Right 1964-05-11
48 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
41 Mike Smithson 6-08 215 Right Left 1955-01-21
46 Bob Stanley 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-11-10
42 John Trautwein 6-03 205 Right Right 1962-08-07
45 Rob Woodward 6-03 185 Right Right 1962-09-28
6 Rick Cerone 5-11 192 Right Right 1954-05-19
10 Rich Gedman 6-00 215 Right Left 1959-09-26
20 John Marzano 5-11 197 Right Right 1963-02-14
17 Marty Barrett 5-10 176 Right Right 1958-06-23
38 Todd Benzinger 6-01 190 Right Both 1963-02-11
26 Wade Boggs 6-02 197 Right Left 1958-06-15
27 Pat Dodson 6-04 210 Left Left 1959-10-11
7 Spike Owen 5-10 170 Right Both 1961-04-19
25 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
3 Jody Reed 5-09 165 Right Right 1962-07-26
11 Ed Romero 5-11 175 Right Right 1957-12-09
5 Brady Anderson 6-01 185 Left Left 1964-01-18
12 Ellis Burks 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-09-11
24 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
39 Mike Greenwell 6-00 200 Right Left 1963-07-18
55 Randy Kutcher 5-11 175 Right Right 1960-04-20
18 Carlos Quintana 6-02 195 Right Right 1965-08-26
16 Kevin Romine 5-11 185 Right Right 1961-05-23
30 Sam Horn 6-05 250 Left Left 1963-11-02
14 Jim Rice 6-02 205 Right Right 1953-03-08
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The 1988 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 104/104) where 2,464,851 fans witnessed their 1988 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 1988 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1988 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1988 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1988 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Rich Gedman (93)
1B Todd Benzinger (85)
2B Marty Barrett (150)
3B Wade Boggs (151)
SS Jody Reed (94)
LF Mike Greenwell (143)
CF Ellis Burks (142)
RF Dwight Evans (84)
DH Jim Rice (112)
  
SP Oil Can Boyd
SP Roger Clemens
SP Wes Gardner
SP Bruce Hurst
SP Mike Smithson
  
RP Tom Bolton
RP Dennis Lamp
RP Bob Stanley
CL Lee Smith


1988 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Jim Rice $2,214,865.00
Wade Boggs $1,650,000.00
Dwight Evans $1,600,000.00
Roger Clemens $1,350,000.00
Bob Stanley $1,060,000.00
Rich Gedman $952,727.00
Bruce Hurst $900,000.00
Lee Smith $850,000.00
Marty Barrett $675,000.00
Oil Can Boyd $550,000.00
Spike Owen $525,000.00
Ed Romero $415,000.00
Mike Greenwell $205,000.00
Jeff Sellers $135,000.00
Ellis Burks $125,000.00
Wes Gardner $117,000.00
Todd Benzinger $85,000.00
Sam Horn $80,000.00
Kevin Romine $77,500.00
John Marzano $77,000.00
Jody Reed $64,500.00
Brady Anderson $62,500.00
Steve Ellsworth $62,500.00
John Trautwein $62,500.00


1988 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#3 Jody Reed
#5 Brady Anderson
#6 Rick Cerone
#7 Spike Owen
#10 Rich Gedman
#11 Ed Romero
#12 Ellis Burks
#14 Jim Rice
#15 Dennis Lamp
#16 Kevin Romine
#17 Marty Barrett
#18 Carlos Quintana
#19 Jeff Sellers
#20 John Marzano
#21 Roger Clemens
#23 Oil Can Boyd
#24 Dwight Evans
#25 Larry Parrish
#26 Wade Boggs
#27 Pat Dodson
#28 Steve Ellsworth
#30 Sam Horn
#38 Todd Benzinger
#39 Mike Greenwell
#41 Mike Smithson
#42 John Trautwein
#44 Wes Gardner
#45 Rob Woodward
#46 Bob Stanley
#47 Bruce Hurst
#48 Lee Smith
#50 Tom Bolton
#52 Mike Boddicker
#53 Steve Curry
#54 Mike Rochford
#55 Randy Kutcher
#56 Zach Crouch

Did you know that a 1988 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)?