1978 Boston Red Sox Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 99-64-0, Finished 2nd in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Don Zimmer (99-64)

General Manager: Haywood Sullivan (Appointed 10/24/1977)

Scouting Director: Eddie Kasko

Ballpark: Fenway Park

Attendance: 2,320,643 (2nd of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 112, Pitching - 110
One-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 108

Pythagorean W-L: 96-67, 796 Runs, 657 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bob Bailey	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 13, 1942	17	43	27	43	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	34	15	0	-0.3
Sam Bowen	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Sep 18, 1952	2	6	2	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	2	0.0
Jack Brohamer	28	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Feb 26, 1950	7	81	65	81	51	0	0	0	22	30	0	0	0	0	0	25	11	1	-0.6
Tom Burgmeier	34	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Aug 2, 1943	11	35	1	0	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Rick Burleson	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Apr 29, 1951	5	145	144	145	144	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.5		All-Star
Bill Campbell	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Aug 9, 1948	6	29	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$200,000
Bernie Carbo	30	us US	L	R	5' 11"	173	Aug 5, 1947	10	17	14	17	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	9	8	1	0	0.5
Reggie Cleveland	30	ca CA	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 23, 1948	10	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Dick Drago	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 25, 1945	10	37	1	0	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Frank Duffy	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 14, 1946	9	64	29	64	55	0	0	0	12	22	21	0	0	0	0	6	3	13	-0.6
Dennis Eckersley HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 3, 1954	4	35	35	0	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3	$152,333
Dwight Evans	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Nov 3, 1951	7	147	141	147	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	140	142	4	5	1	3.1		All-Star
Carlton Fisk HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Dec 26, 1947	9	157	151	157	154	0	154	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	5.9		All-Star
Garry Hancock	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jan 23, 1954	1st	38	18	38	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	10	19	14	8	5	-0.7
Andy Hassler	26	us US	L	L	6' 5"	220	Oct 18, 1951	7	13	2	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Butch Hobson	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	193	Aug 17, 1951	4	147	147	147	133	0	0	0	0	133	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0.2
Fred Kendall	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jan 31, 1949	10	20	10	20	18	0	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	-0.2
John LaRose	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Oct 25, 1951	1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Lee	31	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Dec 28, 1946	10	28	24	0	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Fred Lynn	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Feb 3, 1952	5	150	148	150	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	149	0	1	0	4.4		All-Star
Bob Montgomery	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 16, 1944	9	10	9	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Jerry Remy	25	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 8, 1952	4	148	141	148	140	0	0	0	140	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	6	1.9		All-Star
Jim Rice HOF	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Mar 8, 1953	5	163	163	163	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	1	15	114	49	0	0	7.6	$125,000	All-Star
Allen Ripley	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 18, 1952	1st	15	11	0	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
George Scott	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Mar 23, 1944	13	120	116	120	113	0	0	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	-0.2
Bobby Sprowl	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Apr 14, 1956	1st	3	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Bob Stanley	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Nov 10, 1954	2	52	3	0	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3
Luis Tiant	37	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	180	Nov 23, 1940	15	32	31	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Mike Torrez	31	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Aug 28, 1946	12	36	36	0	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4	$540,000
Jim Wright	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	165	Dec 21, 1950	1st	24	16	0	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Carl Yastrzemski HOF	38	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 22, 1939	18	144	142	144	117	0	0	50	0	0	0	64	7	0	71	27	1	1	2.0		All-Star
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Don Zimmer	47	us US	Jan 17, 1931	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 2
Walt Hriniak	35	us US	May 22, 1943	Hitting	Apr 7	Oct 2
Al Jackson	42	us US	Dec 26, 1935	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 2
Johnny Pesky	59	us US	Feb 27, 1919	First base	Apr 7	Oct 2
Eddie Yost	51	us US	Oct 13, 1926	Third base	Apr 7	Oct 2
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date