1971 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1971 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 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 1971 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Bobby Bolin 6-04 200 Right Right 1939-01-29
18 Ken Brett 5-11 195 Left Left 1948-09-18
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
17 Cal Koonce 6-01 185 Right Right 1940-11-18
37 Bill Lee 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-12-28
16 Jim Lonborg 6-05 210 Right Right 1942-04-16
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
29 Roger Moret 6-04 175 Left Both 1949-09-16
15 Mike Nagy 6-03 200 Right Right 1948-03-25
43 Gary Peters 6-02 200 Left Left 1937-04-21
42 Sonny Siebert 6-03 198 Right Right 1937-01-14
25, 41 Ken Tatum 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-04-25
23 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
27 Carlton Fisk 6-02 220 Right Right 1947-12-26
24 Duane Josephson 6-00 195 Right Right 1942-06-03
10 Bob Montgomery 6-01 203 Right Right 1944-04-16
19 Don Pavletich 5-11 209 Right Right 1938-07-13
11 Luis Aparicio 5-09 160 Right Right 1934-04-29
20 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
17 Cecil Cooper 6-02 190 Left Left 1949-12-20
3 Mike Fiore 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-10-11
2 Doug Griffin 6-00 170 Right Right 1947-06-04
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
5 George Scott 6-02 215 Right Right 1944-03-23
40 Billy Conigliaro 6-00 190 Right Right 1947-08-15
1 Phil Gagliano 6-01 185 Right Right 1941-12-27
14 Joe Lahoud 6-00 202 Left Left 1947-04-14
35 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
4 Ben Oglivie 6-02 170 Left Left 1949-02-11
7 Reggie Smith 6-00 195 Right Both 1945-04-02
22 George Thomas 6-03½ 190 Right Right 1937-11-29
8 Carl Yastrzemski 5-11 182 Right Left 1939-08-22


The 1971 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 107/107) where 1,678,732 fans witnessed their 1971 Red Sox finish the season with a .525 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 1971 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1971 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1971 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Duane Josephson (87)
1B George Scott (143)
2B Doug Griffin (124)
3B Rico Petrocelli (156)
SS Luis Aparicio (121)
LF Carl Yastrzemski (146)
CF Reggie Smith (87)
RF Reggie Smith (75)
  
SP Ray Culp
SP Jim Lonborg
SP Gary Peters
SP Sonny Siebert
  
RP Bobby Bolin
RP Ken Brett
RP Bill Lee
RP Ken Tatum
CL Sparky Lyle


1971 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Luis Aparicio $100,000.00
Ken Tatum $35,000.00
Bobby Bolin $34,000.00
Phil Gagliano $27,500.00
Duane Josephson $27,500.00
Cal Koonce $27,500.00
John Kennedy $23,000.00
Mike Fiore $21,000.00
Doug Griffin $16,000.00
Juan Beniquez $12,750.00
Cecil Cooper $12,750.00
John Curtis $12,750.00
Buddy Hunter $12,750.00
Rick Miller $12,750.00
Bob Montgomery $12,750.00
Roger Moret $12,750.00
Ben Oglivie $12,750.00


1971 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Phil Gagliano
#2 Doug Griffin
#3 Mike Fiore
#4 Ben Oglivie
#5 George Scott
#6 Rico Petrocelli
#7 Reggie Smith
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Bob Montgomery
#11 Luis Aparicio
#12 John Kennedy
#14 Joe Lahoud
#15 Mike Nagy
#16 Jim Lonborg
#17 Cecil Cooper
#17 Cal Koonce
#18 Ken Brett
#19 Don Pavletich
#20 Juan Beniquez
#21 Ray Culp
#22 John Curtis
#22 George Thomas
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Duane Josephson
#25 Ken Tatum
#26 Bobby Bolin
#27 Carlton Fisk
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Roger Moret
#35 Rick Miller
#37 Bill Lee
#38 Buddy Hunter
#39 Mike Garman
#40 Billy Conigliaro
#41 Ken Tatum
#42 Sonny Siebert
#43 Gary Peters

Did you know that a 1971 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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