1979 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1979 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1979 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 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
41 Dick Drago 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-06-25
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
44 Joel Finch 6-02 175 Right Right 1956-08-20
31 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
42 Chuck Rainey 5-11 190 Right Right 1954-07-14
49 Win Remmerswaal 6-02 160 Right Right 1954-03-08
25 Steve Renko 6-05 230 Right Right 1944-12-10
28 Allen Ripley 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-10-18
46 Bob Stanley 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-11-10
21 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
30 John Tudor 6-00 185 Left Left 1954-02-02
45 Jim Wright 6-01 165 Right Right 1950-12-21
39 Gary Allenson 5-11 185 Right Right 1955-02-04
10 Bob Montgomery 6-01 203 Right Right 1944-04-16
50 Mike O'Berry 6-02 195 Right Right 1954-04-20
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
1 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
4 Butch Hobson 6-01 193 Right Right 1951-08-17
12 Stan Papi 6-00 178 Right Right 1951-02-04
2 Jerry Remy 5-09 165 Right Left 1952-11-08
5 George Scott 6-02 215 Right Right 1944-03-23
11 Ted Sizemore 5-10 165 Right Right 1945-04-15
5 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
20 Larry Wolfe 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-03-02
24 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
19 Fred Lynn 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-03
17 Tom Poquette 5-10 175 Right Left 1951-10-30
14 Jim Rice 6-02 205 Right Right 1953-03-08
27 Carlton Fisk 6-02 220 Right Right 1947-12-26
8 Carl Yastrzemski 5-11 182 Right Left 1939-08-22
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The 1979 Boston Red Sox played 160 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 69 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 106/105) where 2,353,114 fans witnessed their 1979 Red Sox finish the season with a .569 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 1979 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1979 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1979 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1979 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Gary Allenson (104)
1B Bob Watson (58)
2B Jerry Remy (76)
3B Butch Hobson (142)
SS Rick Burleson (153)
LF Jim Rice (124)
CF Fred Lynn (143)
RF Dwight Evans (149)
DH Carl Yastrzemski (56)
  
SP Dennis Eckersley
SP Chuck Rainey
SP Steve Renko
SP Bob Stanley
SP Mike Torrez
  
RP Tom Burgmeier
RP Bill Campbell
CL Dick Drago


1979 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jim Dwyer
#2 Jerry Remy
#3 Jack Brohamer
#4 Butch Hobson
#5 George Scott
#5 Bob Watson
#7 Rick Burleson
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Bob Montgomery
#11 Ted Sizemore
#12 Stan Papi
#14 Jim Rice
#16 Tom Burgmeier
#17 Frank Duffy
#17 Tom Poquette
#19 Fred Lynn
#20 Larry Wolfe
#21 Mike Torrez
#22 Bill Campbell
#24 Dwight Evans
#25 Steve Renko
#27 Carlton Fisk
#28 Allen Ripley
#30 John Tudor
#31 Andy Hassler
#39 Gary Allenson
#41 Dick Drago
#42 Chuck Rainey
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#44 Joel Finch
#45 Jim Wright
#46 Bob Stanley
#49 Win Remmerswaal
#50 Mike O'Berry

Did you know that a 1979 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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