1983 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1983 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 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 1983 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1983 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1983 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

45 Luis Aponte 6-00 185 Right Right 1953-06-14
42 Doug Bird 6-04 180 Right Right 1950-03-05
23 Oil Can Boyd 6-01 155 Right Right 1959-10-06
27 Mike Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-03-04
25 Mark Clear 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-05-27
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
47 Bruce Hurst 6-03 215 Left Left 1958-03-24
48 John Henry Johnson 6-02 190 Left Left 1956-08-21
49 Al Nipper 6-00 194 Right Right 1959-04-02
19 Bob Ojeda 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-12-17
46 Bob Stanley 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-11-10
30 John Tudor 6-00 185 Left Left 1954-02-02
39 Gary Allenson 5-11 185 Right Right 1955-02-04
10 Rich Gedman 6-00 215 Right Left 1959-09-26
5 Jeff Newman 6-02 218 Right Right 1948-09-11
17 Marty Barrett 5-10 176 Right Right 1958-06-23
26 Wade Boggs 6-02 197 Right Left 1958-06-15
41 Jackie Gutierrez 5-11 175 Right Right 1960-06-27
18 Glenn Hoffman 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-07-07
22 Ed Jurak 6-02 185 Right Right 1957-10-24
2 Jerry Remy 5-09 165 Right Left 1952-11-08
11 Dave Stapleton 6-01 178 Right Right 1954-01-16
12 Julio Valdez 6-02 160 Right Both 1956-06-03
20 Tony Armas 6-01 200 Right Right 1953-07-02
24 Dwight Evans 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-11-03
12 Lee Graham 5-10 170 Left Left 1959-09-22
3 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
51 Reid Nichols 5-11 165 Right Right 1958-08-05
14 Jim Rice 6-02 205 Right Right 1953-03-08
1 Chico Walker 5-09 179 Right Both 1957-11-25
8 Carl Yastrzemski 5-11 182 Right Left 1939-08-22


The 1983 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 84 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 107/107) where 1,782,285 fans witnessed their 1983 Red Sox finish the season with a .481 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 1983 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1983 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1983 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1983 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Gary Allenson (84)
1B Dave Stapleton (145)
2B Jerry Remy (144)
3B Wade Boggs (153)
SS Glenn Hoffman (143)
LF Jim Rice (151)
CF Tony Armas (116)
RF Dwight Evans (99)
DH Carl Yastrzemski (107)
  
SP Mike Brown
SP Dennis Eckersley
SP Bruce Hurst
SP Bob Ojeda
SP John Tudor
  
RP Luis Aponte
RP Doug Bird
RP Mark Clear
RP John Henry Johnson
CL Bob Stanley


1983 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Jim Rice $779,227.00
Marty Barrett $35,000.00
Wade Boggs $35,000.00
Oil Can Boyd $35,000.00
Mike Brown $35,000.00
Lee Graham $35,000.00
Jackie Gutierrez $35,000.00
Ed Jurak $35,000.00
Al Nipper $35,000.00


1983 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Chico Walker
#2 Jerry Remy
#3 Rick Miller
#5 Jeff Newman
#8 Carl Yastrzemski
#10 Rich Gedman
#11 Dave Stapleton
#12 Lee Graham
#12 Julio Valdez
#14 Jim Rice
#17 Marty Barrett
#18 Glenn Hoffman
#19 Bob Ojeda
#20 Tony Armas
#22 Ed Jurak
#23 Oil Can Boyd
#24 Dwight Evans
#25 Mark Clear
#26 Wade Boggs
#27 Mike Brown
#30 John Tudor
#39 Gary Allenson
#41 Jackie Gutierrez
#42 Doug Bird
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#45 Luis Aponte
#46 Bob Stanley
#47 Bruce Hurst
#48 John Henry Johnson
#49 Al Nipper
#51 Reid Nichols

Did you know that a 1983 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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