1996 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1996 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1996 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Stan Belinda 6-03 187 Right Right 1966-08-06
50 Mark Brandenburg 6-00 180 Right Right 1970-07-14
21 Roger Clemens 6-04 220 Right Right 1962-08-04
45 John Doherty 6-04 210 Right Right 1967-06-11
52 Vaughn Eshelman 6-03 205 Left Left 1969-05-22
34 Rich Garces 6-00 250 Right Right 1971-05-18
36 Tom Gordon 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-11-18
57 Ken Grundt 6-04 195 Left Left 1969-08-26
28 Eric Gunderson 6-00 195 Left Right 1966-03-29
23 Reggie Harris 6-01 180 Right Right 1968-08-12
54 Joe Hudson 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-09-29
59 Brent Knackert 6-03 185 Right Right 1969-08-01
53 Kerry Lacy 6-02 195 Right Right 1972-08-07
19 Mike Maddux 6-02 190 Right Left 1961-08-27
59 Pat Mahomes 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-08-09
58 Nate Minchey 6-08 225 Right Right 1969-08-31
50 Jamie Moyer 6-00 185 Left Left 1962-11-18
31 Brad Pennington 6-05 205 Left Left 1969-04-14
26 Aaron Sele 6-05 218 Right Right 1970-06-25
51 Heathcliff Slocumb 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-06-07
32 Mike Stanton 6-01 190 Left Left 1967-06-02
55 Jeff Suppan 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-01-02
49 Tim Wakefield 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-02
56 Alex Delgado 6-00 160 Right Right 1971-01-11
37 Bill Haselman 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-05-25
47 Scott Hatteberg 6-01 185 Right Left 1969-12-14
45 Walt McKeel 6-02 200 Right Right 1972-01-17
22 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25
10 Esteban Beltre 5-10 172 Right Right 1967-12-26
23 Phil Clark 6-00 200 Right Right 1968-05-06
12 Wil Cordero 6-02 190 Right Right 1971-10-03
3 Jeff Frye 5-09 165 Right Right 1966-08-31
5 Nomar Garciaparra 6-00 165 Right Right 1973-07-23
48 Jeff Manto 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-08-23
11 Tim Naehring 6-02 205 Right Right 1967-02-01
48 Arquimedez Pozo 5-10 160 Right Right 1973-08-24
31 Tony Rodriguez 5-11 165 Right Right 1970-08-15
29 Bill Selby 5-09 190 Right Left 1970-06-11
48 Jim Tatum 6-02 200 Right Right 1967-10-09
13 John Valentin 6-00 180 Right Right 1967-02-18
42 Mo Vaughn 6-01 230 Right Left 1967-12-15
56 Darren Bragg 5-09 180 Right Left 1969-09-07
2 Alex Cole 6-00 170 Left Left 1965-08-17
15 Milt Cuyler 5-10 185 Right Both 1968-10-07
39 Mike Greenwell 6-00 200 Right Left 1963-07-18
46 Dwayne Hosey 5-10 175 Right Both 1967-03-11
38 Jose Malave 6-02 212 Right Right 1971-05-31
24 Kevin Mitchell 5-11 210 Right Right 1962-01-13
7 Trot Nixon 6-01 195 Left Left 1974-04-11
25 Troy O'Leary 6-00 196 Left Left 1969-08-04
57 Rudy Pemberton 6-01 185 Right Right 1969-12-17
10, 47 Lee Tinsley 5-10 185 Right Both 1969-03-04
33 Jose Canseco 6-04 240 Right Right 1964-07-02
18 Reggie Jefferson 6-04 215 Left Left 1968-09-25
45 Greg Pirkl 6-05 225 Right Right 1970-08-07


The 1996 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: 103/103) where 2,315,231 fans witnessed their 1996 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 1996 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1996 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1996 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


Jose Canseco
Wil Cordero
Tom Gordon
Mike Greenwell
Kevin Mitchell
Tim Naehring
Troy O'Leary
Mike Stanley
John Valentin
Mo Vaughn

1996 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Mike Stanley (105)
1B Mo Vaughn (146)
2B Jeff Frye (100)
3B Tim Naehring (116)
SS John Valentin (118)
LF Mike Greenwell (75)
CF Lee Tinsley (79)
RF Troy O'Leary (110)
DH Jose Canseco (84)
  
SP Roger Clemens
SP Tom Gordon
SP Aaron Sele
SP Tim Wakefield
  
RP Stan Belinda
RP Mark Brandenburg
RP Rich Garces
RP Eric Gunderson
RP Joe Hudson
RP Mike Maddux
RP Mike Stanton
CL Heathcliff Slocumb


1996 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Roger Clemens $5,500,000.00
Mo Vaughn $5,400,000.00
Jose Canseco $4,725,000.00
Mike Greenwell $3,700,000.00
Tom Gordon $3,050,000.00
John Valentin $2,672,500.00
Mike Stanley $2,300,000.00
Wil Cordero $1,850,000.00
Mike Stanton $1,750,000.00
Heathcliff Slocumb $1,425,000.00
Stan Belinda $1,275,000.00
Tim Naehring $1,200,000.00
Kevin Mitchell $1,135,000.00
Jamie Moyer $825,000.00
Reggie Jefferson $695,000.00
Mike Maddux $600,000.00
Tim Wakefield $450,000.00
John Doherty $400,000.00
Aaron Sele $380,000.00
Bill Haselman $310,000.00
Milt Cuyler $242,500.00
Troy O'Leary $240,000.00
Dwayne Hosey $225,000.00
Esteban Beltre $200,000.00
Jeff Manto $200,000.00
Brad Pennington $160,000.00
Vaughn Eshelman $140,000.00
Rich Garces $132,500.00
Nate Minchey $130,000.00
Jeff Frye $125,000.00
Jeff Suppan $117,000.00
Reggie Harris $112,000.00
Darren Bragg $109,000.00
Mark Brandenburg $109,000.00
Alex Delgado $109,000.00
Nomar Garciaparra $109,000.00
Ken Grundt $109,000.00
Scott Hatteberg $109,000.00
Joe Hudson $109,000.00
Kerry Lacy $109,000.00
Jose Malave $109,000.00
Walt McKeel $109,000.00
Trot Nixon $109,000.00
Rudy Pemberton $109,000.00
Arquimedez Pozo $109,000.00
Tony Rodriguez $109,000.00
Bill Selby $109,000.00


1996 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#2 Alex Cole
#3 Jeff Frye
#5 Nomar Garciaparra
#7 Trot Nixon
#10 Esteban Beltre
#10 Lee Tinsley
#11 Tim Naehring
#12 Wil Cordero
#13 John Valentin
#15 Milt Cuyler
#18 Reggie Jefferson
#19 Mike Maddux
#21 Roger Clemens
#22 Mike Stanley
#23 Phil Clark
#23 Reggie Harris
#24 Kevin Mitchell
#25 Troy O'Leary
#26 Aaron Sele
#28 Eric Gunderson
#29 Bill Selby
#31 Brad Pennington
#31 Tony Rodriguez
#32 Mike Stanton
#33 Jose Canseco
#34 Rich Garces
#36 Tom Gordon
#37 Bill Haselman
#38 Jose Malave
#39 Mike Greenwell
#42 Mo Vaughn
#43 Stan Belinda
#45 John Doherty
#45 Walt McKeel
#45 Greg Pirkl
#46 Dwayne Hosey
#47 Scott Hatteberg
#47 Lee Tinsley
#48 Jeff Manto
#48 Arquimedez Pozo
#48 Jim Tatum
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Mark Brandenburg
#50 Jamie Moyer
#51 Heathcliff Slocumb
#52 Vaughn Eshelman
#53 Kerry Lacy
#54 Joe Hudson
#55 Jeff Suppan
#56 Darren Bragg
#56 Alex Delgado
#57 Ken Grundt
#57 Rudy Pemberton
#58 Nate Minchey
#59 Brent Knackert
#59 Pat Mahomes

Did you know that a 1996 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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