2009 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 2009 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2009 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 2009 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2009 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2009 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2009 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I think as far as the (2009 Boston Red Sox )season goes, we did some good things as a team. Obviously, I accomplished some things personally, too. But I definitely think we have a better team than what we ended up getting. It's frustrating in that way. I definitely don't look at this season as a failure for our team or as an individual deal. I think we could have done some things different. We just have to move forward." - Boston Red Sox Pitcher Josh Beckett on MLB.com (10/31/09, Ian Browne, 'In solid '09, Sox fall shy of ultimate goal')

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2009 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

60 Daniel Bard 6-04 215 Right Right 1985-06-25
19 Josh Beckett 6-05 225 Right Right 1980-05-15
64 Michael Bowden 6-03 215 Right Right 1986-09-09
61 Clay Buchholz 6-03 190 Right Left 1984-08-14
36 Paul Byrd 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-12-03
53 Fernando Cabrera 6-04 170 Right Right 1981-11-16
17 Manny Delcarmen 6-02 190 Right Right 1982-02-16
51 Enrique Gonzalez 5-10 210 Right Right 1982-07-14
62 Hunter Jones 6-04 235 Left Left 1984-01-10
31 Jon Lester 6-04 240 Left Left 1984-01-07
48 Javier Lopez 6-04 220 Left Left 1977-07-11
63 Justin Masterson 6-06 250 Right Right 1985-03-22
18 Daisuke Matsuzaka 6-00 185 Right Right 1980-09-13
37 Hideki Okajima 6-01 195 Left Left 1975-12-25
58 Jonathan Papelbon 6-04 225 Right Right 1980-11-23
36 Brad Penny 6-04 230 Right Right 1978-05-24
56 Ramon Ramirez 5-11 200 Right Right 1981-08-31
54 Dustin Richardson 6-06 220 Left Left 1984-01-09
24 Takashi Saito 6-02 200 Right Left 1970-02-14
29 John Smoltz 6-03 210 Right Right 1967-05-15
63 Junichi Tazawa 5-11 200 Right Right 1986-06-06
40 Billy Traber 6-05 205 Left Left 1979-09-18
13 Billy Wagner 5-10 180 Left Left 1971-07-25
49 Tim Wakefield 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-02
50 Dusty Brown 6-00 180 Right Right 1982-06-19
16 George Kottaras 6-00 200 Right Left 1983-05-10
33 Jason Varitek 6-02 230 Right Both 1972-04-11
55 Jeff Bailey 6-02 200 Right Right 1978-11-19
50 Aaron Bates 6-04 230 Right Right 1984-03-10
13, 3 Alex Gonzalez 6-00 210 Right Right 1977-02-15
22 Nick Green 6-00 190 Right Right 1978-09-10
11 Casey Kotchman 6-03 220 Left Left 1983-02-22
11 Mark Kotsay 6-00 220 Left Left 1975-12-02
23 Adam LaRoche 6-03 200 Left Left 1979-11-06
25 Mike Lowell 6-04 205 Right Right 1974-02-24
12 Jed Lowrie 6-00 190 Right Both 1984-04-17
23 Julio Lugo 5-10 165 Right Right 1975-11-16
41 Victor Martinez 6-02 210 Right Both 1978-12-23
34 David Ortiz 6-04 250 Left Left 1975-11-18
15 Dustin Pedroia 5-08 165 Right Right 1983-08-17
51 Gil Velazquez 6-03 185 Right Right 1979-10-17
3, 30 Chris Woodward 6-00 173 Right Right 1976-06-27
20 Kevin Youkilis 6-01 220 Right Right 1979-03-15
32 Brian Anderson 6-02 205 Right Right 1982-03-11
5 Rocco Baldelli 6-04 185 Right Right 1981-09-25
44 Jason Bay 6-02 210 Right Right 1978-09-20
54 Chris Carter 6-00 230 Left Left 1982-09-16
7 J.D. Drew 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-11-20
46 Jacoby Ellsbury 6-01 195 Left Left 1983-09-11
23 Joey Gathright 5-10 175 Right Left 1981-04-27
68 Josh Reddick 6-02 180 Right Left 1987-02-19
30 Jonathan Van Every 6-01 190 Left Left 1979-11-27


The 2009 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 111/109) where 3,062,699 fans witnessed their 2009 Red Sox finish the season with a .586 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 2009 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2009 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2009 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2009 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

2009 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


Jason Bay
Josh Beckett
J.D. Drew
Jacoby Ellsbury
Mike Lowell
Jed Lowrie
David Ortiz
Dustin Pedroia
Jason Varitek
Kevin Youkilis

2009 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Jason Varitek (108)
1B Kevin Youkilis (78)
2B Dustin Pedroia (154)
3B Mike Lowell (107)
SS Nick Green (81)
LF Jason Bay (150)
CF Jacoby Ellsbury (153)
RF J.D. Drew (131)
  
SP Josh Beckett
SP Clay Buchholz
SP Jon Lester
SP Brad Penny
SP Tim Wakefield
  
RP Daniel Bard
RP Manny Delcarmen
RP Justin Masterson
RP Hideki Okajima
RP Ramon Ramirez
RP Takashi Saito
CL Jonathan Papelbon


2009 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

J.D. Drew $14,000,000.00
David Ortiz $13,000,000.00
Mike Lowell $12,500,000.00
Josh Beckett $11,166,666.00
Daisuke Matsuzaka $8,333,333.00
Jason Bay $7,800,000.00
Jonathan Papelbon $6,250,000.00
Kevin Youkilis $6,250,000.00
Victor Martinez $5,700,000.00
Jason Varitek $5,000,000.00
Brad Penny $4,925,000.00
Tim Wakefield $4,000,000.00
Hideki Okajima $1,750,000.00
Dustin Pedroia $1,750,000.00
Takashi Saito $1,500,000.00
Casey Kotchman $1,450,000.00
Javier Lopez $1,350,000.00
Jon Lester $1,000,000.00
Fernando Cabrera $700,000.00
Nick Green $550,000.00
Rocco Baldelli $500,000.00
Manny Delcarmen $476,000.00
Junichi Tazawa $450,000.00
Jacoby Ellsbury $449,500.00
Ramon Ramirez $441,000.00
Justin Masterson $415,500.00
Jed Lowrie $414,000.00
Clay Buchholz $413,500.00
Enrique Gonzalez $410,000.00
Gil Velazquez $410,000.00
Jeff Bailey $400,000.00
Daniel Bard $400,000.00
Aaron Bates $400,000.00
Michael Bowden $400,000.00
Dusty Brown $400,000.00
Chris Carter $400,000.00
Alex Gonzalez $400,000.00
Hunter Jones $400,000.00
George Kottaras $400,000.00
Josh Reddick $400,000.00
Dustin Richardson $400,000.00
Jonathan Van Every $400,000.00


2009 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#3 Alex Gonzalez
#3 Chris Woodward
#5 Rocco Baldelli
#7 J.D. Drew
#11 Casey Kotchman
#11 Mark Kotsay
#12 Jed Lowrie
#13 Alex Gonzalez
#13 Billy Wagner
#15 Dustin Pedroia
#16 George Kottaras
#17 Manny Delcarmen
#18 Daisuke Matsuzaka
#19 Josh Beckett
#20 Kevin Youkilis
#22 Nick Green
#23 Joey Gathright
#23 Adam LaRoche
#23 Julio Lugo
#24 Takashi Saito
#25 Mike Lowell
#29 John Smoltz
#30 Jonathan Van Every
#30 Chris Woodward
#31 Jon Lester
#32 Brian Anderson
#33 Jason Varitek
#34 David Ortiz
#36 Paul Byrd
#36 Brad Penny
#37 Hideki Okajima
#40 Billy Traber
#41 Victor Martinez
#44 Jason Bay
#46 Jacoby Ellsbury
#48 Javier Lopez
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Aaron Bates
#50 Dusty Brown
#51 Enrique Gonzalez
#51 Gil Velazquez
#53 Fernando Cabrera
#54 Chris Carter
#54 Dustin Richardson
#55 Jeff Bailey
#56 Ramon Ramirez
#58 Jonathan Papelbon
#60 Daniel Bard
#61 Clay Buchholz
#62 Hunter Jones
#63 Justin Masterson
#63 Junichi Tazawa
#64 Michael Bowden
#68 Josh Reddick

Did you know that a 2009 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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