1978 Boston Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 99-64
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,320,210, Avg. 30,133
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Don Zimmer (99-64)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1978 Boston Red Sox Results
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 99 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.
The Red Sox plated 796 runs and conceded 657 runs. Jim Rice walloped 46 home runs for Boston, while Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Butch Hobson, Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans each added 20 or more, too. Jim Rice recorded 139 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .315. Dennis Eckersley led the squad with 20 wins, and Bob Stanley and Mike Torrez contributed 15 or more victories also Bob Stanley recorded a 2.60 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Don Zimmer coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bob Bailey | 3B | R | R | October 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Long Beach, CA USA |
Sam Bowen | CF | R | R | September 18, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Brunswick, GA USA |
Jack Brohamer | 3B | L | R | February 26, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Maywood, CA USA |
Tom Burgmeier | P | L | L | August 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Paul, MN USA |
Rick Burleson | SS | R | R | April 29, 1951 | 5'10" | 165 | Lynwood, CA USA |
Bill Campbell | P | R | R | August 9, 1948 | 6'3" | 185 | Highland Park, MI USA |
Bernie Carbo | RF | L | R | August 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 173 | Detroit, MI USA |
Reggie Cleveland | P | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Swift Current, SK CAN |
Dick Drago | P | R | R | June 25, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Toledo, OH USA |
Frank Duffy | IF | R | R | October 14, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
Dennis Eckersley | P | R | R | October 3, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA USA |
Dwight Evans | RF | R | R | November 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | Santa Monica, CA USA |
Carlton Fisk | C | R | R | December 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 200 | Bellows Falls, VT USA |
Garry Hancock | RF | L | L | January 23, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL USA |
Andy Hassler | P | L | L | October 18, 1951 | 6'5" | 220 | Texas City, TX USA |
Butch Hobson | 3B | R | R | August 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 193 | Tuscaloosa, AL USA |
Fred Kendall | 1B | R | R | January 31, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Torrance, CA USA |
John LaRose | P | L | L | October 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI USA |
Bill Lee | P | L | L | December 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | Burbank, CA USA |
Fred Lynn | CF | L | L | February 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bob Montgomery | C | R | R | April 16, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Nashville, TN USA |
Jerry Remy | 2B | L | R | November 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 165 | Fall River, MA USA |
Jim Rice | LF | R | R | March 8, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Anderson, SC USA |
Allen Ripley | P | R | R | October 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Norwood, MA USA |
George Scott | 1B | R | R | March 23, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Greenville, MS USA |
Bobby Sprowl | P | L | L | April 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Sandusky, OH USA |
Bob Stanley | P | R | R | November 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 210 | Portland, ME USA |
Luis Tiant | P | R | R | November 23, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Marianao, La Cuba |
Mike Torrez | P | R | R | August 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 220 | Topeka, KS USA |
Jim Wright | P | R | R | December 21, 1950 | 6'1" | 165 | Reed City, MI USA |
Carl Yastrzemski | LF | L | R | August 22, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Southampton, NY USA |