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Record: 78-84   .481.... 4th in American League East
Stadium: Fenway Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,226,136
Payroll: $43,232,000
Top Draft Pick: John Curtice (#17)   AAA
Manager - Jimy Williams

Affiliates - AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Trenton Thunder A+ Sarasota Red Sox A Michigan Battle Cats A- Lowell Spinners Rk Gulf Coast Red Sox

Team Leaders

HR: Vaughn [35]
RBI: Garciaparra [98]
2B: Valentin [47]
SB: Garciaparra [22]
W: Sele [13]
SV: Slocumb [17]
SO: Gordon [159]

Oldest Player: Jim Corsi [35]
Youngest Player: Brian Rose [21]
Longest Tenure: Tim Naehring [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Michael Coleman (Sep 1) Jason Varitek (Sep 24)
Pitchers: Robinson Checo (Sep 16) Derek Lowe (Apr 26) Brian Rose (Jul 25)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Andy Abad	1B	25	Pawtucket	AAA
	1B		Trenton	AA
Alex Ahumada	IF	18	Michigan	A
	IF		Lowell	A-
Elvis Alayon	OF	22	Lowell	A-
Chad Alevras	C	22	Lowell	A-
Chris Allison	2B	25	Pawtucket	AAA
	2B		Sarasota	A+
Steve Avery	P	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
John Barnes	RF-LF	21	Michigan	A
Matt Bazzani	C	24	Sarasota	A+
Mike Benjamin	SS-3B	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	SS-3B		Pawtucket	AAA
Gary Bennett	C	25	Pawtucket	AAA
Toby Borland	P	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Rikchy Borrero	C	24	Pawtucket	AAA
	C		Trenton	AA
Darren Bragg	RF-CF	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Mark Brandenburg	P	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Randy Brown	SS	27	Trenton	AA
Pat Bryant	OF	24	Pawtucket	AAA
	OF		Trenton	AA
Aaron Capista	IF	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Todd Carey	SS		Pawtucket	AAA
Juan Chaidez	C	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Jim Chamblee	3B	22	Michigan	A
Robinson Checo	P	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Virgil Chevalier	1B	23	Sarasota	A+
Kyung Choi			Sarasota	A+
Kevin Clark	1B-3B	24	Sarasota	A+
Michael Coleman	CF	22	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	CF		Pawtucket	AAA
	CF		Trenton	AA
Wil Cordero	LF-SS	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Rod Correia	SS-2B	30	Pawtucket	AAA
	SS-2B		Trenton	AA
Jim Corsi	P	36	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Jorge DeLeon	3B	23	Michigan	A
	3B		Lowell	A-
Joe Depastino	C	24	Trenton	AA
Tony Derosso	IF	21	Trenton	AA
Bo Dodson	DH	26	Pawtucket	AAA
	DH		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
David Eckstein	SS	22	Lowell	A-
Chad Epperson	1B	25	Trenton	AA
	1B		Sarasota	A+
Vaughn Eshelman	P	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Juan Espinal	DH	21	Sarasota	A+
Ethan Faggett	OF	23	Trenton	AA
	OF		Sarasota	A+
Dwight Ferguson	OF	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Mark Fischer	OF	21	Lowell	A-
Jose Flores	OF	19	Lowell	A-
	OF		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Jeff Frye	2B	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Javier Fuentes	IF	23	Sarasota	A+
	IF		Michigan	A
Aaron Fuller	OF	26	Trenton	AA
Mike Gancasz	C	23	Lowell	A-
Rich Garces	P	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Nomar Garciaparra	SS	24	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Dave Gibralter	OF	22	Trenton	AA
Keith Goodwin	OF	22	Lowell	A-
Tom Gordon	P	29	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Nicholas Gray	SS		Lowell	A-
	SS		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Ken Grundt	P	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Danny Haas	OF	21	Lowell	A-
Joe Hamilton			Sarasota	A+
Chris Hammond	P	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Bill Haselman	C	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	C		Trenton	AA
	C		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Scott Hatteberg	C-1B	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Heath Haynes	P	28	Trenton	AA
Butch Henry	P	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Shea Hillenbrand	3B-1B	22	Sarasota	A+
	3B-1B		Michigan	A
Marcus Howard	OF	21	Lowell	A-
Joe Hudson	P	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Adam Hyzdu	CF-RF	25	Pawtucket	AAA
Gavin Jackson	SS	24	Trenton	AA
Reggie Jefferson	1B-LF	29	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Corey Jenkins	OF	21	Michigan	A
Rontrez Johnson	OF	20	Michigan	A
Jeff Keaveney	1B-OF	21	Lowell	A-
Willy Kingsbury			Lowell	A-
Tim Kratochivil	C	23	Michigan	A
Kerry Lacy	P	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Ruben Lebron	2B	22	Lowell	A-
Carlos Leon	2B	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Cole Liniak	3B	21	Trenton	AA
	3B		Sarasota	A+
Gary LoCurto	1B	19	Michigan	A
Steve Lomasney	C	20	Michigan	A
Derek Lowe	P	24	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Shane Mack	LF-CF	33	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Chris Madonna	C	24	Trenton	AA
	C		Michigan	A
Ron Mahay	P	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Pat Mahomes	P	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Jose Malave	RF-LF	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	RF-LF		Pawtucket	AAA
Larry Marino	3B	22	Sarasota	A+
	3B		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Roy Marsh	OF	23	Sarasota	A+
Walt McKeel	C	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	C		Pawtucket	AAA
	C		Trenton	AA
Mike McKinley	OF	22	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Angel Mendoza	OF	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Lou Merloni	2B-3B	26	Pawtucket	AAA
	2B-3B		Trenton	AA
Erik Metzger	C	23	Lowell	A-
Tim Naehring	3B-2B	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Trot Nixon	RF	23	Pawtucket	AAA
Geraldo Nova	2B	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Troy O'Leary	LF-RF	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Jose Olmeda	IF	20	Michigan	A
	IF		Lowell	A-
Asbel Ortiz	IF	21	Michigan	A
Nick Ortiz	SS	24	Trenton	AA
Roy Padilla	P	22	Sarasota	A+
Greg Patton	SS	25	Sarasota	A+
Rudy Pemberton	RF	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Rodolfo Pena	C	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Alejandro Perez	OF	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Mike Perini	OF	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Michael Persails			Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Arquimedez Pozo	3B-2B	24	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	3B-2B		Pawtucket	AAA
Curtis Pride	LF-RF	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	LF-RF		Pawtucket	AAA
Pete Prodanov	OF	24	Michigan	A
John Raifstanger	2B	24	Sarasota	A+
Tony Rodriguez	SS-3B	27	Pawtucket	AAA
Mo Rojas	OF	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Brian Rose	P	21	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Dion Ruecker	SS	24	Lowell	A-
Bret Saberhagen	P	33	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Donnie Sadler	2B-SS	22	Pawtucket	AAA
Orlando Sanchez			Sarasota	A+
			Michigan	A
Ramon Santos			Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Aaron Sele	P	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Heathcliff Slocumb	P	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Mike Stanley	C-1B	34	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Dernell Stenson	LF-RF	19	Michigan	A
Jeff Suppan	P	22	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Jesus Tavarez	OF-CF	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	OF-CF		Pawtucket	AAA
Nathan Tebbs	IF	24	Trenton	AA
	IF		Sarasota	A+
Charles Terni	SS	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Ricky Trlicek	P	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
John Valentin	SS-3B	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Jason Varitek	C	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	C		Pawtucket	AAA
Mo Vaughn	1B	29	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Wilton Veras	3B	19	Michigan	A
Noe Villalobos	P	21	Lowell	A-
Tim Wakefield	P	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
John Wasdin	P	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Juan Williams	OF	23	Pawtucket	AAA
	OF		Trenton	AA
Tyrone Woods	3B	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Wilson Zapata			Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Rafael Arias	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Tony Armas	19	Sarasota	A+
Steve Avery	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	27	Pawtucket	AAA
	27	Sarasota	A+
	27	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Brian Barkley	21	Trenton	AA
Keith Barnes	23	Sarasota	A+
Chuck Beale	23	Michigan	A
Keith Becker	23	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Mike Benjamin	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Skipp Benzing	20	Lowell	A-
	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Rafael Betancourt	22	Michigan	A
Rich Betti	24	Trenton	AA
	24	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Mike Blais	25	Pawtucket	AAA
	25	Trenton	AA
	25	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Toby Borland	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Chris Bosio	34	Sarasota	A+
	34	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Mark Brandenburg	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	27	Pawtucket	AAA
	27	Sarasota	A+
Tim Cain	27	Pawtucket	AAA
Klae Calvert	20	Lowell	A-
	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Kevan Cannon	23	Trenton	AA
	23	Sarasota	A+
Brett Cederblad	24	Trenton	AA
	24	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Robinson Checo	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	26	Pawtucket	AAA
	26	Trenton	AA
	26	Sarasota	A+
Jim Corsi	36	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	36	Pawtucket	AAA
	36	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Paxton Crawford	20	Sarasota	A+
Jack Cressend	22	Sarasota	A+
John Curtice	17	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Justin Duchscherer	19	Michigan	A
	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Vaughn Eshelman	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Jim Farrell	23	Pawtucket	AAA
	23	Trenton	AA
Jared Fernandez	25	Pawtucket	AAA
	25	Trenton	AA
Chris Festa	25	Michigan	A
Rich Garces	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	26	Pawtucket	AAA
Luis Garcia	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Josh Garrett	19	Michigan	A
Eric Glaser	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Frank Gonzales	29	Trenton	AA
Tom Gordon	29	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Ken Grundt	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Chad Hale	26	Trenton	AA
Chris Hammond	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Terry Hayden	22	Lowell	A-
	22	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Heath Haynes	28	Trenton	AA
Andy Hazlett	22	Michigan	A
	22	Lowell	A-
Doug Hecker	26	Trenton	AA
	26	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Butch Henry	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	28	Sarasota	A+
Ron Hollis	24	Sarasota	A+
	24	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Joe Hudson	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	27	Pawtucket	AAA
Germaine Hunter	23	Michigan	A
Brent Iddon	21	Sarasota	A+
Matt Kinney	20	Michigan	A
Kerry Lacy	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	25	Pawtucket	AAA
Derek Lowe	24	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	24	Pawtucket	AAA
Jon Lyons	22	Sarasota	A+
Ron Mahay	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	26	Pawtucket	AAA
	26	Trenton	AA
Pat Mahomes	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	27	Pawtucket	AAA
Larry Marino	22	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Marcus Martinez		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Marty McLeary	22	Lowell	A-
Jerry McMullen	23	Sarasota	A+
Rusty Meacham	29	Pawtucket	AAA
Ethan Merrill	25	Sarasota	A+
Greg Miller	18	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Tom Miller	22	Lowell	A-
	22	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Mark Mimbs	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Primitivo Molina	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Jorge Montanez	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Humberto Montemayor		Lowell	A-
		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Pete Munro	22	Trenton	AA
Scott Musgrave	23	Michigan	A
Rick O'Dette	21	Lowell	A-
	21	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Rafael Orellano	24	Pawtucket	AAA
	24	Trenton	AA
	24	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Eric Parker		Lowell	A-
Brian Partenheimer	22	Michigan	A
	22	Lowell	A-
Carl Pavano	21	Pawtucket	AAA
Juan Pena	20	Trenton	AA
	20	Sarasota	A+
Dean Peterson	25	Pawtucket	AAA
	25	Trenton	AA
	25	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Lyle Prempas	22	Michigan	A
	22	Lowell	A-
John Raifstanger	24	Sarasota	A+
Felix Ramirez	22	Trenton	AA
	22	Sarasota	A+
Robert Ramsay	23	Sarasota	A+
Kenny Rayborn	22	Lowell	A-
Chris Reitsma	19	Michigan	A
Tony Rodriguez	27	Pawtucket	AAA
Adam Roller	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Curtis Romboli	24	Michigan	A
Brian Rose	21	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	21	Pawtucket	AAA
	21	Trenton	AA
	21	Sarasota	A+
	21	Michigan	A
Johnny Ruffin	26	Pawtucket	AAA
MIke Rupp	19	Lowell	A-
	19	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Bret Saberhagen	33	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	33	Pawtucket	AAA
	33	Trenton	AA
	33	Lowell	A-
Pedro Santana	19	Lowell	A-
Jason Sekany	22	Sarasota	A+
	22	Michigan	A
Aaron Sele	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Heathcliff Slocumb	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Steve Smetana	24	Trenton	AA
	24	Sarasota	A+
	24	Michigan	A
Mike Spinelli	20	Sarasota	A+
	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Jeff Suppan	22	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	22	Pawtucket	AAA
Jeff Taglienti	21	Lowell	A-
Joe Thomas	22	Lowell	A-
Chris Thompson	25	Sarasota	A+
	25	Michigan	A
Ricky Trlicek	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Brad Tweedlie	25	Trenton	AA
James Tyrrell		Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Carlos Valdez	25	Pawtucket	AAA
Noe Villalobos	21	Lowell	A-
Tim Wakefield	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Pete Walker	28	Pawtucket	AAA
	28	Trenton	AA
	28	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
John Wasdin	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Robb Welch	21	Michigan	A
Larry Wimberly	20	Michigan	A
	20	Gulf Coast Red Sox	Rk
Jay Yennaco	21	Trenton	AA
	21	Sarasota	A+