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Record: 99-64 .607.... 2nd in American League East
Stadium: Fenway Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,320,643

Top Draft Pick: Edward Connors (#102) A+
Manager - Don Zimmer

Affiliates - AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Bristol Red Sox A+ Winter Haven Red Sox A+ Winston-Salem Red Sox A- Elmira Pioneers

Team Leaders

HR: Rice [46]
RBI: Rice [139]
2B: Fisk [39]
SB: Remy [30]
W: Eckersley [20]
SV: Stanley [10]
SO: Eckersley [162]

Oldest Player: Carl Yastrzemski [38]
Youngest Player: Bobby Sprowl [22]
Longest Tenure: Carl Yastrzemski [18]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Garry Hancock (Jul 16)
Pitchers: John LaRose (Sep 20) Allen Ripley (Apr 10) Bobby Sprowl (Sep 5) Jim Wright (Apr 15)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
30	Bob Bailey	3B-OF	35	R	R	6-0	188	10/13/1942	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1962-1978
29	Sam Bowen	OF-CF	25	R	R	5-9	170	9/18/1952	Brunswick, GA	MLB	1977-1980
3	Jack Brohamer	2B	28	L	R	5-10	165	2/26/1950	Maywood, CA	MLB	1972-1980
16	Tom Burgmeier	P	34	L	L	5-11	185	8/2/1943	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1968-1984
7	Rick Burleson	SS	27	R	R	5-10	165	4/29/1951	Lynwood, CA	MLB	1974-1987
22	Bill Campbell	P	29	R	R	6-3	190	8/9/1948	Highland Park, MI	MLB	1973-1987
1	Bernie Carbo	OF-RF	30	L	R	6-0	175	8/5/1947	Detroit, MI	MLB	1969-1980
26	Reggie Cleveland	P	30	R	R	6-1	195	5/23/1948	Swift Current, SK	MLB	1969-1981
41	Dick Drago	P	33	R	R	6-1	190	6/25/1945	Toledo, OH	MLB	1969-1981
17	Frank Duffy	SS	31	R	R	6-1	180	10/14/1946	Oakland, CA	MLB	1970-1979
43	Dennis Eckersley	P	23	R	R	6-2	190	10/3/1954	Oakland, CA	MLB	1975-1998
24	Dwight Evans	RF-OF	26	R	R	6-2	205	11/3/1951	Santa Monica, CA	MLB	1972-1991
27	Carlton Fisk	C	30	R	R	6-2	220	12/26/1947	Bellows Falls, VT	MLB	1969-1993
38	Garry Hancock	OF-1B	24	L	L	6-0	175	1/23/1954	Tampa, FL	MLB	1978-1984
31	Andy Hassler	P	26	L	L	6-5	220	10/18/1951	Texas City, TX	MLB	1971-1985
4	Butch Hobson	3B	26	R	R	6-1	193	8/17/1951	Tuscaloosa, AL	MLB	1975-1982
18	Fred Kendall	C	29	R	R	6-1	190	1/31/1949	Torrance, CA	MLB	1969-1980
26	John LaRose	P	26	L	L	6-1	185	10/25/1951	Pawtucket, RI	MLB	1978-1978
37	Bill Lee	P	31	L	L	6-3	210	12/28/1946	Burbank, CA	MLB	1969-1982
19	Fred Lynn	OF-CF	26	L	L	6-1	190	2/3/1952	Chicago, IL	MLB	1974-1990
10	Bob Montgomery	C	34	R	R	6-1	203	4/16/1944	Nashville, TN	MLB	1970-1979
2	Jerry Remy	2B	25	L	R	5-9	165	11/8/1952	Fall River, MA	MLB	1975-1984
14	Jim Rice	LF-OF	25	R	R	6-2	205	3/8/1953	Anderson, SC	MLB	1974-1989
28	Allen Ripley	P	25	R	R	6-3	190	10/18/1952	Norwood, MA	MLB	1978-1982
15	George Scott	1B	34	R	R	6-2	215	3/23/1944	Greenville, MS	MLB	1966-1979
47	Bobby Sprowl	P	22	L	L	6-2	190	4/14/1956	Sandusky, OH	MLB	1978-1981
46	Bob Stanley	P	23	R	R	6-4	215	11/10/1954	Portland, ME	MLB	1977-1989
23	Luis Tiant	P	37	R	R	5-11	190	11/23/1940	Mariano, CU	MLB	1964-1982
21	Mike Torrez	P	31	R	R	6-5	210	8/28/1946	Wellesley, MA	MLB	1967-1984
45	Jim Wright	P	27	R	R	6-1	165	12/21/1950	Reed City, MI	MLB	1978-1979
8	Carl Yastrzemski	OF-LF	38	L	R	5-11	188	8/22/1939	Southampton, NY	MLB	1961-1983