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Major League Baseball

Record: 91-69 .569.... 3rd in American League East
Stadium: Fenway Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,353,114

Top Draft Pick: Marc Sullivan (#52) MLB
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: Lynn, Rice [39]
RBI: Rice [130]
2B: Lynn [42]
SB: Remy [14]
W: Eckersley [17]
SV: Drago [13]
SO: Eckersley [150]

Oldest Player: Carl Yastrzemski [39]
Youngest Player: Joel Finch [22]
Longest Tenure: Carl Yastrzemski [19]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Gary Allenson (Apr 8) Mike O'Berry (Apr 8)
Pitchers: Joel Finch (Jun 12) Chuck Rainey (Apr 8) Win Remmerswaal (Aug 3) John Tudor (Aug 16)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
39	Gary Allenson	C	24	R	R	5-11	185	2/4/1955	Culver City, CA	MLB	1979-1985
	Jack Brohamer	2B	29	L	R	5-10	165	2/26/1950	Maywood, CA	MLB	1972-1980
	Tom Burgmeier	P	35	L	L	5-11	185	8/2/1943	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1968-1984
	Rick Burleson	SS	28	R	R	5-10	165	4/29/1951	Lynwood, CA	MLB	1974-1987
22	Bill Campbell	P	30	R	R	6-3	190	8/9/1948	Highland Park, MI	MLB	1973-1987
41	Dick Drago	P	34	R	R	6-1	190	6/25/1945	Toledo, OH	MLB	1969-1981
17	Frank Duffy	SS	32	R	R	6-1	180	10/14/1946	Oakland, CA	MLB	1970-1979
	Jim Dwyer	OF	29	L	L	5-10	175	1/3/1950	Evergreen Park, IL	MLB	1973-1990
43	Dennis Eckersley	P	24	R	R	6-2	190	10/3/1954	Oakland, CA	MLB	1975-1998
24	Dwight Evans	RF-OF	27	R	R	6-2	205	11/3/1951	Santa Monica, CA	MLB	1972-1991
	Joel Finch	P	22	R	R	6-2	175	8/20/1956	South Bend, IN	MLB	1979-1979
27	Carlton Fisk	C	31	R	R	6-2	220	12/26/1947	Bellows Falls, VT	MLB	1969-1993
31	Andy Hassler	P	27	L	L	6-5	220	10/18/1951	Texas City, TX	MLB	1971-1985
4	Butch Hobson	3B	27	R	R	6-1	193	8/17/1951	Tuscaloosa, AL	MLB	1975-1982
19	Fred Lynn	OF-CF	27	L	L	6-1	190	2/3/1952	Chicago, IL	MLB	1974-1990
10	Bob Montgomery	C	35	R	R	6-1	203	4/16/1944	Nashville, TN	MLB	1970-1979
	Mike O'Berry	C	25	R	R	6-2	195	4/20/1954	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1979-1985
	Stan Papi	3B-2B	28	R	R	6-0	178	2/4/1951	Fresno, CA	MLB	1974-1981
	Tom Poquette	OF	27	L	R	5-10	175	10/30/1951	Eau Claire, WI	MLB	1973-1982
42	Chuck Rainey	P	24	R	R	5-11	190	7/14/1954	San Diego, CA	MLB	1979-1984
	Win Remmerswaal	P	25	R	R	6-2	160	3/8/1954	The Hague, NT	MLB	1979-1980
	Jerry Remy	2B	26	L	R	5-9	165	11/8/1952	Fall River, MA	MLB	1975-1984
	Steve Renko	P	34	R	R	6-5	230	12/10/1944	Kansas City, KS	MLB	1969-1983
	Jim Rice	LF-OF	26	R	R	6-2	205	3/8/1953	Anderson, SC	MLB	1974-1989
28	Allen Ripley	P	26	R	R	6-3	190	10/18/1952	Norwood, MA	MLB	1978-1982
5	George Scott	1B	35	R	R	6-2	215	3/23/1944	Greenville, MS	MLB	1966-1979
	Ted Sizemore	2B	34	R	R	5-10	165	4/15/1945	Gadsden, AL	MLB	1969-1980
46	Bob Stanley	P	24	R	R	6-4	215	11/10/1954	Portland, ME	MLB	1977-1989
21	Mike Torrez	P	32	R	R	6-5	210	8/28/1946	Wellesley, MA	MLB	1967-1984
	John Tudor	P	25	L	L	6-0	185	2/2/1954	Schenectady, NY	MLB	1979-1990
5	Bob Watson	1B-OF	33	R	R	6-2	205	4/10/1946	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1966-1984
	Larry Wolfe	3B-2B	26	R	R	5-11	170	3/2/1953	Melbourne, FL	MLB	1977-1980
	Jim Wright	P	28	R	R	6-1	165	12/21/1950	Reed City, MI	MLB	1978-1979
8	Carl Yastrzemski	OF-LF	39	L	R	5-11	188	8/22/1939	Southampton, NY	MLB	1961-1983