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Major League Baseball

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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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Roscoe Alburtis	1B		Winter Haven	A+
Gary Allenson	C	23	Pawtucket	AAA
Gerardo Amador			Elmira	A-
Bob Bailey	3B-OF	35	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Del Bender	OF		Winston-Salem	A+
Rick Berg	OF		Pawtucket	AAA
Eduardo Berroa			Elmira	A-
Lloyd Bessard	OF		Elmira	A-
Wade Boggs	3B	20	Bristol	AA
Sam Bowen	OF-CF	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	OF-CF		Pawtucket	AAA
Jack Brohamer	2B	28	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Craig Brooks	OF		Winston-Salem	A+
Erwin Bryant	SS		Winter Haven	A+
Tom Burgmeier	P	35	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Rick Burleson	SS	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Barry Butera	SS-3B		Bristol	AA
Bill Campbell	P	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Bernie Carbo	OF-RF	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Reggie Cleveland	P	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Richard Colbert	C		Bristol	AA
	C		Elmira	A-
Dave Coleman	OF-CF	27	Pawtucket	AAA
Matthew Coletta			Winter Haven	A+
Julio Collazo			Winston-Salem	A+
Edward Connors	P		Elmira	A-
David Denton	2B		Bristol	AA
Dick Drago	P	33	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Frank Duffy	SS	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Dennis Eckersley	P	23	Boston Red Sox	MLB
John Edwards	C	23	Bristol	AA
	C		Winter Haven	A+
Dwight Evans	RF-OF	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Ronald Evans	3B	25	Pawtucket	AAA
	3B		Bristol	AA
James Fabiano	SS		Winston-Salem	A+
Glenn Fisher	P	22	Winston-Salem	A+
Carlton Fisk	C	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Steven Fortune			Elmira	A-
Leonard Foster			Pawtucket	AAA
Otis Foster	1B		Pawtucket	AAA
	1B		Bristol	AA
Rich Gedman	C	19	Winter Haven	A+
Frank Gill			Winter Haven	A+
Lee Graham	OF-CF	19	Winston-Salem	A+
Jackie Gutierrez	SS	18	Elmira	A-
Ken Hagemann	1B		Elmira	A-
Garry Hancock	OF-1B	24	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	OF-1B		Pawtucket	AAA
Wayne Harer			Pawtucket	AAA
Ron Harrington	C		Bristol	AA
Andy Hassler	P	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Butch Hobson	3B	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Glenn Hoffman	SS-3B	20	Pawtucket	AAA
Ken Huizenga	OF		Pawtucket	AAA
	OF		Bristol	AA
Matthew Hukill			Winter Haven	A+
Buddy Hunter	2B-3B	31	Pawtucket	AAA
Bruce Hurst	P	20	Bristol	AA
Ed Jurak	SS-3B	20	Pawtucket	AAA
	SS-3B		Winter Haven	A+
Mark Kaeterle	SS		Elmira	A-
Fred Kendall	C	29	Boston Red Sox	MLB
David Koza	P-OF		Pawtucket	AAA
	P-OF		Bristol	AA
Roger LaFrancois	C	22	Winston-Salem	A+
Russell Laribee	OF		Winter Haven	A+
John LaRose	P	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Bill Lee	P	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Ronald Lee	SS		Winston-Salem	A+
John Lickert	C	18	Elmira	A-
Fred Lynn	OF-CF	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Andy Merchant	C	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Bob Montgomery	C	34	Boston Red Sox	MLB
John Morgan	3B		Bristol	AA
	3B		Elmira	A-
Harold Nataupsky	C		Elmira	A-
Glenn Newton			Winter Haven	A+
Reid Nichols	OF-CF	20	Winter Haven	A+
Mike O'Berry	C	24	Bristol	AA
Mike Ongarato	OF		Bristol	AA
Robert Parker	OF		Elmira	A-
Richard Parr	OF		Winston-Salem	A+
Juan Pautt			Winter Haven	A+
Gary Purcell	OF		Pawtucket	AAA
	OF		Bristol	AA
Russ Quetti	SS		Winston-Salem	A+
Jerry Remy	2B	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Rosendo Rentas			Winston-Salem	A+
Jim Rice	LF-OF	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Allen Ripley	P	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Noel Roman			Bristol	AA
			Winston-Salem	A+
Edwin Rose			Winter Haven	A+
Arturo Samaniego			Elmira	A-
Jack Sauer	P		Bristol	AA
Andy Schardt	1B		Winston-Salem	A+
Dave Schmidt	C	21	Winston-Salem	A+
George Scott	1B	34	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Edgardo Serrano			Elmira	A-
Jimmy Shankle	C		Winston-Salem	A+
Bobby Sprowl	P	22	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	P		Bristol	AA
Bob Stanley	P	23	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Dave Stapleton	1B-2B	24	Pawtucket	AAA
Carlton Steele	OF		Bristol	AA
Miguel Tavera			Winston-Salem	A+
Luis Tiant	P	37	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Mike Torrez	P	32	Boston Red Sox	MLB
David Tyler	3B		Winston-Salem	A+
Julio Valdez	SS	22	Bristol	AA
Chico Walker	3B-LF	20	Winter Haven	A+
Jim Wilson	3B		Winston-Salem	A+
Jackie Wright			Elmira	A-
Jim Wright	P	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Carl Yastrzemski	OF-LF	39	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Ken Young	OF	21	Winter Haven	A+

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Juan Agosto	20	Winter Haven	A+
	20	Winston-Salem	A+
Johnathan Armbrister		Elmira	A-
Mark Baum	19	Winston-Salem	A+
Walter Bigos	21	Bristol	AA
Greg Bradford		Winston-Salem	A+
Gene Bradley		Elmira	A-
Tom Burgmeier	35	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Michael Burns		Pawtucket	AAA
Dennis Burtt	20	Winter Haven	A+
Jose Caldera		Bristol	AA
Bill Campbell	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Paul Carlander		Winston-Salem	A+
Reggie Cleveland	30	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Stephen Collins		Winston-Salem	A+
Steve Crawford	20	Winston-Salem	A+
William Davis		Elmira	A-
Antonio De Leon		Elmira	A-
Brian Denman	22	Winter Haven	A+
Dick Drago	33	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Dennis Eckersley	23	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Tom Farias		Bristol	AA
Alvin Faust		Bristol	AA
		Winter Haven	A+
Joel Finch	22	Pawtucket	AAA
Glenn Fisher	22	Winston-Salem	A+
Gary Givens		Bristol	AA
		Elmira	A-
Ronald Goode		Winter Haven	A+
Frank Harris		Bristol	AA
Andy Hassler	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Donald Hayford		Elmira	A-
Glenn Hoffman	20	Pawtucket	AAA
Mike Howard		Winter Haven	A+
Alvin Hulbert	20	Winston-Salem	A+
Bruce Hurst	20	Bristol	AA
Edward Jarosz		Elmira	A-
Clinton Johnson		Elmira	A-
Jerome King		Winter Haven	A+
		Winston-Salem	A+
Pete Ladd	22	Winter Haven	A+
John LaRose	26	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	26	Pawtucket	AAA
Bill Lee	31	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Keith Macwhorter	22	Winter Haven	A+
Andrew Madden		Winston-Salem	A+
Andy Merchant	28	Pawtucket	AAA
Steve Miller		Winter Haven	A+
Brian Monahan		Winston-Salem	A+
Michael Moore		Winston-Salem	A+
Richard Nesloney		Elmira	A-
Edward Nuss		Winter Haven	A+
Bob Ojeda	20	Elmira	A-
Mark Paradise		Winston-Salem	A+
Danny Parks		Bristol	AA
Keith Pecka		Elmira	A-
John Poloni	24	Pawtucket	AAA
Bruce Poole		Bristol	AA
		Winter Haven	A+
Chuck Rainey	24	Pawtucket	AAA
Win Remmerswaal	24	Pawtucket	AAA
Allen Ripley	25	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	25	Pawtucket	AAA
Mark Saunders		Elmira	A-
Steve Schaefer	18	Elmira	A-
Steven Schneck		Bristol	AA
Steve Shields	19	Winter Haven	A+
Mike Smithson	23	Bristol	AA
Bobby Sprowl	22	Boston Red Sox	MLB
	22	Pawtucket	AAA
	22	Bristol	AA
Bob Stanley	23	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Kevin Stephenson		Pawtucket	AAA
		Winston-Salem	A+
Burke Suter		Pawtucket	AAA
Luis Tiant	37	Boston Red Sox	MLB
Mike Torrez	32	Boston Red Sox	MLB
John Tudor	24	Pawtucket	AAA
Richard Waller		Pawtucket	AAA
		Bristol	AA
Daniel Weppner		Winter Haven	A+
Jim Wright	27	Boston Red Sox	MLB