1978 Red Sox
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General Info
W-L Record: 99-64
2nd in AL Eastern Division
Lost 1 game playoff to New York Yankees
Scored 796 runs, allowed 657 runs
Pythagorean Record: 96-67
Manager: Don Zimmer
Roster
| REGULARS | BA | HR | RBI | Salary | ||
| 1B | George Scott | .233 | 12 | 54 | $ | |
| 2B | Jerry Remy | .278 | 2 | 44 | $ | |
| SS | Rick Burleson | .248 | 5 | 49 | $ | |
| 3B | Butch Hobson | .250 | 17 | 80 | $ | |
| OF | Dwight Evans | .247 | 24 | 63 | $ | |
| OF | Fred Lynn | .298 | 22 | 82 | $ | |
| OF | Carl Yastrzemski | .277 | 17 | 81 | $ | |
| C | Carlton Fisk | .284 | 20 | 88 | $ | |
| DH | Jim Rice | .315 | 46 | 139 | $ | |
| Other position players: Bob Bailey (.191, 4, 9), Jack Brohamer (.234, 1, 25), Frank Duffy (.260, 0, 4), Garry Hancock (.225, 0, 4), Bernie Carbo (.261, 1, 6), Bob Montgomery (.241, 0, 5), Fred Kendall (.195, 0, 4), | ||||||
| STARTERS | W-L | ERA | SV | |||
| R | Mike Torrez | 16-13 | 3.96 | 0 | $ | |
| R | Dennis Eckersley | 20-8 | 2.99 | 0 | $ | |
| R | Luis Tiant | 13-8 | 3.31 | 0 | $ | |
| R | Jim Wright | 8-4 | 3.46 | 2 | $ | |
| L | Bill Lee | 10-10 | 3.46 | 0 | $ | |
| R | Allen Ripley | 2-5 | 5.55 | 0 | $ | |
| BULLPEN | W-L | ERA | SV | |||
| R | Bob Stanley | 15-2 | 2.60 | 10 | $ | |
| R | Bill Campbell | 7-5 | 3.91 | 4 | $ | |
| R | Dick Drago | 4-4 | 3.03 | 7 | $ | |
| L | Tom Burgmeier | 2-1 | 4.40 | 4 | $ | |
| L | Andy Hassler | 2-1 | 3.00 | 1 | $ | |
| Other pitchers: Bobby Sprowl (0-2, 6.39), | ||||||
External Links
- 1978 Boston Red Sox Statistics: Baseball Reference's 1978 Red Sox Page
- 1978 Boston Red Sox Schedule: 1978 Schedule via Baseball Almanac
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