1971 Boston Red Sox Roster
The 1971 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1971 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything." - Carl Yastrzemski
1971 Boston Red Sox
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Complete Roster
The 1971 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 107/107) where 1,678,732 fans witnessed their 1971 Red Sox finish the season with a .525 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1971 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1971 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:
1971 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters
No Opening Day Information Available
1971 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position
| C | Duane Josephson (87) |
| 1B | George Scott (143) |
| 2B | Doug Griffin (124) |
| 3B | Rico Petrocelli (156) |
| SS | Luis Aparicio (121) |
| LF | Carl Yastrzemski (146) |
| CF | Reggie Smith (87) |
| RF | Reggie Smith (75) |
| SP | Ray Culp |
| SP | Jim Lonborg |
| SP | Gary Peters |
| SP | Sonny Siebert |
| RP | Bobby Bolin |
| RP | Ken Brett |
| RP | Bill Lee |
| RP | Ken Tatum |
| CL | Sparky Lyle |
1971 Boston Red Sox
Salaries
| Carl Yastrzemski | $166,667.00 |
| Luis Aparicio | $100,000.00 |
| Luis Tiant | $100,000.00 |
| George Scott | $60,000.00 |
| Ken Tatum | $35,000.00 |
| Bobby Bolin | $34,000.00 |
| Phil Gagliano | $27,500.00 |
| Duane Josephson | $27,500.00 |
| Cal Koonce | $27,500.00 |
| John Kennedy | $23,000.00 |
| Mike Fiore | $21,000.00 |
| Doug Griffin | $16,000.00 |
| Juan Beniquez | $12,750.00 |
| Cecil Cooper | $12,750.00 |
| John Curtis | $12,750.00 |
| Rick Miller | $12,750.00 |
| Bob Montgomery | $12,750.00 |
| Roger Moret | $12,750.00 |
| Ben Oglivie | $12,750.00 |
| Buddy Hunter | $9,250.00 |
| Carlton Fisk | $5,700.00 |
1971 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers
| #1 | Phil Gagliano |
| #2 | Doug Griffin |
| #3 | Mike Fiore |
| #4 | Ben Oglivie |
| #5 | George Scott |
| #6 | Rico Petrocelli |
| #7 | Reggie Smith |
| #8 | Carl Yastrzemski |
| #10 | Bob Montgomery |
| #11 | Luis Aparicio |
| #12 | John Kennedy |
| #14 | Joe Lahoud |
| #15 | Mike Nagy |
| #16 | Jim Lonborg |
| #17 | Cecil Cooper |
| #17 | Cal Koonce |
| #18 | Ken Brett |
| #19 | Don Pavletich |
| #20 | Juan Beniquez |
| #21 | Ray Culp |
| #22 | John Curtis |
| #22 | George Thomas |
| #23 | Luis Tiant |
| #24 | Duane Josephson |
| #25 | Ken Tatum |
| #26 | Bobby Bolin |
| #27 | Carlton Fisk |
| #28 | Sparky Lyle |
| #29 | Roger Moret |
| #35 | Rick Miller |
| #37 | Bill Lee |
| #38 | Buddy Hunter |
| #39 | Mike Garman |
| #40 | Billy Conigliaro |
| #41 | Ken Tatum |
| #42 | Sonny Siebert |
| #43 | Gary Peters |
Did you know that a 1971 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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