The 1978 roster for the Red Sox included Dennis Eckersley at pitcher, Carlton Fisk at catcher, George Scott at first baseman, Jerry Remy at second baseman and Butch Hobson at third baseman.

	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
1	Bob Bailey B. Bailey	DH	6'0"	188	10/13/1942	35	Long Beach, CA
2	Sam Bowen S. Bowen	OF	5'9"	170	9/18/1952	25	Brunswick, GA
3	Jack Brohamer J. Brohamer	3B	5'10"	165	2/26/1950	28	Maywood, CA
4	Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier	P	5'11"	185	8/2/1943	34	St. Paul, MN
5	Rick Burleson R. Burleson	SS	5'10"	165	4/29/1951	27	Lynwood, CA
6	Bill Campbell B. Campbell	P	6'3"	190	8/9/1948	29	Highland Park, MI
7	Bernie Carbo B. Carbo	OF	6'0"	175	8/5/1947	30	Detroit, MI
8	Reggie Cleveland R. Cleveland	P	6'1"	195	5/23/1948	30	Swift Current, Canada
9	Dick Drago D. Drago	P	6'1"	190	6/25/1945	33	Toledo, OH
10	Frank Duffy F. Duffy	3B	6'1"	180	10/14/1946	31	Oakland, CA
11	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	P	6'2"	190	10/3/1954	23	Oakland, CA
12	Dwight Evans D. Evans	OF	6'2"	205	11/3/1951	26	Santa Monica, CA
13	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	C	6'2"	220	12/26/1947	30	Bellows Falls, VT
14	Garry Hancock G. Hancock	OF	6'0"	175	1/23/1954	24	Tampa, FL
15	Andy Hassler A. Hassler	P	6'5"	220	10/18/1951	26	Texas City, TX
16	Butch Hobson B. Hobson	3B	6'1"	193	8/17/1951	26	Tuscaloosa, AL
17	Fred Kendall F. Kendall	1B	6'1"	190	1/31/1949	29	Torrance, CA
18	Henry LaRose H. LaRose	P	6'1"	185	10/25/1951	26	Pawtucket, RI
19	Bill Lee B. Lee	P	6'3"	210	12/28/1946	31	Burbank, CA
20	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	OF	6'1"	190	2/3/1952	26	Chicago, IL
21	Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery	C	6'1"	200	4/16/1944	34	Nashville, TN
22	Jerry Remy J. Remy	2B	5'9"	165	11/8/1952	25	Fall River, MA
23	Jim Rice J. Rice	OF	6'2"	205	3/8/1953	25	Anderson, SC
24	Allen Ripley A. Ripley	P	6'3"	190	10/18/1952	25	Norwood, MA
25	George Scott G. Scott	1B	6'2"	215	3/23/1944	34	Greenville, MS