Team fielding report -- 1979 Boston Red Sox
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979
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| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Bob Stanley | 9 | 9 | 64.1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.000 | | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| | Dennis Eckersley | 11 | 11 | 86.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| | Steve Renko | 8 | 8 | 54.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Mike Torrez | 11 | 11 | 70.1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .900 | | 5 | 2 | .714 |
| | Chuck Rainey | 6 | 6 | 46.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Bill Campbell | 16 | 0 | 22.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Tom Burgmeier | 13 | 0 | 20.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Dick Drago | 21 | 0 | 34.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Jim Wright | 5 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Andy Hassler | 7 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Total | 107 | 46 | 415.1 | 26 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 78 | .987 | | 31 | 13 | .705 |
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| c | Gary Allenson | 33 | 31 | 257.0 | 162 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 1.000 | 4 | 17 | 8 | .680 |
| | Bob Montgomery | 16 | 12 | 116.1 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 78 | .987 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .750 |
| | Mike O'Berry | 12 | 3 | 42.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Total | 61 | 46 | 415.1 | 251 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 269 | .996 | 7 | 31 | 13 | .705 |
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| 1b | George Scott | 41 | 41 | 369.1 | 387 | 22 | 7 | 32 | 416 | .983 | | | | |
| | Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 50 | .980 | | | | |
| | Jim Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 47 | 46 | 415.1 | 435 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 470 | .983 | | | | |
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| 2b | Jerry Remy | 46 | 46 | 410.1 | 124 | 137 | 9 | 31 | 270 | .967 | | | | |
| | Frank Duffy | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 46 | 415.1 | 124 | 141 | 9 | 31 | 274 | .967 | | | | |
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| 3b | Butch Hobson | 32 | 32 | 284.1 | 18 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 99 | .909 | | | | |
| | Jack Brohamer | 11 | 10 | 90.0 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 27 | .963 | | | | |
| | Larry Wolfe | 6 | 4 | 41.0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 46 | 415.1 | 28 | 104 | 10 | 6 | 142 | .930 | | | | |
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| ss | Rick Burleson | 43 | 43 | 390.1 | 52 | 159 | 4 | 25 | 215 | .981 | | | | |
| | Stan Papi | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .947 | | | | |
| | Total | 46 | 46 | 415.1 | 58 | 171 | 5 | 28 | 234 | .979 | | | | |
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| lf | Jim Rice | 28 | 28 | 250.1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Carl Yastrzemski | 18 | 18 | 160.0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | .933 | | | | |
| | Jim Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 47 | 46 | 415.1 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 110 | .973 | | | | |
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| cf | Fred Lynn | 46 | 46 | 415.1 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 132 | .977 | | | | |
| | Total | 46 | 46 | 415.1 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 132 | .977 | | | | |
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| rf | Dwight Evans | 44 | 42 | 383.1 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jim Dwyer | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 48 | 46 | 415.1 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1.000 | | | | |
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| | Total | 46 | 46 | 415.1 | 1246 | 516 | 40 | 38 | 1802 | .978 | 7 | | | |