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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
2008.Tue, Mar 25 at OAK W (6-5) Varitek Youkilis Pedroia Lowell Lugo Ramirez Ellsbury Moss Matsuzaka Ortiz
2007.Mon, Apr 2 at KCR L (1-7) Varitek Youkilis Pedroia Lowell Lugo Ramirez Crisp Drew Schilling Ortiz
2006.Mon, Apr 3 at TEX W (7-3) Varitek Youkilis Loretta Lowell Gonzalez Ramirez Crisp Nixon Schilling Ortiz
2005.Sun, Apr 3 at NYY L (2-9)# Varitek Millar Bellhorn Mueller Renteria Ramirez Damon Payton Wells Ortiz
2004.Sun, Apr 4 at BAL L (2-7) Varitek Millar Bellhorn Mueller Reese Ramirez Damon Kapler Martinez Ortiz
2003.Mon, Mar 31 at TBD L (4-6)# Varitek Millar Walker Hillenbrand Garciaparra Ramirez Damon Nixon Martinez Giambi
2002.Mon, Apr 1 vs TOR L (11-12) Varitek Clark Sanchez Hillenbrand Garciaparra Ramirez Damon Nixon Martinez Offerman
2001.Mon, Apr 2 at BAL L (1-2) Varitek Daubach Stynes Hillenbrand Grebeck O'Leary Everett Nixon Martinez Ramirez
2000.Tue, Apr 4 at SEA W (2-0)# Varitek Stanley Offerman Valentin Garciaparra O'Leary Everett Lewis Martinez Gaetti
1999.Mon, Apr 5 at KCR W (5-3) Hatteberg Stanley Frye Valentin Garciaparra O'Leary Lewis Nixon Martinez Offerman
1998.Wed, Apr 1 at OAK W (2-0) Hatteberg Vaughn Sadler Valentin Garciaparra O'Leary Lewis Bragg Martinez Jefferson
1997.Wed, Apr 2 at ANA W (6-5)# Haselman Vaughn Valentin Naehring Garciaparra Cordero Mack Pemberton Gordon Stanley
1996.Mon, Apr 1 at TEX L (3-5) Stanley Vaughn Cordero Naehring Valentin Greenwell Hosey O'Leary Clemens Canseco
1995.Wed, Apr 26 vs MIN W (9-0) Macfarlane Vaughn Alicea Naehring Valentin Greenwell Tinsley Whiten Sele Canseco
1994.Mon, Apr 4 vs DET W (9-8) Valle Vaughn Fletcher Cooper Valentin Greenwell Nixon Hatcher Clemens Dawson
1993.Mon, Apr 5 at KCR W (3-1) Pena Vaughn Fletcher Cooper Rivera Greenwell Hatcher Dawson Clemens Calderon
1992.Tue, Apr 7 at NYY L (3-4) Pena Vaughn Reed Boggs Rivera Greenwell Burks Plantier Clemens Clark
1991.Mon, Apr 8 at TOR W (6-2) Pena Quintana Reed Boggs Naehring Greenwell Burks Brunansky Clemens Clark
1990.Mon, Apr 9 vs DET W (5-2) Pena Robidoux Barrett Boggs Reed Greenwell Burks Romine Clemens Evans
1989.Mon, Apr 3 at BAL L (4-5) Gedman Esasky Barrett Boggs Reed Greenwell Burks Evans Clemens Rice
1988.Mon, Apr 4 vs DET L (3-5) Gedman Evans Barrett Boggs Owen Rice Anderson Greenwell Clemens Horn
1987.Mon, Apr 6 at MIL L (1-5)# Sullivan Buckner Barrett Boggs Owen Rice Henderson Evans Stanley Baylor
1986.Mon, Apr 7 at DET L (5-6) Gedman Buckner Barrett Boggs Hoffman Rice Armas Evans Hurst Baylor
1985.Mon, Apr 8 vs NYY W (9-2) Gedman Buckner Barrett Boggs Gutierrez Rice Armas Evans Boyd Easler
1984.Mon, Apr 2 at CAL L (1-2) Gedman Stapleton Remy Boggs Hoffman Rice Armas Evans Hurst Easler
1983.Tue, Apr 5 vs TOR L (1-7) Gedman Stapleton Valdez Boggs Hoffman Rice Armas Evans Eckersley Yastrzemski
1982.Sat, Apr 10 at BAL W (2-0)# Allenson Yastrzemski Stapleton Lansford Hoffman Rice Nichols Evans Eckersley Perez
1981.Fri, Apr 10 vs CHW L (3-5)# Allenson Perez Stapleton Lansford Hoffman Rice Miller Evans Eckersley Rudi
1980.Thu, Apr 10 at MIL L (5-9) Rader Perez Remy Hobson Burleson Rice Lynn Evans Eckersley Yastrzemski
1979.Thu, Apr 5 vs CLE W (7-1) Montgomery Scott Remy Brohamer Burleson Yastrzemski Lynn Evans Eckersley Rice
1978.Fri, Apr 7 at CHW L (5-6) Fisk Scott Remy Hobson Burleson Yastrzemski Lynn Evans Torrez Rice
1977.Thu, Apr 7 vs CLE L (4-5) Fisk Scott Doyle Hobson Burleson Rice Evans Yastrzemski Jenkins Carbo
1976.Fri, Apr 9 at BAL L (0-1) Fisk Yastrzemski Doyle Petrocelli Burleson Rice Lynn Evans Jenkins Cooper
1975.Tue, Apr 8 vs MIL W (5-2) Montgomery Yastrzemski Griffin Petrocelli Burleson Beniquez Lynn Evans Tiant Conigliaro
1974.Fri, Apr 5 at MIL W (9-8) Montgomery Cooper Griffin Petrocelli Guerrero Yastrzemski Beniquez Carbo Tiant Harper
1973.Fri, Apr 6 vs NYY W (15-5) Fisk Yastrzemski Griffin Petrocelli Aparicio Harper Smith Evans Tiant Cepeda
1972.Sat, Apr 15 at DET L (2-3)# Josephson Cater Griffin Petrocelli Aparicio Yastrzemski Harper Smith Pattin  
1971.Tue, Apr 6 vs NYY W (3-1) Josephson Scott Griffin Petrocelli Aparicio Yastrzemski Conigliaro Smith Culp  
1970.Tue, Apr 7 at NYY W (4-3) Moses Scott Andrews Alvarado Petrocelli Yastrzemski Smith Conigliaro Peters  
1969.Tue, Apr 8 at BAL W (5-4)# Gibson Harrelson Andrews Scott Petrocelli Yastrzemski Smith Conigliaro Lonborg  
1968.Wed, Apr 10 at DET W (7-3) Howard Scott Andrews Jones Petrocelli Yastrzemski Smith Lahoud Ellsworth  
1967.Wed, Apr 12 vs CHW W (5-4) Ryan Scott Smith Foy Petrocelli Yastrzemski Tartabull Conigliaro Lonborg  
1966.Tue, Apr 12 vs BAL L (4-5)# Ryan Horton Smith Scott Petrocelli Yastrzemski Thomas Conigliaro Wilson  
1965.Mon, Apr 12 at WSA W (7-2) Tillman Thomas Mantilla Malzone Petrocelli Yastrzemski Green Conigliaro Monbouquette  
1964.Thu, Apr 16 at NYY W (4-3)# Tillman Stuart Schilling Malzone Bressoud Yastrzemski Conigliaro Clinton Monbouquette  
1963.Tue, Apr 9 at LAA L (1-4) Tillman Stuart Schilling Malzone Bressoud Yastrzemski Mejias Clinton Monbouquette  
1962.Tue, Apr 10 vs CLE L (0-4) Nixon Runnels Schilling Malzone Bressoud Yastrzemski Geiger Hardy Schwall  
1961.Tue, Apr 11 vs KCA L (2-5) Nixon Wertz Schilling Runnels Green Yastrzemski Geiger Jensen Monbouquette  
1960.Mon, Apr 18 at WSH L (1-10) Sullivan Runnels Green Malzone Buddin Williams Geiger Stephens Sturdivant  
1959.Sun, Apr 12 at NYY L (2-3) White Wertz Runnels Malzone Buddin Geiger Stephens Jensen Brewer  
1958.Mon, Apr 14 at WSH L (2-5) Daley Runnels Aspromonte Malzone Buddin Stephens Piersall Jensen Sullivan  
1957.Tue, Apr 16 at BAL W (4-2)# White Gernert Mauch Malzone Klaus Williams Piersall Stephens Brewer  
1956.Tue, Apr 17 vs BAL W (8-1)# White Vernon Goodman Malzone Buddin Williams Piersall Jensen Sullivan  
1955.Tue, Apr 12 at BAL W (7-1)                    
1954.Tue, Apr 13 at PHA L (4-6)#                    
1953.Thu, Apr 16 at PHA W (11-6)                    
1952.Tue, Apr 15 at WSH W (3-0)                    
1951.Tue, Apr 17 at NYY L (0-5)                    
1950.Tue, Apr 18 vs NYY L (10-15)                    
1949.Tue, Apr 19 at PHA L (2-3)#                    
1948.Mon, Apr 19 vs PHA L (4-5)                    
1947.Tue, Apr 15 vs WSH W (7-6)                    
1946.Tue, Apr 16 at WSH W (6-3)                    
1945.Tue, Apr 17 at NYY L (4-8)                    
1944.Tue, Apr 18 vs NYY L (0-3)                    
1943.Thu, Apr 22 at PHA W (1-0)                    
1942.Tue, Apr 14 vs PHA W (8-3)                    
1941.Tue, Apr 15 vs WSH W (7-6)                    
1940.Tue, Apr 16 at WSH W (1-0)                    
1939.Thu, Apr 20 at NYY L (0-2)                    
1938.Mon, Apr 18 vs NYY W (8-4)                    
1937.Tue, Apr 20 at PHA W (11-5)                    
1936.Tue, Apr 14 vs PHA W (9-4)                    
1935.Tue, Apr 16 at NYY W (1-0)#                    
1934.Tue, Apr 17 vs WSH L (5-6)#                    
1933.Thu, Apr 13 at NYY L (3-4)#                    
1932.Mon, Apr 11 at WSH L (0-1)                    
1931.Tue, Apr 14 at NYY L (3-6)                    
1930.Mon, Apr 14 at WSH W (4-3)                    
1929.Thu, Apr 18 at NYY L (3-7)                    
1928.Tue, Apr 10 at WSH W (7-5)                    
1927.Tue, Apr 12 at WSH L (2-6)                    
1926.Tue, Apr 13 vs NYY L (11-12)                    
1925.Tue, Apr 14 at PHA L (8-9)#                    
1924.Tue, Apr 15 vs NYY L (1-2)                    
1923.Wed, Apr 18 at NYY L (1-4)                    
1922.Wed, Apr 12 vs PHA L (2-3)                    
1921.Wed, Apr 13 at WSH W (6-3)                    
1920.Thu, Apr 15 vs WSH W (7-6)                    
1919.Wed, Apr 23 at NYY W (10-0)#                    
1918.Mon, Apr 15 vs PHA W (7-1)                    
1917.Wed, Apr 11 at NYY W (10-3)                    
1916.Wed, Apr 12 vs PHA W (2-1)                    
1915.Wed, Apr 14 at PHA L (0-2)#                    
1914.Tue, Apr 14 vs WSH L (0-3)                    
1913.Thu, Apr 10 vs PHA L (9-10)                    
1912.Thu, Apr 11 at NYY W (5-3)                    
1911.Wed, Apr 12 at WSH L (5-8)#                    
1910.Thu, Apr 14 at NYY - (4-4)#                    
1909.Mon, Apr 12 at PHA L (1-8)#                    
1908.Tue, Apr 14 vs WSH W (3-1)                    
1907.Thu, Apr 11 at PHA W (8-4)                    
1906.Sat, Apr 14 at NYY L (1-2)                    
1905.Fri, Apr 14 at PHA L (2-3)                    
1904.Thu, Apr 14 at NYY L (2-8)                    
1903.Mon, Apr 20 vs PHA W (9-4)#                    
1902.Sat, Apr 19 vs BLA W (7-6)                    
1901.Fri, Apr 26 at BLA L (6-10)                    
108 games 23 players 25 players 30 players 17 players 21 players 11 players 30 players 26 players 25 players 24 players
Most Common-games Varitek-9
Gedman-6
Pena-4		 Scott-7
Vaughn-7
Yastrzemski-4		 Barrett-6
Griffin-5
Schilling-4		 Boggs-10
Malzone-9
Petrocelli-6		 Garciaparra-6
Burleson-6
Petrocelli-6		 Yastrzemski-15
Rice-11
Greenwell-8		 Lynn-5
Burks-4
Smith-4		 Evans-14
Nixon-5
Conigliaro-5		 Clemens-8
Martinez-7
Eckersley-5		 Ortiz-5
Rice-3
Easler-2

Most Common Lineups

55 Games
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Pena
1B. Vaughn
2B. Fletcher
3B. Cooper
SS. Rivera
LF. Greenwell
CF. Hatcher
RF. Dawson
Pitcher
DH. Calderon

1 Games
C. Gedman
1B. Stapleton
2B. Valdez
3B. Boggs
SS. Hoffman
LF. Rice
CF. Armas
RF. Evans
Pitcher
DH. Yastrzemski

1 Games
C. Sullivan
1B. Buckner
2B. Barrett
3B. Boggs
SS. Owen
LF. Rice
CF. Henderson
RF. Evans
Pitcher
DH. Baylor

1 Games
C. Gedman
1B. Evans
2B. Barrett
3B. Boggs
SS. Owen
LF. Rice
CF. Anderson
RF. Greenwell
Pitcher
DH. Horn

1 Games
C. Varitek
1B. Youkilis
2B. Loretta
3B. Lowell
SS. Gonzalez
LF. Ramirez
CF. Crisp
RF. Nixon
Pitcher
DH. Ortiz

54 total lineups (54 when including pitchers)

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