2012 Boston Red Sox Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 69-93
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 3,043,003, Avg. 37,568
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Bobby Valentine (69-93)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
2012 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 69-93
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 3,043,003, Avg. 37,568
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Bobby Valentine (69-93)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
2012 Boston Red Sox Results
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 2012 season with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.
The Red Sox scored 734 runs and yielded 806 runs. Jarrod Saltalamacchia led Boston with 25 home runs, while Will Middlebrooks, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Adrian Gonzalez and Cody Ross each walloped 20 or more also. Adrian Gonzalez accounted for 86 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .300. Clay Buchholz and Felix Doubront paced the squad with 11 wins each, and Clay Buchholz recorded a 4.56 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bobby Valentine coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Aceves | P | R | R | December 8, 1982 | 6'2" | 205 | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Mexico |
| Matt Albers | P | L | R | January 20, 1983 | 6'1" | 225 | Houston, TX USA |
| Lars Anderson | LF | L | L | September 25, 1987 | 6'4" | 215 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Scott Atchison | P | R | R | March 29, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | Denton, TX USA |
| Mike Aviles | SS | R | R | March 13, 1981 | 5'10" | 205 | New York, NY USA |
| Andrew Bailey | P | R | R | May 31, 1984 | 6'3" | 240 | Voorhees, NJ USA |
| Daniel Bard | P | R | R | June 25, 1985 | 6'4" | 215 | Houston, TX USA |
| Pedro Beato | P | R | R | October 27, 1986 | 6'6" | 230 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R. |
| Josh Beckett | P | R | R | May 15, 1980 | 6'5" | 230 | Spring, TX USA |
| Michael Bowden | P | R | R | September 9, 1986 | 6'3" | 215 | Winfield, IL USA |
| Craig Breslow | P | L | L | August 8, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT USA |
| Clay Buchholz | P | L | R | August 14, 1984 | 6'3" | 190 | Nederland, TX USA |
| Marlon Byrd | CF | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 245 | Boynton Beach, FL USA |
| Chris Carpenter | P | R | R | December 26, 1985 | 6'4" | 220 | Bryan, OH USA |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 3B | R | R | September 27, 1985 | 6'0" | 180 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R. |
| Aaron Cook | P | R | R | February 8, 1979 | 6'3" | 215 | Fort Campbell, KY USA |
| Carl Crawford | LF | L | L | August 5, 1981 | 6'2" | 230 | Houston, TX USA |
| Ivan De Jesus | 2B | R | R | May 1, 1987 | 5'11" | 200 | Guaynabo, P.R. |
| Felix Doubront | P | L | L | October 23, 1987 | 6'2" | 240 | Puerto Cabello, Carabobo Venezuela |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | L | L | September 11, 1983 | 6'1" | 195 | Madras, OR USA |
| Justin Germano | P | R | R | August 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 210 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Mauro Gomez | 1B | R | R | September 7, 1984 | 6'2" | 230 | Bani, Peravia D.R. |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | L | L | May 8, 1982 | 6'2" | 215 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Rich Hill | P | L | L | March 11, 1980 | 6'5" | 221 | Boston, MA USA |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | R | R | January 5, 1990 | 5'11" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Ryan Kalish | CF | L | L | March 28, 1988 | 6'0" | 215 | Northridge, CA USA |
| Ryan Lavarnway | C | R | R | August 7, 1987 | 6'3" | 239 | Woodland Hills, CA USA |
| Jon Lester | P | L | L | January 7, 1984 | 6'4" | 249 | Tacoma, WA USA |
| Brent Lillibridge | OF | R | R | September 18, 1983 | 5'11" | 185 | Everett, WA USA |
| Che-Hsuan Lin | RF | R | R | September 21, 1988 | 6'0" | 180 | Hwa-Lian, Taiwan |
| James Loney | 1B | L | L | May 7, 1984 | 6'3" | 235 | Houston, TX USA |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | P | R | R | September 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, Tokyo Japan |
| Darnell McDonald | LF | R | R | November 17, 1978 | 5'11" | 205 | Fort Collins, CO USA |
| Mark Melancon | P | R | R | March 28, 1985 | 6'1" | 215 | Wheat Ridge, CO USA |
| Will Middlebrooks | 3B | R | R | September 9, 1988 | 6'3" | 220 | Greenville, TX USA |
| Andrew Miller | P | L | L | May 21, 1985 | 6'7" | 200 | Gainesville, FL USA |
| Franklin Morales | P | L | L | January 24, 1986 | 6'1" | 210 | San Juan de los Morros, Guarico Venezuela |
| Clayton Mortensen | P | R | R | April 10, 1985 | 6'4" | 185 | Rexburg, ID USA |
| Daniel Nava | LF | B | L | February 22, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Redwood City, CA USA |
| David Ortiz | 1B | L | L | November 18, 1975 | 6'3" | 230 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R. |
| Vicente Padilla | P | R | R | September 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 230 | Chinandega, Chinandega Nicaragua |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | R | R | August 17, 1983 | 5'9" | 170 | Woodland, CA USA |
| Scott Podsednik | LF | L | L | March 18, 1976 | 6'0" | 185 | West, TX USA |
| Nick Punto | 3B | B | R | November 8, 1977 | 5'9" | 195 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Guillermo Quiroz | C | R | R | November 29, 1981 | 6'1" | 215 | Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela |
| Jason Repko | CF | R | R | December 27, 1980 | 5'11" | 200 | East Chicago, IN USA |
| Cody Ross | RF | R | L | December 23, 1980 | 5'11" | 195 | Portales, NM USA |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | B | R | May 2, 1985 | 6'4" | 235 | West Palm Beach, FL USA |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | R | R | April 29, 1980 | 6'0" | 220 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
| Nate Spears | IF | L | R | May 3, 1985 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Myers, FL USA |
| Zach Stewart | P | R | R | September 28, 1986 | 6'2" | 205 | Wichita Falls, TX USA |
| Ryan Sweeney | RF | L | L | February 20, 1985 | 6'4" | 225 | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
| Junichi Tazawa | P | R | R | June 6, 1986 | 5'11" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan |
| Justin Thomas | P | L | L | January 18, 1984 | 6'3" | 220 | Toledo, OH USA |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | R | R | September 19, 1984 | 6'2" | 210 | Miami, FL USA |
| Kevin Youkilis | 3B | R | R | March 15, 1979 | 6'1" | 220 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
