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Boston Red Sox Opening Day Lineups

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 at NYY W (8-2)#	Saltalamacchia	Napoli	Pedroia	Middlebrooks	Iglesias	Bradley	Ellsbury	Victorino	Lester	Gomes
2012. Thu, Apr 5 at DET L (2-3)	Saltalamacchia	Gonzalez	Pedroia	Youkilis	Aviles	Ross	Ellsbury	Sweeney	Lester	Ortiz
2011. Fri, Apr 1 at TEX L (5-9)#	Saltalamacchia	Gonzalez	Pedroia	Youkilis	Scutaro	Crawford	Ellsbury	Cameron	Lester	Ortiz
2010. Sun, Apr 4 vs NYY W (9-7)#	Martinez	Youkilis	Pedroia	Beltre	Scutaro	Ellsbury	Cameron	Drew	Beckett	Ortiz
2009. Tue, Apr 7 vs TBR W (5-3)	Varitek	Youkilis	Pedroia	Lowell	Lowrie	Bay	Ellsbury	Drew	Beckett	Ortiz
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)	White	Zauchin	Goodman	Lepcio	Joost	Throneberry	Piersall	Jensen	Sullivan
1954. Tue, Apr 13 at PHA L (4-6)#	White	Gernert	Consolo	Kell	Lepcio	Goodman	Piersall	Jensen	Parnell
1953. Thu, Apr 16 at PHA W (11-6)	White	Gernert	Goodman	Kell	Bolling	Stephens	Umphlett	Piersall	Parnell
1952. Tue, Apr 15 at WSH W (3-0)	Niarhos	Dropo	Lepcio	Pesky	Piersall	Williams	DiMaggio	Throneberry	Parnell
1951. Tue, Apr 17 at NYY L (0-5)	Rosar	Dropo	Doerr	Stephens	Boudreau	Williams	DiMaggio	Goodman	Wight
1950. Tue, Apr 18 vs NYY L (10-15)	Batts	Goodman	Doerr	Pesky	Stephens	Williams	DiMaggio	Zarilla	Parnell
1949. Tue, Apr 19 at PHA L (2-3)#	Tebbetts	Dropo	Doerr	Pesky	Stephens	Williams	DiMaggio	O'Brien	Dobson
1948. Mon, Apr 19 vs PHA L (4-5)	Tebbetts	Spence	Doerr	Pesky	Stephens	Williams	DiMaggio	Mele	Dobson
1947. Tue, Apr 15 vs WSH W (7-6)	Wagner	York	Doerr	Pellagrini	Pesky	Williams	DiMaggio	Mele	Hughson
1946. Tue, Apr 16 at WSH W (6-3)	Wagner	York	Doerr	Andres	Pesky	Williams	DiMaggio	Metkovich	Hughson
1945. Tue, Apr 17 at NYY L (4-8)	Walters	Metkovich	Steiner	Cronin	Newsome	Johnson	Culberson	Fox	Cecil
1944. Tue, Apr 18 vs NYY L (0-3)	Partee	Metkovich	Doerr	Tabor	Newsome	Johnson	Culberson	Garrison	Terry
1943. Thu, Apr 22 at PHA W (1-0)	Peacock	Lupien	Doerr	Newsome	Lake	Lazor	Garrison	Fox	Hughson
1942. Tue, Apr 14 vs PHA W (8-3)	Peacock	Foxx	Newsome	Tabor	Pesky	Williams	DiMaggio	Fox	Newsome
1941. Tue, Apr 15 vs WSH W (7-6)	Pytlak	Foxx	Doerr	Tabor	Cronin	Fox	DiMaggio	Finney	Wilson
1940. Tue, Apr 16 at WSH W (1-0)	Desautels	Foxx	Doerr	Tabor	Cronin	Williams	Cramer	DiMaggio	Grove
1939. Thu, Apr 20 at NYY L (0-2)	Desautels	Foxx	Doerr	Tabor	Cronin	Vosmik	Cramer	Williams	Grove
1938. Mon, Apr 18 vs NYY W (8-4)	Desautels	Foxx	Doerr	Higgins	Cronin	Vosmik	Cramer	Chapman	Bagby
1937. Tue, Apr 20 at PHA W (11-5)	Ferrell	Almada	Doerr	Higgins	Cronin	Gaffke	Cramer	Mills	Ferrell
1936. Tue, Apr 14 vs PHA W (9-4)	Ferrell	Foxx	Melillo	McNair	Cronin	Manush	Cramer	Werber	Ferrell
1935. Tue, Apr 16 at NYY W (1-0)#	Ferrell	Dahlgren	Bishop	Werber	Cronin	Solters	Almada	Reynolds	Ferrell
1934. Tue, Apr 17 vs WSH L (5-6)#	Ferrell	Judge	Bishop	Walters	Werber	Johnson	Reynolds	Solters	Rhodes
1933. Thu, Apr 13 at NYY L (3-4)#	Shea	Alexander	Hodapp	McManus	Warstler	Watwood	Johnson	Jolley	Andrews
1932. Mon, Apr 11 at WSH L (0-1)	Berry	Van Camp	McManus	Pickering	Rhyne	Rothrock	Oliver	Webb	MacFayden
1931. Tue, Apr 14 at NYY L (3-6)	Berry	Sweeney	Reeves	Rothrock	Warstler	Scarritt	Oliver	Webb	Moore
1930. Mon, Apr 14 at WSH W (4-3)	Heving	Todt	Regan	Miller	Narleski	Scarritt	Oliver	Rothrock	MacFayden
1929. Thu, Apr 18 at NYY L (3-7)	Berry	Todt	Regan	Reeves	Rhyne	Flagstead	Rothrock	Scarritt	Ruffing
1928. Tue, Apr 10 at WSH W (7-5)	Hofmann	Todt	Regan	Myer	Rothrock	Williams	Flagstead	Taitt	MacFayden
1927. Tue, Apr 12 at WSH L (2-6)	Hofmann	Todt	Regan	Haney	Wanninger	Shaner	Flagstead	Tobin	Harriss
1926. Tue, Apr 13 vs NYY L (11-12)	Gaston	Todt	Herrera	Haney	Lee	Jenkins	Flagstead	Rosenthal	Ehmke
1925. Tue, Apr 14 at PHA L (8-9)#	Picinich	Harris	Rogell	Prothro	Gross	Veach	Flagstead	Boone	Ferguson
1924. Tue, Apr 15 vs NYY L (1-2)	O'Neill	Harris	Wambsganss	Shanks	Lee	Veach	Flagstead	Boone	Ehmke
1923. Wed, Apr 18 at NYY L (1-4)	DeVormer	Burns	McMillan	Shanks	Fewster	Harris	Skinner	Collins	Ehmke
1922. Wed, Apr 12 vs PHA L (2-3)	Ruel	Burns	Pratt	Pittenger	O'Rourke	Harris	Menosky	Smith	Quinn
1921. Wed, Apr 13 at WSH W (6-3)	Ruel	McInnis	Foster	Vitt	Scott	Menosky	Collins	Hendryx	Jones
1920. Thu, Apr 15 vs WSH W (7-6)	Walters	McInnis	McNally	Foster	Scott	Menosky	Hendryx	Hooper	Russell
1919. Wed, Apr 23 at NYY W (10-0)#	Schang	McInnis	Barry	Vitt	Scott	Ruth	Strunk	Hooper	Mays
1918. Mon, Apr 15 vs PHA W (7-1)	Agnew	Hoblitzell	Shean	McInnis	Scott	Whiteman	Strunk	Hooper	Ruth
1917. Wed, Apr 11 at NYY W (10-3)	Thomas	Hoblitzell	Barry	Gardner	Scott	Lewis	Walker	Hooper	Ruth
1916. Wed, Apr 12 vs PHA W (2-1)	Thomas	Hoblitzell	Barry	Gardner	Scott	Shorten	Walker	Hooper	Ruth
98 Games	49 Players	46 Players	50 Players	47 Players	46 Players	40 Players	48 Players	58 Players	51 Players	25 Players
Most-Games	Varitek-10 Gedman-6 White-6 Ferrell-4 Fisk-4 Pena-4 Tillman-3 Saltalamacchia-3 Desautels-3 Montgomery-3	Scott-7 Vaughn-7 Foxx-6 Todt-5 Youkilis-5 Yastrzemski-4 Hoblitzell-3 Gernert-3 Runnels-3 Buckner-3	Doerr-13 Pedroia-7 Barrett-6 Griffin-5 Regan-4 Remy-4 Schilling-4 Goodman-3 Andrews-3 Barry-3	Boggs-10 Malzone-9 Petrocelli-6 Tabor-5 Lowell-4 Pesky-4 Naehring-3 Valentin-3 Hillenbrand-3 Hobson-3	Cronin-7 Burleson-6 Garciaparra-6 Scott-6 Petrocelli-6 Hoffman-5 Buddin-4 Bressoud-3 Aparicio-3 Pesky-3	Yastrzemski-15 Williams-12 Rice-11 Greenwell-8 Ramirez-7 O'Leary-4 Menosky-2 Scarritt-2 Vosmik-2 Harris-2	DiMaggio-9 Cramer-5 Piersall-5 Lynn-5 Flagstead-5 Ellsbury-5 Burks-4 Smith-4 Damon-4 Armas-4	Evans-14 Jensen-6 Conigliaro-5 Hooper-5 Nixon-5 Drew-3 Fox-3 Mele-2 Boone-2 Clinton-2	Clemens-8 Martinez-7 Eckersley-5 Monbouquette-4 Parnell-4 Lester-3 Tiant-3 Sullivan-3 Ruth-3 Hughson-3	Ortiz-9 Rice-3 Baylor-2 Yastrzemski-2 Clark-2 Canseco-2 Easler-2 Offerman-2 Conigliaro-1 Calderon-1

Most Common Lineups

1 Game C. Berry 1B. Van Camp 2B. McManus 3B. Pickering SS. Rhyne LF. Rothrock CF. Oliver RF. Webb P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Martinez 1B. Youkilis 2B. Pedroia 3B. Beltre SS. Scutaro LF. Ellsbury CF. Cameron RF. Drew P. Pitcher DH. Ortiz	1 Game C. Rader 1B. Perez 2B. Remy 3B. Hobson SS. Burleson LF. Rice CF. Lynn RF. Evans P. Pitcher DH. Yastrzemski	1 Game C. Walters 1B. McInnis 2B. McNally 3B. Foster SS. Scott LF. Menosky CF. Hendryx RF. Hooper P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Fisk 1B. Scott 2B. Doyle 3B. Hobson SS. Burleson LF. Rice CF. Evans RF. Yastrzemski P. Pitcher DH. Carbo	1 Game C. Peacock 1B. Lupien 2B. Doerr 3B. Newsome SS. Lake LF. Lazor CF. Garrison RF. Fox P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Berry
1B. Van Camp
2B. McManus
3B. Pickering
SS. Rhyne
LF. Rothrock
CF. Oliver
RF. Webb
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Martinez
1B. Youkilis
2B. Pedroia
3B. Beltre
SS. Scutaro
LF. Ellsbury
CF. Cameron
RF. Drew
P. Pitcher
DH. Ortiz

1 Game
C. Rader
1B. Perez
2B. Remy
3B. Hobson
SS. Burleson
LF. Rice
CF. Lynn
RF. Evans
P. Pitcher
DH. Yastrzemski

1 Game
C. Walters
1B. McInnis
2B. McNally
3B. Foster
SS. Scott
LF. Menosky
CF. Hendryx
RF. Hooper
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Fisk
1B. Scott
2B. Doyle
3B. Hobson
SS. Burleson
LF. Rice
CF. Evans
RF. Yastrzemski
P. Pitcher
DH. Carbo

1 Game
C. Peacock
1B. Lupien
2B. Doerr
3B. Newsome
SS. Lake
LF. Lazor
CF. Garrison
RF. Fox
P. Pitcher

98 total lineups (98 when including pitchers)

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