Boston Red Sox coaches

The following is a list of coaches, including role(s) and year(s) of service, for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (1901–present), known during its early history as the Boston Americans (1901–1907).

Bench Coach

• Bing Miller: 1937^[1]
• Don Zimmer: July 25, 1992 – end of season^[2]
• Tim Johnson: 1995–1996
• Grady Little: 1997–1999
• Buddy Bailey: 2000
• Dave Jauss: 2001
• Mike Stanley: 2002
• Jerry Narron: 2003
• Brad Mills: 2004–2009
• DeMarlo Hale: 2010–2011
• Tim Bogar: 2012
• Torey Lovullo: 2013 – August 15, 2015
• Dana LeVangie: August 16, 2015 – end of season (interim)
• Torey Lovullo: 2016
• Gary DiSarcina: 2017^[3]

Third Base Coach

• Al Schacht: 1935–1936^[4]
• Tom Daly: 1937–1943^[5]
• Bill Burwell: 1944^[6]
• Del Baker: 1945–1948^[7]
• Kiki Cuyler: 1949^[8]
• Steve O'Neill: 1950^[9]
• Eddie Mayo: 1951^[10]
• Ski Melillo: 1952–1953^[11]
• Buster Mills: 1954^[12]
• Jack Burns: 1955–1959^[13]
• Billy Herman: 1960–1964^[14]
• Billy Gardner: 1965–1966^[15]
• Eddie Popowski: 1967–1973^[16]
• Don Zimmer: 1974 – July 18, 1976^[2]
• Eddie Popowski: July 19, 1976 – end of season^[16]
• Eddie Yost: 1977–1984^[17]
• Rene Lachemann: 1985–1986^[18]
• Joe Morgan: 1987 – July 10, 1988^[19]
• Rac Slider: July 15, 1988 – 1990^[20]
• Dick Berardino: 1991^[21]
• Don Zimmer: 1992 – July 24, 1992^[2]
• Rick Burleson: July 25, 1992 – 1993^[22][23]
• Gary Allenson: 1994^[24]
• Dave Oliver: 1995–1996
• Wendell Kim: 1997–2000
• Gene Lamont: 2001
• Mike Cubbage: 2002–2003
• Dale Sveum: 2004–2005
• DeMarlo Hale: 2006–2009
• Tim Bogar: 2010–2011
• Jerry Royster: 2012
• Brian Butterfield: 2013–Present

First Base Coach

• Hugh Duffy: 1939^[25]
• Moe Berg: 1940–1941^[26]
• Larry Woodall: 1942–1947^[27]
• Earle Combs: 1948–1952^[28]
• Del Baker: 1953–1958^[7]
• Rudy York: 1959–1962^[29]
• Harry Malmberg: 1963–1964^[30]
• Pete Runnels: 1965–1966^[31]
• Bobby Doerr: 1967–1969^[32]
• Don Lenhardt: 1970–1973^[33]
• Eddie Popowski: 1974^[16]
• Johnny Pesky: 1975–1979^[34]
• Tommy Harper: 1980–1984^[35]
• Joe Morgan: 1985^[19]
• Walt Hriniak: 1986–1987^[36]
• Al Bumbry: 1988–1993^[37]
• Frank White: 1994–1996
• Dave Jauss: 1997–1999
• Tommy Harper: 2000–2002^[35]
• Dallas Williams: 2003
• Lynn Jones: 2004 – May 6, 2004
• Bill Haselman: May 6, 2004 – July 22, 2004 (interim)
• Lynn Jones: July 22, 2004 – 2005
• Bill Haselman: 2006
• Luis Alicea: 2007–2008
• Tim Bogar: 2009
• Ron Johnson: 2010–July 31, 2010
• Rob Leary: August 1, 2010 – end of season (interim)
• Ron Johnson: 2011
• Alex Ochoa: 2012
• Arnie Beyeler: 2013–2015
• Rubén Amaro, Jr.: 2016–Present

Hitting Coach

• Paul Schreiber: 1947–1958^[38]
• Rudy York: 1959–1962^[29]
• Bobby Doerr: 1967–1969^[32]
• Johnny Pesky: 1980–1984^[39][40]
• Walt Hriniak: 1985–1988^[39][36]
• Richie Hebner: 1989–1991^[41]
• Rick Burleson: 1992^[23]
• Mike Easler: 1993–1994^[42]
• Jim Rice: 1995–2000
• Rick Down: 2001
• Dwight Evans: 2002
• Ron Jackson: 2003–2006
• Dave Magadan: 2007–2012
• Greg Colbrunn: 2013 – June 4, 2014
• Tim Hyers: June 5, 2014 – June 29, 2014 (interim)
• Greg Colbrunn: June 30, 2014 – end of season
• Chili Davis: 2015–Present

Pitching Coach

• Jimmy Burke: 1921–1923^[43]
• Jack Ryan: 1923–1927^[44]
• Jack Onslow: 1934^[45]
• Herb Pennock: 1936–1938^[46]
• Herb Pennock: 1939^[46]
• Frank Shellenback: 1940–1944^[47]
• Bill McKechnie: 1952–1953^[48]
• Joe Dobson: May 11, 1954 – July 2, 1954^[49][50]
• Dave Ferriss: 1955–1959^[51]
• Sal Maglie: 1960–1962^[52]
• Harry Dorish: 1963^[53]
• Bob Turley: 1964^[54]
• Mace Brown: 1965^[55]
• Sal Maglie: 1966–1967^[52]
• Darrell Johnson: 1968–1969^[56]
• Charlie Wagner: 1970^[57]
• Harvey Haddix: 1971^[58][59]
• Lee Stange: 1972–1974^[60]
• Stan Williams: 1975–1976^[61]
• Al Jackson: 1977–1979^[62]
• Johnny Podres: 1980^[63]
• Lee Stange: 1981–1984^[60]
• Bill Fischer: 1985–1991^[64]
• Rich Gale: 1992–1993^[65]
• Mike Roarke: 1994
• John Cumberland: 1995 – July 19, 1995
• Al Nipper: July 19, 1995 – May 1, 1996
• Sammy Ellis: May 1, 1996 – end of season
• Joe Kerrigan: 1997 – August 16, 2001
• John Cumberland: August 16, 2001 – September 4, 2001
• Ralph Treuel: September 4, 2001 – end of season
• Tony Cloninger: 2002
• Goose Gregson: April 5, 2003 – April 22, 2003 (interim)
• Tony Cloninger: April 23, 2003 – May 29, 2003
• Goose Gregson: May 30, 2003 – June 8, 2003 (interim)
• Dave Wallace: June 9, 2003 – 2005
• Al Nipper: 2006 – August 8, 2006 (interim)
• Dave Wallace: August 8, 2006 – end of season
• John Farrell: 2007–2010
• Curt Young: 2011
• Bob McClure: 2012 – August 20, 2012
• Randy Niemann: August 20, 2012 – end of season
• Juan Nieves: 2013 – May 7, 2015
• Carl Willis: May 9, 2015 – Present

Bullpen Coach

• Johnny Schulte: 1949^[66]
• George Susce: 1950–1954^[67]
• Len Okrie: 1961–1962^[68]
• Al Lakeman: 1963–1964^[69]
• Len Okrie: 1965–1966^[68]
• Al Lakeman: 1967 – June 9, 1969^[69]
• George Thomas: June 10, 1969 – end of season^[70]
• George Thomas: 1970^[70]
• Doug Camilli: 1970–1973^[71][72]
• Don Bryant: 1974–1976^[73]
• Walt Hriniak: 1977–1984^[39]
• Tony Torchia: 1985^[74]
• Joe Morgan: 1986^[19]
• Rac Slider: 1987 – July 10, 1988^[20]
• Jerry McNertney: July 15, 1988 – 1988^[75]
• Dick Berardino: 1989–1990^[21]
• John McLaren: 1991^[76]
• Gary Allenson: 1992–1993^[24]
• John Wathan: 1994
• Herm Starrette: 1995
• Dave Carlucci: 1996 – May 1, 1996
• Herm Starrette: May 1, 1996 – 1997
• Dick Pole: 1998
• John Cumberland: 1999 – August 15, 2001
• Dana LeVangie: August 16, 2001 – end of season
• Bob Kipper: 2002
• Euclides Rojas: 2003–2004
• Bill Hasselman: 2005
• Ralph Treuel: 2006 – August 8, 2006 (interim)
• Al Nipper: August 8, 2006 – end of season
• Gary Tuck: 2007–2012
• Dana LeVangie: 2013 – August 15, 2015
• Bob Kipper: August 16 – end of season (interim)
• Dana LeVangie: 2016–Present

Others

• Lefty Leifield: 1924–1926^[77]
• Heinie Wagner: 1927–1929^[78]
• Bob Coleman: 1928^[79]
• Jack McCallister: 1930^[80]
• Hugh Duffy: 1931^[25]
• Rudy Hulswitt: 1931–1933^[81]
• Bibb Falk: 1934^[82]
• Tom Daly: 1933–1936^[5]
• Moe Berg: 1939^[26]
• Tom Daly: 1944–1946^[5]
• Tom Carey: 1946–1947^[83]
• Larry Woodall: 1948^[27]
• Johnny Schulte: 1950^[66]
• Mickey Owen: 1955–1956^[84]
• Del Baker: 1959–1960^[7]
• Eddie Popowski: 1975 (Special Assignment)^[39]
• Nelson Norman: 2001 (Infield Coach)
• Randy Niemann: 2012 – August 20, 2012 (Assistant Pitching Coach)
• Vic Rodriguez: 2013 – Present (Assistant Hitting Coach)
• Brian Bannister: July 6, 2016 – Present (Assistant Pitching Coach)^[85]

Notes

• A news report in March 1918 indicated that Dan Howley had been "engaged as battery coach,"^[86] however there is no confirmation of him actually having served in that role during the 1918 season.^[87]
• For the 1923 season, both Jimmy Burke and Jack Ryan were listed as pitching coaches.^[43][44]
• For the 1939 season, Herb Pennock was listed as pitching coach,^[46] however there is also indication that he "moved to Assistant Supervisor of Boston farm teams" that season.^[88]
• For the 1947 to 1958 seasons, Paul Schreiber is listed as hitting coach,^[38] however other sources note his role as batting practice pitcher,^[89][90] which is consistent with his major league playing experience.
• For the 1959 to 1962 seasons, Rudy York was both the first base coach and hitting coach.^[29]
• For the 1967 to 1969 seasons, Bobby Doerr was both the first base coach and hitting coach.^[32]
• For 1970, George Thomas is listed as bullpen coach for the full season,^[70] however other sources note his coaching role was for a limited time,^[91] which is consistent with game logs showing he was an active player for several months.^[92]
• On July 19, 1976, Don Zimmer moved from third base coach to manager, and Eddie Popowski replaced him as third base coach.^[2][16]
• At the start of the 1986 season, hitting coach Walt Hriniak also assumed the duties of first base coach when Joe Morgan moved to bullpen coach.^[36][19]
• On July 15, 1988, Joe Morgan moved from third base coach to manager, bullpen coach Rac Slider replaced him as third base coach, and Jerry McNertney became the new bullpen coach.^[19][20][75]
• On July 25, 1992, Don Zimmer moved from third base coach to bench coach, and Rick Burleson assumed the duties of third base coach while still serving as hitting coach.^[2][22]
• On July 19, 1995, Al Nipper replaced John Cumberland as pitching coach.
• On May 1, 1996, pitching coach Al Nipper was reassigned to minor league pitching coordinator and replaced by Sammy Ellis, and bullpen coach Dave Carlucci was reassigned to bullpen catcher and replaced by Herm Starrette.
• On August 16, 2001, bullpen coach John Cumberland replaced Joe Kerrigan as pitching coach when Kerrigan was promoted to manager, and bullpen catcher Dana LeVangie replaced Cumberland as bullpen coach.
• On September 4, 2001, pitching coach John Cumberland was fired and replaced by Ralph Treuel.
• On June 9, 2003, Dave Wallace replaced Tony Cloninger as pitching coach when Cloninger left the team to receive treatment for cancer; Goose Gregson had filled in for Cloninger during April 5–23 and again May 30–June 8.
• During 2004, from May 6 to July 22, Bill Haselman filled in for first base coach Lynn Jones who required eye surgery after accidentally poking himself with a screwdriver.^[93]
• During 2006, Dave Wallace missed much of the season due to illness; bullpen coach Al Nipper served as interim pitching coach and Ralph Treuel serving as interim bullpen coach until Wallace's return on August 8.^[94]
• In August 2015, due to manager John Farrell's leave of absence for cancer treatment, bench coach Torey Lovullo was elevated to interim manager, bullpen coach Dana LeVangie was elevated to interim bench coach, and Triple-A pitching coach Bob Kipper was promoted to Boston's bullpen coach.

References

General references

• "The Directory of Coaches". Retrosheet. 
• "Red Sox All-Time Roster – Coaches". RedSoxDiehard.com. 
• "Red Sox All-Time Uniform Numbers". RedSoxDiehard.com.