Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Tigers?
215 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers between 1901 and 2025, including Dick McAuliffe, Bobby Veach, Rudy York and Pete Fox. 99 of them played for the Red Sox first and 112 for the Tigers first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Charlie Hickman is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Red Sox first, then the Tigers from 1904.
- Michael Fulmer is the most recent: Tigers first, then the Red Sox from 2025.
- Dick McAuliffe played the most games across the two: 107 for the Red Sox and 1,656 for the Tigers.
- 45 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rudy York.
- Most common positions on this list: P (87), OF (39), C (26), SS (21).
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All 215 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Tigers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 1974–1975 (107 g) | 1960–1973 (1656 g) |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 1924–1925 (143 g) | 1912–1923 (1605 g) |
| Rudy York | 1B | 1946–1947 (202 g) | 1934, 1937–1945 (1268 g) |
| Pete Fox | OF | 1941–1945 (464 g) | 1933–1940 (997 g) |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 1925, 1927–1928 (243 g) | 1930–1939 (1207 g) |
| Doc Cramer | OF | 1936–1940 (722 g) | 1942–1948 (720 g) |
| Johnny Pesky | SS | 1942, 1946–1952 (1029 g) | 1952–1954 (192 g) |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 1937–1938, 1946 (356 g) | 1939–1944, 1946 (857 g) |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 1959–1961 (324 g) | 1947–1952, 1961–1963 (836 g) |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 2009–2010 (183 g) | 2011, 2013–2018 (969 g) |
| Ira Flagstead | OF | 1923–1929 (789 g) | 1917, 1919–1923 (342 g) |
| J. D. Martinez | OF | 2018–2022 (637 g) | 2014–2017 (458 g) |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 1947–1950 (419 g) | 1936–1942, 1946–1947 (646 g) |
| Ossie Vitt | 3B | 1919–1921 (298 g) | 1912–1918 (767 g) |
| George Kell | 3B | 1952–1954 (235 g) | 1946–1952 (826 g) |
| Roy Johnson | OF | 1932–1935 (515 g) | 1929–1932 (473 g) |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 1950–1952, 1954 (134 g) | 1955–1962 (853 g) |
| Hoot Evers | OF | 1952–1954 (211 g) | 1941, 1946–1952, 1954 (769 g) |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 1974–1980 (828 g) | 1988–1989 (144 g) |
| Tony Clark | 1B | 2002 (90 g) | 1995–2001 (772 g) |
| Marty McManus | 2B | 1931–1933 (216 g) | 1927–1931 (640 g) |
| Dalton Jones | 2B | 1964–1969 (656 g) | 1970–1972 (179 g) |
| Bob Fothergill | OF | 1933 (28 g) | 1922–1930 (801 g) |
| Marv Owen | 3B | 1940 (20 g) | 1931, 1933–1937 (792 g) |
| George Burns | 1B | 1922–1923 (293 g) | 1914–1917 (498 g) |
| Jody Reed | 2B | 1987–1992 (715 g) | 1997 (52 g) |
| Eddie Lake | SS | 1943–1945 (265 g) | 1946–1950 (491 g) |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 1952–1953 (139 g) | 1942, 1946, 1948–1952 (611 g) |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 2002–2005 (597 g) | 2010 (145 g) |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | 1952–1959 (706 g) | 1960–1961 (27 g) |
| Ray Boone | 3B | 1960 (34 g) | 1953–1958 (683 g) |
| Jimmy Barrett | OF | 1907–1908 (110 g) | 1901–1905 (590 g) |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 1936 (82 g) | 1923–1927 (616 g) |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 2011–2013, 2021 (121 g) | 2013, 2015–2018 (558 g) |
| Don Buddin | SS | 1956, 1958–1961 (640 g) | 1962 (31 g) |
| Dale Alexander | 1B | 1932–1933 (195 g) | 1929–1932 (467 g) |
| Walt Dropo | 1B | 1949–1952 (283 g) | 1952–1954 (374 g) |
| Topper Rigney | SS | 1926–1927 (156 g) | 1922–1925 (493 g) |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 2018 (37 g) | 2014–2017 (607 g) |
| Fred Haney | 3B | 1926–1927 (185 g) | 1922–1925 (425 g) |
| Ted Lepcio | 2B | 1952–1959 (532 g) | 1959 (76 g) |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 1971–1973 (166 g) | 1974–1977 (439 g) |
| Fred Hatfield | 3B | 1950–1952 (109 g) | 1952–1956 (432 g) |
| Dizzy Trout | P | 1952 (26 g) | 1939–1952 (507 g) |
| Del Pratt | 2B | 1921–1922 (289 g) | 1923–1924 (222 g) |
| Del Gainer | 1B | 1914–1917, 1919 (276 g) | 1909, 1911–1914 (230 g) |
| Todd Jones | P | 2003 (26 g) | 1997–2001, 2006–2008 (480 g) |
| Milt Cuyler | OF | 1996 (50 g) | 1990–1995 (433 g) |
| George Thomas | OF | 1966–1971 (222 g) | 1957–1958, 1961, 1963–1965 (252 g) |
| Gene Desautels | C | 1937–1940 (351 g) | 1930–1933 (103 g) |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 2010–2013 (355 g) | 2016, 2018 (97 g) |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | 2003–2006 (312 g) | 1998–1999 (137 g) |
| Carlos Peña | 1B | 2006 (18 g) | 2002–2005 (427 g) |
| Chick Shorten | OF | 1915–1917 (129 g) | 1919–1921 (303 g) |
| Earl Webb | OF | 1930–1932 (330 g) | 1932–1933 (94 g) |
| Earl Wilson | P | 1959–1960, 1962–1966 (216 g) | 1966–1970 (174 g) |
| Matt Batts | C | 1947–1951 (199 g) | 1952–1954 (184 g) |
| Don Demeter | OF | 1966–1967 (93 g) | 1964–1966 (288 g) |
| Rob Deer | OF | 1993 (38 g) | 1991–1993 (334 g) |
| Wally Schang | C | 1918–1920 (323 g) | 1931 (30 g) |
| Eric McNair | SS | 1936–1938 (300 g) | 1941–1942 (49 g) |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 1922 (67 g) | 1924–1926 (282 g) |
| Rick Porcello | P | 2015–2019 (159 g) | 2009–2014 (184 g) |
| Dutch Leonard | P | 1913–1918 (211 g) | 1919–1921, 1924–1925 (120 g) |
| Hal Wagner | C | 1944, 1946–1947 (204 g) | 1947–1948 (125 g) |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 1921–1922, 1931 (261 g) | 1931–1932 (65 g) |
| Howard Ehmke | P | 1923–1926 (137 g) | 1916–1917, 1919–1922 (186 g) |
| Al Benton | P | 1952 (24 g) | 1938–1942, 1945–1948 (296 g) |
| Dan Petry | P | 1991 (13 g) | 1979–1987, 1990–1991 (306 g) |
| Milt Bolling | SS | 1952–1957 (285 g) | 1958 (24 g) |
| Bill Sweeney | 1B | 1930–1931 (219 g) | 1928 (89 g) |
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 1961 (19 g) | 1948, 1950–1953 (280 g) |
| Jean Dubuc | P | 1918 (5 g) | 1912–1916 (293 g) |
| Dick Radatz | P | 1962–1966 (286 g) | 1969 (11 g) |
| Ed Romero | SS | 1986–1989 (265 g) | 1990 (32 g) |
| Bill Monbouquette | P | 1958–1965 (263 g) | 1966–1967 (32 g) |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 2005 (153 g) | 2008 (138 g) |
| Alex Wilson | P | 2013–2014 (44 g) | 2015–2018 (246 g) |
| Jack Russell | P | 1926–1932, 1936 (261 g) | 1937 (25 g) |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 1951 (26 g) | 1949–1951 (253 g) |
| Frank Tanana | P | 1981 (24 g) | 1985–1992 (250 g) |
| Billy Hoeft | P | 1959 (7 g) | 1952–1959 (265 g) |
| Mike Myers | P | 2004–2005 (90 g) | 1995–1997 (182 g) |
| Jack Wilson | P | 1935–1941 (260 g) | 1942 (9 g) |
| Doc Gessler | OF | 1908–1909 (239 g) | 1903 (29 g) |
| Lenny Green | OF | 1965–1966 (204 g) | 1967–1968 (64 g) |
| Sean Casey | 1B | 2008 (69 g) | 2006–2007 (196 g) |
| Rajai Davis | OF | 2017 (17 g) | 2014–2015 (246 g) |
| Bill Haselman | C | 1995–1997, 2003 (212 g) | 1999 (48 g) |
| Scott Fletcher | SS | 1993–1994 (184 g) | 1995 (67 g) |
| Lou Berberet | C | 1958 (57 g) | 1959–1960 (185 g) |
| Mike Aviles | SS | 2011–2012 (174 g) | 2016 (68 g) |
| John Flaherty | C | 1992–1993 (48 g) | 1994–1996 (193 g) |
| Elden Auker | P | 1939 (31 g) | 1933–1938 (199 g) |
| Jerry Moses | C | 1965, 1968–1970 (155 g) | 1974 (74 g) |
| Bill Campbell | P | 1977–1981 (192 g) | 1986 (34 g) |
| George Winter | P | 1901–1908 (217 g) | 1908 (7 g) |
| George Smith | 2B | 1966 (128 g) | 1963–1965 (89 g) |
| Billy Hitchcock | 3B | 1948–1949 (104 g) | 1942, 1946, 1953 (110 g) |
| Paul Campbell | 1B | 1941–1942, 1946 (55 g) | 1948–1950 (149 g) |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | P | 2015–2019, 2021 (159 g) | 2022–2023 (43 g) |
| Tommy Matchick | SS | 1970 (10 g) | 1967–1969 (182 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 2003 (109 g) | 2002 (81 g) |
| Danny Clark | 3B | 1924 (104 g) | 1922 (84 g) |
| Mickey McDermott | P | 1948–1953 (182 g) | 1958 (4 g) |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 1997, 2000 (11 g) | 1996–1997 (174 g) |
| Tubby Spencer | C | 1909 (29 g) | 1916–1918 (155 g) |
| Al Simmons | OF | 1943 (40 g) | 1936 (143 g) |
| Charley Hall | P | 1909–1913 (176 g) | 1918 (6 g) |
| Earl Johnson | P | 1940–1941, 1946–1950 (175 g) | 1951 (6 g) |
| Zack Short | SS | 2024 (2 g) | 2021–2023 (179 g) |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 1926–1927 (143 g) | 1915 (37 g) |
| Steve Dillard | 2B | 1975–1977 (124 g) | 1978 (56 g) |
| Andrew Miller | P | 2011–2014 (158 g) | 2006–2007 (21 g) |
| Michael Fulmer | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2016–2018, 2020–2022 (178 g) |
| Rip Collins | P | 1922 (33 g) | 1923–1927 (141 g) |
| Tom Bolton | P | 1987–1992 (128 g) | 1993 (43 g) |
| Justin Wilson | P | 2025 (61 g) | 2016–2017 (108 g) |
| Dave Sisler | P | 1956–1959 (94 g) | 1959–1960 (73 g) |
| Karl Olson | OF | 1951, 1953–1955 (157 g) | 1957 (8 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2006, 2009 (155 g) | 2014 (9 g) |
| Ugueth Urbina | P | 2001–2002 (80 g) | 2004–2005 (79 g) |
| Mike Brumley | SS | 1991–1992 (65 g) | 1989 (92 g) |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 1907–1908 (7 g) | 1902–1903, 1912 (146 g) |
| Yoenis Cespedes | OF | 2014 (51 g) | 2015 (102 g) |
| Jack Warner | C | 1902 (65 g) | 1905–1906 (86 g) |
| Eddie Cicotte | P | 1908–1912 (147 g) | 1905 (3 g) |
| Archie McKain | P | 1937–1938 (75 g) | 1939–1941 (74 g) |
| John Doherty | P | 1996 (3 g) | 1992–1995 (145 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1937 (31 g) | 1939–1941 (114 g) |
| Merv Shea | C | 1933 (16 g) | 1927–1929, 1939 (127 g) |
| John Schreiber | P | 2021–2023 (111 g) | 2019–2020 (28 g) |
| Stan Papi | 3B | 1979–1980 (51 g) | 1980–1981 (86 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2012 (130 g) | 2003 (6 g) |
| Bryan Holaday | C | 2016 (14 g) | 2012–2015, 2017 (121 g) |
| David Price | P | 2016–2019 (103 g) | 2014–2015 (32 g) |
| George Smith | P | 1930 (29 g) | 1926–1929 (105 g) |
| John Wyatt | P | 1966–1968 (110 g) | 1968 (22 g) |
| Al Shaw | C | 1907 (75 g) | 1901 (55 g) |
| Charlie Hickman | 1B | 1902 (28 g) | 1904–1905 (101 g) |
| Walt Masterson | P | 1949–1952 (86 g) | 1956 (35 g) |
| Bryce Florie | P | 1999–2001 (50 g) | 1998–1999 (69 g) |
| Don Lenhardt | OF | 1952, 1954 (74 g) | 1952 (45 g) |
| Bob Melvin | C | 1993 (77 g) | 1985 (41 g) |
| George Susce | P | 1955–1958 (81 g) | 1958–1959 (36 g) |
| Brandon Lyon | P | 2003 (49 g) | 2009 (65 g) |
| Don McMahon | P | 1966–1967 (60 g) | 1968–1969 (54 g) |
| Bill James | P | 1919 (13 g) | 1915–1919 (96 g) |
| Casey Fossum | P | 2001–2003 (76 g) | 2008 (31 g) |
| Mike Gardiner | P | 1991–1992 (50 g) | 1993–1995 (57 g) |
| Quintin Berry | OF | 2013 (13 g) | 2012 (94 g) |
| Billy Purtell | 3B | 1910–1911 (76 g) | 1914 (28 g) |
| David Wells | P | 2005–2006 (38 g) | 1993–1995 (66 g) |
| Dave Philley | OF | 1962 (38 g) | 1957 (65 g) |
| Rich Rowland | C | 1994–1995 (60 g) | 1990–1993 (38 g) |
| Jake Wade | P | 1939 (20 g) | 1936–1938 (73 g) |
| Joe Dugan | 3B | 1922 (84 g) | 1931 (8 g) |
| Frank Castillo | P | 2001–2002, 2004 (64 g) | 1998 (27 g) |
| Doug Fister | P | 2017 (18 g) | 2011–2013 (70 g) |
| Jerry Casale | P | 1958–1960 (62 g) | 1961–1962 (21 g) |
| Ben Steiner | 2B | 1945–1946 (81 g) | 1947 (1 g) |
| Steve Avery | P | 1997–1998 (63 g) | 2003 (19 g) |
| Bill Wight | P | 1951–1952 (44 g) | 1952–1953 (36 g) |
| Edward Mujica | P | 2014–2015 (75 g) | 2017 (5 g) |
| Jack Billingham | P | 1980 (7 g) | 1978–1980 (73 g) |
| Luis Alvarado | SS | 1968–1970 (77 g) | 1977 (2 g) |
| Ray Scarborough | P | 1951–1952 (65 g) | 1953 (13 g) |
| Waite Hoyt | P | 1919–1920 (35 g) | 1930–1931 (42 g) |
| Brayan Villarreal | P | 2013 (1 g) | 2011–2013 (73 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2006 (6 g) | 2004–2005 (66 g) |
| Tom Sturdivant | P | 1960 (40 g) | 1963 (28 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 2001 (33 g) | 2000 (32 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1969 (16 g) | 1961–1962 (46 g) |
| Brad Penny | P | 2009 (24 g) | 2011 (31 g) |
| Joe Oliver | C | 2001 (5 g) | 1998 (50 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 1995 (39 g) | 2006 (14 g) |
| Rico Brogna | 1B | 2000 (43 g) | 1992 (9 g) |
| Rudy Pemberton | OF | 1996–1997 (40 g) | 1995 (12 g) |
| Tom Doran | C | 1904–1906 (17 g) | 1905 (34 g) |
| Andy Tomberlin | OF | 1994 (18 g) | 1998 (32 g) |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 1940 (30 g) | 1937 (20 g) |
| Rudy Kallio | P | 1925 (7 g) | 1918–1919 (43 g) |
| Owen Friend | 2B | 1955 (14 g) | 1953 (31 g) |
| Mike Trujillo | P | 1985–1986 (30 g) | 1988–1989 (14 g) |
| Dick Littlefield | P | 1950 (15 g) | 1952 (28 g) |
| Ray Francis | P | 1925 (6 g) | 1923 (37 g) |
| Frank Fuller | 2B | 1923 (6 g) | 1915–1916 (36 g) |
| Marv Grissom | P | 1953 (13 g) | 1949 (27 g) |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 1996 (22 g) | 1998 (16 g) |
| Ben Flowers | P | 1951, 1953 (33 g) | 1955 (4 g) |
| Jack Coffey | SS | 1918 (15 g) | 1918 (22 g) |
| John McDonald | SS | 2013 (6 g) | 2005 (31 g) |
| Matt Perisho | P | 2005 (1 g) | 2001–2002 (35 g) |
| Jim Landis | OF | 1967 (5 g) | 1967 (25 g) |
| Herb Moford | P | 1959 (4 g) | 1958 (25 g) |
| Allen McDill | P | 2001 (15 g) | 2000 (13 g) |
| Bailey Horn | P | 2024 (18 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Enrique Gonzalez | P | 2009 (2 g) | 2010–2011 (26 g) |
| Phil Clark | OF | 1996 (3 g) | 1992 (23 g) |
| Matt Hall | P | 2020 (4 g) | 2018–2019 (21 g) |
| David Pauley | P | 2006, 2008 (9 g) | 2011 (14 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 2006 (4 g) | 1997 (17 g) |
| Kevin Tolar | P | 2003 (6 g) | 2000–2001 (14 g) |
| Trey Wingenter | P | 2024 (2 g) | 2023 (17 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2021 (17 g) |
| Steve Rodriguez | 2B | 1995 (6 g) | 1995 (12 g) |
| Ralph Comstock | P | 1915 (3 g) | 1913 (10 g) |
| William Cuevas | P | 2016, 2018 (12 g) | 2017 (1 g) |
| Bob Didier | C | 1974 (5 g) | 1973 (7 g) |
| Bob Smith | P | 1955 (1 g) | 1959 (9 g) |
| Marino Santana | P | 1999 (3 g) | 1998 (7 g) |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 2001 (1 g) | 1997 (8 g) |
| Bob Gillespie | P | 1950 (1 g) | 1944 (7 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2011 (3 g) | 1996 (5 g) |
| George Wilson | C | 1914 (1 g) | 1911 (5 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers?
215 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Dick McAuliffe, Bobby Veach, Rudy York and Pete Fox. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Charlie Hickman: Boston Red Sox first, then the Detroit Tigers from 1904.
Who has played for both recently?
Zack Short, Michael Fulmer, Justin Wilson, Bailey Horn and Trey Wingenter, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).
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