Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Angels?
142 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels between 1961 and 2025, including Rick Miller, Frank Malzone, Mo Vaughn and Fred Lynn. 75 of them played for the Red Sox first and 62 for the Angels first; 5 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Ed Sadowski is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Red Sox first, then the Angels from 1961.
- Yoan Moncada is the most recent: Red Sox first, then the Angels from 2025.
- Rick Miller played the most games across the two: 1,101 for the Red Sox and 381 for the Angels.
- 25 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rick Miller.
- Most common positions on this list: P (65), OF (30), 2B (11), 3B (10).
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All 142 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Angels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Miller | OF | 1971–1977, 1981–1985 (1101 g) | 1978–1980 (381 g) |
| Frank Malzone | 3B | 1955–1965 (1359 g) | 1966 (82 g) |
| Mo Vaughn | 1B | 1991–1998 (1046 g) | 1999–2000 (300 g) |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 1974–1980 (828 g) | 1981–1984 (473 g) |
| Rick Burleson | SS | 1974–1980 (1031 g) | 1981–1984, 1986 (253 g) |
| Jim Piersall | OF | 1950, 1952–1958 (931 g) | 1963–1967 (240 g) |
| Jerry Remy | 2B | 1978–1984 (710 g) | 1975–1977 (444 g) |
| Don Baylor | DH | 1986–1987 (268 g) | 1977–1982 (824 g) |
| Tony Conigliaro | OF | 1964–1967, 1969–1970, 1975 (802 g) | 1971 (74 g) |
| Mike Napoli | 1B | 2013–2015 (356 g) | 2006–2010 (506 g) |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 1964–1965 (258 g) | 1961–1964 (486 g) |
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 1971–1972, 1974–1975 (233 g) | 1981–1985 (504 g) |
| Tony Armas | OF | 1983–1986 (526 g) | 1987–1989 (208 g) |
| Glenn Hoffman | SS | 1980–1987 (678 g) | 1989 (48 g) |
| Butch Hobson | 3B | 1975–1980 (623 g) | 1981 (85 g) |
| Tom Satriano | C | 1969–1970 (106 g) | 1961–1969 (568 g) |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 1981–1982 (230 g) | 1978–1980 (429 g) |
| Doug Griffin | 2B | 1971–1977 (614 g) | 1970 (18 g) |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 1984–1987, 1990 (526 g) | 1987–1988 (76 g) |
| Lou Clinton | OF | 1960–1964 (412 g) | 1964–1965 (180 g) |
| J. T. Snow | 1B | 2006 (38 g) | 1993–1996 (488 g) |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2004 (58 g) | 2005–2007 (449 g) |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 1968–1971 (254 g) | 1974–1976 (245 g) |
| Denny Doyle | 2B | 1975–1977 (343 g) | 1974–1975 (155 g) |
| Tommy Harper | OF | 1972–1974 (409 g) | 1975 (89 g) |
| Daniel Nava | OF | 2010, 2012–2015 (424 g) | 2016 (45 g) |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 1990–1992, 1994 (457 g) | 1981 (11 g) |
| Joe Rudi | OF | 1981 (49 g) | 1977–1980 (391 g) |
| Spike Owen | SS | 1986–1988 (263 g) | 1994–1995 (164 g) |
| George Thomas | OF | 1966–1971 (222 g) | 1961–1963 (188 g) |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3B | 2001–2003 (344 g) | 2007 (53 g) |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 2009 (39 g) | 2004–2008 (351 g) |
| Billy Consolo | SS | 1953–1959 (318 g) | 1962 (28 g) |
| John Lackey | P | 2010–2011, 2013–2014 (112 g) | 2002–2009 (234 g) |
| Mark Clear | P | 1981–1985 (225 g) | 1979–1980, 1990 (114 g) |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 1963–1964 (313 g) | 1969 (22 g) |
| Mike Easler | OF | 1984–1985 (311 g) | 1976 (21 g) |
| Mario Guerrero | SS | 1973–1974 (159 g) | 1976–1977 (169 g) |
| Dante Bichette | OF | 2000–2001 (137 g) | 1988–1990 (178 g) |
| Junichi Tazawa | P | 2009, 2011–2016 (302 g) | 2018 (9 g) |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | 2000 (5 g) | 1991–1993 (302 g) |
| Brendan Donnelly | P | 2007 (27 g) | 2002–2006 (277 g) |
| Mike Holtz | P | 2006 (3 g) | 1996–2001 (301 g) |
| Tom Burgmeier | P | 1978–1982 (213 g) | 1968 (71 g) |
| Andy Hassler | P | 1978–1979 (21 g) | 1971, 1973–1976, 1980–1983 (259 g) |
| Luis Tiant | P | 1971–1978 (274 g) | 1982 (6 g) |
| Lou Merloni | 2B | 1998–2003 (273 g) | 2005 (5 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2021 (144 g) | 2023 (126 g) |
| Dick Drago | P | 1974–1975, 1978–1980 (206 g) | 1976–1977 (56 g) |
| Luis Alicea | 2B | 1995 (132 g) | 1997 (128 g) |
| Dave Hollins | 3B | 1995 (5 g) | 1997–1998 (250 g) |
| Frank Tanana | P | 1981 (24 g) | 1973–1980 (226 g) |
| Lenny Green | OF | 1965–1966 (204 g) | 1964 (39 g) |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 2011–2013, 2021 (121 g) | 2021 (114 g) |
| Shawn Wooten | 1B | 2005 (1 g) | 2000–2003 (233 g) |
| Ryan Brasier | P | 2018–2023 (222 g) | 2013 (7 g) |
| Syd O'Brien | 3B | 1969 (100 g) | 1971–1972 (126 g) |
| Jerry Moses | C | 1965, 1968–1970 (155 g) | 1971 (69 g) |
| Shane Victorino | OF | 2013–2015 (185 g) | 2015 (38 g) |
| Chris Young | OF | 2016–2017 (166 g) | 2018 (56 g) |
| Joe Azcue | C | 1969 (19 g) | 1969–1970, 1972 (197 g) |
| Ed Sadowski | C | 1960 (38 g) | 1961–1963 (176 g) |
| Garrett Richards | P | 2021 (40 g) | 2011–2018 (170 g) |
| Faye Throneberry | OF | 1952, 1955–1957 (183 g) | 1961 (24 g) |
| Dan Osinski | P | 1966–1967 (78 g) | 1962–1964 (127 g) |
| Don Aase | P | 1977 (13 g) | 1978–1982, 1984 (192 g) |
| Lee Smith | P | 1988–1990 (139 g) | 1995–1996 (63 g) |
| Scott Schoeneweis | P | 2010 (15 g) | 1999–2003 (183 g) |
| Darren Oliver | P | 2002 (14 g) | 2007–2009 (178 g) |
| Aaron Sele | P | 1993–1997 (108 g) | 2002–2004 (79 g) |
| Noe Ramirez | P | 2015–2017 (33 g) | 2017–2021 (153 g) |
| Tom Murphy | P | 1976–1977 (53 g) | 1968–1972 (133 g) |
| Norm Siebern | 1B | 1967–1968 (60 g) | 1966 (125 g) |
| Hansel Robles | P | 2021–2022 (53 g) | 2018–2020 (126 g) |
| Kenley Jansen | P | 2023–2024 (105 g) | 2025 (62 g) |
| Ken Tatum | P | 1971–1973 (59 g) | 1969–1970 (107 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2019, 2024–2025 (129 g) |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 1998 (52 g) | 1997 (84 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1967, 1969–1971 (79 g) | 1977–1978 (53 g) |
| John Curtis | P | 1970–1973 (68 g) | 1982–1984 (62 g) |
| Ted Bowsfield | P | 1958–1960 (39 g) | 1961–1962 (90 g) |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 2018 (37 g) | 2018 (91 g) |
| Jack Spring | P | 1957 (1 g) | 1961–1964 (126 g) |
| Bruce Kison | P | 1985 (22 g) | 1980–1984 (103 g) |
| Bob Heise | SS | 1975–1976 (95 g) | 1974 (29 g) |
| Marty Pattin | P | 1972–1973 (72 g) | 1968 (52 g) |
| John Dopson | P | 1989–1993 (93 g) | 1994 (21 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2020 (30 g) | 2024 (83 g) |
| Steve Renko | P | 1979–1980 (59 g) | 1981–1982 (53 g) |
| Bob Heffner | P | 1963–1965 (103 g) | 1968 (7 g) |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 2002 (72 g) | 1997 (32 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2008 (7 g) | 2004–2007 (96 g) |
| Bob Duliba | P | 1965 (39 g) | 1963–1964 (64 g) |
| John McDonald | SS | 2013 (6 g) | 2014 (95 g) |
| Andy Sheets | SS | 2000 (12 g) | 1999 (87 g) |
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 1957–1958 (30 g) | 1961 (66 g) |
| Hector Carrasco | P | 2000 (8 g) | 2006–2007 (85 g) |
| Yoan Moncada | 3B | 2016 (8 g) | 2025 (84 g) |
| J. C. Romero | P | 2007 (23 g) | 2006 (65 g) |
| Craig Grebeck | 2B | 2001 (23 g) | 1997 (63 g) |
| Joel Pineiro | P | 2007 (31 g) | 2010–2011 (50 g) |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 1997, 2000 (11 g) | 2004–2006 (68 g) |
| Dennis Bennett | P | 1965–1967 (63 g) | 1968 (16 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2010–2012, 2015, 2022, 2024 (74 g) | 2014 (2 g) |
| Jerry Casale | P | 1958–1960 (62 g) | 1961 (13 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2020 (1 g) | 2019 (74 g) |
| David Murphy | OF | 2006–2007 (23 g) | 2015 (48 g) |
| Mike O'Berry | C | 1979 (43 g) | 1983 (26 g) |
| Pat Rapp | P | 1999 (37 g) | 2001 (31 g) |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 1972 (17 g) | 1972 (49 g) |
| Andrew Bailey | P | 2012–2013 (49 g) | 2016–2017 (16 g) |
| Chico Walker | OF | 1980–1981, 1983–1984 (32 g) | 1988 (33 g) |
| Skip Lockwood | P | 1980 (24 g) | 1974 (37 g) |
| Dan Petry | P | 1991 (13 g) | 1988–1989 (41 g) |
| Mike Marshall | OF | 1990–1991 (52 g) | 1991 (2 g) |
| Luis Jimenez | 3B | 2015 (1 g) | 2013–2014 (52 g) |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 1976–1977 (47 g) | 1962 (1 g) |
| Paul Byrd | P | 2008–2009 (15 g) | 2005 (31 g) |
| Matt Andriese | P | 2021 (26 g) | 2020 (16 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1969 (16 g) | 1961 (26 g) |
| Tex Clevenger | P | 1954 (25 g) | 1961 (12 g) |
| Jhoulys Chacin | P | 2019 (6 g) | 2016 (29 g) |
| Cooper Criswell | P | 2024–2025 (33 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Jack Lopez | 2B | 2021 (7 g) | 2024 (27 g) |
| Brandon Phillips | 2B | 2018 (9 g) | 2017 (24 g) |
| Ken Sanders | P | 1966 (24 g) | 1974 (9 g) |
| Lucas Giolito | P | 2025 (26 g) | 2023 (6 g) |
| Bob Turley | P | 1963 (11 g) | 1963 (19 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 1999 (5 g) | 2000 (21 g) |
| Marlan Coughtry | 2B | 1960 (15 g) | 1962 (11 g) |
| Todd Frohwirth | P | 1994 (22 g) | 1996 (4 g) |
| Zack Weiss | P | 2023 (6 g) | 2022–2023 (18 g) |
| Brad Pennington | P | 1996 (14 g) | 1996 (8 g) |
| Robert Coello | P | 2010 (6 g) | 2013 (16 g) |
| Sean O'Sullivan | P | 2016 (5 g) | 2009–2010 (17 g) |
| Cesar Puello | OF | 2020 (5 g) | 2017, 2019 (13 g) |
| David Pauley | P | 2006, 2008 (9 g) | 2012 (5 g) |
| Gil Velazquez | 3B | 2008–2009 (9 g) | 2011 (4 g) |
| Matt Perisho | P | 2005 (1 g) | 1997 (11 g) |
| Kyle Barraclough | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| Jim Dorsey | P | 1984–1985 (4 g) | 1980 (4 g) |
| Toby Borland | P | 1997 (3 g) | 2001 (2 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).Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels?
142 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1961 to 2025, including Rick Miller, Frank Malzone, Mo Vaughn and Fred Lynn. 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?
Ed Sadowski: Boston Red Sox first, then the Los Angeles Angels from 1961.
Who has played for both recently?
Kenley Jansen, Luis Garcia, Kevin Pillar, Yoan Moncada, Rich Hill and Cooper Criswell and 2 more, 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). Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004).
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