Players who played for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
211 MLB players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, regular season or playoffs, listed by career games. Teams that moved count for the team they became: the Brooklyn Dodgers count for Los Angeles, the New York Giants for San Francisco, the Montreal Expos for Washington and the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics for today's Athletics.
- Andre Dawson2,627 GP
- Bill Buckner2,517 GP
- Gary Gaetti2,507 GP
- Jimmie Foxx2,317 GP
- Matt Stairs1,895 GP
- Bobby Thomson1,779 GP
- Justin Turner1,758 GP
- Eric Hosmer1,689 GP
- Cliff Floyd1,621 GP
- Scott Fletcher1,612 GP
- Marlon Byrd1,573 GP
- Duke Farrell1,565 GP
- Carlos Peña1,493 GP
- Dolph Camilli1,490 GP
- Rey Sanchez1,490 GP
- Billy Rogell1,482 GP
- Kyle Schwarber1,447 GP
- Nomar Garciaparra1,434 GP
- Ted Sizemore1,411 GP
- Orlando Merced1,391 GP
- Alex Bregman1,380 GP
- Darren Lewis1,354 GP
- Grady Hatton1,312 GP
- Bernie Friberg1,299 GP
- Todd Walker1,288 GP
- Billy Hatcher1,233 GP
- Carl Reynolds1,222 GP
- Bill Mueller1,216 GP
- Jonathan Lucroy1,210 GP
- Mickey Owen1,209 GP
- Willson Contreras1,208 GP
- Rabbit Warstler1,205 GP
- Troy O'Leary1,198 GP
- Babe Dahlgren1,137 GP
- Ricky Gutierrez1,119 GP
- Dennis Eckersley1,073 GP
- George Metkovich1,055 GP
- Lee Thomas1,027 GP
- Lee Smith1,023 GP
- Aroldis Chapman915 GP
- Craig Kimbrel897 GP
- Tom Gordon893 GP
- David Ross883 GP
- Doc Gessler880 GP
- Larry McLean862 GP
- Terry Shumpert854 GP
- Dave Rader846 GP
- Marty Keough841 GP
- Dick Gernert835 GP
- Chris Stynes828 GP
- Julian Tavarez828 GP
- Damian Jackson827 GP
- Gene Oliver786 GP
- Bob Howry769 GP
- Mark Guthrie766 GP
- Dom Dallessandro746 GP
- Rick Aguilera737 GP
- Mark Bellhorn731 GP
- Jeff Fassero720 GP
- Steve Yerkes711 GP
- Rod Beck704 GP
- Phil Gagliano702 GP
- Jamie Moyer701 GP
- Bill Campbell700 GP
- Damon Buford699 GP
- Kent Mercker698 GP
- Arnold Statz683 GP
- Damon Berryhill683 GP
- Ryan Sweeney682 GP
- Fergie Jenkins665 GP
- Earl Webb650 GP
- Justin Wilson648 GP
- Bobby Darwin646 GP
- Mike Remlinger642 GP
- Dennis Lamp639 GP
- Dave Shean630 GP
- Fred Haney622 GP
- Bobo Newsom609 GP
- Manny Alexander594 GP
- Doc Farrell591 GP
- Harry Wolter588 GP
- Ryan Dempster586 GP
- Jack Russell580 GP
- Terry Adams574 GP
- Shane Andrews569 GP
- Tony Fossas567 GP
- Bennie Tate566 GP
- Heathcliff Slocumb549 GP
- Billy Hoeft533 GP
- Bill Henry531 GP
- Chico Walker526 GP
- Ron Mahay520 GP
- Garrett Cooper517 GP
- Juan Pizarro496 GP
- Jonathan Herrera490 GP
- Ken Aspromonte475 GP
- Steve Renko462 GP
- Jon Lester458 GP
- Joey Gathright452 GP
- John Lackey450 GP
- Jimmy Cooney448 GP
- Steve Dillard438 GP
- Koji Uehara436 GP
- Chris Martin434 GP
- Ray Grimes433 GP
- Doug Bird432 GP
- Tim Blackwell426 GP
- Rip Russell425 GP
- Norm McMillan413 GP
- Reese McGuire411 GP
- Tom Hughes410 GP
- Lou Stringer409 GP
- Dick Ellsworth407 GP
- Rich Hill389 GP
- Dick Radatz381 GP
- Drew Pomeranz377 GP
- Clarke Pittenger373 GP
- Johnny Schmitz368 GP
- Brent Lillibridge358 GP
- Hack Miller349 GP
- Scott Williamson344 GP
- Ramon Hernandez337 GP
- Cal Koonce336 GP
- Darnell McDonald331 GP
- David Aardsma331 GP
- Ryan Brasier325 GP
- Wade Miley323 GP
- Bob Porterfield322 GP
- Ray Culp322 GP
- Lynn McGlothen320 GP
- Russ Meyer319 GP
- Andrew Cashner315 GP
- Pat Mahomes313 GP
- Red Shannon310 GP
- Bunk Congalton309 GP
- Gene Mauch304 GP
- Mike Garman303 GP
- Frank Castillo297 GP
- Mike Brumley295 GP
- Aleck Smith287 GP
- Rich Garces287 GP
- Jack Lamabe285 GP
- Sean Newcomb281 GP
- Michael Fulmer280 GP
- Brad Keller266 GP
- Josh Osich251 GP
- Frank Baumann246 GP
- Dick Littlefield245 GP
- Bob Barrett239 GP
- Matt Clement239 GP
- Brandon Workman238 GP
- Carmen Fanzone237 GP
- Calvin Schiraldi235 GP
- Eric Patterson226 GP
- Karl Rhodes225 GP
- Arnold Earley223 GP
- Chad Fox219 GP
- Charlie Smith218 GP
- Sandy Martinez218 GP
- Johnny Ostrowski216 GP
- Owen Friend208 GP
- Hersh Freeman205 GP
- Chris Haney197 GP
- Dave Hillman197 GP
- Mike O'Berry197 GP
- Chuck Hartenstein188 GP
- Willie Banks184 GP
- Johnny Welch175 GP
- Jack Spring155 GP
- Wade Miller155 GP
- Ryan Kalish153 GP
- Marty Krug151 GP
- Jack Hayden147 GP
- Bob Garbark145 GP
- Al Nipper144 GP
- Chris Nabholz141 GP
- Chuck Rainey141 GP
- Ed Morris140 GP
- Geremi Gonzalez132 GP
- Quintin Berry132 GP
- Bill Fleming124 GP
- Jimmy Anderson122 GP
- Billy Holm119 GP
- Felix Doubront118 GP
- Bill Piercy116 GP
- Michael Bowden103 GP
- Allen Ripley101 GP
- Colten Brewer100 GP
- Trey Wingenter97 GP
- Justin Germano96 GP
- Yacksel Rios93 GP
- Hy Vandenberg90 GP
- Jim Brillheart86 GP
- Emmett O'Neill66 GP
- Robert Stock65 GP
- Oscar Fuhr63 GP
- Terry Hughes54 GP
- Howard Fitzgerald48 GP
- Allen Webster43 GP
- Herb Hunter39 GP
- Nick Burdi36 GP
- Rube Kroh36 GP
- Al Schroll35 GP
- Rudy Sommers33 GP
- Casey Hageman32 GP
- Matt Dermody31 GP
- Bob Smith30 GP
- Chris Carpenter18 GP
- Jermaine Van Buren16 GP
- Loyd Christopher16 GP
- Frank Morrissey8 GP
Think you know them all?
The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs could share a square on today's grid. Name a player who fits both headings on an Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe board.
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Data: the SABR Lahman Baseball Database, covering everyone who played from 1901 on.