1989 Boston Red Sox season

The 1989 Boston Red Sox season was the 89th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

1989 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record83–79 (.512)
Divisional place3rd (6 GB)
Other information
OwnersJean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
PresidentJohn Harrington
General managersLou Gorman
ManagersJoe Morgan
Local televisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery)
NESN
(Ned Martin, Jerry Remy)
Local radioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
WRCA
(Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season
Record by month[4]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April101210123rd (tie)1[5]
May141224242nd2[6]
June121536393rd6+1⁄2[7]
July141250513rd3[8]
August181568663rd4[9]
September141382793rd7[10]
October1083793rd6[11]

Highlights

Wade Boggs had 205 hits and 107 walks,[12] becoming the first player in MLB history to have at least 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons.[13] He also became the first player in the modern era (after 1900) to have at least 200 hits in seven consecutive seasons.[13]

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 8973 0.549 — 46–35 43–38
Baltimore Orioles 8775 0.537 2 47–34 40–41
Boston Red Sox 8379 0.512 6 46–35 37–44
Milwaukee Brewers 8181 0.500 8 45–36 36–45
New York Yankees 7487 0.460 14½ 41–40 33–47
Cleveland Indians 7389 0.451 16 41–40 32–49
Detroit Tigers 59103 0.364 30 38–43 21–60

Record vs. opponents
1989 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —6–76–66–67–610–36–67–64–88–55–76–69–37–6
Boston 7–6—4–87–58–511–24–86–76–67–67–55–76–65–8
California 6–68–4—8–55–711–14–97–511–26–65–87–66–77–5
Chicago 6–65–75–8—7–54–86–710–25–85–65–87–63–101–11
Cleveland 6–75–87–55–7—5–88–43–105–79–42–106–67–55–8
Detroit 3–102–111–118–48–5—6–66–75–76–74–84–84–82–11
Kansas City 6–68–49–47–64–86–6—8–47–66–67–69–48–57–5
Milwaukee 6–77–65–72–1010–37–64–8—9–38–55–77–55–76–7
Minnesota 8–46–62–118–57–57–56–73–9—6–66–77–65–89–3
New York 5–86–76–66–54–97–66–65–86–6—3–98–45–77–6
Oakland 7–55–78–58–510–28–46–77–57–69–3—9–48–57–5
Seattle 6–67–56–76–76–68–44–95–76–74–84–9—6–75–7
Texas 3–96–67–610–35–78–45–87–58–57–55–87–6—5–7
Toronto 6–78–55–711–18–511–25–77–63–96–75–77–57–5—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup
26Wade Boggs3B
17Marty Barrett2B
24Dwight EvansRF
39Mike Greenwell    LF
12Ellis BurksCF
14Jim RiceDH
  7Nick Esasky1B
10Rich GedmanC
  3Jody ReedSS
21Roger ClemensP

Source:[16]

The Red Sox lost their Opening Day game, 5–4 in 11 innings, to the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by President George H. W. Bush.[17]

Alumni game

The team held an old-timers game on May 6, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included an appearance by Carl Yastrzemski, shortly after his election to the Hall of Fame.[18] Red Sox alumni lost to a team of former MLB players from other clubs, by a 9–0 score in three innings of play.[18]

Roster
1989 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Wade Boggs1566211132055173542107.330.449
Mike Greenwell1455788717836014951356.308.443
Nick Esasky1545647915626530108166.277.500
Jody Reed14652476151422340473.288.393
Dwight Evans1465208214827320100399.285.463
Ellis Burks973997312119612612136.303.471
Marty Barrett863363186180127432.256.318
Luis Rivera933233583171529220.257.362
Danny Heep1133203696170549029.300.400
Rick Cerone1022962872161448034.243.345
Kevin Romine922743075130123121.274.332
Rich Gedman93260245590416023.212.292
Jim Rice562092249102328113.234.344
Randy Kutcher771602836103218311.225.363
Ed Romero461131424400607.212.248
Carlos Quintana3477616500607.208.273
Sam Horn335418200408.148.185
John Marzano71858301300.444.778
Jeff Stone181533000111.200.200
Dana Williams8511100000.200.400
Team Totals162566677415713263010871656643.277.403

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Roger Clemens17113.1335350253.12151018893230
Mike Boddicker15114.0034340211.22171019471145
John Dopson1283.9929280169.116684756995
Mike Smithson7144.9540192143.217084793561
Dennis Lamp422.324202112.19637292761
Rob Murphy572.747409105.097383241107
Wes Gardner375.972216086.09764574781
Bob Stanley524.88430479.110254432632
Lee Smith613.576402570.25330283396
Joe Price254.35315070.17135343052
Oil Can Boyd324.421010059.05731291926
Eric Hetzel236.261211050.16139352833
Greg A. Harris222.57150028.0211281525
Tom Bolton048.3144017.1211816109
Mike Rochford006.754004.047341
Team Totals83794.01162162421460.114487356505481054

Source:

Statistical leaders
Wade Boggs
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerCarlos Quintana23
Oldest playerDwight Evans37
Wins Above ReplacementWade Boggs8.4

Source:[19]

Batting
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedWade Boggs156
PAPlate appearancesWade Boggs742
ABAt batsWade Boggs621
RRuns scoredWade Boggs113
HHitsWade Boggs205
2BDoublesWade Boggs51
3BTriplesWade Boggs7
HRHome runsNick Esasky30
RBIRuns batted inNick Esasky108
SBStolen basesEllis Burks21
CSCaught stealingWade Boggs6
BBBase on ballsWade Boggs107
SOStrikeoutsNick Esasky117
BABatting averageWade Boggs.330
OBPOn-base percentageWade Boggs.430
SLGSlugging percentageNick Esasky.500
OPSOn-base plus sluggingWade Boggs.879
OPS+Adjusted OPSWade Boggs142
TBTotal basesNick Esasky282
GIDPGrounded into double playMike Greenwell21
HBPHit by pitchWade Boggs7
SHSacrifice hitsMarty Barrett15
SFSacrifice fliesWade Boggs7
Dwight Evans
IBBIntentional base on ballsWade Boggs19

Source:[19]

Pitching
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsRoger Clemens17
LLossesMike Smithson14
W-L %Winning percentageRoger Clemens.607 (17-11)
ERAEarned run averageRoger Clemens3.13
GGames pitchedRob Murphy74
GSGames startedRoger Clemens35
GFGames finishedLee Smith50
CGComplete gamesRoger Clemens8
SHOShutoutsRoger Clemens3
SVSavesLee Smith25
IPInnings pitchedRoger Clemens253+1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRoger Clemens230
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedRoger Clemens1.216

Source:[19]

Awards and honors
Awards
Accomplishments

All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball

The Gulf Coast League Red Sox replaced the Arizona League Red Sox/Mariners (a cooperative team) as the domestic Rookie League affiliate.

Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Ed Nottle
AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Butch Hobson
A Lynchburg Red Sox Carolina League Gary Allenson
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Dave Holt
A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Mike Verdi
Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Felix Maldonado
Rookie DSL cooperative Dominican Summer League  

The Red Sox shared a DSL team with the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.
Source:[20][21]

References
  1. Dennis Lamp Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  2. Spike Owen Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. Danny Heep Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. "The 1989 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  5. "Events of Sunday, April 30, 1989".
  6. "Events of Wednesday, May 31, 1989".
  7. "Events of Friday, June 30, 1989".
  8. "Events of Monday, July 31, 1989".
  9. "Events of Thursday, August 31, 1989".
  10. "Events of Saturday, September 30, 1989".
  11. "Events of Sunday, October 1, 1989".
  12. Wade Boggs Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. O'Hara, Dave (September 27, 1989). "Boggs' hit parade never seems to end". Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. p. 23. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  14. Ed Romero Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  15. Greg Harris Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  16. "Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 4". Retrosheet. April 3, 1989. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. Madron, Jody. "April 3, 1989: New-look Orioles begin season on winning note". SABR. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  18. "Yaz makes return to Fenway Park". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. May 7, 1989. p. 4E. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  19. "1989 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  21. Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1989. p. 138. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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