| 1984 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 86–76 (.531) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th place | |||
| Owners | Buddy LeRoux,Haywood Sullivan,Jean Yawkey | |||
| President | Jean Yawkey | |||
| General managers | Haywood Sullivan,Lou Gorman | |||
| Manager | Ralph Houk | |||
| Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin,Bob Montgomery) NESN (Kent Derdivanis,Mike Andrews) | |||
| Radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman,Joe Castiglione) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1984 Boston Red Sox season was the 84th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished fourth in theAmerican League East Division with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 18games behind theDetroit Tigers, who went on to win the1984 World Series.
Off the field, two court decisions in June 1984 ended general partnerBuddy LeRoux' year-old attempt to wrest control of the Red Sox from fellow general partnersJean R. Yawkey andHaywood Sullivan. Upon losing his attempted take-over, LeRoux is stripped of his title of executive vice president (administration), Sullivan is promoted fromgeneral manager tochief executive andchief operating officer, andLou Gorman, who joined the Red Sox in February, succeeds Sullivan as general manager. By early 1987, Yawkey will acquire both LeRoux' limited partnership and general partnership shares, giving her majority control of the club, and LeRoux will depart the organization completely.
| Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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| Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
| April | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6th | 10 | [3] |
| May | 12 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 5th | 16+1⁄2 | [4] |
| June | 15 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 4th | 19 | [5] |
| July | 18 | 9 | 54 | 49 | 4th | 16+1⁄2 | [6] |
| August | 17 | 14 | 71 | 63 | 5th | 15+1⁄2 | [7] |
| September | 15 | 13 | 86 | 76 | 4th | 18 | [8] |
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 53–29 | 51–29 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | 41–39 | 34–48 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 36½ | 38–43 | 29–51 |
Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
| Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
| California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
| Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
| 2 | Jerry Remy | 2B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 7 | Mike Easler | DH |
| 20 | Tony Armas | CF |
| 10 | Rich Gedman | C |
| 11 | Dave Stapleton | 1B |
| 18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS |
| 47 | Bruce Hurst | P |
Source:[17]
The Red Sox were defeated onOpening Day by theCalifornia Angels, 2–1, with both Angel runs scoring with two outs in the ninth on an error by Boston shortstopJackie Gutiérrez.[18]
| 1984 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rice | 159 | 657 | 98 | 184 | 25 | 7 | 28 | 122 | 4 | 44 | .280 | .467 |
| Tony Armas | 157 | 639 | 107 | 171 | 29 | 5 | 43 | 123 | 1 | 32 | .268 | .531 |
| Dwight Evans | 162 | 630 | 121 | 186 | 37 | 8 | 32 | 104 | 3 | 96 | .295 | .532 |
| Wade Boggs | 158 | 625 | 109 | 203 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 89 | .325 | .416 |
| Mike Easler | 156 | 601 | 87 | 188 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 91 | 1 | 58 | .313 | .516 |
| Marty Barrett | 139 | 475 | 56 | 144 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 42 | .303 | .383 |
| Rich Gedman | 133 | 449 | 54 | 121 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 0 | 29 | .269 | .506 |
| Jackie Gutiérrez | 151 | 449 | 55 | 118 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | .263 | .316 |
| Bill Buckner | 114 | 439 | 51 | 122 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 67 | 2 | 24 | .278 | .410 |
| Reid Nichols | 74 | 124 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | .226 | .306 |
| Rick Miller | 95 | 123 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 17 | .260 | .317 |
| Jerry Remy | 30 | 104 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | .250 | .279 |
| Gary Allenson | 35 | 83 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .229 | .325 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 64 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .189 | .243 |
| Ed Jurak | 47 | 66 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .242 | .364 |
| Jeff Newman | 24 | 63 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .302 |
| Dave Stapleton | 13 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .282 |
| Marc Sullivan | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 |
| Chico Walker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5648 | 810 | 1598 | 259 | 45 | 181 | 767 | 38 | 500 | .283 | .441 |
Source:[15]
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 |
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| Bruce Hurst | 12 | 12 | 3.92 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 218.0 | 232 | 106 | 95 | 88 | 136 |
| Bob Ojeda | 12 | 12 | 3.99 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 216.2 | 211 | 106 | 96 | 96 | 137 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 12 | 12 | 4.37 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 197.2 | 207 | 109 | 96 | 53 | 134 |
| Al Nipper | 11 | 6 | 3.89 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 182.2 | 183 | 86 | 79 | 52 | 84 |
| Roger Clemens | 9 | 4 | 4.32 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 133.1 | 146 | 67 | 64 | 29 | 126 |
| Bob Stanley | 9 | 10 | 3.54 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 106.2 | 113 | 57 | 42 | 23 | 52 |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 8 | 6.85 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 67.0 | 104 | 63 | 51 | 19 | 32 |
| Mark Clear | 8 | 3 | 4.03 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 67.0 | 47 | 38 | 30 | 70 | 76 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 4 | 4 | 5.01 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 64.2 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 33 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 2 | 3.53 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 63.2 | 64 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 57 |
| Steve Crawford | 5 | 0 | 3.34 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 69 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Rich Gale | 2 | 3 | 5.56 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 43.2 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 28 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Jim Dorsey | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 76 | 4.18 | 162 | 162 | 32 | 1442.0 | 1524 | 764 | 669 | 517 | 927 |
Source:[16]
| 1984 regular season game log: 86–76 (Home: 41–40; Away: 45–36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 15–14 (Home: 8–9; Away: 7–5)
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July: 18–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 10–6)
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August: 17–14 (Home: 11–8; Away: 6–6)
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September: 15–13 (Home: 5–8; Away: 10–5)
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| Category | Player | Statistic |
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| Youngest player | Roger Clemens | 21 |
| Oldest player | Rick Miller | 36 |
| Wins Above Replacement | Wade Boggs | 6.3 |
Source:[19]
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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| G | Games played | Dwight Evans | 162 |
| PA | Plate appearances | Dwight Evans | 738 |
| AB | At bats | Jim Rice | 657 |
| R | Runs scored | Dwight Evans | 121 |
| H | Hits | Wade Boggs | 203 |
| 2B | Doubles | Dwight Evans | 37 |
| 3B | Triples | Dwight Evans | 8 |
| HR | Home runs | Tony Armas | 43 |
| RBI | Runs batted in | Tony Armas | 123 |
| SB | Stolen bases | Jackie Gutiérrez | 12 |
| CS | Caught stealing | Jackie Gutiérrez | 5 |
| BB | Base on balls | Dwight Evans | 96 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 156 |
| BA | Batting average | Wade Boggs | .325 |
| OBP | On-base percentage | Wade Boggs | .407 |
| SLG | Slugging percentage | Dwight Evans | .532 |
| OPS | On-base plus slugging | Dwight Evans | .920 |
| OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Dwight Evans | 147 |
| TB | Total bases | Tony Armas | 339 |
| GIDP | Grounded into double play | Jim Rice | 36 |
| HBP | Hit by pitch | Bill Buckner | 5 |
| SH | Sacrifice hits | Jackie Gutiérrez | 12 |
| SF | Sacrifice flies | Tony Armas | 7 |
| Dwight Evans | |||
| IBB | Intentional base on balls | Tony Armas | 9 |
Source:[19]
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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| W | Wins | Oil Can Boyd | 12 |
| Bruce Hurst | |||
| Bob Ojeda | |||
| L | Losses | Oil Can Boyd | 12 |
| Bruce Hurst | |||
| Bob Ojeda | |||
| W-L % | Winning percentage | Mark Clear | .727 (8–3) |
| ERA | Earned run average | Al Nipper | 3.89 |
| G | Games pitched | Bob Stanley | 57 |
| GS | Games started | Bruce Hurst | 33 |
| GF | Games finished | Bob Stanley | 47 |
| CG | Complete games | Oil Can Boyd | 10 |
| SHO | Shutouts | Bob Ojeda | 5 |
| SV | Saves | Bob Stanley | 22 |
| IP | Innings pitched | Bruce Hurst | 218 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Bob Ojeda | 137 |
| WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Al Nipper | 1.286 |
Source:[19]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket
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