| 1989 Boston Red Sox | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan | |||
| President | John Harrington | |||
| General manager | Lou Gorman | |||
| Manager | Joe Morgan | |||
| Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough,Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin,Jerry Remy) | |||
| Radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman,Joe Castiglione) WRCA (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1989 Boston Red Sox season was the 89th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished third in theAmerican League East with a record of 83–79, sixgames behind theToronto Blue Jays.
| Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
| April | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 3rd (tie) | 1 | [5] |
| May | 14 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 2nd | 2 | [6] |
| June | 12 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 3rd | 6+1⁄2 | [7] |
| July | 14 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 3rd | 3 | [8] |
| August | 18 | 15 | 68 | 66 | 3rd | 4 | [9] |
| September | 14 | 13 | 82 | 79 | 3rd | 7 | [10] |
| October | 1 | 0 | 83 | 79 | 3rd | 6 | [11] |
Wade Boggs had 205 hits and 107walks,[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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | 46–35 | 43–38 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | 47–34 | 40–41 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 | 45–36 | 36–45 |
| New York Yankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14½ | 41–40 | 33–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
| Detroit Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 | 38–43 | 21–60 |
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 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 7–6 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 11–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 5–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 1–11 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 2–11 | 1–11 | 8–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 2–11 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Minnesota | 8–4 | 6–6 | 2–11 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 |
| New York | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 8–5 | 11–2 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — |
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
| 12 | Ellis Burks | CF |
| 14 | Jim Rice | DH |
| 7 | Nick Esasky | 1B |
| 10 | Rich Gedman | C |
| 3 | Jody Reed | SS |
| 21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Source:[17]
The Red Sox lost theirOpening Day game, 5–4 in 11 innings, to theBaltimore Orioles atMemorial Stadium in Baltimore. Theceremonial first pitch was thrown by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush.[18]
The team held anold-timers game on May 6, before a scheduled home game against theTexas Rangers. Festivities included an appearance byCarl Yastrzemski, shortly after his election to theHall of Fame.[19] Red Sox alumni lost to a team of former MLB players from other clubs, by a 9–0 score in three innings of play.[19]
| 1989 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 156 | 621 | 113 | 205 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 107 | .330 | .449 |
| Mike Greenwell | 145 | 578 | 87 | 178 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 95 | 13 | 56 | .308 | .443 |
| Nick Esasky | 154 | 564 | 79 | 156 | 26 | 5 | 30 | 108 | 1 | 66 | .277 | .500 |
| Jody Reed | 146 | 524 | 76 | 151 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 73 | .288 | .393 |
| Dwight Evans | 146 | 520 | 82 | 148 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 100 | 3 | 99 | .285 | .463 |
| Ellis Burks | 97 | 399 | 73 | 121 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 21 | 36 | .303 | .471 |
| Marty Barrett | 86 | 336 | 31 | 86 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 32 | .256 | .318 |
| Luis Rivera | 93 | 323 | 35 | 83 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 20 | .257 | .362 |
| Danny Heep | 113 | 320 | 36 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 29 | .300 | .400 |
| Rick Cerone | 102 | 296 | 28 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 34 | .243 | .345 |
| Kevin Romine | 92 | 274 | 30 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 21 | .274 | .332 |
| Rich Gedman | 93 | 260 | 24 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 23 | .212 | .292 |
| Jim Rice | 56 | 209 | 22 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 13 | .234 | .344 |
| Randy Kutcher | 77 | 160 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 11 | .225 | .363 |
| Ed Romero | 46 | 113 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .212 | .248 |
| Carlos Quintana | 34 | 77 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .208 | .273 |
| Sam Horn | 33 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .148 | .185 |
| John Marzano | 7 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .778 |
| Jeff Stone | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .200 |
| Dana Williams | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5666 | 774 | 1571 | 326 | 30 | 108 | 716 | 56 | 643 | .277 | .403 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 17 | 11 | 3.13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 253.1 | 215 | 101 | 88 | 93 | 230 |
| Mike Boddicker | 15 | 11 | 4.00 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 211.2 | 217 | 101 | 94 | 71 | 145 |
| John Dopson | 12 | 8 | 3.99 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 169.1 | 166 | 84 | 75 | 69 | 95 |
| Mike Smithson | 7 | 14 | 4.95 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 143.2 | 170 | 84 | 79 | 35 | 61 |
| Dennis Lamp | 4 | 2 | 2.32 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 112.1 | 96 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 61 |
| Rob Murphy | 5 | 7 | 2.74 | 74 | 0 | 9 | 105.0 | 97 | 38 | 32 | 41 | 107 |
| Wes Gardner | 3 | 7 | 5.97 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 86.0 | 97 | 64 | 57 | 47 | 81 |
| Bob Stanley | 5 | 2 | 4.88 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 79.1 | 102 | 54 | 43 | 26 | 32 |
| Lee Smith | 6 | 1 | 3.57 | 64 | 0 | 25 | 70.2 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 96 |
| Joe Price | 2 | 5 | 4.35 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 70.1 | 71 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 52 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 3 | 2 | 4.42 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 59.0 | 57 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 26 |
| Eric Hetzel | 2 | 3 | 6.26 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 50.1 | 61 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 33 |
| Greg A. Harris | 2 | 2 | 2.57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| Tom Bolton | 0 | 4 | 8.31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17.1 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Mike Rochford | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 79 | 4.01 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 1460.1 | 1448 | 735 | 650 | 548 | 1054 |
Source:[16]

| Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest player | Carlos Quintana | 23 |
| Oldest player | Dwight Evans | 37 |
| Wins Above Replacement | Wade Boggs | 8.4 |
Source:[20]
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games played | Wade Boggs | 156 |
| PA | Plate appearances | Wade Boggs | 742 |
| AB | At bats | Wade Boggs | 621 |
| R | Runs scored | Wade Boggs | 113 |
| H | Hits | Wade Boggs | 205 |
| 2B | Doubles | Wade Boggs | 51 |
| 3B | Triples | Wade Boggs | 7 |
| HR | Home runs | Nick Esasky | 30 |
| RBI | Runs batted in | Nick Esasky | 108 |
| SB | Stolen bases | Ellis Burks | 21 |
| CS | Caught stealing | Wade Boggs | 6 |
| BB | Base on balls | Wade Boggs | 107 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Nick Esasky | 117 |
| BA | Batting average | Wade Boggs | .330 |
| OBP | On-base percentage | Wade Boggs | .430 |
| SLG | Slugging percentage | Nick Esasky | .500 |
| OPS | On-base plus slugging | Wade Boggs | .879 |
| OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Wade Boggs | 142 |
| TB | Total bases | Nick Esasky | 282 |
| GIDP | Grounded into double play | Mike Greenwell | 21 |
| HBP | Hit by pitch | Wade Boggs | 7 |
| SH | Sacrifice hits | Marty Barrett | 15 |
| SF | Sacrifice flies | Wade Boggs | 7 |
| Dwight Evans | |||
| IBB | Intentional base on balls | Wade Boggs | 19 |
Source:[20]
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wins | Roger Clemens | 17 |
| L | Losses | Mike Smithson | 14 |
| W-L % | Winning percentage | Roger Clemens | .607 (17–11) |
| ERA | Earned run average | Roger Clemens | 3.13 |
| G | Games pitched | Rob Murphy | 74 |
| GS | Games started | Roger Clemens | 35 |
| GF | Games finished | Lee Smith | 50 |
| CG | Complete games | Roger Clemens | 8 |
| SHO | Shutouts | Roger Clemens | 3 |
| SV | Saves | Lee Smith | 25 |
| IP | Innings pitched | Roger Clemens | 253+1⁄3 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Roger Clemens | 230 |
| WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Roger Clemens | 1.216 |
Source:[20]
TheGulf Coast League Red Sox replaced theArizona League Red Sox/Mariners (a cooperative team) as the domestic Rookie League affiliate.
The Red Sox shared aDSL team with theBaltimore Orioles andMilwaukee Brewers.
Source:[21][22]