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
Owner(s)Jean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
General manager(s)Lou Gorman
Manager(s)Joe 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]
June121536393rd​6 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 Records

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

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 percentageLee Smith.857 (6–1)
ERAEarned run averageDennis Lamp2.32
GGames pitchedRob Murphy74
GSGames startedRoger Clemens35
GFGames finishedLee Smith50
CGComplete gamesRoger Clemens8
SHOShutoutsRoger Clemens3
SVSavesLee Smith25
IPInnings pitchedRoger Clemens​253 1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRoger Clemens230
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedDennis Lamp1.095

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 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

Source:[20]

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. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/04301989.htm
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  9. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/08311989.htm
  10. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/09301989.htm
  11. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/10011989.htm
  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


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