1987 Boston Red Sox season

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1987 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record78–84 (.481)
Divisional place5th (20 GB)
OwnersJean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
PresidentJean Yawkey
General managerLou Gorman
ManagerJohn McNamara
TelevisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
RadioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1987 Boston Red Sox season was the 87th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Detroit Tigers.

Regular season[edit]

Record by month[1]
Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 9 13 9 13 6th 9+1⁄2 [2]
May 13 14 22 27 6th 9 [3]
June 15 12 37 39 5th 10+1⁄2 [4]
July 11 15 48 54 5th 14+1⁄2 [5]
August 14 13 62 67 5th 15 [6]
September 13 16 75 83 5th 20+1⁄2 [7]
October 3 1 78 84 5th 20 [8]

Highlights[edit]

Season standings[edit]

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 98 64 0.605 — 54–27 44–37
Toronto Blue Jays 96 66 0.593 2 52–29 44–37
Milwaukee Brewers 91 71 0.562 7 48–33 43–38
New York Yankees 89 73 0.549 9 51–30 38–43
Boston Red Sox 78 84 0.481 20 50–30 28–54
Baltimore Orioles 67 95 0.414 31 31–51 36–44
Cleveland Indians 61 101 0.377 37 35–46 26–55

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1987 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 1–12 9–3 8–4 7–6 4–9 9–3 2–11 5–7 3–10 7–5 4–8 7–5 1–12
Boston 12–1 — 4–8 3–9 7–6 2–11 6–6 6–7 7–5 7–6 4–8 7–5 7–5 6–7
California 3–9 8–4 — 8–5 7–5 3–9 5–8 7–5 8–5 3–9 6–7 7–6 5–8 5–7
Chicago 4–8 9–3 5–8 — 7–5 3–9 6–7 6–6 6–7 5–7 9–4 6–7 7–6 4–8
Cleveland 6–7 6–7 5–7 5–7 — 4–9 6–6 4–9 3–9 6–7 4–8 5–7 2–10 5–8
Detroit 9–4 11–2 9–3 9–3 9–4 — 5–7 6–7 8–4 5–8 5–7 7–5 8–4 7–6
Kansas City 3–9 6–6 8–5 7–6 6–6 7–5 — 4–8 8–5 5–7 5–8 9–4 7–6 8–4
Milwaukee 11–2 7–6 5–7 6–6 9–4 7–6 8–4 — 3–9 7–6 6–6 4–8 9–3 9–4
Minnesota 7–5 5–7 5–8 7–6 9–3 4–8 5–8 9–3 — 6–6 10–3 9–4 6–7 3–9
New York 10–3 6–7 9–3 7–5 7–6 8–5 7–5 6–7 6–6 — 5–7 7–5 5–7 6–7
Oakland 5–7 8–4 7–6 4–9 8–4 7–5 8–5 6–6 3–10 7–5 — 5–8 6–7 7–5
Seattle 8–4 5–7 6–7 7–6 7–5 5–7 4–9 8–4 4–9 5–7 8–5 — 9–4 2–10
Texas 5–7 5–7 8–5 6–7 10–2 4–8 6–7 3–9 7–6 7–5 7–6 4–9 — 3–9
Toronto 12–1 7–6 7–5 8–4 8–5 6–7 4–8 4–9 9–3 7–6 5–7 10–2 9–3 —


Notable transactions[edit]

Opening Day lineup[edit]

26 Wade Boggs 3B
17 Marty Barrett 2B
  6 Bill Buckner 1B
14 Jim Rice LF
25 Don Baylor DH
24 Dwight Evans RF
42 Dave Henderson     CF
15 Marc Sullivan C
  7 Spike Owen SS
46 Bob Stanley     P

Source:[14]

Alumni game[edit]

On May 23, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, before a scheduled home game with the Chicago White Sox. The game was themed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Fenway Park.[15] The Red Sox team included Jim Lonborg, Jimmy Piersall, Luis Tiant, and Ted Williams; they were defeated by a team of other MLB alumni, including Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame inductee Bob Feller, Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych, and slugger Dick Allen.[16]

Roster[edit]

1987 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

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
Marty Barrett 137 559 72 164 23 0 3 43 15 51 .293 .351
Ellis Burks 133 558 94 152 30 2 20 59 27 41 .272 .441
Wade Boggs 147 551 108 200 40 6 24 89 1 105 .363 .588
Dwight Evans 154 541 109 165 37 2 34 123 4 106 .305 .569
Spike Owen 132 437 50 113 17 7 2 48 11 53 .259 .343
Mike Greenwell 125 412 71 135 31 6 19 89 5 35 .328 .570
Jim Rice 108 404 66 112 14 0 13 62 1 45 .277 .408
Don Baylor 108 339 64 81 8 0 16 57 5 40 .239 .404
Bill Buckner 75 286 23 78 6 1 2 42 1 13 .273 .322
Ed Romero 88 235 23 64 5 0 0 14 0 18 .272 ..294
Todd Benzinger 73 223 36 62 11 1 8 43 5 22 .278 .444
Dave Henderson 75 184 30 43 10 0 8 25 1 22 .234 .418
John Marzano 52 168 20 41 11 0 5 24 0 7 .244 .399
Sam Horn 46 158 31 44 7 0 14 34 0 17 .278 .589
Rich Gedman 52 151 11 31 8 0 1 13 0 10 .205 .278
Danny Sheaffer 25 66 5 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 .121 .182
Glenn Hoffman 21 55 5 11 3 0 0 6 0 3 .200 .255
Pat Dodson 26 42 4 7 3 0 2 6 0 8 .167 .381
Jody Reed 9 30 4 9 1 1 0 8 1 4 .300 .400
Kevin Romine 9 24 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 .292 .375
Dave Sax 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Team Totals 162 5586 842 1554 273 26 174 802 77 606 .278 .430

Source:[15]

Pitching[edit]

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 20 9 2.97 36 36 0 281.2 248 100 93 83 256
Bruce Hurst 15 13 4.41 33 33 0 238.2 239 124 117 76 190
Al Nipper 11 12 5.43 30 30 0 174.0 196 115 105 62 89
Bob Stanley 4 15 5.01 34 20 0 152.2 198 96 85 42 67
Jeff Sellers 7 8 5.28 25 22 0 139.2 161 85 82 61 99
Wes Gardner 3 6 5.42 49 1 10 89.2 98 55 54 42 70
Calvin Schiraldi 8 5 4.41 62 1 6 83.2 75 45 41 40 93
Steve Crawford 5 4 5.33 29 0 0 72.2 91 48 43 32 43
Tom Bolton 1 0 4.38 29 0 0 61.2 83 33 30 27 49
Joe Sambito 2 6 6.93 47 0 0 37.2 46 29 29 16 35
Rob Woodward 1 1 7.05 9 6 0 37.0 53 33 29 15 15
Oil Can Boyd 1 3 5.89 7 7 0 36.2 47 31 24 9 12
John Leister 0 2 9.20 8 6 0 30.1 49 31 31 12 16
Team Totals 78 84 4.77 162 162 16 1436.0 1584 825 761 517 1034

Source:[16]

Statistical leaders[edit]

From left: Don Baylor, Ronald Reagan, and Roger Clemens
Category Player Statistic
Youngest player Ellis Burks 22
Oldest player Don Baylor 38
Wins Above Replacement Roger Clemens 9.4

Source:[17]

Batting[edit]

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G Games played Dwight Evans 154
PA Plate appearances Wade Boggs 667
AB At bats Marty Barrett 559
R Runs scored Dwight Evans 109
H Hits Wade Boggs 200
2B Doubles Wade Boggs 40
3B Triples Spike Owen 7
HR Home runs Dwight Evans 34
RBI Runs batted in Dwight Evans 123
SB Stolen bases Ellis Burks 27
CS Caught stealing Spike Owen 8
BB Base on balls Dwight Evans 106
SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 98
Ellis Burks
BA Batting average Wade Boggs .363
OBP On-base percentage Wade Boggs .461
SLG Slugging percentage Wade Boggs .588
OPS On-base plus slugging Wade Boggs 1.049
OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs 174
TB Total bases Wade Boggs 324
GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 22
HBP Hit by pitch Don Baylor 24
SH Sacrifice hits Marty Barrett 22
SF Sacrifice flies Wade Boggs 8
IBB Intentional base on balls Wade Boggs 19

Source:[17]

Pitching[edit]

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins Roger Clemens 20
L Losses Bob Stanley 15
W-L % Winning percentage Roger Clemens .690 (20-9)
ERA Earned run average Roger Clemens 2.97
G Games pitched Calvin Schiraldi 62
GS Games started Roger Clemens 36
GF Games finished Calvin Schiraldi 52
CG Complete games Roger Clemens 18
SHO Shutouts Roger Clemens 7
SV Saves Wes Gardner 10
IP Innings pitched Roger Clemens 281+2⁄3
SO Strikeouts Roger Clemens 256
WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Roger Clemens 1.175

Source:[17]

Awards and honors[edit]

Awards
Accomplishments
All-Star Game

Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Ed Nottle
AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Dave Holt
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Doug Camilli
A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Dick Berardino
A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Bill Limoncelli

Source:[18][19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 1987 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Events of Thursday, April 30, 1987".
  3. ^ "Events of Sunday, May 31, 1987".
  4. ^ "Events of Tuesday, June 30, 1987".
  5. ^ "Events of Friday, July 31, 1987".
  6. ^ "Events of Monday, August 31, 1987".
  7. ^ "Events of Wednesday, September 30, 1987".
  8. ^ "Events of Sunday, October 4, 1987".
  9. ^ "Boston Red Sox 14, Baltimore Orioles 3". Retrosheet. June 29, 1987. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ Glenn Hoffman Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ^ Don Baylor Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. ^ Dave Henderson Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  14. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 1". Retrosheet. April 6, 1987. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Fenway Park through the Years [1987]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  16. ^ "Old-timer pitcher evens score with Ted Williams". Reno Gazette-Journal. AP. May 24, 1987. p. 4B. Retrieved May 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ a b c "1987 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  18. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  19. ^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1987. p. 115. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

External links[edit]

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