1989 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team 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 .
Offseason
Regular season
Record by month[ 4]
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]
Highlights
Wade Boggs had 205 hits and 107 walks ,[ 12] [ 13] [ 13]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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
—
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
—
Notable transactions
Other Transactions
September 25: Pitcher Bob Stanley announces his retirement; the Red Sox inform Jim Rice that he will not be invited back to the team next year.[ 16]
Opening Day lineup
Source:[ 17]
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 .[ 18]
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 .[ 19] [ 19]
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
Source:[15]
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
Source:[16]
Statistical leaders
Wade Boggs Source:[ 20]
Batting
Source:[ 20]
Pitching
Source:[ 20]
Awards and honors
Awards Accomplishments All-Star Game
Farm system
The Gulf Coast League Red Sox replaced the Arizona League Red Sox/Mariners (a cooperative team) as the domestic Rookie League affiliate.
The Red Sox shared a DSL team with the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers .
[ 21] [ 22]
References
^ Dennis Lamp Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Spike Owen Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Danny Heep Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ^ "The 1989 Boston Red Sox" . Retrosheet . Retrieved October 11, 2020 .^ "Events of Sunday, April 30, 1989" .^ "Events of Wednesday, May 31, 1989" .^ "Events of Friday, June 30, 1989" .^ "Events of Monday, July 31, 1989" .^ "Events of Thursday, August 31, 1989" .^ "Events of Saturday, September 30, 1989" .^ "Events of Sunday, October 1, 1989" .^ Wade Boggs Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ^ a b 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. ^ Ed Romero Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Greg Harris Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ^ Fainaru, Steve (September 26, 1989). "Red Sox Win One and Lose Two: Stanley and Rice Check Out". The Boston Globe ^ "Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 4" . Retrosheet . Retrieved October 12, 2020 .^ Madron, Jody. "April 3, 1989: New-look Orioles begin season on winning note" . SABR . Retrieved October 12, 2020 . ^ a b "Yaz makes return to Fenway Park" . Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York . May 7, 1989. p. 4E. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.^ a b c "1989 Boston Red Sox Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 16, 2020 .^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide . Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine .
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