1987 Boston Red Sox season

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.

1987 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record78–84 (.481)
Divisional place5th (20 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)Jean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
General manager(s)Lou Gorman
Manager(s)John McNamara
Local televisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Local radioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Regular season
Record by month[1]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April9139136th​9 1⁄2[2]
May131422276th9[3]
June151237395th​10 1⁄2[4]
July111548545th​14 1⁄2[5]
August141362675th15[6]
September131675835th​20 1⁄2[7]
October3178845th20[8]

Highlights

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 9864 0.605 — 54–27 44–37
Toronto Blue Jays 9666 0.593 2 52–29 44–37
Milwaukee Brewers 9171 0.562 7 48–33 43–38
New York Yankees 8973 0.549 9 51–30 38–43
Boston Red Sox 7884 0.481 20 50–30 28–54
Baltimore Orioles 6795 0.414 31 31–51 36–44
Cleveland Indians 61101 0.377 37 35–46 26–55

Record vs. opponents
1987 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —1–129–38–47–64–99–32–115–73–107–54–87–51–12
Boston 12–1—4–83–97–62–116–66–77–57–64–87–57–56–7
California 3–98–4—8–57–53–95–87–58–53–96–77–65–85–7
Chicago 4–89–35–8—7–53–96–76–66–75–79–46–77–64–8
Cleveland 6–76–75–75–7—4–96–64–93–96–74–85–72–105–8
Detroit 9–411–29–39–39–4—5–76–78–45–85–77–58–47–6
Kansas City 3–96–68–57–66–67–5—4–88–55–75–89–47–68–4
Milwaukee 11–27–65–76–69–47–68–4—3–97–66–64–89–39–4
Minnesota 7–55–75–87–69–34–85–89–3—6–610–39–46–73–9
New York 10–36–79–37–57–68–57–56–76–6—5–77–55–76–7
Oakland 5–78–47–64–98–47–58–56–63–107–5—5–86–77–5
Seattle 8–45–76–77–67–55–74–98–44–95–78–5—9–42–10
Texas 5–75–78–56–710–24–86–73–97–67–57–64–9—3–9
Toronto 12–17–67–58–48–56–74–84–99–37–65–710–29–3—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup
26Wade Boggs3B
17Marty Barrett2B
  6Bill Buckner1B
14Jim RiceLF
25Don BaylorDH
24Dwight EvansRF
42Dave Henderson    CF
15Marc SullivanC
  7Spike OwenSS
46Bob Stanley    P

Source:[12]

Alumni game

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.[13] 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.[14]

Roster
1987 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Statistical leaders
From left: Don Baylor, Ronald Reagan, and Roger Clemens
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerEllis Burks22
Oldest playerDon Baylor38
Wins Above ReplacementRoger Clemens9.4

Source:[15]

Batting
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedDwight Evans154
PAPlate appearancesWade Boggs667
ABAt batsMarty Barrett559
RRuns scoredDwight Evans109
HHitsWade Boggs200
2BDoublesWade Boggs40
3BTriplesSpike Owen7
HRHome runsDwight Evans34
RBIRuns batted inDwight Evans123
SBStolen basesEllis Burks27
CSCaught stealingSpike Owen8
BBBase on ballsDwight Evans106
SOStrikeoutsDwight Evans98
Ellis Burks
BABatting averageWade Boggs.363
OBPOn-base percentageWade Boggs.461
SLGSlugging percentageWade Boggs.588
OPSOn-base plus sluggingWade Boggs1.049
OPS+Adjusted OPSWade Boggs174
TBTotal basesWade Boggs324
GIDPGrounded into double playJim Rice22
HBPHit by pitchDon Baylor24
SHSacrifice hitsMarty Barrett22
SFSacrifice fliesWade Boggs8
IBBIntentional base on ballsWade Boggs19

Source:[15]

Pitching
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsRoger Clemens20
LLossesBob Stanley15
W-L %Winning percentageTom Bolton1.000 (1–0)
ERAEarned run averageRoger Clemens2.97
GGames pitchedCalvin Schiraldi62
GSGames startedRoger Clemens36
GFGames finishedCalvin Schiraldi52
CGComplete gamesRoger Clemens18
SHOShutoutsRoger Clemens7
SVSavesWes Gardner10
IPInnings pitchedRoger Clemens​281 2⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRoger Clemens256
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedRoger Clemens1.175

Source:[15]

Awards and honors
Awards
Accomplishments
All-Star Game

Farm system
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:[16]

References
  1. "The 1987 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/04301987.htm
  3. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/05311987.htm
  4. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/06301987.htm
  5. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/07311987.htm
  6. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/08311987.htm
  7. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/09301987.htm
  8. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/10041987.htm
  9. "Boston Red Sox 14, Baltimore Orioles 3". Retrosheet. June 29, 1987. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  10. Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. Don Baylor Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. "Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 1". Retrosheet. April 6, 1987. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  13. "Fenway Park through the Years [1987]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  14. "Old-timer pitcher evens score with Ted Williams". Reno Gazette-Journal. AP. May 24, 1987. p. 4B. Retrieved May 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  15. "1987 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  16. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.


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