1991 Boston Red Sox season

The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was the 91st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished tied for second in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, seven games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

1991 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record84–78 (.519)
Divisional place2nd (tied; 7 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 radioWRKO
(Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione)
WROL
(Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason
  • December 19, 1990: Danny Darwin signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[1]
  • February 1, 1991: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
  • April 1, 1991: John Moses was released by the Red Sox.[2]

Regular season
Record by month[3]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April1171171st+​1⁄2[4]
May151326201st—[5]
June111637362nd​4 1⁄2[6]
July111648523rd9[7]
August181166633rd6[8]
September171083732nd​3 1⁄2[9]
October1584782nd (tie)7[10]

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 9171 0.562 — 46–35 45–36
Boston Red Sox 8478 0.519 7 43–38 41–40
Detroit Tigers 8478 0.519 7 49–32 35–46
Milwaukee Brewers 8379 0.512 8 43–37 40–42
New York Yankees 7191 0.438 20 39–42 32–49
Baltimore Orioles 6795 0.414 24 33–48 34–47
Cleveland Indians 57105 0.352 34 30–52 27–53

Record vs. opponents
1991 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —8–56–64–87–65–84–83–104–85–83–94–89–35–8
Boston 5–8—4–87–59–45–87–57–63–96–78–49–35–79–4
California 6–68–4—8–57–55–79–46–68–56–61–126–75–86–6
Chicago 8–45–75–8—6–64–87–67–58–58–47–67–68–57–5
Cleveland 6–74–95–76–6—7–64–85–82–106–75–72–104–81–12
Detroit 8–58–57–58–46–7—8–44–94–88–54–88–46–65–8
Kansas City 8–45–74–96–78–44–8—9–36–77–56–77–67–65–7
Milwaukee 10–36–76–65–78–59–43–9—6–66–78–43–97–56–7
Minnesota 8–49–35–85–810–28–47–66–6—10–28–59–46–74–8
New York 8–57–66–64–87–65–85–77–62–10—6–63–95–76–7
Oakland 9–34–812–16–77–58–47–64–85–86–6—6–74–96–6
Seattle 8–43–97–66–710–24–86–79–34–99–37–6—5–85–7
Texas 3–97–58–55–88–46–66–75–77–67–59–48–5—6–6
Toronto 8–54–96–65–712–18–57–57–68–47–66–67–56–6—

Notable transactions

Opening Day Line Up
26Wade Boggs3B
  3Jody Reed2B
39Mike Greenwell    LF
25Jack ClarkDH
12Ellis BurksCF
23Tom BrunanskyRF
18Carlos Quintana1B
  6Tony PeñaC
11Tim NaehringSS
21Roger ClemensP

Alumni game

The team held an old-timers game on May 11, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included non-playing appearances by Ted Williams (then 72) and Joe DiMaggio (then 76), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1941 MLB season, when Williams batted .406 and DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak.[13] Red Sox alumni lost, 9–5, to a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, led by José Cardenal who had three hits (including two doubles) in the three-inning game.[13]

Roster
1991 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Statistical leaders
Roger Clemens
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerKevin Morton22
Phil Plantier
Oldest playerDennis Lamp38
Wins Above ReplacementRoger Clemens7.9

Source:[14]

Batting
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedJody Reed153
PAPlate appearancesJody Reed696
ABAt batsJody Reed618
RRuns scoredWade Boggs93
HHitsWade Boggs181
2BDoublesWade Boggs42
Jody Reed
3BTriplesMike Greenwell6
HRHome runsJack Clark28
RBIRuns batted inJack Clark87
SBStolen basesMike Greenwell15
CSCaught stealingEllis Burks11
BBBase on ballsJack Clark96
SOStrikeoutsJack Clark133
BABatting averageWade Boggs.332
OBPOn-base percentageWade Boggs.421
SLGSlugging percentageJack Clark.466
OPSOn-base plus sluggingWade Boggs.881
OPS+Adjusted OPSWade Boggs140
TBTotal basesWade Boggs251
GIDPGrounded into double playTony Peña23
HBPHit by pitchEllis Burks6
SHSacrifice hitsLuis Rivera12
SFSacrifice fliesTom Brunansky8
IBBIntentional base on ballsWade Boggs25

Source:[14]

Pitching
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsRoger Clemens18
LLossesGreg A. Harris12
W-L %Winning percentageJoe Hesketh.750 (12–4)
ERAEarned run averageJeff Gray2.34
GGames pitchedTony Fossas64
GSGames startedRoger Clemens35
GFGames finishedJeff Reardon51
CGComplete gamesRoger Clemens13
SHOShutoutsRoger Clemens4
SVSavesJeff Reardon40
IPInnings pitchedRoger Clemens​271 1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRoger Clemens241
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedJeff Gray.795

Source:[14]

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 Butch Hobson
AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Gary Allenson
A-Advanced Lynchburg Red Sox Carolina League Buddy Bailey
A-Advanced Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Mike Verdi
A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dave Holt
Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Felix Maldonado

Source:[15]

References
  1. Danny Darwin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. John Moses Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
  3. "The 1991 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/04301991.htm
  5. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/05311991.htm
  6. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/06301991.htm
  7. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/07311991.htm
  8. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/08311991.htm
  9. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/09301991.htm
  10. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/10061991.htm
  11. Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  12. Kevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
  13. "An emotional reunion for DiMaggio, Williams". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 12, 1991. p. 7E. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  14. "1991 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  15. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007


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