1987 Boston Red Sox season

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1987  Boston Red Sox
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Fenway Park
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record78–84 (.481)
Divisional place5th (20 GB)
Owners Jean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
President Jean Yawkey
General manager Lou Gorman
Manager John McNamara
Television WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Radio WPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
Stats ESPN.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.

Contents

Regular season

Record by month [1]
MonthRecordCumulative AL East Ref.
WonLostWonLostPosition GB
April9139136th9+1⁄2 [2]
May131422276th9 [3]
June151237395th10+1⁄2 [4]
July111548545th14+1⁄2 [5]
August141362675th15 [6]
September131675835th20+1⁄2 [7]
October3178845th20 [8]

Highlights

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 98640.605—54–2744–37
Toronto Blue Jays 96660.593252–2944–37
Milwaukee Brewers 91710.562748–3343–38
New York Yankees 89730.549951–3038–43
Boston Red Sox 78840.4812050–3028–54
Baltimore Orioles 67950.4143131–5136–44
Cleveland Indians 611010.3773735–4626–55

Record vs. opponents

1987 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
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

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

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

1987 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchers

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Marty Barrett 137559721642303431551.293.351
Ellis Burks 1335589415230220592741.272.441
Wade Boggs 14755110820040624891105.363.588
Dwight Evans 154541109165372341234106.305.569
Spike Owen 132437501131772481153.259.343
Mike Greenwell 125412711353161989535.328.570
Jim Rice 108404661121401362145.277.408
Don Baylor 1083396481801657540.239.404
Bill Buckner 75286237861242113.273.322
Ed Romero 88235236450014018.272..294
Todd Benzinger 732233662111843522.278.444
Dave Henderson 751843043100825122.234.418
John Marzano 52168204111052407.244.399
Sam Horn 461583144701434017.278.589
Rich Gedman 52151113180113010.205.278
Danny Sheaffer 256658101500.121.182
Glenn Hoffman 2155511300603.200.255
Pat Dodson 264247302608.167.381
Jody Reed 93049110814.300.400
Kevin Romine 92457200202.292.375
Dave Sax 2300000000.000.000
Team Totals162558684215542732617480277606.278.430

Source:

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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Roger Clemens 2092.9736360281.22481009383256
Bruce Hurst 15134.4133330238.223912411776190
Al Nipper 11125.4330300174.01961151056289
Bob Stanley 4155.0134200152.219896854267
Jeff Sellers 785.2825220139.216185826199
Wes Gardner 365.424911089.29855544270
Calvin Schiraldi 854.41621683.27545414093
Steve Crawford 545.33290072.29148433243
Tom Bolton 104.38290061.28333302749
Joe Sambito 266.93470037.24629291635
Rob Woodward 117.0596037.05333291515
Oil Can Boyd 135.8977036.2473124912
John Leister 029.2086030.14931311216
Team Totals78844.77162162161436.015848257615171034

Source:

Statistical leaders

From left: Don Baylor, Ronald Reagan, and Roger Clemens President Ronald Reagan posing with Roger Clemens and Don Baylor.jpg
From left: Don Baylor, Ronald Reagan, and Roger Clemens
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest player Ellis Burks 22
Oldest player Don Baylor 38
Wins Above Replacement Roger Clemens 9.4

Source: [17]

Batting

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
G Games played Dwight Evans 154
PA Plate appearances Wade Boggs 667
AB At bats Marty Barrett 559
R Runs scoredDwight Evans109
H Hits Wade Boggs200
2B Doubles Wade Boggs40
3B Triples Spike Owen 7
HR Home runs Dwight Evans34
RBI Runs batted in Dwight Evans123
SB Stolen bases Ellis Burks 27
CS Caught stealing Spike Owen8
BB Base on balls Dwight Evans106
SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans98
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 Boggs1.049
OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs174
TB Total bases Wade Boggs324
GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 22
HBP Hit by pitch Don Baylor 24
SH Sacrifice hits Marty Barrett22
SF Sacrifice flies Wade Boggs8
IBB Intentional base on balls Wade Boggs19

Source: [17]

Pitching

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
W Wins Roger Clemens 20
L Losses Bob Stanley 15
W-L % Winning percentage Roger Clemens .690 (20-9)
ERA Earned run average Roger Clemens2.97
GGames pitched Calvin Schiraldi 62
GSGames startedRoger Clemens36
GFGames finishedCalvin Schiraldi52
CG Complete games Roger Clemens18
SHO Shutouts Roger Clemens7
SV Saves Wes Gardner 10
IP Innings pitched Roger Clemens281+2⁄3
SO Strikeouts Roger Clemens256
WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Roger Clemens1.175

Source: [17]

Awards and honors

Awards
Accomplishments
All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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]

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  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.
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  18. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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