1989 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) |
Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan |
Manager(s) | Joe Morgan |
Local television |
WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy) |
Local radio |
WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) WRCA (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) |
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The 1989 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
Offseason
- November 20, 1988: Dennis Lamp was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- December 8, 1988: Spike Owen was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos for John Dopson and Luis Rivera.[2]
- February 6, 1989: Danny Heep signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[3]
Regular season
By the end of the 1980s, Wade Boggs was the only player in history to achieve four straight 200-hit, 100-walk seasons. By the end of the decade, he was also the only modern player to achieve 200 hits in a season for seven consecutive seasons.
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | -- |
Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 |
New York Yankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14½ |
Cleveland Indians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 |
Detroit Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 |
Opening Day Line Up
26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
12 | Ellis Burks | CF |
14 | Jim Rice | DH |
7 | Nick Esasky | 1B |
10 | Rich Gedman | C |
3 | Jody Reed | SS |
21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Transactions
- August 5, 1989: Ed Romero was released by the Boston Red Sox.[4]
- August 7, 1989: Greg A. Harris was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
Roster
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Rick Cerone | 102 | 296 | 72 | .243 | 4 | 48 |
1B | Nick Esasky | 154 | 564 | 156 | .277 | 30 | 108 |
2B | Marty Barrett | 86 | 336 | 86 | .256 | 1 | 27 |
3B | Wade Boggs | 156 | 621 | 205 | .330 | 3 | 54 |
SS | Luis Rivera | 93 | 323 | 83 | .257 | 5 | 29 |
LF | Mike Greenwell | 145 | 578 | 178 | .308 | 14 | 95 |
CF | Ellis Burks | 97 | 399 | 121 | .303 | 12 | 61 |
RF | Dwight Evans | 146 | 520 | 148 | .285 | 20 | 100 |
DH | Jim Rice | 56 | 209 | 49 | .234 | 3 | 28 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roger Clemens | 35 | 253.1 | 17 | 11 | 3.13 | 230 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors
- Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Runs (113)
- Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Doubles (51)
- Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
- Mike Greenwell, Outfield, Reserve
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Ed Nottle |
AA | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | Butch Hobson |
A | Lynchburg Red Sox | Carolina League | Gary Allenson |
A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Dave Holt |
Short-Season A | Elmira Pioneers | New York-Penn League | Mike Verdi |
Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | Felix Maldonado |
References
- ↑ Dennis Lamp Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Spike Owen Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Danny Heep Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Ed Romero Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Greg Harris Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- 1989 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1989 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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