1987 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record78–84 (.481)
Divisional place5th (20 GB)
OwnersJean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
PresidentJean Yawkey
General managerLou Gorman
ManagerJohn McNamara
TelevisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
RadioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

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.

Regular season

Record by month[1]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
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 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 record

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:[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
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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Marty Barrett137559721642303431551.293.351
Ellis Burks1335589415230220592741.272.441
Wade Boggs14755110820040624891105.363.588
Dwight Evans154541109165372341234106.305.569
Spike Owen132437501131772481153.259.343
Mike Greenwell125412711353161989535.328.570
Jim Rice108404661121401362145.277.408
Don Baylor1083396481801657540.239.404
Bill Buckner75286237861242113.273.322
Ed Romero88235236450014018.272..294
Todd Benzinger732233662111843522.278.444
Dave Henderson751843043100825122.234.418
John Marzano52168204111052407.244.399
Sam Horn461583144701434017.278.589
Rich Gedman52151113180113010.205.278
Danny Sheaffer256658101500.121.182
Glenn Hoffman2155511300603.200.255
Pat Dodson264247302608.167.381
Jody Reed93049110814.300.400
Kevin Romine92457200202.292.375
Dave Sax2300000000.000.000
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

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Roger Clemens2092.9736360281.22481009383256
Bruce Hurst15134.4133330238.223912411776190
Al Nipper11125.4330300174.01961151056289
Bob Stanley4155.0134200152.219896854267
Jeff Sellers785.2825220139.216185826199
Wes Gardner365.424911089.29855544270
Calvin Schiraldi854.41621683.27545414093
Steve Crawford545.33290072.29148433243
Tom Bolton104.38290061.28333302749
Joe Sambito266.93470037.24629291635
Rob Woodward117.0596037.05333291515
Oil Can Boyd135.8977036.2473124912
John Leister029.2086030.14931311216
Team Totals78844.77162162161436.015848257615171034

Source:

Statistical leaders

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

Source:[17]

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:[17]

Pitching

Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsRoger Clemens20
LLossesBob Stanley15
W-L %Winning percentageRoger Clemens.690 (20-9)
ERAEarned run averageRoger Clemens2.97
GGames pitchedCalvin Schiraldi62
GSGames startedRoger Clemens36
GFGames finishedCalvin Schiraldi52
CGComplete gamesRoger Clemens18
SHOShutoutsRoger Clemens7
SVSavesWes Gardner10
IPInnings pitchedRoger Clemens281+2⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRoger Clemens256
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedRoger Clemens1.175

Source:[17]

Awards and honors

Awards
Accomplishments
All-Star Game

Farm system

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:[18][19]

References

  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.
  17. 1 2 3 "1987 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  18. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  19. ↑ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1987. p. 115. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.


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