1991 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston
Record84–78 (.519)
Divisional place2nd (tied; 7 GB)
OwnersJean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
PresidentJohn Harrington
General managerLou Gorman
ManagerJoe Morgan
TelevisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery)
NESN
(Ned Martin, Jerry Remy)
RadioWRKO
(Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione)
WROL
(Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

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.

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]
June111637362nd4+1⁄2[6]
July111648523rd9[7]
August181166633rd6[8]
September171083732nd3+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 record

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

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
Jody Reed15361887175422560660.283.382
Wade Boggs14454693181422851189.332.460
Mike Greenwell147541761632669831543.300.419
Jack Clark140481751201812887096.249.466
Carlos Quintana149478691412111171161.295.412
Ellis Burks130474561193331456639.251.422
Tony Peña14146445107232548837.231.321
Tom Brunansky142459541052411670149.229.390
Luis Rivera12941464107223840435.258.384
Mo Vaughn742192157120432226.260.370
Steve Lyons8721215511014171011.241.354
Phil Plantier531482749711135123.331.615
Mike Brumley6311816255005210.212.254
John Marzano491141030800901.263.333
Mike Marshall2262418401700.290.403
Tim Naehring205516100306.109.127
Kevin Romine445579201713.164.255
Scott Cooper1435616420702.457.686
Bob Zupcic182534001301.160.280
Wayne Housie11822100011.250.375
Eric Wedge11010000001.0001.000
Team Totals162553073114863052512669159593.269.401

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 Clemens18102.6235350271.1219937965241
Greg A. Harris11123.8553212173.0157797469127
Joe Hesketh1243.2939170153.1142595653104
Mike Gardiner9104.8522220130.014079704791
Tom Bolton895.2425190110.013672645164
Dennis Lamp634.70510092.010054483157
Matt Young375.181916088.29255515369
Kevin Morton654.591615086.19349444045
Danny Darwin365.161212068.07139391542
Jeff Gray232.34500161.23917161041
Jeff Reardon143.035704059.15421201644
Tony Fossas323.47640157.04927222829
Dana Kiecker237.36185040.15634332321
Dan Petry004.43130122.12117111212
Daryl Irvine006.0090018.025131298
Jeff Plympton000.004005.150042
Steve Lyons000.001001.020001
John Dopson0018.001001.022210
Josías Manzanillo0018.001001.022231
Team Totals84784.01162162451439.21405712642530999

Source:

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 averageRoger Clemens2.62
GGames pitchedTony Fossas64
GSGames startedRoger Clemens35
GFGames finishedJeff Reardon51
CGComplete gamesRoger Clemens13
SHOShutoutsRoger Clemens4
SVSavesJeff Reardon40
IPInnings pitchedRoger Clemens271+1⁄3
SOStrikeoutsRoger Clemens241
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedRoger Clemens1.047

Source:[14]

Awards and honors

Awards
Accomplishments
All-Star Game

Farm system

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][16]

References

  1. ↑ Danny Darwin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. 1 2 John Moses Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ↑ "The 1991 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1991".
  5. ↑ "Events of Friday, May 31, 1991".
  6. ↑ "Events of Sunday, June 30, 1991".
  7. ↑ "Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1991".
  8. ↑ "Events of Saturday, August 31, 1991".
  9. ↑ "Events of Monday, September 30, 1991".
  10. ↑ "Events of Sunday, October 6, 1991".
  11. ↑ Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ↑ Kevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
  13. 1 2 "An emotional reunion for DiMaggio, Williams". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 12, 1991. p. 7E. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  14. 1 2 3 "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
  16. ↑ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1991. p. 203. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.


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