1991 Boston Red Sox season
1991 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston | |
Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
Divisional place | 2nd (tied; 7 GB) | |
Owners | Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan | |
President | John Harrington | |
General manager | Lou Gorman | |
Manager | Joe Morgan | |
Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy) | |
Radio | WRKO (Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1st | +1⁄2 | [4] |
May | 15 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 1st | — | [5] |
June | 11 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 2nd | 4+1⁄2 | [6] |
July | 11 | 16 | 48 | 52 | 3rd | 9 | [7] |
August | 18 | 11 | 66 | 63 | 3rd | 6 | [8] |
September | 17 | 10 | 83 | 73 | 2nd | 3+1⁄2 | [9] |
October | 1 | 5 | 84 | 78 | 2nd (tie) | 7 | [10] |
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 49–32 | 35–46 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 43–37 | 40–42 |
New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 30–52 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 1–12 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Minnesota | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
New York | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 9–3 | 4–8 | 12–1 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 18, 1991: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[11]
- August 9, 1991: Kevin Romine was released by the Red Sox.[12]
Opening Day Line Up
[edit]26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
3 | Jody Reed | 2B |
39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
25 | Jack Clark | DH |
12 | Ellis Burks | CF |
23 | Tom Brunansky | RF |
18 | Carlos Quintana | 1B |
6 | Tony Peña | C |
11 | Tim Naehring | SS |
21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Alumni game
[edit]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
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]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 |
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Jody Reed | 153 | 618 | 87 | 175 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 6 | 60 | .283 | .382 |
Wade Boggs | 144 | 546 | 93 | 181 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 89 | .332 | .460 |
Mike Greenwell | 147 | 541 | 76 | 163 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 15 | 43 | .300 | .419 |
Jack Clark | 140 | 481 | 75 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 87 | 0 | 96 | .249 | .466 |
Carlos Quintana | 149 | 478 | 69 | 141 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 1 | 61 | .295 | .412 |
Ellis Burks | 130 | 474 | 56 | 119 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 39 | .251 | .422 |
Tony Peña | 141 | 464 | 45 | 107 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 8 | 37 | .231 | .321 |
Tom Brunansky | 142 | 459 | 54 | 105 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 70 | 1 | 49 | .229 | .390 |
Luis Rivera | 129 | 414 | 64 | 107 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 35 | .258 | .384 |
Mo Vaughn | 74 | 219 | 21 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 26 | .260 | .370 |
Steve Lyons | 87 | 212 | 15 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | .241 | .354 |
Phil Plantier | 53 | 148 | 27 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 23 | .331 | .615 |
Mike Brumley | 63 | 118 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .212 | .254 |
John Marzano | 49 | 114 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .333 |
Mike Marshall | 22 | 62 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .403 |
Tim Naehring | 20 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .109 | .127 |
Kevin Romine | 44 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .164 | .255 |
Scott Cooper | 14 | 35 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .457 | .686 |
Bob Zupcic | 18 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .280 |
Wayne Housie | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .375 |
Eric Wedge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5530 | 731 | 1486 | 305 | 25 | 126 | 691 | 59 | 593 | .269 | .401 |
Source:[15]
Pitching
[edit]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 |
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Roger Clemens | 18 | 10 | 2.62 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 271.1 | 219 | 93 | 79 | 65 | 241 |
Greg A. Harris | 11 | 12 | 3.85 | 53 | 21 | 2 | 173.0 | 157 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 127 |
Joe Hesketh | 12 | 4 | 3.29 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 153.1 | 142 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 104 |
Mike Gardiner | 9 | 10 | 4.85 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 130.0 | 140 | 79 | 70 | 47 | 91 |
Tom Bolton | 8 | 9 | 5.24 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 110.0 | 136 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 64 |
Dennis Lamp | 6 | 3 | 4.70 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 100 | 54 | 48 | 31 | 57 |
Matt Young | 3 | 7 | 5.18 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 88.2 | 92 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 69 |
Kevin Morton | 6 | 5 | 4.59 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 86.1 | 93 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 45 |
Danny Darwin | 3 | 6 | 5.16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 68.0 | 71 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 42 |
Jeff Gray | 2 | 3 | 2.34 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
Jeff Reardon | 1 | 4 | 3.03 | 57 | 0 | 40 | 59.1 | 54 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 44 |
Tony Fossas | 3 | 2 | 3.47 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 29 |
Dana Kiecker | 2 | 3 | 7.36 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 40.1 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 21 |
Dan Petry | 0 | 0 | 4.43 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Daryl Irvine | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Jeff Plympton | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Steve Lyons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John Dopson | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Josías Manzanillo | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Team Totals | 84 | 78 | 4.01 | 162 | 162 | 45 | 1439.2 | 1405 | 712 | 642 | 530 | 999 |
Source:[16]
Statistical leaders
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Category | Player | Statistic |
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Youngest player | Kevin Morton | 22 |
Phil Plantier | ||
Oldest player | Dennis Lamp | 38 |
Wins Above Replacement | Roger Clemens | 7.9 |
Source:[14]
Batting
[edit]Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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G | Games played | Jody Reed | 153 |
PA | Plate appearances | Jody Reed | 696 |
AB | At bats | Jody Reed | 618 |
R | Runs scored | Wade Boggs | 93 |
H | Hits | Wade Boggs | 181 |
2B | Doubles | Wade Boggs | 42 |
Jody Reed | |||
3B | Triples | Mike Greenwell | 6 |
HR | Home runs | Jack Clark | 28 |
RBI | Runs batted in | Jack Clark | 87 |
SB | Stolen bases | Mike Greenwell | 15 |
CS | Caught stealing | Ellis Burks | 11 |
BB | Base on balls | Jack Clark | 96 |
SO | Strikeouts | Jack Clark | 133 |
BA | Batting average | Wade Boggs | .332 |
OBP | On-base percentage | Wade Boggs | .421 |
SLG | Slugging percentage | Jack Clark | .466 |
OPS | On-base plus slugging | Wade Boggs | .881 |
OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Wade Boggs | 140 |
TB | Total bases | Wade Boggs | 251 |
GIDP | Grounded into double play | Tony Peña | 23 |
HBP | Hit by pitch | Ellis Burks | 6 |
SH | Sacrifice hits | Luis Rivera | 12 |
SF | Sacrifice flies | Tom Brunansky | 8 |
IBB | Intentional base on balls | Wade Boggs | 25 |
Source:[14]
Pitching
[edit]Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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W | Wins | Roger Clemens | 18 |
L | Losses | Greg A. Harris | 12 |
W-L % | Winning percentage | Joe Hesketh | .750 (12–4) |
ERA | Earned run average | Roger Clemens | 2.62 |
G | Games pitched | Tony Fossas | 64 |
GS | Games started | Roger Clemens | 35 |
GF | Games finished | Jeff Reardon | 51 |
CG | Complete games | Roger Clemens | 13 |
SHO | Shutouts | Roger Clemens | 4 |
SV | Saves | Jeff Reardon | 40 |
IP | Innings pitched | Roger Clemens | 271+1⁄3 |
SO | Strikeouts | Roger Clemens | 241 |
WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Roger Clemens | 1.047 |
Source:[14]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Awards
- Wade Boggs – Silver Slugger Award (3B)
- Roger Clemens – American League Cy Young Award, AL Pitcher of the Month (April, September)
- Tony Peña – Gold Glove Award (C)
- Accomplishments
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Games Started (35)
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Innings Pitched (271+1⁄3)
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (4)
- Wade Boggs, third base, starter
- Roger Clemens, pitcher, reserve
- Jeff Reardon, relief pitcher, reserve
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Danny Darwin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b John Moses Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "The 1991 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1991".
- ^ "Events of Friday, May 31, 1991".
- ^ "Events of Sunday, June 30, 1991".
- ^ "Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1991".
- ^ "Events of Saturday, August 31, 1991".
- ^ "Events of Monday, September 30, 1991".
- ^ "Events of Sunday, October 6, 1991".
- ^ Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Kevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "An emotional reunion for DiMaggio, Williams". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 12, 1991. p. 7E. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "1991 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1991. p. 203. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
External links
[edit]- 1991 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
- 1991 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com