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 monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 9 13 9 13 6th May 13 14 22 27 6th 9 June 15 12 37 39 5th July 11 15 48 54 5th August 14 13 62 67 5th 15 September 13 16 75 83 5th October 3 1 78 84 5th 20
Highlights June 29, 1987: Wade Boggs had a grand slam, a triple, and seven RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions July 23, 1987: Bill Buckner was released by the Red Sox.Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com August 21, 1987: Glenn Hoffman was traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later (minor league player Billy Bartels).Glenn Hoffman Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com September 1, 1987: Don Baylor was traded by the Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later (minor league player Enrique Rios).Don Baylor Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com September 1, 1987: Dave Henderson was traded by the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later (Randy Kutcher).Dave Henderson Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
Opening Day lineup 26 Wade Boggs 3B17 Marty Barrett 2B 6 Bill Buckner 1B14 Jim Rice LF25 Don Baylor DH24 Dwight Evans RF42 Dave Henderson CF15 Marc Sullivan C 7 Spike Owen SS46 Bob Stanley P Source:
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. 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.
Roster 1987 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (Hitting & First base) (Third base) (Bullpen)
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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGMarty Barrett137559721642303431551.293.351Ellis Burks1335589415230220592741.272.441Wade Boggs14755110820040624891105.363.588Dwight Evans154541109165372341234106.305.569Spike Owen132437501131772481153.259.343Mike Greenwell125412711353161989535.328.570Jim Rice108404661121401362145.277.408Don Baylor1083396481801657540.239.404Bill Buckner75286237861242113.273.322Ed Romero88235236450014018.272..294Todd Benzinger732233662111843522.278.444Dave Henderson751843043100825122.234.418John Marzano52168204111052407.244.399Sam Horn461583144701434017.278.589Rich Gedman52151113180113010.205.278Danny Sheaffer256658101500.121.182Glenn Hoffman2155511300603.200.255Pat Dodson264247302608.167.381Jody Reed93049110814.300.400Kevin Romine92457200202.292.375Dave Sax2300000000.000.000Team 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 PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSORoger Clemens2092.9736360281.22481009383256Bruce Hurst15134.4133330238.223912411776190Al Nipper11125.4330300174.01961151056289Bob Stanley4155.0134200152.219896854267Jeff Sellers785.2825220139.216185826199Wes Gardner365.424911089.29855544270Calvin Schiraldi854.41621683.27545414093Steve Crawford545.33290072.29148433243Tom Bolton104.38290061.28333302749Joe Sambito266.93470037.24629291635Rob Woodward117.0596037.05333291515Oil Can Boyd135.8977036.2473124912John Leister029.2086030.14931311216Team totals78844.77162162161436.015848257615171034 Source:
Statistical leaders
Category Player Statistic Youngest player Ellis Burks 22 Oldest player Don Baylor 38 Wins Above Replacement Roger Clemens 9.4 Source:
Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Dwight Evans 154 PA Plate appearances Wade Boggs 667 AB At bats Marty Barrett 559 R Runs scored Dwight Evans 109 H Hits Wade Boggs 200 2B Doubles Wade Boggs 40 3B Triples Spike Owen 7 HR Home runs Dwight Evans 34 RBI Runs batted in Dwight Evans 123 SB Stolen bases Ellis Burks 27 CS Caught stealing Spike Owen 8 BB Base on balls Dwight Evans 106SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 98 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 Boggs 1.049 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs 174 TB Total bases Wade Boggs 324 GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 22 HBP Hit by pitch Don Baylor 24 SH Sacrifice hits Marty Barrett 22 SF Sacrifice flies Wade Boggs 8 IBB Intentional base on balls Wade Boggs 19 Source:
Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Roger Clemens 20 L Losses Bob Stanley 15 W-L % Winning percentage Roger Clemens .690 (20–9) ERA Earned run average Roger Clemens 2.97 G Games pitched Calvin Schiraldi 62 GS Games started Roger Clemens 36 GF Games finished Calvin Schiraldi 52 CG Complete games Roger Clemens 18 SHO Shutouts Roger Clemens 7 SV Saves Wes Gardner 10 IP Innings pitched Roger Clemens SO Strikeouts Roger Clemens 256 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Roger Clemens 1.175 Source:
Awards and honors Awards Wade Boggs, Silver Slugger Award (3B), AL Player of the Month (June) Roger Clemens, American League Cy Young Award Dwight Evans, Silver Slugger Award (OF), AL Player of the Month (August)
Accomplishments Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .363 Wade Boggs, Major League Baseball Leader, On-base percentage (.461) Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Complete Games (18) Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (7) Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Wins (20)
All-Star Game Wade Boggs, third base, starter Dwight Evans, outfield, reserve Bruce Hurst, pitcher, reserve
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1987 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1987 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com