The 1989 Boston Red Sox season was the 89th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83–79, six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
Offseason November 20, 1988: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Dennis Lamp Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com December 8, 1988: Spike Owen was traded with Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos for John Dopson and Luis Rivera.Spike Owen Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com February 6, 1989: Danny Heep signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.Danny Heep Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 10 12 10 12 3rd (tie) 1 May 14 12 24 24 2nd 2 June 12 15 36 39 3rd July 14 12 50 51 3rd 3 August 18 15 68 66 3rd 4 September 14 13 82 79 3rd 7 October 1 0 83 79 3rd 6
Highlights Wade Boggs had 205 hits and 107 walks,Wade Boggs Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com becoming the first player in MLB history to have at least 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons. He also became the first player in the modern era (after 1900) to have at least 200 hits in seven consecutive seasons.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 5, 1989: Ed Romero was released by the Red Sox.Ed Romero Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com August 7, 1989: Greg A. Harris was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.Greg Harris Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
Other Transactions
September 25: Pitcher Bob Stanley announces his retirement; the Red Sox inform Jim Rice that he will not be invited back to the team next year.
Opening Day lineup 26 Wade Boggs 3B17 Marty Barrett 2B24 Dwight Evans RF39 Mike Greenwell LF12 Ellis Burks CF14 Jim Rice DH 7 Nick Esasky 1B10 Rich Gedman C 3 Jody Reed SS21 Roger Clemens P Source:
The Red Sox lost their Opening Day game, 5–4 in 11 innings, to the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by President George H. W. Bush.
Alumni game The team held an old-timers game on May 6, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included an appearance by Carl Yastrzemski, shortly after his election to the Hall of Fame. Red Sox alumni lost to a team of former MLB players from other clubs, by a 9–0 score in three innings of play.
Roster 1989 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Pitching) (Hitting) (Third base)
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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGWade Boggs1566211132055173542107.330.449Mike Greenwell1455788717836014951356.308.443Nick Esasky1545647915626530108166.277.500Jody Reed14652476151422340473.288.393Dwight Evans1465208214827320100399.285.463Ellis Burks973997312119612612136.303.471Marty Barrett863363186180127432.256.318Luis Rivera933233583171529220.257.362Danny Heep1133203696170549029.300.400Rick Cerone1022962872161448034.243.345Kevin Romine922743075130123121.274.332Rich Gedman93260245590416023.212.292Jim Rice562092249102328113.234.344Randy Kutcher771602836103218311.225.363Ed Romero461131424400607.212.248Carlos Quintana3477616500607.208.273Sam Horn335418200408.148.185John Marzano71858301300.444.778Jeff Stone181533000111.200.200Dana Williams8511100000.200.400Team totals162566677415713263010871656643.277.403 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 Clemens17113.1335350253.12151018893230Mike Boddicker15114.0034340211.22171019471145John Dopson1283.9929280169.116684756995Mike Smithson7144.9540192143.217084793561Dennis Lamp422.324202112.19637292761Rob Murphy572.747409105.097383241107Wes Gardner375.972216086.09764574781Bob Stanley524.88430479.110254432632Lee Smith613.576402570.25330283396Joe Price254.35315070.17135343052Oil Can Boyd324.421010059.05731291926Eric Hetzel236.261211050.16139352833Greg A. Harris222.57150028.0211281525Tom Bolton048.3144017.1211816109Mike Rochford006.754004.047341Team totals83794.01162162421460.114487356505481054 Source:
Statistical leaders
Category Player Statistic Youngest player Carlos Quintana 23 Oldest player Dwight Evans 37 Wins Above Replacement Wade Boggs 8.4 Source:
Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Wade Boggs 156 PA Plate appearances Wade Boggs 742 AB At bats Wade Boggs 621 R Runs scored Wade Boggs 113 H Hits Wade Boggs 205 2B Doubles Wade Boggs 51 3B Triples Wade Boggs 7 HR Home runs Nick Esasky 30 RBI Runs batted in Nick Esasky 108 SB Stolen bases Ellis Burks 21 CS Caught stealing Wade Boggs 6 BB Base on balls Wade Boggs 107 SO Strikeouts Nick Esasky 117 BA Batting average Wade Boggs .330 OBP On-base percentage Wade Boggs .430 SLG Slugging percentage Nick Esasky .500 OPS On-base plus slugging Wade Boggs .879 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs 142 TB Total bases Nick Esasky 282 GIDP Grounded into double play Mike Greenwell 21 HBP Hit by pitch Wade Boggs 7 SH Sacrifice hits Marty Barrett 15SF Sacrifice flies Wade Boggs 7 Dwight Evans IBB Intentional base on balls Wade Boggs 19 Source:
Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Roger Clemens 17 L Losses Mike Smithson 14 W-L % Winning percentage Roger Clemens .607 (17–11) ERA Earned run average Roger Clemens 3.13 G Games pitched Rob Murphy 74 GS Games started Roger Clemens 35 GF Games finished Lee Smith 50 CG Complete games Roger Clemens 8 SHO Shutouts Roger Clemens 3 SV Saves Lee Smith 25 IP Innings pitched Roger Clemens SO Strikeouts Roger Clemens 230 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Roger Clemens 1.216 Source:
Awards and honors Awards Wade Boggs, Silver Slugger Award (3B) Nick Esasky, AL Player of the Month (August)
Accomplishments Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Runs (113) Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Doubles (51)
All-Star Game Wade Boggs, third base, starter Mike Greenwell, outfield, reserve Joe Morgan, manager, bench coach
Farm system
The Gulf Coast League Red Sox replaced the Arizona League Red Sox/Mariners (a cooperative team) as the domestic Rookie League affiliate.
The Red Sox shared a DSL team with the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1989 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1989 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com