1992 Boston Red Sox season

The 1992 Boston Red Sox season was the 92nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the seven-team American League East with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, 23 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who went on to win the 1992 World Series. It was the last time the Red Sox finished last in their division until 2012. From 1933 to 2011, this was the only season the Red Sox finished last in the division.

Offseason January 2, 1992: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.

Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 9 9 9 9 5th May 15 12 24 21 4th June 11 17 35 38 5th July 13 15 48 53 4th August 12 18 60 71 6th (tie) September 11 17 71 88 7th 22 October 2 1 73 89 7th 23 The Red Sox hit seven grand slams, the most in MLB in 1992.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 16, 1992: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.Bob Geren Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased by the Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and minor league outfielder Sean Ross.Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com October 26, 1992: Wade Boggs was granted free agency by the Red Sox.Wade Boggs Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Opening Day lineup 26 Wade Boggs 3B  3 Jody Reed 2B 39 Mike Greenwell     LF12 Ellis Burks CF29 Phil Plantier RF25 Jack Clark DH42 Mo Vaughn 1B  6 Tony Peña C  2 Luis Rivera SS21 Roger Clemens P Source:

Alumni game The team held an old-timers game on May 16, before a scheduled home game against the California Angels. The game marked the 25th anniversary of the 1967 Boston Red Sox season, known as "The Impossible Dream"; participants from the 1967 team included Mike Andrews, Jim Lonborg, Rico Petrocelli, and Carl Yastrzemski. Red Sox alumni won by a 3–0 score over a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, managed by Harmon Killebrew.

Roster 1992 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

InfieldersOutfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Hitting, third base) (Pitching) (Third base, bench)

Player stats = Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 133 410 99 .241 1 38 1B 113 355 83 .234 13 57 2B 143 550 136 .247 3 40 3B 143 514 133 .259 7 50 SS 102 288 62 .215 0 29 LF 75 315 75 .238 1 23 CF 124 392 108 .276 3 43 RF 138 458 122 .266 15 74 DH 81 257 54 .210 5 33

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 108 349 86 .246 7 30 123 337 93 .276 5 33 66 235 60 .255 8 30 105 234 55 .235 1 14 72 186 43 .231 3 14 58 185 51 .276 5 25 49 180 42 .233 2 18 27 68 17 .250 5 11 35 66 13 .197 0 2 19 50 4 .080 0 1 21 28 7 .250 0 2 4 3 0 .000 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 32 246.2 18 11 2.41208 35 238.0 13 12 3.44 121 30 148.2 8 9 4.36 104 25 141.1 7 11 4.08 55

Relief and other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SO SV 51 161.1 9 9 3.96 124 3 28 130.2 4 10 4.75 79 0 70 107.2 4 9 2.51 73 4 28 70.2 0 4 4.58 57 0 27 49.1 2 3 2.19 24 1 Jeff Reardon 46 42.1 2 2 4.25 32 27 60 29.2 1 2 2.43 19 2 21 29.0 1 2 3.41 23 0 21 28.0 3 4 6.11 10 0 4 14.2 1 1 4.91 7 0 7 7.0 0 0 6.43 5 1 5 3.2 0 0 7.36 2 0

Awards and honors Awards Roger Clemens, AL Pitcher of the Month (May, August)

Accomplishments Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (5)

All-Star Game Wade Boggs, third base, starter Roger Clemens, 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

Game log Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Game postponed

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 1 || April 7 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Sanderson (1–0) || Clemens (0–1) || Farr (1) || Yankee Stadium || 56,572 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 2 || April 9 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Monteleone (1–0) || Viola (0–1) || Howe (1) || Yankee Stadium || 20,430 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 3 || April 11 || @ Indians || 7–5 (19)|| Gardiner (1–0) || Bell (0–1) || — || Cleveland Stadium || 65,813 || 1–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 4 || April 12 (1)|| @ Indians || 1–2 || Nagy (1–1) || Young (0–1) || Lilliquist (1) || Cleveland Stadium || — || 1–3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 5 || April 12 (2)|| @ Indians || 3–0 || Clemens (1–1) || Scudder (0–1) || — || Cleveland Stadium || 20,480 || 2–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 6 || April 13 || Orioles || 6–8 || Frowirth (1–0) || Fossas (0–1) || Olson (1) || Fenway Park || 34,472 || 2–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 7 || April 15 || Orioles || 6–5 || Harris (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || Reardon (1) || Fenway Park || 27,185 || 3–4 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || April 16 || Orioles || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date July 31. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 8 || April 17 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Clemens (2–1) || Wells (1–1) || Reardon (2) || Fenway Park || 27,467 || 4–4 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 9 || April 18 || Blue Jays || 1–2 || Stottlemyre (1–1) || Viola (0–2) || Henke (2) || Fenway Park || 32,640 || 4–5 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 10 || April 19 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Darwin (1–0) || Henke (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 28,196 || 5–5 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 11 || April 20 || Blue Jays || 4–6 (13)|| MacDonald (1–0) || Bolton (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 34,709 || 5–6 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 12 || April 21 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Gardiner (2–0) || Austin (1–1) || Darwin (1) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 8,257 || 6–6 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || April 22 || @ Brewers || colspan=8|Postponed (cold). Makeup date August 14. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 13 || April 23 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Wegman (2–1) || Clemens (2–2) || Henry (2) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 9,740 || 6–7 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 14 || April 24 || Rangers || 3–1 (6)|| Viola (1–2) || Guzmán (1–2) || — || Fenway Park || 31,461 || 7–7 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || April 25 || Rangers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date April 26. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 15 || April 26 (1)|| Rangers || 1–3 || Witt (2–2) || Young (0–2) || Russell (4) || Fenway Park || — || 7–8 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 16 || April 26 (2)|| Rangers || 2–4 || Mathews (1–1) || Harris (1–1) || Russell (5) || Fenway Park || 32,728 || 7–9 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 17 || April 28 || White Sox || 6–3 || Clemens (3–2) || McKaskill (1–3) || Reardon (3) || Fenway Park || 27,673 || 8–9 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 18 || April 29 || White Sox || 6–1 || Viola (2–2) || Fernandez (1–2) || Reardon (4) || Fenway Park || 27,205 || 9–9 || W2

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 19 || May 1 || Royals || 6–5 || Darwin (2–0) || Montgomery (0–3) || — || Fenway Park || 27,973 || 10–9 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 20 || May 2 || Royals || 7–6 || Harris (2–1) || Pichardo (0–1) || Reardon (5) || Fenway Park || 31,978 || 11–9 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 21 || May 3 || Royals || 2–5 || Appier (1–2) || Hesketh (0–1) || Montgomery (3) || Fenway Park || 33,368 || 11–10 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 22 || May 4 || Twins || 1–6 || Smiley (1–2) || Clemens (3–3) || — || Fenway Park || 25,843 || 11–11 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 23 || May 5 || Twins || 4–1 || Viola (3–2) || Mahomes (2–1) || Reardon (6) || Fenway Park || 25,009 || 12–11 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 24 || May 6 || @ White Sox || 5–7 || Radinsky (2–1) || Darwin (2–1) || Thigpen (6) || Comiskey Park || 25,338 || 12–12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 25 || May 7 || @ White Sox || 6–7 || Pall (1–0) || Harris (2–2) || Thigpen (7) || Comiskey Park || 25,582 || 12–13 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 26 || May 8 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Appier (2–2) || Hesketh (0–2) || Montgomery (6) || Royals Stadium || 22,063 || 12–14 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 27 || May 9 || @ Royals || 5–0 || Clemens (4–3) || Gordon (0–4) || — || Royals Stadium || 28,444 || 13–14 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 28 || May 10 || @ Royals || 10–6 || Viola (4–2) || Magnante (0–3) || — || Royals Stadium || 19,180 || 14–14 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 29 || May 12 || @ Twins || 3–6 || Tapani (2–4) || Gardiner (2–1) || Aguilera (10) || Metrodome || 19,270 || 14–15 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 30 || May 13 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Edens (2–0) || Harris (2–3) || — || Metrodome || 21,472 || 14–16 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 31 || May 15 || Angels || 3–0 || Clemens (5–3) || Abbott (2–5) || — || Fenway Park || 33,254 || 15–16 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 32 || May 16 || Angels || 3–0 || Viola (5–2) || Valera (2–2) || Reardon (7) || Fenway Park || 33,247 || 16–16 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 33 || May 17 || Angels || 1–3 || Langston (4–1) || Dopson (0–1) || Harvey (12) || Fenway Park || 32,554 || 16–17 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 34 || May 18 || Mariners || 3–2 || Gardiner (3–1) || Hanson (1–6) || Reardon (8) || Fenway Park || 24,377 || 17–17 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 35 || May 19 || Mariners || 7–5 || Bolton (1–1) || Nelson (0–2) || Reardon (9) || Fenway Park || 27,091 || 18–17 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 36 || May 20 || Mariners || 6–4 || Clemens (6–3) || Powell (1–1) || Reardon (10) || Fenway Park || 32,055 || 19–17 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 37 || May 22 || Athletics || 3–5 || Stewart (3–4) || Viola (5–3) || Eckersley (17) || Fenway Park || 33,591 || 19–18 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 38 || May 23 || Athletics || 5–1 || Dopson (1–1) || Moore (5–3) || — || Fenway Park || 33,186 || 20–18 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 39 || May 24 || Athletics || 0–4 || Darling (4–2) || Gardiner (3–2) || — || Fenway Park || 33,965 || 20–19 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 40 || May 26 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Clemens (7–3) || Abbott (2–6) || Reardon (11) || Anaheim Stadium || 23,649 || 21–19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 41 || May 27 || @ Angels || 4–3 (10) || Reardon (1–0) || Harvey (0–3) || Darwin (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 23,127 || 22–19 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 42 || May 28 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Hesketh (1–2) || Langston (5–2) || Reardon (12) || Anaheim Stadium || 23,843 || 23–19 || W3