1991 Boston Red Sox season
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.
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Owner(s) | Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan |
General manager(s) | Lou Gorman |
Manager(s) | Joe Morgan |
Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy) |
Local radio | WRKO (Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) |
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Offseason
- December 19, 1990: Danny Darwin signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 7 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 7 | 49–32 | 35–46 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 8 | 43–37 | 40–42 |
New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 20 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 24 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | 0.352 | 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
Opening Day Line Up
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
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.[5] 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.[5]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Tony Peña | 141 | 464 | 107 | .231 | 5 | 48 |
1B | Carlos Quintana | 149 | 478 | 141 | .295 | 11 | 71 |
2B | Jody Reed | 153 | 618 | 175 | .283 | 5 | 60 |
3B | Wade Boggs | 144 | 546 | 181 | .332 | 8 | 51 |
SS | Luis Rivera | 129 | 414 | 107 | .258 | 8 | 40 |
LF | Mike Greenwell | 147 | 544 | 163 | .300 | 9 | 83 |
CF | Ellis Burks | 130 | 474 | 119 | .251 | 14 | 56 |
RF | Tom Brunansky | 142 | 459 | 105 | .229 | 16 | 70 |
DH | Jack Clark | 140 | 481 | 120 | .249 | 28 | 87 |
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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roger Clemens | 35 | 271.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.62 | 241 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors
- 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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
References
- Danny Darwin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- John Moses Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
- Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Kevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
- "An emotional reunion for DiMaggio, Williams". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. May 12, 1991. p. 7E. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1991 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
- 1991 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com