1987 Boston Red Sox season
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1987 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan |
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| Manager(s) | John McNamara | |
| Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 NESN (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
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| Local radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
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The 1987 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
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Regular season
- June 29, 1987: Wade Boggs had a grand slam, a triple, and 7 RBI in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 |
| Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 |
Notable Transactions
- June 2, 1987: Jayhawk Owens was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 25th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign.[1]
- July 23, 1987: Bill Buckner was released by the Boston Red Sox.[2]
- September 1, 1987: Don Baylor was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Enrique Rios (minors) (December 18, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.[3]
Opening Day Line Up
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
| 6 | Bill Buckner | 1B |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 25 | Don Baylor | DH |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 42 | Dave Henderson | CF |
| 15 | Marc Sullivan | C |
| 7 | Spike Owen | SS |
| 46 | Bob Stanley | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Marc Sullivan | 60 | 160 | 27 | .169 | 2 | 10 |
| 1B | Dwight Evans | 154 | 541 | 165 | .305 | 34 | 123 |
| 2B | Marty Barrett | 137 | 559 | 164 | .293 | 3 | 43 |
| 3B | Wade Boggs | 147 | 551 | 200 | .363 | 24 | 89 |
| SS | Spike Owen | 132 | 437 | 113 | .259 | 2 | 48 |
| LF | Jim Rice | 108 | 404 | 112 | .277 | 13 | 62 |
| CF | Ellis Burks | 133 | 558 | 152 | .272 | 20 | 59 |
| RF | Todd Benzinger | 73 | 223 | 62 | .278 | 8 | 43 |
| DH | Don Baylor | 108 | 339 | 81 | .239 | 16 | 57 |
Other batters
| 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 | 36 | 201.2 | 20 | 9 | 2.97 | 256 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors
- Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .363
- Wade Boggs, Major League Baseball Leader, On-base percentage (.461)
- Roger Clemens, American League Cy Young Award Winner
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Complete Games (18)
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (7)
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Wins (20)
- Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
- Dwight Evans, Outfield, Reserve
- Bruce Hurst, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owensja02.shtml
- ^ Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/baylodo01.shtml
- 1987 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1987 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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