1986 Boston Red Sox season
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1986 AL Champions AL East Champions | |
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Owner(s) | JRY Trust, Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan |
General manager(s) | Lou Gorman |
Manager(s) | John McNamara |
Local television |
WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 NESN (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
Local radio |
WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
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The 1986 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses.
Offseason
- November 13, 1985: Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer (minors) were traded by the Red Sox to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver.[1]
- December 11, 1985: Mark Clear was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ed Romero.[2]
- January 14, 1986: Alan Mills was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign.[3]
- January 14, 1986: Curt Schilling was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 30, 1986.[4]
- March 28, 1986: Mike Easler was traded by the Red Sox to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor.[5]
Spring training
The Boston Red Sox held spring training at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida for the 21st season.
Regular season
- April 29, 1986 – At Fenway Park, Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners to become the first pitcher in history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning major league game.
- Clemens' 24 wins in the regular season were the most by a Red Sox pitcher since 1949.
Season standings
1986 was the first time since 1904 that the Yankees finished second in the standings to the Red Sox.[6]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | — | 51–30 | 44–36 |
New York Yankees | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 5½ | 41–39 | 49–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8½ | 49–32 | 38–43 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 9½ | 42–39 | 44–37 |
Cleveland Indians | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 11½ | 45–35 | 39–43 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 18 | 41–39 | 36–45 |
Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 22½ | 37–42 | 36–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1 |
Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 |
Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — |
Opening day line up
24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
6 | Bill Buckner | 1B |
14 | Jim Rice | LF |
25 | Don Baylor | DH |
10 | Rich Gedman | C |
20 | Tony Armas | CF |
17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS |
47 | Bruce Hurst | P |
Transactions
- June 29, 1986: Steve Lyons was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Seaver.[7]
- August 19, 1986: Rey Quiñones, players to be named later and cash were traded by the Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Spike Owen and Dave Henderson. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Mike Brown and Mike Trujillo to the Mariners on August 22 and John Christensen to the Mariners on September 25.[8]
Draft Picks
- June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball Draft
- Scott Cooper was drafted by the Red Sox in the 3rd round. Player signed June 8, 1986.[9]
Roster
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Game Log
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April (11-8) (Home: 7-4; Road: 4-4)
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May (21-7) (Home: 9-3; Road: 12-4)
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June (17-10) (Home: 7-6; Road: 10-4)
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July (10-16) (Home: 7-6; Road: 3-10)
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August (17-13) (Home: 7-5; Road: 10-8)
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September (18-8) (Home: 13-2; Road: 5-6)
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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 | Gedman, RichRich Gedman | 135 | 462 | 119 | .258 | 16 | 65 |
1B | Buckner, BillBill Buckner | 153 | 629 | 168 | .267 | 18 | 102 |
2B | Barrett, MartyMarty Barrett | 158 | 625 | 179 | .286 | 4 | 60 |
3B | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs | 149 | 580 | 207 | .357 | 8 | 71 |
SS | Quiñones, ReyRey Quiñones | 62 | 190 | 45 | .315 | 2 | 15 |
LF | Rice, JimJim Rice | 157 | 618 | 200 | .324 | 20 | 110 |
CF | Armas, TonyTony Armas | 121 | 425 | 112 | .264 | 11 | 58 |
RF | Evans, DwightDwight Evans | 152 | 529 | 137 | .259 | 26 | 97 |
DH | Baylor, DonDon Baylor | 160 | 585 | 139 | .238 | 31 | 94 |
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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Romero, EdEd Romero | 100 | 233 | 49 | .210 | 2 | 23 |
Owen, SpikeSpike Owen | 42 | 126 | 23 | .183 | 1 | 10 |
Lyons, SteveSteve Lyons | 59 | 124 | 31 | .250 | 1 | 14 |
Sullivan, MarcMarc Sullivan | 41 | 119 | 23 | .193 | 1 | 14 |
Henderson, DaveDave Henderson | 36 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 1 | 3 |
Stapleton, DaveDave Stapleton | 39 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 3 |
Greenwell, MikeMike Greenwell | 31 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 0 | 4 |
Romine, KevinKevin Romine | 35 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 0 | 2 |
Tarver, La SchelleLa Schelle Tarver | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
Hoffman, GlennGlenn Hoffman | 12 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 1 |
Stenhouse, MikeMike Stenhouse | 21 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 1 |
Dodson, PatPat Dodson | 9 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 1 | 3 |
Sax, DaveDave Sax | 4 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
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Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | 33 | 254 | 24 | 4 | 2.48 | 238 |
Boyd, Oil CanOil Can Boyd | 30 | 214.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.78 | 129 |
Nipper, AlAl Nipper | 26 | 159 | 10 | 12 | 5.38 | 79 |
Hurst, BruceBruce Hurst | 25 | 174.1 | 13 | 8 | 2.99 | 167 |
Seaver, TomTom Seaver | 16 | 104.1 | 5 | 7 | 3.80 | 72 |
Sellers, JeffJeff Sellers | 14 | 82 | 3 | 7 | 4.94 | 51 |
Other 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 |
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Brown, MikeMike Brown | 15 | 57.1 | 4 | 4 | 5.34 | 32 |
Woodward, RobRob Woodward | 9 | 35.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.30 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Stanley, BobBob Stanley | 66 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4.37 | 54 |
Sambito, JoeJoe Sambito | 53 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4.84 | 30 |
Crawford, SteveSteve Crawford | 40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.92 | 32 |
Lollar, TimTim Lollar | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 28 |
Stewart, SammySammy Stewart | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 47 |
Schiraldi, CalvinCalvin Schiraldi | 25 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1.41 | 55 |
Trujillo, MikeMike Trujillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 4 |
Gardner, WesWes Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Postseason
ALCS
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | California – 8, Boston – 1 | October 7 | Fenway Park | 32,993 |
2 | California – 2, Boston – 9 | October 8 | Fenway Park | 32,786 |
3 | Boston – 3, California – 5 | October 10 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,206 |
4 | Boston – 3, California – 4 (11 innings) | October 11 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,223 |
5 | Boston – 7, California – 6 (11 innings) | October 12 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,223 |
6 | California – 4, Boston – 10 | October 14 | Fenway Park | 32,998 |
7 | California – 1, Boston – 8 | October 15 | Fenway Park | 33,001 |
World Series
NL New York Mets (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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1 | Red Sox – 1, Mets – 0 | October 18 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,908 | 3:18 |
2 | Red Sox – 9, Mets – 3 | October 19 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,911 | 2:44 |
3 | Mets – 7, Red Sox – 1 | October 21 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 33,595 | 3:09 |
4 | Mets – 6, Red Sox – 2 | October 22 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 33,920 | 3:22 |
5 | Mets – 2, Red Sox – 4 | October 23 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 34,010 | 2:55 |
6 | Red Sox – 5, Mets – 6 (10 inn.) | October 25 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,908 | 3:18 |
7 | Red Sox – 5, Mets – 8 | October 27 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,911 | 2:44 |
Game Log
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1986 American League Championship Series vs. California – Boston wins series 4–3
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1986 World Series vs. New York (NL) – New York (NL) wins series 4–3
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Awards and honors
- Marty Barrett, Second Base, ALCS MVP
- Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .357
- Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Walks (105)
- Wade Boggs, Major League Baseball Leader, On-base percentage (.453)
- Roger Clemens, American League Cy Young Award Winner
- Roger Clemens, American League Most Valuable Player
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, ERA (2.48)
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Wins (24)
- Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
- Roger Clemens, Pitcher, Starter
- Rich Gedman, Catcher, Reserve
- Jim Rice, Outfield, Reserve
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Ed Nottle |
AA | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | Tony Torchia |
A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Dave Holt |
A | Greensboro Hornets | South Atlantic League | Doug Camilli |
A-Short Season | Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Bill Limoncelli |
References
- ↑ Bob Ojeda page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ed Romero page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Alan Mills Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Curt Schilling page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Don Baylor page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Vaccaro, Mike (2005). Emperors and idiots: The hundred year rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, from the very beginning to the end of the curse. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-51354-2.
- ↑ Steve Lyons page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Scott Cooper page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Statmaster: A baseball Team Statistics Tool". Baseball-almanac. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- 1986 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1986 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.