1991 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
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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.
| 1991 Boston Red Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| Record | 84–78 (.519) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan |
| President | John Harrington |
| General manager | Lou Gorman |
| Manager | Joe Morgan |
| Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy) |
| Radio | WRKO (Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
Offseason
- December 19, 1990: Danny Darwin signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[1]
- February 1, 1991: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
- April 1, 1991: John Moses was released by the Red Sox.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 49–32 | 35–46 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 43–37 | 40–42 |
| New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | .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
- April 18, 1991: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[11]
- August 9, 1991: Kevin Romine was released by the Red Sox.[12]
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.[13]
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.[13]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Reed | 153 | 618 | 87 | 175 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 6 | 60 | .283 | .382 |
| Wade Boggs | 144 | 546 | 93 | 181 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 89 | .332 | .460 |
| Mike Greenwell | 147 | 541 | 76 | 163 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 15 | 43 | .300 | .419 |
| Jack Clark | 140 | 481 | 75 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 87 | 0 | 96 | .249 | .466 |
| Carlos Quintana | 149 | 478 | 69 | 141 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 1 | 61 | .295 | .412 |
| Ellis Burks | 130 | 474 | 56 | 119 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 39 | .251 | .422 |
| Tony Peña | 141 | 464 | 45 | 107 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 8 | 37 | .231 | .321 |
| Tom Brunansky | 142 | 459 | 54 | 105 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 70 | 1 | 49 | .229 | .390 |
| Luis Rivera | 129 | 414 | 64 | 107 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 35 | .258 | .384 |
| Mo Vaughn | 74 | 219 | 21 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 26 | .260 | .370 |
| Steve Lyons | 87 | 212 | 15 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | .241 | .354 |
| Phil Plantier | 53 | 148 | 27 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 23 | .331 | .615 |
| Mike Brumley | 63 | 118 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .212 | .254 |
| John Marzano | 49 | 114 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .333 |
| Mike Marshall | 22 | 62 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .403 |
| Tim Naehring | 20 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .109 | .127 |
| Kevin Romine | 44 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .164 | .255 |
| Scott Cooper | 14 | 35 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .457 | .686 |
| Bob Zupcic | 18 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .280 |
| Wayne Housie | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .375 |
| Eric Wedge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5530 | 731 | 1486 | 305 | 25 | 126 | 691 | 59 | 593 | .269 | .401 |
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
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 18 | 10 | 2.62 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 271.1 | 219 | 93 | 79 | 65 | 241 |
| Greg A. Harris | 11 | 12 | 3.85 | 53 | 21 | 2 | 173.0 | 157 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 127 |
| Joe Hesketh | 12 | 4 | 3.29 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 153.1 | 142 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 104 |
| Mike Gardiner | 9 | 10 | 4.85 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 130.0 | 140 | 79 | 70 | 47 | 91 |
| Tom Bolton | 8 | 9 | 5.24 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 110.0 | 136 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 64 |
| Dennis Lamp | 6 | 3 | 4.70 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 100 | 54 | 48 | 31 | 57 |
| Matt Young | 3 | 7 | 5.18 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 88.2 | 92 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 69 |
| Kevin Morton | 6 | 5 | 4.59 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 86.1 | 93 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 45 |
| Danny Darwin | 3 | 6 | 5.16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 68.0 | 71 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 42 |
| Jeff Gray | 2 | 3 | 2.34 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| Jeff Reardon | 1 | 4 | 3.03 | 57 | 0 | 40 | 59.1 | 54 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 44 |
| Tony Fossas | 3 | 2 | 3.47 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 29 |
| Dana Kiecker | 2 | 3 | 7.36 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 40.1 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 21 |
| Dan Petry | 0 | 0 | 4.43 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Daryl Irvine | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Jeff Plympton | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Steve Lyons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Dopson | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josías Manzanillo | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Team totals | 84 | 78 | 4.01 | 162 | 162 | 45 | 1439.2 | 1405 | 712 | 642 | 530 | 999 |
Statistical leaders
| Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest player | Kevin Morton | 22 |
| Phil Plantier | ||
| Oldest player | Dennis Lamp | 38 |
| Wins Above Replacement | Roger Clemens | 7.9 |
Source:[14]
Batting
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games played | Jody Reed | 153 |
| PA | Plate appearances | Jody Reed | 696 |
| AB | At bats | Jody Reed | 618 |
| R | Runs scored | Wade Boggs | 93 |
| H | Hits | Wade Boggs | 181 |
| 2B | Doubles | Wade Boggs | 42 |
| Jody Reed | |||
| 3B | Triples | Mike Greenwell | 6 |
| HR | Home runs | Jack Clark | 28 |
| RBI | Runs batted in | Jack Clark | 87 |
| SB | Stolen bases | Mike Greenwell | 15 |
| CS | Caught stealing | Ellis Burks | 11 |
| BB | Base on balls | Jack Clark | 96 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Jack Clark | 133 |
| BA | Batting average | Wade Boggs | .332 |
| OBP | On-base percentage | Wade Boggs | .421 |
| SLG | Slugging percentage | Jack Clark | .466 |
| OPS | On-base plus slugging | Wade Boggs | .881 |
| OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Wade Boggs | 140 |
| TB | Total bases | Wade Boggs | 251 |
| GIDP | Grounded into double play | Tony Peña | 23 |
| HBP | Hit by pitch | Ellis Burks | 6 |
| SH | Sacrifice hits | Luis Rivera | 12 |
| SF | Sacrifice flies | Tom Brunansky | 8 |
| IBB | Intentional base on balls | Wade Boggs | 25 |
Source:[14]
Pitching
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wins | Roger Clemens | 18 |
| L | Losses | Greg A. Harris | 12 |
| W-L % | Winning percentage | Joe Hesketh | .750 (12–4) |
| ERA | Earned run average | Roger Clemens | 2.62 |
| G | Games pitched | Tony Fossas | 64 |
| GS | Games started | Roger Clemens | 35 |
| GF | Games finished | Jeff Reardon | 51 |
| CG | Complete games | Roger Clemens | 13 |
| SHO | Shutouts | Roger Clemens | 4 |
| SV | Saves | Jeff Reardon | 40 |
| IP | Innings pitched | Roger Clemens | 271+1⁄3 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Roger Clemens | 241 |
| WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Roger Clemens | 1.047 |
Source:[14]
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