1986 Boston Red Sox season

1986 Boston Red Sox
American League Champions
American League East Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record95–66 (.590)
Divisional place1st
OwnersBuddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
PresidentJean Yawkey
General managerLou Gorman
ManagerJohn McNamara
TelevisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
RadioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1986 Boston Red Sox season was the 86th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses. After defeating the California Angels in the ALCS, the Red Sox lost the World Series to the New York Mets in seven games.

Offseason

Red Sox manager John McNamara

Spring Training

The Red Sox held spring training at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, for the 21st season.

Boston Win Boston Loss Tie Game
1986 Boston Red Sox Spring Training Log
March
# Date Opponent Score Record Source
1 March 7 @ Tigers 0─3 0─1 [6]
2 March 8 @ Tigers 4─6 0─2 [7]
3 March 9 @ Tigers 2─11 0─3 [8]
4 March 10 @ Los Angeles 7─6 1─3 [9]
5 March 11 @ Orioles 5─1 2─3 [10]
6 March 12 Vs. Tigers 2─3 3─3 [11]
7 March 13 @ Tigers 8─9 3─4 [12]
8 March 16 @ Astros 8─5 4─4 [13]
9 March 17 @ Cardinals 3─6 4─5 [14]
10 March 18 Vs. Blue Jays 5─2 4─6 [15]
11 March 19 @ Mets 4─7 4─7 [16]
12 March 20 Vs. Tigers 10─9 4─8 [17]
12 March 21 Vs. Twins 8─1 4─9 [18]
13 March 22 @ Twins 0─4 4─10 [19]
14 March 23 @ Royals 3─1 5─10 [20]
15 March 24 Vs. Astros 4─3 5─11 [21]
16 March 25 @ Pirates 5─6 5─12 [22]
17 March 26 @ White Sox 27─10 6─12 [23]
18 March 27 Vs. Pirates 5─2 6─13 [24]
19 March 28 Vs. Mets 5─6 7─13 [25]
20 March 29 Vs. Tigers 5─9 8─13 [26]
21 March 30 Vs. Blue Jays 2─7 9─13 [27]
22 March 31 Vs. Expos 6─8 9─13 [28]
April
# Date Opponent Score Record Source
23 April 1 Vs. Phillies 3─0 9─14 [29]
24 April 2 @ Tigers 3─9 9─15 [30]
25 April 3 @ Pirates 3─4 9─16 [31]
26 April 4 @ Astros 9─0 10─16 [32]
27 April 5 Vs. Tigers 0─6 11─16 [33]

Regular season

April

The Red Sox ended the series at Chicago with a 12─2 victory.[34]

July

In the second game of the series (July 1), the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays 9─7, with Tom Seaver making his debut with the Red Sox.

Record by month[35]
Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 11 8 11 8 2nd (tie) 2+1⁄2 [36]
May 21 7 32 15 1st +2+1⁄2 [37]
June 17 10 49 25 1st +8 [38]
July 10 16 59 41 1st +4 [39]
August 17 13 76 54 1st +3+1⁄2 [40]
September 18 8 94 62 1st +8+1⁄2 [41]
October 1 4 95 66 1st +5+1⁄2 [42]

The Red Sox played only 161 games, as a road game scheduled against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 24 was rained out, and was not rescheduled as it had no bearing on the divisional race.[43]

Highlights

Roger Clemens

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 95 66 .590 — 51‍–‍30 44‍–‍36
New York Yankees 90 72 .556 5½ 41‍–‍39 49‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers 87 75 .537 8½ 49‍–‍32 38‍–‍43
Toronto Blue Jays 86 76 .531 9½ 42‍–‍39 44‍–‍37
Cleveland Indians 84 78 .519 11½ 45‍–‍35 39‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers 77 84 .478 18 41‍–‍39 36‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles 73 89 .451 22½ 37‍–‍42 36‍–‍47

This was the first season since 1904 that the Yankees franchise (then known as the Highlanders) finished second in the standings to the Red Sox franchise (then known as the Americans).[48]

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 —


Notable transactions

Opening day lineup

Wade Boggs
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

Source:[52]

Alumni game

On May 17, the Red Sox held an old-timers game at Fenway, before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers. The game—themed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the pennant-winning 1946 Red Sox—welcomed back 19 alumni of the team and was also the first to invite non-Red Sox alumni.[53] Besides Ted Williams, Luis Tiant, and Rico Petrocelli, the day featured appearances by all three DiMaggio brothers: Joe, Vince, and Dom.[54] The umpiring crew included Hall of Fame inductee Jocko Conlan.[54]

Illegal Firing of Tommy Harper

General Manager Haywood Sullivan, a supporter of the all-white and anti-Black Elks Club of Winter Haven, Florida (where the team then held spring training), would welcome the organization into the Red Sox' Chain of Lakes Park clubhouse to invite the white players and white front-office personnel only to the Elks' segregated facilities. Former outfielder and coach Tommy Harper spoke against this practice in 1985 and the Red Sox retaliated and fired Harper. On July 1, 1986, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vindicated Harper and cited the Red Sox for illegal actions.[55]

Roster

1986 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Red Sox Debuts

Name Position Date Game Source
Wes Gardner Pitcher 4/13/1986 @ White Sox [34]
Tom Seaver Pitcher 7/1/1986 Vs. Blue Jays

Game log

1986 Regular Season Game Log (95-66) (Home: 51-30; Road: 44-36)
April (11-8) (Home: 7-4; Road: 4-4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
1 April 7 @ Tigers
2 April 9 @ Tigers
3 April 10 @ Tigers
4 April 11 @ White Sox
5 April 12 @ White Sox
6 April 13 @ White Sox
7 April 14 Royals
8 April 16 Royals
9 April 17 Royals
10 April 18 White Sox
11 April 19 White Sox
12 April 20 White Sox
13 April 21 Tigers
14 April 22 Tigers
15 April 23 Tigers
16 April 25 @ Royals
17 April 26 @ Royals
18 April 29 Mariners
19 April 30 Mariners
May (21-7) (Home: 9-3; Road: 12-4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
20 May 1 Mariners
21 May 2 Athletics
22 May 3 Athletics
23 May 4 Athletics
24 May 5 Angels
25 May 6 Angels
26 May 7 @ Mariners
27 May 8 @ Mariners
28 May 9 @ Athletics
29 May 10 @ Athletics
30 May 11 @ Athletics
31 May 12 @ Angels
32 May 13 @ Angels
33 May 14 @ Angels
34 May 16 Rangers
35 May 17 Rangers
36 May 18 Rangers
37 May 19 Twins
38 May 20 Twins
39 May 21 Twins
40 May 23 @ Rangers
41 May 24 @ Rangers
42 May 25 @ Rangers
43 May 26 @ Indians
44 May 27 @ Indians
45 May 28 @ Indians
46 May 30 @ Twins
47 May 31 @ Twins
June (17-10) (Home: 7-6; Road: 10-4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
48 June 1 @ Twins
49 June 2 Indians
50 June 3 Indians
51 June 4 Indians
52 June 5 @ Brewers
53 June 6 @ Brewers
54 June 7 @ Brewers
55 June 8 @ Brewers
56 June 9 @ Blue Jays
57 June 10 @ Blue Jays
58 June 11 @ Blue Jays
59 June 13 Brewers
60 June 14 Brewers
61 June 15 Brewers
62 June 16 @ Yankees
63 June 17 @ Yankees
64 June 18 @ Yankees
65 June 20 Orioles
66 June 21 Orioles
67 June 22 Orioles
68 June 23 Yankees
69 June 24 Yankees
70 June 25 Yankees
71 June 27 @ Orioles
72 June 28 @ Orioles
73 June 29 @ Orioles
74 June 30 Blue Jays
July (10-16) (Home: 7-6; Road: 3-10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
75 July 1 Blue Jays
76 July 2 Blue Jays
77 July 3 Blue Jays
78 July 4 Mariners
79 July 5 Mariners
80 July 6 Mariners
81 July 7 Athletics
82 July 8 Athletics
83 July 9 Athletics
84 July 10 Angels
85 July 11 Angels
86 July 12 Angels
87 July 13 Angels
88 July 17 @ Mariners
89 July 18 @ Mariners
90 July 19 @ Mariners
91 July 20 @ Mariners
92 July 21 @ Athletics
93 July 22 @ Athletics
94 July 23 @ Athletics
95 July 25 @ Angels
96 July 26 @ Angels
97 July 27 @ Angels
98 July 28 @ White Sox
99 July 29 @ White Sox
100 July 30 @ White Sox
August (17-13) (Home: 7-5; Road: 10-8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
101 August 1 Royals
102 August 2 Royals
103 August 3 Royals
104 August 4 White Sox
105 August 5 White Sox
106 August 6 White Sox
107 August 8 @ Tigers
108 August 9 @ Tigers
109 August 10 @ Tigers
110 August 11 @ Tigers
111 August 12 @ Royals
112 August 12 @ Royals
113 August 13 @ Royals
114 August 14 @ Royals
115 August 15 Tigers
116 August 16 Tigers
117 August 17 Tigers
118 August 18 @ Twins
119 August 19 @ Twins
120 August 20 @ Twins
121 August 21 @ Indians
122 August 22 @ Indians
123 August 23 @ Indians
124 August 24 @ Indians
125 August 25 @ Rangers
126 August 26 @ Rangers
127 August 27 @ Rangers
128 August 29 Indians
129 August 30 Indians
130 August 31 Indians
September (18-8) (Home: 13-2; Road: 5-6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
131 September 1 Rangers
132 September 2 Rangers
133 September 3 Rangers
134 September 5 Twins
135 September 6 Twins
136 September 7 Twins
137 September 8 @ Orioles
138 September 9 @ Orioles
139 September 10 @ Orioles
140 September 11 @ Orioles
141 September 12 @ Yankees
142 September 13 @ Yankees
143 September 14 @ Yankees
144 September 16 Brewers
145 September 16 Brewers
146 September 17 Brewers
147 September 18 Brewers
148 September 19 @ Blue Jays
149 September 20 @ Blue Jays
150 September 21 @ Blue Jays
151 September 23 @ Brewers
– September 24 @ Brewers Cancelled (rain)
152 September 26 Blue Jays
153 September 27 Blue Jays
154 September 28 Blue Jays
155 September 29 Orioles
156 September 30 Orioles
October (1-4) (Home: 1-4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB
157 October 1 Orioles
158 October 2 Yankees
159 October 4 Yankees
160 October 4 Yankees
161 October 5 Yankees

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; R = Runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos Player G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI Avg. OBP SLG Reference
C Rich Gedman 135 462 119 29 0 16 49 65 .258 .315 .424 [56]
1B Bill Buckner 153 629 168 39 2 18 73 102 .267 .311 .421 [57]
2B Marty Barrett 158 625 179 39 4 4 94 60 .286 .353 .381 [58]
3B Wade Boggs 149 580 207 47 2 8 107 71 .357 .453 .486 [59]
SS Rey Quiñones 62 190 45 12 1 2 26 15 .237 .315 .342 [60]
LF Jim Rice 157 618 200 39 2 20 98 110 .324 .384 .490 [61]
CF Tony Armas 121 425 112 21 4 11 40 58 .264 .305 .409 [62]
RF Dwight Evans 152 529 137 33 2 26 86 97 .259 .376 .476 [63]
DH Don Baylor 160 585 139 23 1 31 93 94 .238 .344 .439 [64]

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 Reference
Ed Romero 100 233 49 .210 2 23 [65]
Spike Owen 42 126 23 .183 1 10 [66]
Steve Lyons 59 124 31 .250 1 14 [67]
Marc Sullivan 41 119 23 .193 1 14 [68]
Dave Henderson 36 51 10 .196 1 3 [69]
Dave Stapleton 39 39 5 .128 0 3 [70]
Mike Greenwell 31 35 11 .314 0 4 [71]
Kevin Romine 35 35 9 .257 0 2 [72]
La Schelle Tarver 13 25 3 .120 0 1 [73]
Glenn Hoffman 12 23 5 .217 0 1 [74]
Mike Stenhouse 21 21 2 .095 0 1 [75]
Pat Dodson 9 12 5 .417 1 3 [76]
Dave Sax 4 11 5 .455 1 1 [77]

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 Reference
Roger Clemens 33 254.0 24 4 2.48 238 [78]
Oil Can Boyd 30 214.1 16 10 3.78 129 [79]
Bruce Hurst 25 174.1 13 8 2.99 167 [80]
Al Nipper 26 159.0 10 12 5.38 79 [81]
Tom Seaver 16 104.1 5 7 3.80 72 [82]
Jeff Sellers 14 82.0 3 7 4.94 51 [83]

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 Reference
Mike Brown 15 57.1 4 4 5.34 32 [84]
Rob Woodward 9 35.2 2 3 5.30 14 [85]

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 Reference
Bob Stanley 66 6 6 16 4.37 54 [86]
Joe Sambito 53 2 0 12 4.84 30 [87]
Steve Crawford 40 0 2 4 3.92 32 [88]
Tim Lollar 32 2 0 0 6.91 28 [89]
Sammy Stewart 27 4 1 0 4.38 47 [90]
Calvin Schiraldi 25 4 2 9 1.41 55 [91]
Mike Trujillo 3 0 0 0 9.53 4 [92]
Wes Gardner 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 [93]

Postseason

ALCS

Main article: 1986 American League Championship Series
Game Score Date Location Attendance
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

Main article: 1986 World Series
NL New York Mets (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
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

1986 Postseason Game Log
1986 American League Championship Series vs. California – Boston wins series 4–3
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Report Game Time National TV National Radio
1 October 7 Angels
2 October 8 Angels
3 October 10 @ Angels
4 October 11 @ Angels
5 October 12 @ Angels
6 October 14 Angels
7 October 15 Angels
1986 World Series vs. New York (NL) – New York (NL) wins series 4–3
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Report Game Time National TV National Radio
1 October 18 @ Mets
2 October 19 @ Mets
3 October 21 Mets
4 October 22 Mets
5 October 23 Mets
6 October 25 @ Mets
7 October 27 @ Mets

Awards and Honors

Awards

Marty Barrett, ALCS MVP

Don Baylor, Silver Slugger Award (DH)

Wade Boggs, Silver Slugger Award (3B), AL Player of the Month (May)

Roger Clemens:

Bruce Hurst, AL Pitcher of the Month (September)

Accomplishments

Wade Boggs:

Roger Clemens:

All-Star Game
Name Starter or Reserve Position Reference
Wade Boggs Starter 3B [102]
Roger Clemens Starter P
Rich Gedman Reserve C
Jim Rice Reserve LF

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

Source:[103][104]

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