1982 Boston Red Sox

89-73 • .549 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1982 Boston Red Sox went 89-73 (.549) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 753 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dwight Evans (32 HR, 98 RBI) and Mark Clear (14-9, 3.00 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
753 R 713 RA
Diff +40

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753 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
1,954K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 4% above the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .339 4% above the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .406 1% above the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.03 1% better than the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 753 4% above the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,954,038
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Avg per Game 24,123

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.349 2 Jim Rice 0.309 3 Reid Nichols 0.302 4 Carney Lansford 0.301 5 Dwight Evans 0.292

Home Runs

1 Dwight Evans 32 2 Jim Rice 24 3 Carl Yastrzemski 16 4 Dave Stapleton 14 5 Carney Lansford 11

RBI

1 Dwight Evans 98 2 Jim Rice 97 3 Carl Yastrzemski 72 4 Dave Stapleton 65 5 Carney Lansford 63
1982 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Remy 155 636 89 178 22 3 0 47 55 77 16 0.280
Dwight Evans 162 609 122 178 37 7 32 98 112 125 3 0.292
Jim Rice 145 573 86 177 24 5 24 97 55 98 0 0.309
Dave Stapleton 150 538 66 142 28 1 14 65 31 40 2 0.264
Carney Lansford 128 482 65 145 28 4 11 63 46 48 9 0.301
Glenn Hoffman 150 469 53 98 23 2 7 49 30 69 0 0.209
Carl Yastrzemski 131 459 53 126 22 1 16 72 59 50 0 0.275
Rick Miller 135 409 50 104 13 2 4 38 40 41 5 0.254
Wade Boggs 104 338 51 118 14 1 5 44 35 21 1 0.349
Rich Gedman 92 289 30 72 17 2 4 26 10 37 0 0.249
Gary Allenson 92 264 25 54 11 0 6 33 38 39 0 0.205
Reid Nichols 92 245 35 74 16 1 7 33 14 28 5 0.302
Tony Perez 69 196 18 51 14 2 6 31 19 48 0 0.260
Ed Jurak 12 21 3 7 0 0 0 7 2 4 0 0.333
Julio Valdez 28 20 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 0.250
Marty Barrett 8 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.056
Garry Hancock 11 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Roger LaFrancois 8 10 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.400
Marc Sullivan 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Luis Aponte 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Brown 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Denman 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ojeda 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Rainey 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tudor 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Tom Burgmeier 2.29 2 Mark Clear 3.00 3 Bob Stanley 3.10 4 Luis Aponte 3.18 5 John Tudor 3.63

Wins

1 Mark Clear 14 2 Dennis Eckersley 13 3 John Tudor 13 4 Bob Stanley 12 5 Mike Torrez 9

Strikeouts

1 John Tudor 146 2 Dennis Eckersley 127 3 Mark Clear 109 4 Mike Torrez 84 5 Bob Stanley 83
1982 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Eckersley 13 13 3.73 33 33 0 224.1 228 93 43 127
John Tudor 13 10 3.63 32 30 0 195.2 215 79 59 146
Mike Torrez 9 9 5.23 31 31 0 175.2 196 102 74 84
Bob Stanley 12 7 3.10 48 0 14 168.1 161 58 50 83
Chuck Rainey 7 5 5.02 27 25 0 129.0 146 72 63 57
Bruce Hurst 3 7 5.77 28 19 0 117.0 161 75 40 53
Mark Clear 14 9 3.00 55 0 14 105.0 92 35 61 109
Tom Burgmeier 7 0 2.29 40 0 2 102.1 98 26 22 44
Luis Aponte 2 2 3.18 40 0 3 85.0 78 30 25 44
Bob Ojeda 4 6 5.63 22 14 0 78.1 95 49 29 52
Brian Denman 3 4 4.78 9 9 0 49.0 55 26 9 9
Steve Crawford 1 0 2.00 5 0 0 9.0 14 2 0 2
Oil Can Boyd 0 1 5.40 3 1 0 8.1 11 5 2 2
Mike Brown 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 6.0 7 0 1 4

👥 Roster (33)

Gary Allenson Luis Aponte Marty Barrett Wade Boggs Oil Can Boyd Mike Brown Tom Burgmeier Mark Clear Steve Crawford Brian Denman Dennis Eckersley Dwight Evans +21 more

33 players

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The 1982 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1982 Boston Red Sox reads 89 wins and 73 losses, good for 3rd in the AL East. The Boston Red Sox scored 753 runs and allowed 713, a run differential of +40. Against a league average of .264, the 1982 Boston Red Sox batted .274. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.03 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.07. The 753 runs scored compare with a league average of 726 per club, 4% more.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,954,038 in attendance, about 24,123 a game. Dwight Evans led the club in home runs with 32. On the mound, Mark Clear won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was John Tudor with 146. Mark Clear saved 14 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1982 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1982 Boston Red Sox finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dwight Evans led the 1982 Boston Red Sox with 32 home runs.
What was the 1982 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1982 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.03.
Did the 1982 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1982 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1982 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dwight Evans (32 HR, 98 RBI) and Mark Clear (14-9, 3.00 ERA).
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