1984 Boston Red Sox

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1984 Boston Red Sox went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 810 runs, allowed 764, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Tony Armas (43 HR, 123 RBI) and Oil Can Boyd (12-12, 4.37 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
810 R 764 RA
Diff +46

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810 Runs Scored
764 Runs Allowed
+46 Run Diff
1,660K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 7% above the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .340 4% above the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .440 11% above the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.18 5% worse than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 810 13% above the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,660,551
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Avg per Game 20,500

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.325 2 Mike Easler 0.313 3 Marty Barrett 0.303 4 Dwight Evans 0.295 5 Jim Rice 0.280

Home Runs

1 Tony Armas 43 2 Dwight Evans 32 3 Jim Rice 28 4 Mike Easler 27 5 Rich Gedman 24

RBI

1 Tony Armas 123 2 Jim Rice 122 3 Dwight Evans 104 4 Mike Easler 91 5 Rich Gedman 72
1984 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Rice 159 657 98 184 25 7 28 122 44 102 4 0.280
Tony Armas 157 639 107 171 29 5 43 123 32 156 1 0.268
Dwight Evans 162 630 121 186 37 8 32 104 96 115 3 0.295
Wade Boggs 158 625 109 203 31 4 6 55 89 44 3 0.325
Mike Easler 156 601 87 188 31 5 27 91 58 134 1 0.313
Marty Barrett 139 475 56 144 23 3 3 45 42 25 5 0.303
Rich Gedman 133 449 54 121 26 4 24 72 29 72 0 0.269
Jackie Gutierrez 151 449 55 118 12 3 2 29 15 49 12 0.263
Bill Buckner 114 439 51 122 21 2 11 67 24 38 2 0.278
Reid Nichols 74 124 14 28 5 1 1 14 12 18 2 0.226
Rick Miller 95 123 17 32 5 1 0 12 17 22 1 0.260
Jerry Remy 30 104 8 26 1 1 0 8 7 11 4 0.250
Gary Allenson 35 83 9 19 2 0 2 8 9 14 0 0.229
Glenn Hoffman 64 74 8 14 4 0 0 4 5 10 0 0.189
Ed Jurak 47 66 6 16 3 1 1 7 12 12 0 0.242
Jeff Newman 24 63 5 14 2 0 1 3 5 16 0 0.222
Dave Stapleton 13 39 4 9 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.231
Marc Sullivan 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Chico Walker 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Brown 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Dorsey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gale 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Mitchell 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Nipper 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ojeda 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Steve Crawford 3.34 2 John Henry Johnson 3.53 3 Bob Stanley 3.54 4 Al Nipper 3.89 5 Bruce Hurst 3.92

Wins

1 Oil Can Boyd 12 2 Bruce Hurst 12 3 Bob Ojeda 12 4 Al Nipper 11 5 Roger Clemens 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Ojeda 137 2 Bruce Hurst 136 3 Oil Can Boyd 134 4 Roger Clemens 126 5 Al Nipper 84
1984 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bruce Hurst 12 12 3.92 33 33 0 218.0 232 95 88 136
Bob Ojeda 12 12 3.99 33 32 0 216.2 211 96 96 137
Oil Can Boyd 12 12 4.37 29 26 0 197.2 207 96 53 134
Al Nipper 11 6 3.89 29 24 0 182.2 183 79 52 84
Roger Clemens 9 4 4.32 21 20 0 133.1 146 64 29 126
Bob Stanley 9 10 3.54 57 0 22 106.2 113 42 23 52
Mike Brown 1 8 6.85 15 11 0 67.0 104 51 19 32
Mark Clear 8 3 4.03 47 0 8 67.0 47 30 70 76
Dennis Eckersley 4 4 5.01 9 9 0 64.2 71 36 13 33
John Henry Johnson 1 2 3.53 30 3 1 63.2 64 25 27 57
Steve Crawford 5 0 3.34 35 0 1 62.0 69 23 21 21
Rich Gale 2 3 5.56 13 4 0 43.2 57 27 18 28
Charlie Mitchell 0 0 2.76 10 0 0 16.1 14 5 6 7
Jim Dorsey 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 2.2 6 3 2 4

👥 Roster (33)

Gary Allenson Tony Armas Marty Barrett Wade Boggs Oil Can Boyd Mike Brown Bill Buckner Mark Clear Roger Clemens Steve Crawford Jim Dorsey Mike Easler +21 more

33 players

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The 1984 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1984 Boston Red Sox finished 86-76, a .531 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 810 scored against 764 allowed (+46). The team batting average of .282 was 7% above the 1984 league mark of .263. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.18 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. The 810 runs scored compare with a league average of 716 per club, 13% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 1,660,551 fans came through the gates. Tony Armas topped the Boston Red Sox with 43 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Oil Can Boyd (12). The strikeout leader was Bob Ojeda with 137. Bob Stanley closed out 22 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1984 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1984 Boston Red Sox finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Tony Armas led the 1984 Boston Red Sox with 43 home runs.
What was the 1984 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1984 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1984 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1984 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1984 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Armas (43 HR, 123 RBI) and Oil Can Boyd (12-12, 4.37 ERA).
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