⭐ Division Winner

1986 Boston Red Sox

95-66 • .590 Win% • 1st in AL E

📊 Season Record

95 Wins
66 Losses
.590 Win %
1st Rank
794 R 696 RA
Diff +98

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⚡ Quick Stats

794 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
+98 Run Diff
2,146K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 3% above the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .345 5% above the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .415 2% above the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.93 6% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 794 6% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,146,694
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Avg per Game 26,502

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.357 2 Jim Rice 0.324 3 Marty Barrett 0.286 4 Bill Buckner 0.267 5 Tony Armas 0.264

Home Runs

1 Don Baylor 31 2 Dwight Evans 26 3 Jim Rice 20 4 Bill Buckner 18 5 Rich Gedman 16

RBI

1 Jim Rice 110 2 Bill Buckner 102 3 Dwight Evans 97 4 Don Baylor 94 5 Wade Boggs 71
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Buckner 153 629 73 168 39 2 18 102 40 25 6 0.267
Marty Barrett 158 625 94 179 39 4 4 60 65 31 15 0.286
Jim Rice 157 618 98 200 39 2 20 110 62 78 0 0.324
Don Baylor 160 585 93 139 23 1 31 94 62 111 3 0.238
Wade Boggs 149 580 107 207 47 2 8 71 105 44 0 0.357
Dwight Evans 152 529 86 137 33 2 26 97 97 117 3 0.259
Rich Gedman 135 462 49 119 29 0 16 65 37 61 1 0.258
Tony Armas 121 425 40 112 21 4 11 58 24 77 0 0.264
Ed Romero 100 233 41 49 11 0 2 23 18 16 2 0.210
Rey Quinones 62 190 26 45 12 1 2 15 19 26 3 0.237
Spike Owen 42 126 21 23 2 1 1 10 17 9 3 0.183
Steve Lyons 59 124 20 31 7 2 1 14 12 23 2 0.250
Marc Sullivan 41 119 15 23 4 0 1 14 7 32 0 0.193
Dave Henderson 36 51 8 10 3 0 1 3 2 15 1 0.196
Dave Stapleton 39 39 4 5 1 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.128
Mike Greenwell 31 35 4 11 2 0 0 4 5 7 0 0.314
Kevin Romine 35 35 6 9 2 0 0 2 3 9 2 0.257
La Schelle Tarver 13 25 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.120
Glenn Hoffman 12 23 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.217
Mike Stenhouse 21 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 12 5 0 0.095
Pat Dodson 9 12 3 5 2 0 1 3 3 3 0 0.417
Dave Sax 4 11 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.455
Tim Lollar 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Oil Can Boyd 30 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
Roger Clemens 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Nipper 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Sambito 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Calvin Schiraldi 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Seaver 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Sellers 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Stewart 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trujillo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Woodward 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Calvin Schiraldi 1.41 2 Roger Clemens 2.48 3 Bruce Hurst 2.99 4 Oil Can Boyd 3.78 5 Tom Seaver 3.80

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 24 2 Oil Can Boyd 16 3 Bruce Hurst 13 4 Al Nipper 10 5 Bob Stanley 6

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 238 2 Bruce Hurst 167 3 Oil Can Boyd 129 4 Al Nipper 79 5 Tom Seaver 72
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 24 4 2.48 33 33 0 254.0 179 70 67 238
Oil Can Boyd 16 10 3.78 30 30 0 214.1 222 90 45 129
Bruce Hurst 13 8 2.99 25 25 0 174.1 169 58 50 167
Al Nipper 10 12 5.38 26 26 0 159.0 186 95 47 79
Tom Seaver 5 7 3.80 16 16 0 104.1 114 44 29 72
Bob Stanley 6 6 4.37 66 1 16 82.1 109 40 22 54
Jeff Sellers 3 7 4.94 14 13 0 82.0 90 45 40 51
Sammy Stewart 4 1 4.38 27 0 0 63.2 64 31 48 47
Mike Brown 4 4 5.34 15 10 0 57.1 72 34 25 32
Steve Crawford 0 2 3.92 40 0 4 57.1 69 25 19 32
Calvin Schiraldi 4 2 1.41 25 0 9 51.0 36 8 15 55
Joe Sambito 2 0 4.84 53 0 12 44.2 54 24 16 30
Tim Lollar 2 0 6.91 32 1 0 43.0 51 33 34 28
Rob Woodward 2 3 5.30 9 6 0 35.2 46 21 11 14
Mike Trujillo 0 0 9.53 3 0 0 5.2 7 6 6 4
Wes Gardner 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
BOS def. CAL 4-3
World Series
Lost to NYN 4-3

👥 Roster (38)

Tony Armas Marty Barrett Don Baylor Wade Boggs Oil Can Boyd Mike Brown Bill Buckner Roger Clemens Steve Crawford Pat Dodson Dwight Evans Wes Gardner +26 more

38 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1986 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1986 Boston Red Sox finished 95-66 (.590 win pct).
Did the 1986 Boston Red Sox make the playoffs?
The 1986 Boston Red Sox finished first in their division.
Who led the 1986 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Don Baylor led the 1986 Boston Red Sox with 31 home runs.
What was the 1986 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1986 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.93.
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