1987 Boston Red Sox

78-84 • .481 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1987 Boston Red Sox went 78-84 (.481) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 842 runs, allowed 825, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dwight Evans (34 HR, 123 RBI) and Roger Clemens (20-9, 2.97 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

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
5th Rank
842 R 825 RA
Diff +17

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842 Runs Scored
825 Runs Allowed
+17 Run Diff
2,231K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 5% above the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .351 5% above the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .429 1% above the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.77 7% worse than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 842 6% above the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,231,649
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Avg per Game 27,895

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.363 2 Mike Greenwell 0.328 3 Dwight Evans 0.305 4 Marty Barrett 0.293 5 Sam Horn 0.278

Home Runs

1 Dwight Evans 34 2 Wade Boggs 24 3 Ellis Burks 20 4 Mike Greenwell 19 5 Don Baylor 16

RBI

1 Dwight Evans 123 2 Wade Boggs 89 3 Mike Greenwell 89 4 Jim Rice 62 5 Ellis Burks 59
1987 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Marty Barrett 137 559 72 164 23 0 3 43 51 38 15 0.293
Ellis Burks 133 558 94 152 30 2 20 59 41 98 27 0.272
Wade Boggs 147 551 108 200 40 6 24 89 105 48 1 0.363
Dwight Evans 154 541 109 165 37 2 34 123 106 98 4 0.305
Spike Owen 132 437 50 113 17 7 2 48 53 43 11 0.259
Mike Greenwell 125 412 71 135 31 6 19 89 35 40 5 0.328
Jim Rice 108 404 66 112 14 0 13 62 45 77 1 0.277
Don Baylor 108 339 64 81 8 0 16 57 40 47 5 0.239
Bill Buckner 75 286 23 78 6 1 2 42 13 19 1 0.273
Ed Romero 88 235 23 64 5 0 0 14 18 22 0 0.272
Todd Benzinger 73 223 36 62 11 1 8 43 22 41 5 0.278
Dave Henderson 75 184 30 43 10 0 8 25 22 48 1 0.234
John Marzano 52 168 20 41 11 0 5 24 7 41 0 0.244
Marc Sullivan 60 160 11 27 5 0 2 10 4 43 0 0.169
Sam Horn 46 158 31 44 7 0 14 34 17 55 0 0.278
Rich Gedman 52 151 11 31 8 0 1 13 10 24 0 0.205
Danny Sheaffer 25 66 5 8 1 0 1 5 0 14 0 0.121
Glenn Hoffman 21 55 5 11 3 0 0 6 3 9 0 0.200
Pat Dodson 26 42 4 7 3 0 2 6 8 13 0 0.167
Jody Reed 9 30 4 9 1 1 0 8 4 0 1 0.300
Kevin Romine 9 24 5 7 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.292
Dave Sax 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Bolton 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 49 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 Leister 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Nipper 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Sambito 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Calvin Schiraldi 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Sellers 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 34 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 — 1987

ERA

1 Roger Clemens 2.97 2 Tom Bolton 4.38 3 Bruce Hurst 4.41 4 Calvin Schiraldi 4.41 5 Bob Stanley 5.01

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 20 2 Bruce Hurst 15 3 Al Nipper 11 4 Calvin Schiraldi 8 5 Jeff Sellers 7

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 256 2 Bruce Hurst 190 3 Jeff Sellers 99 4 Calvin Schiraldi 93 5 Al Nipper 89
1987 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 20 9 2.97 36 36 0 281.2 248 93 83 256
Bruce Hurst 15 13 4.41 33 33 0 238.2 239 117 76 190
Al Nipper 11 12 5.43 30 30 0 174.0 196 105 62 89
Bob Stanley 4 15 5.01 34 20 0 152.2 198 85 42 67
Jeff Sellers 7 8 5.28 25 22 0 139.2 161 82 61 99
Wes Gardner 3 6 5.42 49 1 10 89.2 98 54 42 70
Calvin Schiraldi 8 5 4.41 62 1 6 83.2 75 41 40 93
Steve Crawford 5 4 5.33 29 0 0 72.2 91 43 32 43
Tom Bolton 1 0 4.38 29 0 0 61.2 83 30 27 49
Joe Sambito 2 6 6.93 47 0 0 37.2 46 29 16 35
Rob Woodward 1 1 7.05 9 6 0 37.0 53 29 15 15
Oil Can Boyd 1 3 5.89 7 7 0 36.2 47 24 9 12
John Leister 0 2 9.20 8 6 0 30.1 49 31 12 16

👥 Roster (35)

Marty Barrett Don Baylor Todd Benzinger Wade Boggs Tom Bolton Oil Can Boyd Bill Buckner Ellis Burks Roger Clemens Steve Crawford Pat Dodson Dwight Evans +23 more

35 players

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The 1987 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 78-84 record (.481) put the 1987 Boston Red Sox 5th in the AL East. The Boston Red Sox scored 842 runs and allowed 825, a run differential of +17. The team batting average of .278 was 5% above the 1987 league mark of .264. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.77 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.46. Measured against the 794-run league average, the offense was 6% ahead.

Fenway Park II was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 2,231,649. For power, Dwight Evans led the way with 34 homers. Wade Boggs collected the most hits, 200. Roger Clemens led the pitchers with 20 wins. The saves leader was Wes Gardner with 10. The 1987 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1987 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1987 Boston Red Sox finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dwight Evans led the 1987 Boston Red Sox with 34 home runs.
What was the 1987 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1987 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.77.
Did the 1987 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1987 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1987 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dwight Evans (34 HR, 123 RBI) and Roger Clemens (20-9, 2.97 ERA).
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