⭐ Division Winner

1988 Boston Red Sox

89-73 • .549 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1988 Boston Red Sox went 89-73 (.549) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 813 runs, allowed 689, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Mike Greenwell (22 HR, 119 RBI) and Roger Clemens (18-12, 2.93 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 %
1st Rank
813 R 689 RA
Diff +124

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⚡ Quick Stats

813 Runs Scored
689 Runs Allowed
+124 Run Diff
2,463K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 9% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .356 10% above the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .420 8% above the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.97 equal to the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 813 15% above the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,463,339
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Avg per Game 30,411

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.366 2 Mike Greenwell 0.325 3 Ellis Burks 0.294 4 Dwight Evans 0.293 5 Jody Reed 0.293

Home Runs

1 Mike Greenwell 22 2 Dwight Evans 21 3 Ellis Burks 18 4 Jim Rice 15 5 Todd Benzinger 13

RBI

1 Mike Greenwell 119 2 Dwight Evans 111 3 Ellis Burks 92 4 Jim Rice 72 5 Todd Benzinger 70
1988 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Marty Barrett 150 612 83 173 28 1 1 65 40 35 7 0.283
Mike Greenwell 158 590 86 192 39 8 22 119 87 38 16 0.325
Wade Boggs 155 584 128 214 45 6 5 58 125 34 2 0.366
Dwight Evans 149 559 96 164 31 7 21 111 76 99 5 0.293
Ellis Burks 144 540 93 159 37 5 18 92 62 89 25 0.294
Jim Rice 135 485 57 128 18 3 15 72 48 89 1 0.264
Todd Benzinger 120 405 47 103 28 1 13 70 22 80 2 0.254
Jody Reed 109 338 60 99 23 1 1 28 45 21 1 0.293
Rich Gedman 95 299 33 69 14 0 9 39 18 49 0 0.231
Rick Cerone 84 264 31 71 13 1 3 27 20 32 0 0.269
Spike Owen 89 257 40 64 14 1 5 18 27 27 0 0.249
Larry Parrish 52 158 10 41 5 0 7 26 8 32 0 0.259
Brady Anderson 41 148 14 34 5 3 0 12 15 35 4 0.230
Kevin Romine 57 78 17 15 2 1 1 6 7 15 2 0.192
Ed Romero 31 75 3 18 3 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.240
Sam Horn 24 61 4 9 0 0 2 8 11 20 0 0.148
Pat Dodson 17 45 5 8 3 1 1 1 6 17 0 0.178
John Marzano 10 29 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.138
Randy Kutcher 19 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Carlos Quintana 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.333
Mike Boddicker 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Bolton 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zach Crouch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Curry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Ellsworth 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 36 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
Dennis Lamp 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Rochford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Sellers 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Smith 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smithson 31 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
John Trautwein 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Woodward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Mike Boddicker 2.63 2 Lee Smith 2.80 3 Roger Clemens 2.93 4 Bob Stanley 3.19 5 Dennis Lamp 3.48

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 18 2 Bruce Hurst 18 3 Oil Can Boyd 9 4 Mike Smithson 9 5 Wes Gardner 8

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 291 2 Bruce Hurst 166 3 Wes Gardner 106 4 Lee Smith 96 5 Mike Smithson 73
1988 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 18 12 2.93 35 35 0 264.0 217 86 62 291
Bruce Hurst 18 6 3.66 33 32 0 216.2 222 88 65 166
Wes Gardner 8 6 3.50 36 18 2 149.0 119 58 64 106
Oil Can Boyd 9 7 5.34 23 23 0 129.2 147 77 41 71
Mike Smithson 9 6 5.97 31 18 0 126.2 149 84 37 73
Bob Stanley 6 4 3.19 57 0 5 101.2 90 36 29 57
Mike Boddicker 7 3 2.63 15 14 0 89.0 85 26 26 56
Jeff Sellers 1 7 4.83 18 12 0 85.2 89 46 56 70
Lee Smith 4 5 2.80 64 0 29 83.2 72 26 37 96
Dennis Lamp 7 6 3.48 46 0 0 82.2 92 32 19 49
Steve Ellsworth 1 6 6.75 8 7 0 36.0 47 27 16 16
Tom Bolton 1 3 4.75 28 0 1 30.1 35 16 14 21
John Trautwein 0 1 9.00 9 0 0 16.0 26 16 9 8
Steve Curry 0 1 8.18 3 3 0 11.0 15 10 14 4
Mike Rochford 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 4 0 1 1
Zach Crouch 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 1.1 4 1 2 0
Rob Woodward 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to OAK 4-0

👥 Roster (37)

Brady Anderson Marty Barrett Todd Benzinger Mike Boddicker Wade Boggs Tom Bolton Oil Can Boyd Ellis Burks Rick Cerone Roger Clemens Zach Crouch Steve Curry +25 more

37 players

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The 1988 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1988 the Boston Red Sox posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the Boston Red Sox took the division title. The run column shows 813 for and 689 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .282, 9% better than the league's .259. The 1988 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 15% (813 against 704).

Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 2,463,339 for the year. Mike Greenwell led the club in home runs with 22. Bruce Hurst was the top winner, with 18 victories. The strikeout leader was Roger Clemens with 291. The saves leader was Lee Smith with 29. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against OAK 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1988 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1988 Boston Red Sox finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Did the 1988 Boston Red Sox make the playoffs?
The 1988 Boston Red Sox finished first in their division.
Who led the 1988 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Mike Greenwell led the 1988 Boston Red Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1988 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1988 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1988 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1988 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
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