1989 Boston Red Sox

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1989 Boston Red Sox went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 774 runs, allowed 735, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Nick Esasky (30 HR, 108 RBI) and Roger Clemens (17-11, 3.13 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
774 R 735 RA
Diff +39

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774 Runs Scored
735 Runs Allowed
+39 Run Diff
2,512K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 6% above the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .351 8% above the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .402 5% above the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.01 3% worse than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 774 11% above the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,512,069
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Avg per Game 31,013

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.330 2 Mike Greenwell 0.308 3 Ellis Burks 0.303 4 Danny Heep 0.300 5 Jody Reed 0.288

Home Runs

1 Nick Esasky 30 2 Dwight Evans 20 3 Mike Greenwell 14 4 Ellis Burks 12 5 Danny Heep 5

RBI

1 Nick Esasky 108 2 Dwight Evans 100 3 Mike Greenwell 95 4 Ellis Burks 61 5 Wade Boggs 54
1989 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wade Boggs 156 621 113 205 51 7 3 54 107 51 2 0.330
Mike Greenwell 145 578 87 178 36 0 14 95 56 44 13 0.308
Nick Esasky 154 564 79 156 26 5 30 108 66 117 1 0.277
Jody Reed 146 524 76 151 42 2 3 40 73 44 4 0.288
Dwight Evans 146 520 82 148 27 3 20 100 99 84 3 0.285
Ellis Burks 97 399 73 121 19 6 12 61 36 52 21 0.303
Marty Barrett 86 336 31 86 18 0 1 27 32 12 4 0.256
Luis Rivera 93 323 35 83 17 1 5 29 20 60 2 0.257
Danny Heep 113 320 36 96 17 0 5 49 29 26 0 0.300
Rick Cerone 102 296 28 72 16 1 4 48 34 40 0 0.243
Kevin Romine 92 274 30 75 13 0 1 23 21 53 1 0.274
Rich Gedman 93 260 24 55 9 0 4 16 23 47 0 0.212
Jim Rice 56 209 22 49 10 2 3 28 13 39 1 0.234
Randy Kutcher 77 160 28 36 10 3 2 18 11 46 3 0.225
Ed Romero 46 113 14 24 4 0 0 6 7 7 0 0.212
Carlos Quintana 34 77 6 16 5 0 0 6 7 12 0 0.208
Sam Horn 33 54 1 8 2 0 0 4 8 16 0 0.148
John Marzano 7 18 5 8 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.444
Jeff Stone 18 15 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.200
Dana Williams 8 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Mike Boddicker 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Bolton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 10 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
John Dopson 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Hetzel 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Murphy 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Price 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Rochford 4 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 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Dennis Lamp 2.32 2 Rob Murphy 2.74 3 Roger Clemens 3.13 4 Lee Smith 3.57 5 John Dopson 3.99

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 17 2 Mike Boddicker 15 3 John Dopson 12 4 Mike Smithson 7 5 Lee Smith 6

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 230 2 Mike Boddicker 145 3 Rob Murphy 107 4 Lee Smith 96 5 John Dopson 95
1989 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 17 11 3.13 35 35 0 253.1 215 88 93 230
Mike Boddicker 15 11 4.00 34 34 0 211.2 217 94 71 145
John Dopson 12 8 3.99 29 28 0 169.1 166 75 69 95
Mike Smithson 7 14 4.95 40 19 2 143.2 170 79 35 61
Dennis Lamp 4 2 2.32 42 0 2 112.1 96 29 27 61
Rob Murphy 5 7 2.74 74 0 9 105.0 97 32 41 107
Wes Gardner 3 7 5.97 22 16 0 86.0 97 57 47 81
Bob Stanley 5 2 4.88 43 0 4 79.1 102 43 26 32
Lee Smith 6 1 3.57 64 0 25 70.2 53 28 33 96
Joe Price 2 5 4.35 31 5 0 70.1 71 34 30 52
Oil Can Boyd 3 2 4.42 10 10 0 59.0 57 29 19 26
Eric Hetzel 2 3 6.26 12 11 0 50.1 61 35 28 33
Greg Harris 2 2 2.57 15 0 0 28.0 21 8 15 25
Tom Bolton 0 4 8.31 4 4 0 17.1 21 16 10 9
Mike Rochford 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 4.0 4 3 4 1

👥 Roster (35)

Marty Barrett Mike Boddicker Wade Boggs Tom Bolton Oil Can Boyd Ellis Burks Rick Cerone Roger Clemens John Dopson Nick Esasky Dwight Evans Wes Gardner +23 more

35 players

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The 1989 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1989 the Boston Red Sox posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 774 scored against 735 allowed (+39). The team batting average of .277 was 6% above the 1989 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.89. The 1989 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 11% (774 against 695).

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 2,512,069 fans came through the gates. For power, Nick Esasky led the way with 30 homers. Wade Boggs collected the most hits, 205. Roger Clemens led the pitchers with 17 wins. Lee Smith saved 25 games. The 1989 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1989 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1989 Boston Red Sox finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Nick Esasky led the 1989 Boston Red Sox with 30 home runs.
What was the 1989 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1989 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1989 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1989 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1989 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nick Esasky (30 HR, 108 RBI) and Roger Clemens (17-11, 3.13 ERA).
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