⭐ Division Winner

1990 Boston Red Sox

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1990 Boston Red Sox went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 699 runs, allowed 664, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ellis Burks (21 HR, 89 RBI) and Roger Clemens (21-6, 1.93 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
1st Rank
699 R 664 RA
Diff +35

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⚡ Quick Stats

699 Runs Scored
664 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
2,512K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 5% above the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .344 5% above the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .395 2% above the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.72 5% better than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 699 equal to the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,512,898
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Avg per Game 31,023

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.302 2 Mike Greenwell 0.297 3 Ellis Burks 0.296 4 Jody Reed 0.289 5 Carlos Quintana 0.287

Home Runs

1 Ellis Burks 21 2 Tom Brunansky 15 3 Mike Greenwell 14 4 Dwight Evans 13 5 Tony Peña 7

RBI

1 Ellis Burks 89 2 Mike Greenwell 73 3 Tom Brunansky 71 4 Carlos Quintana 67 5 Wade Boggs 63
1990 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wade Boggs 155 619 89 187 44 5 6 63 87 68 0 0.302
Mike Greenwell 159 610 71 181 30 6 14 73 65 43 8 0.297
Jody Reed 155 598 70 173 45 0 5 51 75 65 4 0.289
Ellis Burks 152 588 89 174 33 8 21 89 48 82 9 0.296
Carlos Quintana 149 512 56 147 28 0 7 67 52 74 1 0.287
Tony Peña 143 491 62 129 19 1 7 56 43 71 8 0.263
Tom Brunansky 129 461 61 123 24 5 15 71 54 105 5 0.267
Dwight Evans 123 445 66 111 18 3 13 63 67 73 3 0.249
Luis Rivera 118 346 38 78 20 0 7 45 25 58 4 0.225
Marty Barrett 62 159 15 36 4 0 0 13 15 13 4 0.226
Kevin Romine 70 136 21 37 7 0 2 14 12 27 4 0.272
Mike Marshall 30 112 10 32 6 1 4 12 4 26 0 0.286
Tim Naehring 24 85 10 23 6 0 2 12 8 15 0 0.271
John Marzano 32 83 8 20 4 0 0 6 5 10 0 0.241
Randy Kutcher 63 74 18 17 4 1 1 5 13 18 3 0.230
Danny Heep 41 69 3 12 1 1 0 8 7 14 0 0.174
Billy Jo Robidoux 27 44 3 8 4 0 1 4 6 14 0 0.182
Bill Buckner 22 43 4 8 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0.186
Rich Gedman 10 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0.200
Phil Plantier 14 15 1 2 1 0 0 3 4 6 0 0.133
Rick Lancellotti 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Jeff Stone 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Scott Cooper 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Andersen 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Bolton 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Dopson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Gray 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hesketh 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Hetzel 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daryl Irvine 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dana Kiecker 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Leister 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Murphy 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Pankovits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reed 29 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
Lee Smith 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Roger Clemens 1.93 2 Jeff Reardon 3.16 3 Mike Boddicker 3.36 4 Tom Bolton 3.38 5 Dana Kiecker 3.97

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 21 2 Mike Boddicker 17 3 Greg Harris 13 4 Tom Bolton 10 5 Dana Kiecker 8

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 209 2 Mike Boddicker 143 3 Greg Harris 117 4 Dana Kiecker 93 5 Tom Bolton 65
1990 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 21 6 1.93 31 31 0 228.1 193 49 54 209
Mike Boddicker 17 8 3.36 34 34 0 228.0 225 85 69 143
Greg Harris 13 9 4.00 34 30 0 184.1 186 82 77 117
Dana Kiecker 8 9 3.97 32 25 0 152.0 145 67 54 93
Tom Bolton 10 5 3.38 21 16 0 119.2 111 45 47 65
Dennis Lamp 3 5 4.68 47 1 0 105.2 114 55 30 49
Wes Gardner 3 7 4.89 34 9 0 77.1 77 42 35 58
Rob Murphy 0 6 6.32 68 0 7 57.0 85 40 32 54
Jeff Reardon 5 3 3.16 47 0 21 51.1 39 18 19 33
Jeff Gray 2 4 4.44 41 0 9 50.2 53 25 15 50
Jerry Reed 2 1 4.80 29 0 2 45.0 55 24 16 17
Eric Hetzel 1 4 5.91 9 8 0 35.0 39 23 21 20
Joe Hesketh 0 4 3.51 12 2 0 25.2 37 10 11 26
Larry Andersen 0 0 1.23 15 0 1 22.0 18 3 3 25
John Dopson 0 0 2.04 4 4 0 17.2 13 4 9 9
Daryl Irvine 1 1 4.67 11 0 0 17.1 15 9 10 9
Lee Smith 2 1 1.88 11 0 4 14.1 13 3 9 17
John Leister 0 0 4.76 2 1 0 5.2 7 3 4 3
Mike Rochford 0 1 18.00 2 1 0 4.0 10 8 4 0
Danny Heep 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 1 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to OAK 4-0

👥 Roster (43)

Larry Andersen Marty Barrett Mike Boddicker Wade Boggs Tom Bolton Tom Brunansky Bill Buckner Ellis Burks Roger Clemens Scott Cooper John Dopson Dwight Evans +31 more

43 players

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The 1990 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1990 Boston Red Sox won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the Boston Red Sox took the division title. With 699 runs scored and 664 given up, the 1990 differential was +35. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .272, 5% better than the league's .259. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.91.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 2,512,898 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ellis Burks, who hit 21. Roger Clemens was the top winner, with 21 victories. Jeff Reardon saved 21 games. In the AL Championship Series, the Boston Red Sox lost to OAK 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1990 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1990 Boston Red Sox finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 1990 Boston Red Sox make the playoffs?
The 1990 Boston Red Sox finished first in their division.
Who led the 1990 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ellis Burks led the 1990 Boston Red Sox with 21 home runs.
What was the 1990 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1990 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1990 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1990 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
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