1991 Boston Red Sox

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1991 Boston Red Sox went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 731 runs, allowed 712, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jack Clark (28 HR, 87 RBI) and Roger Clemens (18-10, 2.62 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
731 R 712 RA
Diff +19

📁 Franchise Info

Boston Red Sox Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

731 Runs Scored
712 Runs Allowed
+19 Run Diff
2,562K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 3% above the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .340 3% above the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .401 2% above the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.01 2% better than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 731 1% above the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumFenway Park II
📅
Home Games 81
👥
Total Attendance 2,562,356
📊
Avg per Game 31,634

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Wade Boggs 0.332 2 Phil Plantier 0.331 3 Mike Greenwell 0.300 4 Carlos Quintana 0.295 5 Mike Marshall 0.290

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 28 2 Tom Brunansky 16 3 Ellis Burks 14 4 Phil Plantier 11 5 Carlos Quintana 11

RBI

1 Jack Clark 87 2 Mike Greenwell 83 3 Carlos Quintana 71 4 Tom Brunansky 70 5 Jody Reed 60
1991 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jody Reed 153 618 87 175 42 2 5 60 60 53 6 0.283
Wade Boggs 144 546 93 181 42 2 8 51 89 32 1 0.332
Mike Greenwell 147 544 76 163 26 6 9 83 43 35 15 0.300
Jack Clark 140 481 75 120 18 1 28 87 96 133 0 0.249
Carlos Quintana 149 478 69 141 21 1 11 71 61 66 1 0.295
Ellis Burks 130 474 56 119 33 3 14 56 39 81 6 0.251
Tony Peña 141 464 45 107 23 2 5 48 37 53 8 0.231
Tom Brunansky 142 459 54 105 24 1 16 70 49 72 1 0.229
Luis Rivera 129 414 64 107 22 3 8 40 35 86 4 0.258
Mo Vaughn 74 219 21 57 12 0 4 32 26 43 2 0.260
Steve Lyons 87 212 15 51 10 1 4 17 11 35 10 0.241
Phil Plantier 53 148 27 49 7 1 11 35 23 38 1 0.331
Mike Brumley 63 118 16 25 5 0 0 5 10 22 2 0.212
John Marzano 49 114 10 30 8 0 0 9 1 16 0 0.263
Mike Marshall 22 62 4 18 4 0 1 7 0 19 0 0.290
Tim Naehring 20 55 1 6 1 0 0 3 6 15 0 0.109
Kevin Romine 44 55 7 9 2 0 1 7 3 10 1 0.164
Scott Cooper 14 35 6 16 4 2 0 7 2 2 0 0.457
Bob Zupcic 18 25 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0.160
Wayne Housie 11 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.250
Eric Wedge 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tom Bolton 25 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
Danny Darwin 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Dopson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fossas 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Gardiner 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Gray 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hesketh 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daryl Irvine 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dana Kiecker 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josias Manzanillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Morton 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Plympton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Young 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Jeff Gray 2.34 2 Roger Clemens 2.62 3 Jeff Reardon 3.03 4 Joe Hesketh 3.29 5 Tony Fossas 3.47

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 18 2 Joe Hesketh 12 3 Greg Harris 11 4 Mike Gardiner 9 5 Tom Bolton 8

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 241 2 Greg Harris 127 3 Joe Hesketh 104 4 Mike Gardiner 91 5 Matt Young 69
1991 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 18 10 2.62 35 35 0 271.1 219 79 65 241
Greg Harris 11 12 3.85 53 21 2 173.0 157 74 69 127
Joe Hesketh 12 4 3.29 39 17 0 153.1 142 56 53 104
Mike Gardiner 9 10 4.85 22 22 0 130.0 140 70 47 91
Tom Bolton 8 9 5.24 25 19 0 110.0 136 64 51 64
Dennis Lamp 6 3 4.70 51 0 0 92.0 100 48 31 57
Matt Young 3 7 5.18 19 16 0 88.2 92 51 53 69
Kevin Morton 6 5 4.59 16 15 0 86.1 93 44 40 45
Danny Darwin 3 6 5.16 12 12 0 68.0 71 39 15 42
Jeff Gray 2 3 2.34 50 0 1 61.2 39 16 10 41
Jeff Reardon 1 4 3.03 57 0 40 59.1 54 20 16 44
Tony Fossas 3 2 3.47 64 0 1 57.0 49 22 28 29
Dana Kiecker 2 3 7.36 18 5 0 40.1 56 33 23 21
Dan Petry 0 0 4.43 13 0 1 22.1 21 11 12 12
Daryl Irvine 0 0 6.00 9 0 0 18.0 25 12 9 8
Jeff Plympton 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 5.1 5 0 4 2
John Dopson 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0
Steve Lyons 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1
Josias Manzanillo 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 3 1

👥 Roster (39)

Wade Boggs Tom Bolton Mike Brumley Tom Brunansky Ellis Burks Jack Clark Roger Clemens Scott Cooper Danny Darwin John Dopson Tony Fossas Mike Gardiner +27 more

39 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1991 Season 🏠 All BOS Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1991 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 84-78 record (.519) put the 1991 Boston Red Sox 2nd in the AL East. With 731 runs scored and 712 given up, the 1991 differential was +19. Against a league average of .260, the 1991 Boston Red Sox batted .268. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.09. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 1% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 2,562,356 fans came through the gates. For power, Jack Clark led the way with 28 homers. The hits leader was Wade Boggs with 181. On the mound, Roger Clemens won 18 games to lead the staff. Jeff Reardon closed out 40 saves. The 1991 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1991 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1991 Boston Red Sox finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1991 Boston Red Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 1991 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1991 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1991 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1991 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1991 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Clark (28 HR, 87 RBI) and Roger Clemens (18-10, 2.62 ERA).
All Seasons