1992 Boston Red Sox season
1992 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 73–89 (.451) | |
Divisional place | 7th (23 GB) | |
Owners | JRY Trust, Haywood Sullivan | |
President | John Harrington | |
General manager | Lou Gorman | |
Manager | Butch Hobson | |
Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy) | |
Radio | WRKO (Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1992 Boston Red Sox season was the 92nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the seven-team American League East with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, 23 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who went on to win the 1992 World Series. It was the last time the Red Sox finished last in their division until 2012. From 1933-2011, this was the only season the Red Sox finished last in the division.
Offseason
[edit]- January 2, 1992: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5th | 4+1⁄2 | [3] |
May | 15 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 4th | 4+1⁄2 | [4] |
June | 11 | 17 | 35 | 38 | 5th | 8+1⁄2 | [5] |
July | 13 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 4th | 12+1⁄2 | [6] |
August | 12 | 18 | 60 | 71 | 6th (tie) | 14+1⁄2 | [7] |
September | 11 | 17 | 71 | 88 | 7th | 22 | [8] |
October | 2 | 1 | 73 | 89 | 7th | 23 | [9] |
The Red Sox hit seven grand slams, the most in MLB in 1992.[10]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 16, 1992: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[11]
- June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased by the Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.[12]
- August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and minor league outfielder Sean Ross.[13]
- October 26, 1992: Wade Boggs was granted free agency by the Red Sox.[14]
Opening Day lineup
[edit]26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
3 | Jody Reed | 2B |
39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
12 | Ellis Burks | CF |
29 | Phil Plantier | RF |
25 | Jack Clark | DH |
42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
6 | Tony Peña | C |
2 | Luis Rivera | SS |
21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Source:[15]
Alumni game
[edit]The team held an old-timers game on May 16, before a scheduled home game against the California Angels. The game marked the 25th anniversary of the 1967 Boston Red Sox season, known as "The Impossible Dream"; participants from the 1967 team included Mike Andrews, Jim Lonborg, Rico Petrocelli, and Carl Yastrzemski.[16] Red Sox alumni won by a 3–0 score over a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, managed by Harmon Killebrew.[16]
Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Tony Peña | 133 | 410 | 99 | .241 | 1 | 38 |
1B | Mo Vaughn | 113 | 355 | 83 | .234 | 13 | 57 |
2B | Jody Reed | 143 | 550 | 136 | .247 | 3 | 40 |
3B | Wade Boggs | 143 | 514 | 133 | .259 | 7 | 50 |
SS | Luis Rivera | 102 | 288 | 62 | .215 | 0 | 29 |
LF | Billy Hatcher | 75 | 315 | 75 | .238 | 1 | 23 |
CF | Bob Zupcic | 124 | 392 | 108 | .276 | 3 | 43 |
RF | Tom Brunansky | 138 | 458 | 122 | .266 | 15 | 74 |
DH | Jack Clark | 81 | 257 | 54 | .210 | 5 | 33 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Phil Plantier | 108 | 349 | 86 | .246 | 7 | 30 |
Scott Cooper | 123 | 337 | 93 | .276 | 5 | 33 |
Ellis Burks | 66 | 235 | 60 | .255 | 8 | 30 |
Herm Winningham | 105 | 234 | 55 | .235 | 1 | 14 |
Tim Naehring | 72 | 186 | 43 | .231 | 3 | 14 |
John Valentin | 58 | 185 | 51 | .276 | 5 | 25 |
Mike Greenwell | 49 | 180 | 42 | .233 | 2 | 18 |
Eric Wedge | 27 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 5 | 11 |
John Flaherty | 35 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 0 | 2 |
John Marzano | 19 | 50 | 4 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Lyons | 21 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Tom Barrett | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Brumley | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roger Clemens | 32 | 246.2 | 18 | 11 | 2.41 | 208 |
Frank Viola | 35 | 238.0 | 13 | 12 | 3.44 | 121 |
Joe Hesketh | 30 | 148.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.36 | 104 |
John Dopson | 25 | 141.1 | 7 | 11 | 4.08 | 55 |
Relief and other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SV |
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Danny Darwin | 51 | 161.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.96 | 124 | 3 |
Mike Gardiner | 28 | 130.2 | 4 | 10 | 4.75 | 79 | 0 |
Greg Harris | 70 | 107.2 | 4 | 9 | 2.51 | 73 | 4 |
Matt Young | 28 | 70.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.58 | 57 | 0 |
Paul Quantrill | 27 | 49.1 | 2 | 3 | 2.19 | 24 | 1 |
Jeff Reardon | 46 | 42.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.25 | 32 | 27 |
Tony Fossas | 60 | 29.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.43 | 19 | 2 |
Tom Bolton | 21 | 29.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.41 | 23 | 0 |
Daryl Irvine | 21 | 28.0 | 3 | 4 | 6.11 | 10 | 0 |
Scott Taylor | 4 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 |
Ken Ryan | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 5 | 1 |
Peter Hoy | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Awards
- Roger Clemens, AL Pitcher of the Month (May, August)
- Accomplishments
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (5)
- Wade Boggs, third base, starter
- Roger Clemens, pitcher, reserve
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Viola". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "The 1992 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Events of Thursday, April 30, 1992".
- ^ "Events of Sunday, May 31, 1992".
- ^ "Events of Tuesday, June 30, 1992".
- ^ "Events of Friday, July 31, 1992".
- ^ "Events of Monday, August 31, 1992".
- ^ "Events of Wednesday, September 30, 1992".
- ^ "Events of Sunday, October 4, 1992".
- ^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1992, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Bob Geren Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Wade Boggs Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3". Retrosheet. April 7, 1992. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Yantz, Tom (May 17, 1992). "He helped make it possible". Hartford Courant. p. E9. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook. 1992. p. 70. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.