1991 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:1991
League:American League
Division:East
Ballpark:Fenway Park
City:Boston
Record:84–78 (.519)
Divisional Place:2nd
Owners:Jean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
President:John Harrington
General Manager:Lou Gorman
Manager:Joe Morgan
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)
Espntn:bos
Brtn:BOS

The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was the 91st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished tied for second in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, seven games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

Offseason

Regular season

Record by month[3]
Month Record Cumulative Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 11 7 11 7 1st + [4]
May 15 13 26 20 1st — [5]
June 11 16 37 36 2nd [6]
July 11 16 48 52 3rd 9 [7]
August 18 11 66 63 3rd 6 [8]
September 17 10 83 73 2nd [9]
October 1 5 84 78 2nd (tie) 7 [10]

Notable transactions

Opening Day Line Up

26 3B
  3 2B
39 Mike Greenwell     LF
25 DH
12 CF
23 RF
18 1B
  6 C
11 SS
21 P

Alumni game

The team held an old-timers game on May 11, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included non-playing appearances by Ted Williams (then 72) and Joe DiMaggio (then 76), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1941 MLB season, when Williams batted .406 and DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak.[13]

Red Sox alumni lost, 9–5, to a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, led by José Cardenal who had three hits (including two doubles) in the three-inning game.

Roster

1991 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersOther battersManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Jody Reed15361887175422560660.283.382
Wade Boggs14454693181422851189.332.460
Mike Greenwell147541761632669831543.300.419
Jack Clark140481751201812887096.249.466
Carlos Quintana149478691412111171161.295.412
Ellis Burks130474561193331456639.251.422
Tony Peña14146445107232548837.231.321
Tom Brunansky142459541052411670149.229.390
Luis Rivera12941464107223840435.258.384
Mo Vaughn742192157120432226.260.370
Steve Lyons8721215511014171011.241.354
Phil Plantier531482749711135123.331.615
Mike Brumley6311816255005210.212.254
John Marzano491141030800901.263.333
Mike Marshall2262418401700.290.403
Tim Naehring205516100306.109.127
Kevin Romine445579201713.164.255
Scott Cooper1435616420702.457.686
Bob Zupcic182534001301.160.280
Wayne Housie11822100011.250.375
Eric Wedge11010000001.0001.000
Team Totals162553073114863052512669159593.269.401
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1991-batting.shtml

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

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Roger Clemens18102.6235350271.1219937965241
Greg A. Harris11123.8553212173.0157797469127
Joe Hesketh1243.2939170153.1142595653104
Mike Gardiner9104.8522220130.014079704791
Tom Bolton895.2425190110.013672645164
Dennis Lamp634.70510092.010054483157
Matt Young375.181916088.29255515369
Kevin Morton654.591615086.19349444045
Danny Darwin365.161212068.07139391542
Jeff Gray232.34500161.23917161041
Jeff Reardon143.035704059.15421201644
Tony Fossas323.47640157.04927222829
Dana Kiecker237.36185040.15634332321
Dan Petry004.43130122.12117111212
Daryl Irvine006.0090018.025131298
Jeff Plympton000.004005.150042
Steve Lyons000.001001.020001
John Dopson0018.001001.022210
Josías Manzanillo0018.001001.022231
Team Totals84784.01162162451439.21405712642530999
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1991-pitching.shtml

Statistical leaders

Category Player Statistic
Youngest player 22
Phil Plantier
Oldest player 38
7.9
Source:[14]

Batting

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G 153
PA Plate appearances Jody Reed 696
AB At bats Jody Reed 618
R Runs scored 93
H Hits Wade Boggs 181
2B Doubles Wade Boggs 42
Jody Reed
3B Triples 6
HR Home runs 28
RBI Jack Clark 87
SB Stolen bases Mike Greenwell 15
CS 11
BB Jack Clark 96
SO Strikeouts Jack Clark 133
BA Wade Boggs .332
OBP Wade Boggs .421
SLG Jack Clark .466
OPS Wade Boggs .881
OPS+ Wade Boggs 140
TB Wade Boggs 251
GIDP 23
HBP Ellis Burks 6
SH Sacrifice hits 12
SF 8
IBB Wade Boggs 25
Source:[14]

Pitching

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins 18
L Losses 12
W-L % .750 (12–4)
ERA Roger Clemens 2.62
G Games pitched 64
GS Games started Roger Clemens 35
GF Games finished 51
CG Complete games Roger Clemens 13
SHO Roger Clemens 4
SV Saves Jeff Reardon 40
IP Roger Clemens
SO Strikeouts Roger Clemens 241
WHIP Roger Clemens 1.047
Source:[14]

Awards and honors

Awards
Accomplishments
All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

Source:[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/darwida01.shtml Danny Darwin Statistics
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosesjo01.shtml John Moses Statistics and History
  3. Web site: The 1991 Boston Red Sox . . October 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1991.
  5. Web site: Events of Friday, May 31, 1991.
  6. Web site: Events of Sunday, June 30, 1991.
  7. Web site: Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1991.
  8. Web site: Events of Saturday, August 31, 1991.
  9. Web site: Events of Monday, September 30, 1991.
  10. Web site: Events of Sunday, October 6, 1991.
  11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lyonsst01.shtml Steve Lyons Statistics
  12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rominke01.shtml Kevin Romine Statistics and History
  13. News: An emotional reunion for DiMaggio, Williams . . . 7E . May 12, 1991 . May 24, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  14. Web site: 1991 Boston Red Sox Statistics . . October 16, 2020.
  15. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  16. Book: Boston Red Sox Media Guide . 1991 . 203 . March 14, 2021 . Wayback Machine.

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