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1987 Boston Red Sox season

MLB baseball season

Field	Value
name	Boston Red Sox
season	1987
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Fenway Park
city	Boston, Massachusetts
record	78–84 (.481)
divisional_place	5th
owners	Jean Yawkey,
Haywood Sullivan
president	Jean Yawkey
general_manager	Lou Gorman
manager	John McNamara
television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
radio	WPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
espntn	bos
brtn	BOS

Haywood Sullivan NESN (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) The 1987 Boston Red Sox season was the 87th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Detroit Tigers.

Regular season

Month	Record	Cumulative	AL East	Ref.	Won	Lost
April	9	13	9	13	6th
May	13	14	22	27	6th	9
June	15	12	37	39	5th
July	11	15	48	54	5th
August	14	13	62	67	5th	15
September	13	16	75	83	5th
October	3	1	78	84	5th	20

Highlights

June 29, 1987: Wade Boggs had a grand slam, a triple, and seven RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

July 23, 1987: Bill Buckner was released by the Red Sox.
August 21, 1987: Glenn Hoffman was traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later (minor league player Billy Bartels).
September 1, 1987: Don Baylor was traded by the Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later (minor league player Enrique Rios).
September 1, 1987: Dave Henderson was traded by the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later (Randy Kutcher).

Opening Day lineup

46	Bob Stanley	P

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Alumni game

On May 23, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, before a scheduled home game with the Chicago White Sox. The game was themed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Fenway Park. The Red Sox team included Jim Lonborg, Jimmy Piersall, Luis Tiant, and Ted Williams; they were defeated by a team of other MLB alumni, including Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame inductee Bob Feller, Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych, and slugger Dick Allen.

Roster

1987 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Marty Barrett	137	559	72	164	23	0	3	43	15	51	.293	.351
Ellis Burks	133	558	94	152	30	2	20	59	27	41	.272	.441
Wade Boggs	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	1	105	.363	.588
Dwight Evans	154	541	109	165	37	2	34	123	4	106	.305	.569
Spike Owen	132	437	50	113	17	7	2	48	11	53	.259	.343
Mike Greenwell	125	412	71	135	31	6	19	89	5	35	.328	.570
Jim Rice	108	404	66	112	14	0	13	62	1	45	.277	.408
Don Baylor	108	339	64	81	8	0	16	57	5	40	.239	.404
Bill Buckner	75	286	23	78	6	1	2	42	1	13	.273	.322
Ed Romero	88	235	23	64	5	0	0	14	0	18	.272	..294
Todd Benzinger	73	223	36	62	11	1	8	43	5	22	.278	.444
Dave Henderson	75	184	30	43	10	0	8	25	1	22	.234	.418
John Marzano	52	168	20	41	11	0	5	24	0	7	.244	.399
Sam Horn	46	158	31	44	7	0	14	34	0	17	.278	.589
Rich Gedman	52	151	11	31	8	0	1	13	0	10	.205	.278
Danny Sheaffer	25	66	5	8	1	0	1	5	0	0	.121	.182
Glenn Hoffman	21	55	5	11	3	0	0	6	0	3	.200	.255
Pat Dodson	26	42	4	7	3	0	2	6	0	8	.167	.381
Jody Reed	9	30	4	9	1	1	0	8	1	4	.300	.400
Kevin Romine	9	24	5	7	2	0	0	2	0	2	.292	.375
Dave Sax	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Team Totals	162	5586	842	1554	273	26	174	802	77	606	.278	.430

Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1987-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

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Roger Clemens	20	9	2.97	36	36	0	281.2	248	100	93	83	256
Bruce Hurst	15	13	4.41	33	33	0	238.2	239	124	117	76	190
Al Nipper	11	12	5.43	30	30	0	174.0	196	115	105	62	89
Bob Stanley	4	15	5.01	34	20	0	152.2	198	96	85	42	67
Jeff Sellers	7	8	5.28	25	22	0	139.2	161	85	82	61	99
Wes Gardner	3	6	5.42	49	1	10	89.2	98	55	54	42	70
Calvin Schiraldi	8	5	4.41	62	1	6	83.2	75	45	41	40	93
Steve Crawford	5	4	5.33	29	0	0	72.2	91	48	43	32	43
Tom Bolton	1	0	4.38	29	0	0	61.2	83	33	30	27	49
Joe Sambito	2	6	6.93	47	0	0	37.2	46	29	29	16	35
Rob Woodward	1	1	7.05	9	6	0	37.0	53	33	29	15	15
Oil Can Boyd	1	3	5.89	7	7	0	36.2	47	31	24	9	12
John Leister	0	2	9.20	8	6	0	30.1	49	31	31	12	16
Team Totals	78	84	4.77	162	162	16	1436.0	1584	825	761	517	1034

Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1987-pitching.shtml

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Statistic
Youngest player	Ellis Burks	22
Oldest player	Don Baylor	38
Wins Above Replacement	Roger Clemens	9.4

Source:

Batting

Abbr.	Category	Player	Statistic
G	Games played	Dwight Evans	154
PA	Plate appearances	Wade Boggs	667
AB	At bats	Marty Barrett	559
R	Runs scored	Dwight Evans	109
H	Hits	Wade Boggs	200
2B	Doubles	Wade Boggs	40
3B	Triples	Spike Owen	7
HR	Home runs	Dwight Evans	34
RBI	Runs batted in	Dwight Evans	123
SB	Stolen bases	Ellis Burks	27
CS	Caught stealing	Spike Owen	8
BB	Base on balls	Dwight Evans	106
SO	Strikeouts	Dwight Evans	98
Ellis Burks
BA	Batting average	Wade Boggs	.363
OBP	On-base percentage	Wade Boggs	.461
SLG	Slugging percentage	Wade Boggs	.588
OPS	On-base plus slugging	Wade Boggs	1.049
OPS+	Adjusted OPS	Wade Boggs	174
TB	Total bases	Wade Boggs	324
GIDP	Grounded into double play	Jim Rice	22
HBP	Hit by pitch	Don Baylor	24
SH	Sacrifice hits	Marty Barrett	22
SF	Sacrifice flies	Wade Boggs	8
IBB	Intentional base on balls	Wade Boggs	19

Source:

Pitching

Abbr.	Category	Player	Statistic
W	Wins	Roger Clemens	20
L	Losses	Bob Stanley	15
W-L %	Winning percentage	Roger Clemens	.690 (20–9)
ERA	Earned run average	Roger Clemens	2.97
G	Games pitched	Calvin Schiraldi	62
GS	Games started	Roger Clemens	36
GF	Games finished	Calvin Schiraldi	52
CG	Complete games	Roger Clemens	18
SHO	Shutouts	Roger Clemens	7
SV	Saves	Wes Gardner	10
IP	Innings pitched	Roger Clemens
SO	Strikeouts	Roger Clemens	256
WHIP	Walks plus hits per inning pitched	Roger Clemens	1.175

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Awards and honors

;Awards

Wade Boggs, Silver Slugger Award (3B), AL Player of the Month (June)
Roger Clemens, American League Cy Young Award
Dwight Evans, Silver Slugger Award (OF), AL Player of the Month (August)

;Accomplishments

Wade Boggs, American League Batting Champion, .363
Wade Boggs, Major League Baseball Leader, On-base percentage (.461)
Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Complete Games (18)
Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (7)
Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Wins (20)

;All-Star Game

Wade Boggs, third base, starter
Dwight Evans, outfield, reserve
Bruce Hurst, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

Source:

References

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[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmgl01.shtml Glenn Hoffman Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baylodo01.shtml Don Baylor Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hendeda01.shtml Dave Henderson Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com]
(April 6, 1987). "Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 1".
"Fenway Park through the Years [1987]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park". [[Boston Red Sox]].
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(1987). "Boston Red Sox Media Guide".

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