1992 Boston Red Sox season

1992 Boston Red Sox
1992 Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	73–89 (.451)
Divisional place	7th
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; Baseball Reference

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

January 2, 1992: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.^[1]

Regular season

Record by month^[2]
Month	Record		Cumulative		AL East		Ref.
Month	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Position	GB	Ref.
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

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AL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1992 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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

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

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

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

1992 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

17 Butch Hobson

Coaches

32 Gary Allenson (Bullpen)
37 Al Bumbry (First base)
7 Rick Burleson (Hitting, third base)
35 Rich Gale (Pitching)
34 Don Zimmer (Third base, bench)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
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

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
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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

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
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

Awards

Roger Clemens, AL Pitcher of the Month (May, August)

Accomplishments

Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (5)

All-Star Game

Wade Boggs, third base, starter
Roger Clemens, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Rico Petrocelli
AA	New Britain Red Sox	Eastern League	Jim Pankovits
A-Advanced	Lynchburg Red Sox	Carolina League	Buddy Bailey
A-Advanced	Winter Haven Red Sox	Florida State League	Felix Maldonado
A-Short Season	Elmira Pioneers	New York–Penn League	Dave Holt
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Frank White

Source:^[17]^[18]

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "Frank Viola". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[2] "The 1992 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[3] "Events of Thursday, April 30, 1992".

[4] "Events of Sunday, May 31, 1992".

[5] "Events of Tuesday, June 30, 1992".

[6] "Events of Friday, July 31, 1992".

[7] "Events of Monday, August 31, 1992".

[8] "Events of Wednesday, September 30, 1992".

[9] "Events of Sunday, October 4, 1992".

[10] "Team Batting Event Finder: 1992, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[11] Bob Geren Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[12] Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[13] Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[14] Wade Boggs Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[15] "New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3". Retrosheet. April 7, 1992. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[HC-16] Yantz, Tom (May 17, 1992). "He helped make it possible". Hartford Courant. p. E9. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[17] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

[18] Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook. 1992. p. 70. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

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