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1986 Boston Red Sox season
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Boston Red Sox 1986 American League champions American League East champions American League East Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 95–66 (.590) 1st Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey Jean Yawkey Lou Gorman John McNamara WSBK-TV, Ch. 38NESN(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) WPLM-FM 99.1WPLM-AM 1390(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) bos BOS
The 1986 Boston Red Sox season was the 86th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 95–66. After defeating the California Angels in the ALCS, the Red Sox lost the World Series to the New York Mets in seven games.
Offseason
thumb|right|upright=.66|Red Sox manager John McNamara
November 13, 1985: Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer (minors) were traded to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver.Bob Ojeda page at Baseball Reference
December 11, 1985: Mark Clear was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ed Romero.Ed Romero page at Baseball Reference
January 14, 1986: Alan Mills was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the amateur draft, but did not sign.Alan Mills Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
January 14, 1986: Curt Schilling was selected in the second round of the amateur draft, and signed on May 30.Curt Schilling page at Baseball Reference
March 28, 1986: Mike Easler was traded to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor.Don Baylor page at Baseball Reference
Spring Training
The Red Sox held spring training at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, for the 21st season.
Boston Win Boston Loss Tie Game
background:#BD3039; border: 3px solid #0D2B56; color:#fff; 1986 Boston Red Sox Spring Training Log
y background:#0D2B56; border: 4px solid #BD3039; color:#fff; March # Date Opponent Score Record Source
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 1 || March 7 || @ Tigers || 0─3 || 0─1 || Whiteside Larry Sox Lose, but Brown is on Target The Boston Globe March 8, 1986 30
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 2 || March 8 || @ Tigers || 4─6 || 0─2 || Shaughnessy Dan Nipper is in Control in 6-4 Loss to Tigers The Boston Globe March 9, 1986 98
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 3 || March 9 || @ Tigers || 2─11 || 0─3 || Whiteside Larry Red Sox Aces pass Test: Boyd set to Return; Clemens OK despite Loss to Tigers The Boston Globe March 10, 1986 33 & 39
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 4 || March 10 || @ Los Angeles || 7─6 || 1─3 || Whiteside Larry Remy Marks Return with Winning Effort The Boston Globe March 11, 1986 74
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 5 || March 11 || @ Orioles || 5─1 || 2─3 || Red Sox, 5-1 The Boston Globe March 12, 1986 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 6 || March 12 || Vs. Tigers || 2─3 || 3─3 || Red Sox, 3-2 The Boston Globe March 13, 1986 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 7 || March 13 || @ Tigers || 8─9 || 3─4 || Tigers, 9-8 The Boston Globe March 14, 1986 78
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 8 || March 16 || @ Astros || 8─5 || 4─4 || Red Sox, 8-5 Bangor Daily News March 17, 1986 24
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 9 || March 17 || @ Cardinals || 3─6 || 4─5 || Cardinals top Bosox Bangor Daily News Associated Press March 18, 1986 19
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 10 || March 18 || Vs. Blue Jays || 5─2 || 4─6 || Blue Jays, 5-2 The Boston Globe March 19, 1986 80
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 11 || March 19 || @ Mets || 4─7 || 4─7 || Mets, 7-4 The Boston Globe March 20, 1986 62
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 12 || March 20 || Vs. Tigers || 10─9 || 4─8 || Tigers, 10-9 Bangor Daily News March 21, 1986 18
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 12 || March 21 || Vs. Twins || 8─1 || 4─9 || Twins, 8-1 The Boston Globe March 22, 1986 27
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 13 || March 22 || @ Twins || 0─4 || 4─10 || Twins, 4-0 The Boston Globe March 23, 1986 111
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 14 || March 23 || @ Royals || 3─1 || 5─10 || Red Sox, 3-1 The Boston Globe March 24, 1986 36
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 15 || March 24 || Vs. Astros || 4─3 || 5─11 || Houston Defeats Sox 4-3 Bangor Daily News March 25, 1986 15
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 16 || March 25 || @ Pirates || 5─6 || 5─12 || Pirates, 6-5 The Boston Globe March 26, 1986 81
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 17 || March 26 || @ White Sox || 27─10 || 6─12 || Red Sox, 27-10 The Boston Globe March 27, 1986 56
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 18 || March 27 || Vs. Pirates || 5─2 || 6─13 || Pirates, 5-2 The Boston Globe March 28, 1986 50
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 19 || March 28 || Vs. Mets || 5─6 || 7─13 || Red Sox, 6-5 The Boston Globe March 29, 1986 33
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 20 || March 29 || Vs. Tigers || 5─9 || 8─13 || Red Sox 9, Tigers 5 The Detroit Free Press: Metro Final March 30, 1986 7E
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 21 || March 30 || Vs. Blue Jays || 2─7 || 9─13 || Red Sox, 7-2 The Boston Globe March 31, 1986 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 22 || March 31 || Vs. Expos || 6─8 || 9─13 || Red Sox, 8-6 The Boston Globe April 1, 1986 74
y background:#0D2B56; border: 4px solid #BD3039; color:#fff; April # Date Opponent Score Record Source
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| 23 || April 1 || Vs. Phillies || 3─0 || 9─14 || Phllies, 3-0 The Boston Globe April 2, 1986 52
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 24 || April 2 || @ Tigers || 3─9 || 9─15 || Tigers, 9-3 The Boston Globe April 3, 1986 40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 25 || April 3 || @ Pirates || 3─4 || 9─16 || Pirates, 4-3 The Boston Globe April 4, 1986 70
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 26 || April 4 || @ Astros || 9─0 || 10─16 || Red Sox, 9-0 The Boston Globe April 5, 1986 28
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 27 || April 5 || Vs. Tigers || 0─6 || 11─16 || Red Sox, 6-0 The Boston Globe April 6, 1986 20
Regular season
April
The Red Sox ended the series at Chicago with a 12-2 victory.Whiteside Larry April 14, 1986 Red Sox Sock Chicago, 12-2 The Boston Globe 33 & 36
July
In the second game of the series (July 1), the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays 9-7, with Tom Seaver making his debut with the Red Sox.
+Record by monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/TBOS01986.htm The 1986 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet October 11, 2020Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 11 8 11 8 2nd (tie) 2 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/04301986.htm Events of Wednesday, April 30, 1986 May 21 7 32 15 1st +2 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/05311986.htm Events of Saturday, May 31, 1986 June 17 10 49 25 1st +8 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/06301986.htm Events of Monday, June 30, 1986 July 10 16 59 41 1st +4 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/07311986.htm Events of Thursday, July 31, 1986 August 17 13 76 54 1st +3 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/08311986.htm Events of Sunday, August 31, 1986 September 18 8 94 62 1st +8 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/09301986.htm Events of Tuesday, September 30, 1986 October 1 4 95 66 1st +5 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/10051986.htm Events of Sunday, October 5, 1986
The Red Sox played only 161 games, as a road game scheduled against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 24 was rained out, and was not rescheduled as it had no bearing on the divisional race.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60953943/red-sox-milwaukee-game-is-postponed/ Red Sox-Milwaukee game is postponed AP Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine 24 September 25, 1986 October 11, 2020 newspapers.com
Highlights
thumb|right|Roger Clemens
On April 29 at Fenway Park, 23-year-old Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners to set a major league record for a nine-inning game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZ4rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6195%2C8935795 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire Patriot Ledger Sports Service Cafardo Nick Kall him Dr. Klemens April 30, 1986 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cl5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1712%2C9320827 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Golden Ed Clemens fans 20 Mariners April 30, 1986 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9q5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7oYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595%2C3276562 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Boston's Clemens makes history April 30, 1986 D2https://www.si.com/vault/1986/05/12/640832/striking-out-toward-cooperstown Sports Illustrated Gammons Peter Peter Gammons Striking out toward Cooperstown May 12, 1986 26
Clemens finished the regular season with 24 wins, the most by a Red Sox pitcher since Mel Parnell won 25 games in 1949.
Season standings
Boston Red Sox
This was the first season since 1904 that the Yankees franchise (then known as the Highlanders) finished second in the standings to the Red Sox franchise (then known as the Americans).Mike Vaccaro 2005 Emperors and idiots: The hundred year rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, from the very beginning to the end of the curse Doubleday New York 0-385-51354-2 Mike Vaccaro registration https://archive.org/details/emperorsidiotsth00vacc
Record vs. opponents
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Notable transactions
June 2, 1986: The Red Sox selected Scott Cooper in the third round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.Scott Cooper page at Baseball Reference
June 29, 1986: Steve Lyons was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Seaver.Steve Lyons page at Baseball Reference
August 17, 1986: The Seattle Mariners traded Spike Owen and Dave Henderson to the Red Sox for Rey Quiñones and players to be named later (Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, and John Christensen).Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
Opening day lineup
thumb|right|upright=.66|Wade Boggs
24 Dwight Evans RF26 Wade Boggs 3B 6 Bill Buckner 1B14 Jim Rice LF25 Don Baylor DH10 Rich Gedman C 20 Tony Armas CF17 Marty Barrett 2B18 Glenn Hoffman SS47 Bruce Hurst P
Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B04070DET1986.htm Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 April 7, 1986 Retrosheet October 11, 2020
Alumni game
On May 17, the Red Sox held an old-timers game at Fenway, before a scheduled game with the Texas Rangers. The game–themed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the pennant-winning 1946 Red Sox–welcomed back 19 alumni of the team and was also the first to invite non-Red Sox alumni.http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/fenwaypark100/timeline.jsp?year=1986 https://web.archive.org/web/20130201082354/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/fenwaypark100/timeline.jsp?year=1986 dead February 1, 2013 Fenway Park through the Years [1986]: Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park Boston Red Sox MLB.com March 8, 2018 Besides Ted Williams, Luis Tiant, and Rico Petrocelli, the day featured appearances by all three DiMaggio brothers: Joe, Vince, and Dom. The umpiring crew included Hall of Fame inductee Jocko Conlan.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20169106/oldtimers_hit_close_to_home/ Old-Timers Hit Close to Home Terry Price Hartford Courant E6 May 18, 1986 May 17, 2018 newspapers.com
Tommy Harper dismissal and legal action
During the spring of 1985, Tommy Harper—a former outfielder and coach with a 10-year association with the Red Sox—spoke out against the team's long-term association with the all-white Elks Club of Winter Haven, Florida, where the team then held spring training. Harper was let go by the Red Sox in December 1985, and subsequently filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/23/sports/boston-case-revives-past-and-passions.html Boston Case Revives Past and Passions Margolick David March 23, 1986 The New York Times July 3, 2018 On July 1, 1986, the EEOC ruled that Harper's dismissal "was held to be without merit".https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-investigation-supports-ha/194820255/ Investigation Supports Harper Claim The Republican Springfield, Massachusetts 45 July 2, 1986 April 3, 2026 newspapers.com In December 1986, Harper and the Red Sox reached a settlement, the terms of which were not disclosed.https://www.newspapers.com/article/athol-daily-news-red-sox-harper-discrimi/194821042/ Red Sox-Harper Discrimination Case Settled AP Athol Daily News Athol, Massachusetts 6 December 6, 1986 April 3, 2026 newspapers.com
Roster
1986 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers
23 Oil Can Boyd
27 Mike Brown
21 Roger Clemens
28 Steve Crawford
44 Wes Gardner
47 Bruce Hurst
48 Tim Lollar
49 Al Nipper
43 Joe Sambito
31 Calvin Schiraldi
41 Tom Seaver
19 Jeff Sellers
46 Bob Stanley
53 Sammy Stewart
45 Mike Trujillo
42 Rob Woodward Catchers
10 Rich Gedman
50 Dave Sax
15 Marc Sullivan
Infielders
17 Marty Barrett
25 Don Baylor
26 Wade Boggs
6 Bill Buckner
27 Pat Dodson
18 Glenn Hoffman
5 Spike Owen
51 Rey Quiñones
7 Ed Romero
11 Dave Stapleton Outfielders
20 Tony Armas
24 Dwight Evans
39 Mike Greenwell
40 Dave Henderson
12 Steve Lyons
14 Jim Rice
16 Kevin Romine
37 Mike Stenhouse
55 La Schelle Tarver Manager
1 John McNamara
Coaches
34 Bill Fischer (Pitching)
33 Walt Hriniak (Hitting & First base)
36 Rene Lachemann (Third base)
35 Joe Morgan (Bullpen)
Game log
Regular season
Legend Red Sox win Red Sox loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldRed Sox team member
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 regular season game log: 95–66 (Home: 51–30; Away: 44–36)1986 Boston Red Sox Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1986-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 April 2026
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 April: 11–8 (Home: 4–4; Away: 4–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
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| 1 || April 7 || || @ Tigers
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| 2 || April 9 || || @ Tigers
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| 3 || April 10 || || @ Tigers
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| 4 || April 11 || || @ White Sox
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| 5 || April 12 || || @ White Sox
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| 6 || April 13 || || @ White Sox
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| 7 || April 14 || || Royals
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| 8 || April 16 || || Royals
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| 9 || April 17 || || Royals
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| 10 || April 18 || || White Sox
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| 11 || April 19 || || White Sox
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| 12 || April 20 || || White Sox
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| 13 || April 21 || || Tigers
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| 14 || April 22 || || Tigers
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| 15 || April 23 || || Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 16 || April 25 || || @ Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 17 || April 26 || || @ Royals
|- style="background:bbbbbb"
| – || April 27 || || @ Royals || colspan=10|Postponed (rain) Makeup date: August 12
|- style="text-align:center;
| 18 || April 29 || || Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 19 || April 30 || || Mariners
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y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 May: 21–7 (Home: 9–3; Away: 12–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="text-align:center;
| 20 || May 1 || || Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 21 || May 2 || || Athletics
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| 22 || May 3 || || Athletics
|- style="text-align:center;
| 23 || May 4 || || Athletics
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 24 || May 5 || || Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 25 || May 6 || || Angels
|- style="text-align:center;
| 26 || May 7 || || @ Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 27 || May 8 || || @ Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 28 || May 9 || || @ Athletics
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| 29 || May 10 || || @ Athletics
|- style="text-align:center;
| 30 || May 11 || || @ Athletics
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 31 || May 12 || || @ Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 32 || May 13 || || @ Angels
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 33 || May 14 || || @ Angels
|- style="text-align:center;
| 34 || May 16 || || Rangers
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| 35 || May 17 || || Rangers
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| 36 || May 18 || || Rangers
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| 37 || May 19 || || Twins
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| 38 || May 20 || || Twins
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| 39 || May 21 || || Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 40 || May 23 || || @ Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 41 || May 24 || || @ Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 42 || May 25 || || @ Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 43 || May 26 || || @ Indians
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| 44 || May 27 || || @ Indians
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| 45 || May 28 || || @ Indians
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| 46 || May 30 || || @ Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 47 || May 31 || || @ Twins
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y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 June: 17–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
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| 48 || June 1 || || @ Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 49 || June 2 || || Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 50 || June 3 || || Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 51 || June 4 || || Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 52 || June 5 || || @ Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 53 || June 6 || || @ Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 54 || June 7 || || @ Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 55 || June 8 || || @ Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 56 || June 9 || || @ Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 57 || June 10 || || @ Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 58 || June 11 || || @ Blue Jays
|- style="background:bbbbbb"
| – || June 12 || || Brewers || colspan=10|Postponed (rain) Makeup date: September 16
|- style="text-align:center;
| 59 || June 13 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 60 || June 14 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 61 || June 15 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 62 || June 16 || || @ Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 63 || June 17 || || @ Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 64 || June 18 || || @ Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 65 || June 20 || || Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 66 || June 21 || || Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 67 || June 22 || || Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 68 || June 23 || || Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 69 || June 24 || || Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 70 || June 25 || || Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 71 || June 27 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 72 || June 28 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 73 || June 29 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 74 || June 30 || || Blue Jays
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y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 July: 10–16 (Home: 7–6; Away: 3–10) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="text-align:center;
| 75 || July 1 || || Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 76 || July 2 || || Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 77 || July 3 || || Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 78 || July 4 || || Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 79 || July 5 || || Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 80 || July 6 || || Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 81 || July 7 || || Athletics
|- style="text-align:center;
| 82 || July 8 || || Athletics
|- style="text-align:center;
| 83 || July 9 || || Athletics
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 84 || July 10 || || Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 85 || July 11 || || Angels
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 86 || July 12 || || Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 87 || July 13 || || Angels
|- style="text-align:center;
| 88 || July 17 || || @ Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 89 || July 18 || || @ Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 90 || July 19 || || @ Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 91 || July 20 || || @ Mariners
|- style="text-align:center;
| 92 || July 21 || || @ Athletics
|- style="text-align:center;
| 93 || July 22 || || @ Athletics
|- style="text-align:center;
| 94 || July 23 || || @ Athletics
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 95 || July 25 || || @ Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 96 || July 26 || || @ Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 97 || July 27 || || @ Angels
|- style="text-align:center;
| 98 || July 28 || || @ White Sox
|- style="text-align:center;
| 99 || July 29 || || @ White Sox
|- style="text-align:center;
| 100 || July 30 || || @ White Sox
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y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 August: 17–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 10–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="text-align:center;
| 101 || August 1 || || Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 102 || August 2 || || Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 103 || August 3 || || Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 104 || August 4 || || White Sox
|- style="text-align:center;
| 105 || August 5 || || White Sox
|- style="text-align:center;
| 106 || August 6 || || White Sox
|- style="text-align:center;
| 107 || August 8 || || @ Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 108 || August 9 || || @ Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 109 || August 10 || || @ Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 110 || August 11 || || @ Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 111 || August 12 || || @ Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 112 || August 12 || || @ Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 113 || August 13 || || @ Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 114 || August 14 || || @ Royals
|- style="text-align:center;
| 115 || August 15 || || Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 116 || August 16 || || Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 117 || August 17 || || Tigers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 118 || August 18 || || @ Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 119 || August 19 || || @ Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 120 || August 20 || || @ Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 121 || August 21 || || @ Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 122 || August 22 || || @ Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 123 || August 23 || || @ Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 124 || August 24 || || @ Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 125 || August 25 || || @ Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 126 || August 26 || || @ Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 127 || August 27 || || @ Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 128 || August 29 || || Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 129 || August 30 || || Indians
|- style="text-align:center;
| 130 || August 31 || || Indians
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y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 September: 18–8 (Home: 13–2; Away: 5–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="text-align:center;
| 131 || September 1 || || Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 132 || September 2 || || Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 133 || September 3 || || Rangers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 134 || September 5 || || Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 135 || September 6 || || Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 136 || September 7 || || Twins
|- style="text-align:center;
| 137 || September 8 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 138 || September 9 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 139 || September 10 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 140 || September 11 || || @ Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 141 || September 12 || || @ Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 142 || September 13 || || @ Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 143 || September 14 || || @ Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 144 || September 16 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 145 || September 16 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 146 || September 17 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 147 || September 18 || || Brewers
|- style="text-align:center;
| 148 || September 19 || || @ Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 149 || September 20 || || @ Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 150 || September 21 || || @ Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 151 || September 23 || || @ Brewers
|- style="background:bbbbbb"
| – || September 24 || || @ Brewers || colspan=10|Cancelled (rain)
|- style="text-align:center;
| 152 || September 26 || || Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 153 || September 27 || || Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 154 || September 28 || || Blue Jays
|- style="text-align:center;
| 155 || September 29 || || Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 156 || September 30 || || Orioles
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 October: 1–4 (Home: 1–4; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak
|- style="text-align:center;
| 157 || October 1 || || Orioles
|- style="text-align:center;
| 158 || October 2 || || Yankees
|- style="background:bbbbbb"
| – || October 3 || || Yankees || colspan=10|Postponed (rain) Makeup date: October 4
|- style="text-align:center;
| 159 || October 4 || || Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 160 || October 4 || || Yankees
|- style="text-align:center;
| 161 || October 5 || || Yankees
|-
Detailed records
American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox — — — — — — Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 AL West California Angels 3–3 2–4 5–7 5 7 41 57 Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers 3–3 2–4 5–7 5 7 41 57 3–3 2–4 5–7 5 7 41 57
Month-by-Month
Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 19 11 8 11 8 y 82 61 May 28 21 7 21 7 y 158 109 June 27 17 10 17 10 y 118 118 July 26 10 16 10 16 y 107 147 August 30 17 13 17 13 y 162 130 September 28 18 8 18 8 y 158 103 October 5 1 4 1 4 y 16 28 Total 161 95 66 95 66 y 794 696
Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 51 30 51 30 y 389 350 Road 80 44 36 44 36 y 405 346 Total 161 95 66 95 66 y 794 696
Composite Box
+ 1986 Boston Red Sox Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E Opponents Red Sox
Postseason game log
Legend Red Sox win Red Sox loss PostponementBoldRed Sox team member
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Postseason game log: 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Away: 3–4)
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 AL Championship Series vs. California Angels 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–2)1986 American League Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1986_ALCS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 April 2026 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1 || October 7, 1986 || 8:25 p.m. EDT || Angels
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 2 || October 8, 1986 || 3:05 p.m. EDT || Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3 || October 10, 1986 || 8:20 p.m. EDT || @ Angels
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4 || October 11, 1986 || 8:20 p.m. EDT || @ Angels
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 5 || October 12, 1986 || 3:00 p.m. EDT || @ Angels
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 6 || October 14, 1986 || 8:20 p.m. EDT || Angels
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 7 || October 15, 1986 || 8:20 p.m. EDT || Angels
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 World Series vs. New York Mets 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 2–2)1986 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1986_WS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 April 2026 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 1 || October 18, 1986 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 1–0 || Hurst (1–0) || Darling (0–1) || Schiraldi (1) || 2:59 || 55,076 || BOS 1–0 || W1
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 2 || October 19, 1986 || 8:25p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 9–3 || Crawford (1–0) || Gooden (0–1) || Stanley (1) || 3:36 || 55,063 || BOS 2–0 || W2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3 || October 21, 1986 || 8:30p.m. EDT || Mets || 1–7 || Ojeda (1–0) || Boyd (0–1) || — || 2:58 || 33,595 || BOS 2–1 || L1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4 || October 22, 1986 || 8:25p.m. EDT || Mets || 2–6 || Darling (1–1) || Nipper (0–1) || Orosco (1) || 3:22 || 33,920 || TIE 2–2 || L2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 5 || October 23, 1986 || 8:35p.m. EDT || Mets || 4–2 || Hurst (2–0) || Gooden (0–2) || — || 3:09 || 34,010 || BOS 3–2 || W1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 6 || October 25, 1986 || 8:25p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 5–6 (10) || Aguilera (1–0) || Schiraldi (0–1) || — || 4:02 || 55,078 || TIE 3–3 || L1
|- style="background:#bbb;"
| — || October 26, 1986 || 8:25p.m. EST || @ Mets || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 27
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 7 || October 27, 1986 || 8:15p.m. EST || @ Mets || 5–8 || McDowell (1–0) || Schiraldi (0–2) || Orosco (2) || 3:11 || 55,032 || NYN 4–3 || L2
|-
Starting Lineups
Regular Season
Batting Order
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Regular Season Batting Order game log
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |24
| May 5, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |25
| May 6, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |31
| May 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |32
| May 13, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |33
| May 14, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |84
| July 10, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |85
| July 11, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |86
| July 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |87
| July 13, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |95
| July 25, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |96
| July 26, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |97
| July 27, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|-
Defensive Lineup
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |24
| May 5, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |25
| May 6, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |31
| May 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |32
| May 13, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |33
| May 14, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |84
| July 10, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |85
| July 11, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |86
| July 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |87
| July 13, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |95
| July 25, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |96
| July 26, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |97
| July 27, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|-
Postseason
Batting Order
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Postseason Batting Order game log
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 AL Championship Series vs. California Angels # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |1
| October 7, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |2
| October 8, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |3
| October 10, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |4
| October 11, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |5
| October 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |6
| October 14, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |7
| October 15, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 World Series vs. New York Mets # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |1
| October 18, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
| #47Hurst(SP)
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |2
| October 19, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
| #21Clemens(SP)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |3
| October 21, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #25Baylor(DH)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |4
| October 22, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #25Baylor(DH)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |5
| October 23, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #25Baylor(DH)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |6
| October 25, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
| #21Clemens(SP)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |7
| October 27, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #26Boggs(3B)
| #17Barrett(2B)
| #6Buckner(1B)
| #14Rice(LF)
| #24Evans(RF)
| #10Gedman(C)
| #40Henderson(CF)
| #5Owen(SS)
| #47Hurst(SP)
|-
Defensive Lineup
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 AL Championship Series vs. California Angels # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |1
| October 7, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |2
| October 8, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |3
| October 10, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |4
| October 11, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |5
| October 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |6
| October 14, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |7
| October 15, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 World Series vs. New York Mets # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |1
| October 18, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #47Hurst
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |2
| October 19, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #21Clemens
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |3
| October 21, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #23Boyd
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |4
| October 22, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #49Nipper
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |5
| October 23, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #47Hurst
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |6
| October 25, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #21Clemens
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |7
| October 27, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #10Gedman
| #6Buckner
| #17Barrett
| #26Boggs
| #5Owen
| #14Rice
| #40Henderson
| #24Evans
| #47Hurst
|-
Game Umpires
Regular Season
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Regular Season Umpire game log
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |24
| May 5, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #21Ken Kaiser
| #12Terry Cooney(crew chief)
| #14Steve Palermo
| #28Larry Young
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |25
| May 6, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #12Terry Cooney(crew chief)
| #14Steve Palermo
| #28Larry Young
| #21Ken Kaiser
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |31
| May 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #13Derryl Cousins
| #25Mark Johnson
| #33Durwood Merrill(crew chief)
| #35Ted Hendry
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |32
| May 13, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #25Mark Johnson
| #33Durwood Merrill(crew chief)
| #35Ted Hendry
| #13Derryl Cousins
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |33
| May 14, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #33Durwood Merrill(crew chief)
| #35Ted Hendry
| #13Derryl Cousins
| #25Mark Johnson
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |84
| July 10, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #15Joe Brinkman(crew chief)
| #38Tim Tschida
| #12Terry Cooney
| #21Ken Kaiser
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |85
| July 11, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #38Tim Tschida
| #12Terry Cooney
| #21Ken Kaiser
| #15Joe Brinkman(crew chief)
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |86
| July 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #12Terry Cooney
| #21Ken Kaiser
| #15Joe Brinkman(crew chief)
| #38Tim Tschida
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |87
| July 13, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #21Ken Kaiser
| #15Joe Brinkman(crew chief)
| #38Tim Tschida
| #12Terry Cooney
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |95
| July 25, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #31Mike Reilly(crew chief)
| #37Drew Coble
| #36Tim McClelland
| #28Larry Young
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |96
| July 26, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #37Drew Coble
| #36Tim McClelland
| #28Larry Young
| #31Mike Reilly(crew chief)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |97
| July 27, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #36Tim McClelland
| #28Larry Young
| #31Mike Reilly(crew chief)
| #37Drew Coble
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
|-
Postseason
Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 Postseason Umpire game log
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 AL Championship Series vs. California Angels # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |1
| October 7, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
| #10Larry McCoy
| #12Terry Cooney
| #2Nick Bremigan
| #27Rocky Roe
| #19Rich Garcia
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |2
| October 8, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #10Larry McCoy
| #12Terry Cooney
| #2Nick Bremigan
| #27Rocky Roe
| #19Rich Garcia
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |3
| October 10, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #12Terry Cooney
| #2Nick Bremigan
| #27Rocky Roe
| #19Rich Garcia
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
| #10Larry McCoy
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |4
| October 11, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #2Nick Bremigan
| #27Rocky Roe
| #19Rich Garcia
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
| #10Larry McCoy
| #12Terry Cooney
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |5
| October 12, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |@ CAL
| #27Rocky Roe
| #19Rich Garcia
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
| #10Larry McCoy
| #12Terry Cooney
| #2Nick Bremigan
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |6
| October 14, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #19Rich Garcia
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
| #10Larry McCoy
| #12Terry Cooney
| #2Nick Bremigan
| #27Rocky Roe
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |7
| October 15, 1986
! style="California Angels 1986 2;" |CAL
| #22Larry Barnett(crew chief)
| #10Larry McCoy
| #19Rich Garcia
| #2Nick Bremigan
| (none)
| #27Rocky Roe
|-
y Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 World Series vs. New York Mets # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |1
| October 18, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
|- style="background:#bfb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |2
| October 19, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
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| October 21, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |4
| October 22, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |5
| October 23, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |NYM
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |6
| October 25, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1986 2;" |7
| October 27, 1986
! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1986 2;" |@ NYM
| #9John Kibler(NL)(crew chief)
| #3Jim Evans(AL)
| #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)
| #15Joe Brinkman(AL)
| #11Ed Montague(NL)
| #20Dale Ford(AL)
|-
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; R = Runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage
Pos Player G AB H2B3B HRR RBI Avg.OBPSLGReference C Rich Gedman 135 462 119 290 16 49 65 .258 .315.424The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Rich Gedman https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jgedmr0010071986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120115559/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jgedmr0010071986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet 1B Bill Buckner 153 629 168 392 18 73 102 .267 .311.421The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Bill Buckner https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jbuckb0010191986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230426120536/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jbuckb0010191986.htm April 26, 2023 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet 2B Marty Barrett Marty Barrett (second baseman) 158 625 179 394 4 94 60 .286 .353.381The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Marty Barrett https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jbarrm0010051986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120120520/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jbarrm0010051986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet 3B Wade Boggs 149 580 207 472 8 107 71 .357 .453.486The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Wade Boggs https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jboggw0010051986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20221016011305/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jboggw0010051986.htm October 16, 2022 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet SS Rey Quiñones 62 190 45 121 2 26 15 .237 .315.342The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Rey Quinones https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jquinr0010011986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120121726/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jquinr0010011986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet LF Jim Rice 157 618 200 392 20 98 110 .324 .384.490The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Jim Rice https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jricej0010131986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120122017/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jricej0010131986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet CF Tony Armas 121 425 112 214 11 40 58 .264 .305.409The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Tony Armas https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jarmat0010111986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120122244/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jarmat0010111986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet RF Dwight Evans Dwight Evans (baseball) 152 529 137 332 26 86 97 .259 .376.476The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Dwight Evans https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jevand0020151986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120122518/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jevand0020151986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet DH Don Baylor 160 585 139 231 31 93 94 .238 .344.439The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Don Baylor https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jbayld0010171986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120122738/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jbayld0010171986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet
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 RBIReference Ed Romero 100 233 49 .210 2 23The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Ed Romero https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jromee0010081986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120145712/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jromee0010081986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Spike Owen 42 126 23 .183 1 10The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Spike Owen https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jowens0010051986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120150356/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jowens0010051986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Steve Lyons Steve Lyons (baseball) 59 124 31 .250 1 14The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Steve Lyons https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jlyons0010021986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120151210/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jlyons0010021986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Marc Sullivan 41 119 23 .193 1 14The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Marc Sullivan https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jsullm0010041986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120152143/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jsullm0010041986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Dave Henderson 36 51 10 .196 1 3The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Dave Henderson https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jhendd0010071986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120152721/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jhendd0010071986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Dave Stapleton Dave Stapleton (infielder) 39 39 5 .128 0 3The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Dave Stapleton https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jstapd0010071986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120152936/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jstapd0010071986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Mike Greenwell 31 35 11 .314 0 4The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Mike Greenwell https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jgreem0010021986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120153553/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jgreem0010021986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Kevin Romine 35 35 9 .257 0 2The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Kevin Romine https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jromik0010021986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120153836/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jromik0010021986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet La Schelle Tarver 13 25 3 .120 0 1The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for La Schelle Tarver https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jtarvl0010011986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120154102/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jtarvl0010011986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Glenn Hoffman 12 23 5 .217 0 1The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Glenn Hoffman https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jhoffg0010071986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120154456/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jhoffg0010071986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Mike Stenhouse 21 21 2 .095 0 1The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Mike Stenhouse https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jstenm0010051986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200226221538/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jstenm0010051986.htm February 26, 2020 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Pat Dodson Pat Dodson (baseball) 9 12 5 .417 1 3The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Pat Dodson https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jdodsp0010011986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120154848/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jdodsp0010011986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Dave Sax 4 11 5 .455 1 1The 1986 BOS A Batting Splits for Dave Sax https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jsax-d0010041986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120155248/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Jsax-d0010041986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet
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 SOReference Roger Clemens 33 254.0 24 4 2.48 238The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Roger Clemens https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lclemr0010031986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240118225402/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lclemr0010031986.htm January 18, 2024 January 18, 2024 Retrosheet Oil Can Boyd 30 214.1 16 10 3.78 129The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Oil Can Boyd https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lboydo0010051986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240118230421/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lboydo0010051986.htm January 18, 2024 January 18, 2024 Retrosheet Bruce Hurst 25 174.1 13 8 2.99 167The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Bruce Hurst https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lhursb0010071986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120090311/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lhursb0010071986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Al Nipper 26 159.0 10 12 5.38 79The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Al Nipper https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lnippa0010041986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120090544/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lnippa0010041986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Tom Seaver 16 104.1 5 7 3.80 72The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Tom Seaver https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lseavt0010221986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120090718/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lseavt0010221986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Jeff Sellers 14 82.0 3 7 4.94 51The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Jeff Sellers https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lsellj0010021986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120090904/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lsellj0010021986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SOReference Mike Brown Mike Brown (pitcher) 15 57.1 4 4 5.34 32The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Mike Brown https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lbrowm0030051986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20230709190441/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lbrowm0030051986.htm July 9, 2023 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Rob Woodward baseball 9 35.2 2 3 5.30 14The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Rob Woodward https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lwoodb0010021986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200323221458/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lwoodb0010021986.htm March 23, 2020 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G W L SV ERA SO Reference Bob Stanley Bob Stanley (baseball player) 66 6 6 16 4.37 54The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Bob Stanley https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lstanb0010101986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120102831/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lstanb0010101986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Joe Sambito 53 2 0 12 4.84 30The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Joe Sambito https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lsambj0010101986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120104758/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lsambj0010101986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Steve Crawford Steve Crawford (baseball) 40 0 2 4 3.92 32The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Steve Crawford https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lcraws0010061986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120105251/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lcraws0010061986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Tim Lollar 32 2 0 0 6.91 28The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Tim Lollar https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Llollt0010081986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120092118/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Llollt0010081986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Sammy Stewart 27 4 1 0 4.38 47The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Sammy Stewart https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lstews0010091986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120103326/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lstews0010091986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Calvin Schiraldi 25 4 2 9 1.41 55The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Calvin Schiraldi https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lschic0010031986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200206124333/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lschic0010031986.htm February 6, 2020 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Mike Trujillo 3 0 0 0 9.53 4The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Mike Trujillo https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Ltrujm0010021986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200229145925/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Ltrujm0010021986.htm February 29, 2020 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet Wes Gardner 1 0 0 0 9.00 1The 1986 BOS A Pitching Splits for Wes Gardner https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lgardw0010031986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120105817/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/Lgardw0010031986.htm January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Retrosheet
Postseason
ALCS
1986 American League Championship Series
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1California – 8, Boston – 1October 7Fenway Park32,9932California – 2, Boston – 9October 8Fenway Park32,7863Boston – 3, California – 5October 10Anaheim Stadium64,2064Boston – 3, California – 4 (11 innings)October 11Anaheim Stadium64,2235Boston – 7, California – 6 (11 innings)October 12Anaheim Stadium64,2236California – 4, Boston – 10 October 14Fenway Park32,9987California – 1, Boston – 8October 15Fenway Park33,001
World Series
1986 World Series
+NL New York Mets (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Red Sox – 1, Mets – 0 October 18Shea Stadium (New York City) 57,908 3:182 Red Sox – 9, Mets – 3 October 19Shea Stadium (New York City) 57,911 2:443 Mets – 7, Red Sox – 1 October 21Fenway Park (Boston) 33,595 3:094 Mets – 6, Red Sox – 2 October 22Fenway Park (Boston) 33,920 3:225 Mets – 2, Red Sox – 4 October 23Fenway Park (Boston) 34,010 2:556 Red Sox – 5, Mets – 6 (10 inn.) October 25Shea Stadium (New York City) 57,908 3:187 Red Sox – 5, Mets – 8 October 27Shea Stadium (New York City) 57,911 2:44
Awards and honors
Awards
Marty Barrett, ALCS MVP
Don Baylor, Silver Slugger Award (DH)
Wade Boggs, Silver Slugger Award (3B), AL Player of the Month (May)
Roger Clemens:
American League Cy Young Award.Cy Young https://www.mlb.com/awards/cy-young live https://web.archive.org/web/20240102121327/https://www.mlb.com/awards/cy-young January 2, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
American League Most Valuable Player.Most Valuable Player https://www.mlb.com/awards/most-valuable-player live https://web.archive.org/web/20230929210207/https://www.mlb.com/awards/most-valuable-player September 29, 2023 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
AL Pitcher of the Month (April, June).Pitcher of the Month https://www.mlb.com/awards/pitcher-of-the-month live https://web.archive.org/web/20240119181408/https://www.mlb.com/awards/pitcher-of-the-month January 19, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
Bruce Hurst, AL Pitcher of the Month (September)
Accomplishments
Wade Boggs:
Major League Baseball Batting Average Leader (.357).Stats: 1986; Player; Hitting; Regular Season; MLB; All Positions; Batting Average https://www.mlb.com/stats/batting-average/1986 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120171249/https://www.mlb.com/stats/batting-average/1986 January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
American League Walks Leader (105).Stats: 1986; Player; Hitting; Regular Season; American League; All Positions; Walks https://www.mlb.com/stats/american-league/walks/1986 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120175751/https://www.mlb.com/stats/american-league/walks/1986 January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
Major League Baseball On-base percentage Leader (.453).Stats: 1986; Player; Hitting; Regular Season; MLB; All Positions; On-Base Percentage https://www.mlb.com/stats/american-league/on-base-percentage/1986 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120180659/https://www.mlb.com/stats/on-base-percentage/1986 January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
Roger Clemens:
American League ERA Leader (2.48).Stats: 1986; Player; Pitching; Regular Season; American League; ERA https://www.mlb.com/stats/pitching/american-league/1986?sortState=asc live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120220305/https://www.mlb.com/stats/pitching/american-league/1986?sortState=asc January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
American League Wins Leader (24).Stats: 1986; Player; Pitching; Regular Season; American League; Wins https://www.mlb.com/stats/pitching/american-league/wins/1986 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120220735/https://www.mlb.com/stats/pitching/american-league/wins/1986 January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 MLB.com
All-Star Game
+NameStarter or ReservePositionReferenceWade BoggsStarter3B1986 All-Star Game Box Score, July 15 https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1986-allstar-game.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20240120005046/https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1986-allstar-game.shtml January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 Baseball ReferenceRoger ClemensStarterPRich GedmanReserveCJim RiceReserveLF
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Ed Nottle AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Tony Torchia A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Dave Holt A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Doug Camilli A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Bill Limoncelli
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxmedi1986bost/page/104/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Media Guide 1986 104 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine
References
30em
Further reading
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/03/sports/red-sox-1986-american-league-champions/ Red Sox honor 1986 American League champions prior to home opener Tim Healey The Boston Globe limited April 3, 2026 April 3, 2026
One Strike Away: The Story of the 1986 Red Sox Dan Shaughnessy Dan Shaughnessy 1987 978-0825304262
External links
1986 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
1986 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
1986 ALCS Official Souvenir Program
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