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1991 Boston Red Sox season
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Major League Baseball season
March 2026
November 2013
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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
December 19, 1990: Danny Darwin signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.Danny Darwin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
February 1, 1991: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.John Moses Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
April 1, 1991: John Moses was released by the Red Sox.
Regular season
+Record by monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/TBOS01991.htm The 1991 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet October 13, 2020Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 11 7 11 7 1st +1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/04301991.htm Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1991 May 15 13 26 20 1st — https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/05311991.htm Events of Friday, May 31, 1991 June 11 16 37 36 2nd 4 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/06301991.htm Events of Sunday, June 30, 1991 July 11 16 48 52 3rd 9 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/07311991.htm Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1991 August 18 11 66 63 3rd 6 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/08311991.htm Events of Saturday, August 31, 1991 September 17 10 83 73 2nd 3 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/09301991.htm Events of Monday, September 30, 1991 October 1 5 84 78 2nd (tie) 7 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/10061991.htm Events of Sunday, October 6, 1991
Season standings
Boston Red Sox
Record vs. opponents
BOS
Notable transactions
April 18, 1991: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Steve Lyons Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
August 9, 1991: Kevin Romine was released by the Red Sox.Kevin Romine Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com
Opening Day Line Up
26 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Jody Reed 2B 39 Mike Greenwell LF25 Jack Clark DH12 Ellis Burks CF23 Tom Brunansky RF18 Carlos Quintana 1B 6 Tony Peña C11 Tim Naehring SS21 Roger Clemens 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20330026/an_emotional_reunion_for_dimaggio/ An emotional reunion for DiMaggio, Williams Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 7E May 12, 1991 May 24, 2018 newspapers.com
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 Pitchers
50 Tom Bolton
21 Roger Clemens
44 Danny Darwin
40 John Dopson
48 Tony Fossas
47 Mike Gardiner
38 Jeff Gray
27 Greg Harris
55 Joe Hesketh
59 Daryl Irvine
19 Dana Kiecker
15 Dennis Lamp
51 Josías Manzanillo
43 Kevin Morton
46 Dan Petry
54 Jeff Plympton
41 Jeff Reardon
30 Matt Young Catchers
20 John Marzano
6 Tony Peña
Infielders
26 Wade Boggs
10 Mike Brumley
45 Scott Cooper
22 Mike Marshall
11 Tim Naehring
18 Carlos Quintana
3 Jody Reed
2 Luis Rivera
42 Mo VaughnOutfielders
23 Tom Brunansky
12 Ellis Burks
39 Mike Greenwell
17 Wayne Housie
7 Steve Lyons
29 Phil Plantier
16 Kevin Romine
16 Bob Zupcic
Other batters
25 Jack Clark
22 Eric Wedge Manager
35 Joe Morgan
Coaches
33 Dick Berardino (third base)
37 Al Bumbry (first base)
34 Bill Fischer (pitching)
32 Richie Hebner (hitting)
36 John McLaren (bullpen)
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
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGJody Reed15361887175422560660.283.382Wade Boggs14454693181422851189.332.460Mike Greenwell147541761632669831543.300.419Jack Clark140481751201812887096.249.466Carlos Quintana149478691412111171161.295.412Ellis Burks130474561193331456639.251.422Tony Peña14146445107232548837.231.321Tom Brunansky142459541052411670149.229.390Luis Rivera12941464107223840435.258.384Mo Vaughn742192157120432226.260.370Steve Lyons8721215511014171011.241.354Phil Plantier531482749711135123.331.615Mike Brumley6311816255005210.212.254John Marzano491141030800901.263.333Mike Marshall2262418401700.290.403Tim Naehring205516100306.109.127Kevin Romine445579201713.164.255Scott Cooper1435616420702.457.686Bob Zupcic182534001301.160.280Wayne Housie11822100011.250.375Eric Wedge11010000001.0001.000Team totals162553073114863052512669159593.269.401
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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
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSORoger Clemens18102.6235350271.1219937965241Greg A. Harris11123.8553212173.0157797469127Joe Hesketh1243.2939170153.1142595653104Mike Gardiner9104.8522220130.014079704791Tom Bolton895.2425190110.013672645164Dennis Lamp634.70510092.010054483157Matt Young375.181916088.29255515369Kevin Morton654.591615086.19349444045Danny Darwin365.161212068.07139391542Jeff Gray232.34500161.23917161041Jeff Reardon143.035704059.15421201644Tony Fossas323.47640157.04927222829Dana Kiecker237.36185040.15634332321Dan Petry004.43130122.12117111212Daryl Irvine006.0090018.025131298Jeff Plympton000.004005.150042Steve Lyons000.001001.020001John Dopson0018.001001.022210Josías Manzanillo0018.001001.022231Team totals84784.01162162451439.21405712642530999
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Statistical leaders
thumb|right|upright=.8|Roger Clemens
Category Player StatisticYoungest player Kevin Morton 22 Phil Plantier Oldest player Dennis Lamp 38 Wins Above Replacement Roger Clemens 7.9
Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1991.shtml 1991 Boston Red Sox Statistics Baseball-Reference.com October 16, 2020
Batting
Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Jody Reed 153 PA Plate appearances Jody Reed 696 AB At bats Jody Reed 618 R Runs scored Wade Boggs 93 H Hits Wade Boggs 1812B Doubles Wade Boggs 42 Jody Reed 3B Triples Mike Greenwell 6 HR Home runs Jack Clark 28 RBI Runs batted in Jack Clark 87 SB Stolen bases Mike Greenwell 15 CS Caught stealing Ellis Burks 11 BB Base on balls Jack Clark 96 SO Strikeouts Jack Clark 133 BA Batting average Wade Boggs .332 OBP On-base percentage Wade Boggs .421 SLG Slugging percentage Jack Clark .466 OPS On-base plus slugging Wade Boggs .881 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs 140 TB Total bases Wade Boggs 251 GIDP Grounded into double play Tony Peña 23 HBP Hit by pitch Ellis Burks 6 SH Sacrifice hits Luis Rivera 12 SF Sacrifice flies Tom Brunansky 8 IBB Intentional base on balls Wade Boggs 25
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Pitching
Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Roger Clemens 18 L Losses Greg A. Harris 12 W-L % Winning percentage Joe Hesketh .750 (12–4) ERA Earned run average Roger Clemens 2.62 G Games pitched Tony Fossas 64 GS Games started Roger Clemens 35 GF Games finished Jeff Reardon 51 CG Complete games Roger Clemens 13 SHO Shutouts Roger Clemens 4 SV Saves Jeff Reardon 40 IP Innings pitched Roger Clemens 271 1 3 SO Strikeouts Roger Clemens 241 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Roger Clemens 1.047
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Awards and honors
Awards
Wade Boggs – Silver Slugger Award (3B)
Roger Clemens – American League Cy Young Award, AL Pitcher of the Month (April, September)
Tony Peña – Gold Glove Award (C)
Accomplishments
Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Games Started (35)
Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Innings Pitched (271 1 3)
Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (4)
All-Star Game
Wade Boggs, third base, starter
Roger Clemens, pitcher, reserve
Jeff Reardon, relief pitcher, reserve
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Butch Hobson AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Gary Allenson A-Advanced Lynchburg Red Sox Carolina League Buddy Bailey A-Advanced Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Mike Verdi A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dave Holt Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Felix Maldonado
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxmedi1991bost/page/202/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Media Guide 1991 203 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine
References
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External links
1991 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
1991 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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