1991 Boston Red Sox season

1991 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan
General manager(s)	Lou Gorman
Manager(s)	Joe Morgan
Local television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy)
Local radio	WRKO (Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)
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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 Boston Red Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	91	71	0.562	—	46–35	45–36
Boston Red Sox	84	78	0.519	7	43–38	41–40
Detroit Tigers	84	78	0.519	7	49–32	35–46
Milwaukee Brewers	83	79	0.512	8	43–37	40–42
New York Yankees	71	91	0.438	20	39–42	32–49
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	0.414	24	33–48	34–47
Cleveland Indians	57	105	0.352	34	30–52	27–53

Record vs. opponents

1991 American League Records 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	6–6	4–8	7–6	5–8	4–8	3–10	4–8	5–8	3–9	4–8	9–3	5–8
Boston	5–8	—	4–8	7–5	9–4	5–8	7–5	7–6	3–9	6–7	8–4	9–3	5–7	9–4
California	6–6	8–4	—	8–5	7–5	5–7	9–4	6–6	8–5	6–6	1–12	6–7	5–8	6–6
Chicago	8–4	5–7	5–8	—	6–6	4–8	7–6	7–5	8–5	8–4	7–6	7–6	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	6–7	4–9	5–7	6–6	—	7–6	4–8	5–8	2–10	6–7	5–7	2–10	4–8	1–12
Detroit	8–5	8–5	7–5	8–4	6–7	—	8–4	4–9	4–8	8–5	4–8	8–4	6–6	5–8
Kansas City	8–4	5–7	4–9	6–7	8–4	4–8	—	9–3	6–7	7–5	6–7	7–6	7–6	5–7
Milwaukee	10–3	6–7	6–6	5–7	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	6–6	6–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	6–7
Minnesota	8–4	9–3	5–8	5–8	10–2	8–4	7–6	6–6	—	10–2	8–5	9–4	6–7	4–8
New York	8–5	7–6	6–6	4–8	7–6	5–8	5–7	7–6	2–10	—	6–6	3–9	5–7	6–7
Oakland	9–3	4–8	12–1	6–7	7–5	8–4	7–6	4–8	5–8	6–6	—	6–7	4–9	6–6
Seattle	8–4	3–9	7–6	6–7	10–2	4–8	6–7	9–3	4–9	9–3	7–6	—	5–8	5–7
Texas	3–9	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4	6–6	6–7	5–7	7–6	7–5	9–4	8–5	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	4–9	6–6	5–7	12–1	8–5	7–5	7–6	8–4	7–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	—

Notable transactions

• February 1, 1991: John Moses was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• April 1, 1991: John Moses was released by the Boston Red Sox.
• April 18, 1991: Steve Lyons was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• August 9, 1991: Kevin Romine was released by the Boston Red Sox.

Opening Day Line Up

26	Wade Boggs	3B
3	Jody Reed	2B
39	Mike Greenwell	LF
25	Jack Clark	DH
12	Ellis Burks	CF
23	Tom Brunansky	RF
18	Carlos Quintana	1B
6	Tony Peña	C
11	Tim Naehring	SS
21	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. 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 44 Wes Gardner 38 Jeff Gray 27 Greg Harris 55 Joe Hesketh 59 Daryl Irvine 19 Dana Kiecker 15 Dennis Lamp 51 Josías Manzanillo 38 John Leister 43 Kevin Morton 47 Rob Murphy 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 Vaughn		Outfielders 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

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	141	464	107	.231	5	48
1B	Carlos Quintana	149	478	141	.295	11	71
2B	Jody Reed	153	618	175	.283	5	60
3B	Wade Boggs	144	546	181	.332	8	51
SS	Luis Rivera	129	414	107	.258	8	40
LF	Mike Greenwell	147	544	163	.300	9	83
CF	Ellis Burks	130	474	119	.251	14	56
RF	Tom Brunansky	142	459	105	.229	16	70
DH	Jack Clark	140	481	120	.249	28	87

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roger Clemens	35	271.1	18	10	2.62	241

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

References

• 1991 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
• 1991 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com