1986 Boston Red Sox season 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 wins and 66 losses. After defeating the California Angels in the ALCS , the Red Sox lost the World Series to the New York Mets in seven games.Offseason November 13, 1985: Bob Ojeda , Tom McCarthy , John Mitchell and Chris Bayer were traded to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi , Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver . December 11, 1985: Mark Clear was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ed Romero . January 14, 1986: Alan Mills was selected in the first round of the amateur draft , but did not sign . January 14, 1986: Curt Schilling was selected in the second round of the amateur draft, and signed on May 30 . March 28, 1986: Mike Easler was traded to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor .Spring training The Red Sox held spring training at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida , for the 21st season.Regular season This season was the first since 1904 that the Yankees finished second in the standings to the Red Sox.Record vs. opponents Opening day line up Transactions 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. 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 .Roster Game Log 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 135 462 119 .258 16 65 1B 153 629 168 .267 18 102 2B 158 625 179 .286 4 60 3B 149 580 207 .357 8 71 SS 62 190 45 .315 2 15 LF 157 618 200 .324 20 110 CF 121 425 112 .264 11 58 RF 152 529 137 .259 26 97 DH 160 585 139 .238 31 94
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 100 233 49 .210 2 23 42 126 23 .183 1 10 59 124 31 .250 1 14 41 119 23 .193 1 14 36 51 10 .196 1 3 39 39 5 .128 0 3 31 35 11 .314 0 4 35 35 9 .257 0 2 13 25 3 .120 0 1 12 23 5 .217 0 1 21 21 2 .095 0 1 9 12 5 .417 1 3 4 11 5 .455 1 1
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 33 254 24 4 2.48 238 30 214.1 16 10 3.78 129 26 159 10 12 5.38 79 25 174.1 13 8 2.99 167 16 104.1 5 7 3.80 72 14 82 3 7 4.94 51
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 SO 15 57.1 4 4 5.34 32 9 35.2 2 3 5.30 14
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 66 6 6 16 4.37 54 53 2 0 12 4.84 30 40 0 2 4 3.92 32 32 2 0 0 6.91 28 27 4 1 0 4.38 47 25 4 2 9 1.41 55 3 0 0 0 9.53 4 1 0 0 0 9.00 1
Postseason ALCS World Series Game Log Awards and honors ;Awards ;AccomplishmentsWade Boggs, American League Batting Champion,.357 Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Walks Wade Boggs, Major League Baseball Leader, On-base percentage Roger Clemens, American League Leader, ERA Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Wins ;All-Star GameWade Boggs, Third Base, Starter Roger Clemens, Pitcher, Starter Rich Gedman, Catcher, Reserve Jim Rice, Outfield, ReserveFarm system
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