1989 Boston Red Sox season


The 1989 Boston Red Sox season was the 89th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

Offseason

By the end of the 1980s, Wade Boggs was the only player in history to achieve four straight 200-hit, 100-walk seasons. By the end of the decade, he was also the only modern player to achieve 200 hits in a season for seven consecutive seasons.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day Line Up

Transactions

The team held an old-timers game on May 6, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included an appearance by Carl Yastrzemski, shortly after his election to the Hall of Fame. Red Sox alumni lost to a team of former MLB players from other clubs, by a 9–0 score in three innings of play.

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CRick Cerone10229672.243448
1BNick Esasky154564156.27730108
2BMarty Barrett8633686.256127
3BWade Boggs156621205.330354
SSLuis Rivera9332383.257529
LFMike Greenwell145578178.3081495
CFEllis Burks97399121.3031261
RFDwight Evans146520148.28520100
DHJim Rice5620949.234328

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

;Awards
;Accomplishments
All-Star Game
The Gulf Coast League Red Sox replaced the Arizona League Red Sox/Mariners as the Rookie League affiliate.