1990 Boston Red Sox season
| 1990 Boston Red Sox | |
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| 1990 AL East Champions | |
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| 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 1990 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing first in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. It was the second AL East division championship in three years for the Red Sox. However, as in 1988, the team fell victim to a four-game sweep at the hands of the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS.
Offseason
- December 6, 1989: Dennis Lamp was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- December 6, 1989: Jeff Reardon signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[2]
- December 19, 1989: Rick Cerone was released by the Boston Red Sox.[3]
- December 20, 1989: Sam Horn was released by the Boston Red Sox.[4]
- February 15, 1990: Bill Buckner signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[5]
- February 15, 1990: Greg A. Harris was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[6]
Regular season
On June 6, 1990, the Red Sox got retribution for Bucky Dent's home run when the New York Yankees fired Dent as their manager, making Fenway Park the scene of his greatest moment as a player—and his worst moment as manager.[7] Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe criticized Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner for firing Dent—his 18th managerial change in as many years—in Boston and said he should "have waited until the Yankees got to Baltimore" to fire Dent.[8] He said that "if Dent had been fired in Seattle or Milwaukee, this would have been just another event in an endless line of George's jettisons. But it happened in Boston and the nightly news had its hook."[8] He also said that "the firing was only special because...it's the first time a Yankee manager...was purged on the ancient Indian burial grounds of the Back Bay."[8]
The Red Sox also set a Major League record which still stands for the most double plays grounded into in a season, with 174.[9]
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 51–30 | 37–44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 2 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 9 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 11 | 41–40 | 36–45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 11½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 14 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| New York Yankees | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 21 | 37–44 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–3 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–9 | 10–3 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
| New York | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 0–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 12–0 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Opening Day Line Up
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 17 | Marty Barrett | 2B |
| 39 | Mike Greenwell | LF |
| 12 | Ellis Burks | CF |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | DH |
| 13 | Billy Jo Robidoux | 1B |
| 6 | Tony Peña | C |
| 3 | Jody Reed | SS |
| 16 | Kevin Romine | RF |
| 21 | Roger Clemens | P |
Roster
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Notable transactions
- May 4, 1990: Lee Smith was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Brunansky.[10]
- June 4, 1990: Les Norman was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign.[11]
- June 5, 1990: Bill Buckner was released by the Boston Red Sox.[5]
- August 23, 1990: Cecilio Guante signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
- August 30, 1990: The Boston Red Sox traded Jeff Bagwell to the Houston Astros for Larry Andersen.
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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| C | Tony Peña | 143 | 491 | 129 | .263 | 7 | 56 |
| 1B | Carlos Quintana | 149 | 512 | 147 | .287 | 7 | 67 |
| 2B | Jody Reed | 155 | 598 | 173 | .289 | 5 | 51 |
| 3B | Wade Boggs | 155 | 619 | 187 | .302 | 6 | 63 |
| SS | Luis Rivera | 118 | 346 | 78 | .225 | 7 | 45 |
| LF | Mike Greenwell | 159 | 610 | 181 | .297 | 14 | 73 |
| CF | Ellis Burks | 152 | 588 | 174 | .296 | 21 | 89 |
| RF | Tom Brunansky | 129 | 461 | 123 | .267 | 15 | 71 |
| DH | Dwight Evans | 123 | 445 | 111 | .249 | 13 | 63 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Roger Clemens | 31 | 228.1 | 21 | 6 | 1.93 | 209 |
| Mike Boddicker | 34 | 228 | 17 | 8 | 3.16 | 143 |
| Tom Bolton | 21 | 119.2 | 10 | 5 | 3.38 | 65 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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ALCS
Game 1
October 6, 1990 at Fenway Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Dave Stewart (1-0) L: Larry Andersen (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BOS – Wade Boggs (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 7, 1990 at Fenway Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Bob Welch (1-0) L: Greg Harris (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: None | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 9, 1990 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Mike Moore (1-0) L: Mike Boddicker (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: None | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 10, 1990 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Dave Stewart (2-0) L: Roger Clemens (0-1) S: Rick Honeycutt (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: None | ||||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (4)
- Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
- Ellis Burks, Outfield, Reserve
- Roger Clemens, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
References
- ↑ Dennis Lamp Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Sam Horn Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Greg Harris Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Cafardo, Nick (June 7, 1990). "Dent Dumped by Yankees". The Boston Globe. p. 37.
- 1 2 3 Shaughnessy, Dan (June 7, 1990). "His Back Was Against the Wall". The Boston Globe. p. 37.
- ↑ "Single Season Grounding Into Double Play Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ↑ Lee Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Les Norman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1990 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1990 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com