1992 Boston Red Sox season

1992 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	JRY Trust, Haywood Sullivan
General manager(s)	Lou Gorman
Manager(s)	Butch Hobson
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 1992 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing seventh in the American League East with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses. It was the last time the Red Sox finished last in the AL East until 2012.

Offseason

• January 2, 1992: Frank Viola 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	96	66	0.593	—	53–28	43–38
Milwaukee Brewers	92	70	0.568	4	53–28	39–42
Baltimore Orioles	89	73	0.549	7	43–38	46–35
Cleveland Indians	76	86	0.469	20	41–40	35–46
New York Yankees	76	86	0.469	20	41–40	35–46
Detroit Tigers	75	87	0.463	21	38–42	37–45
Boston Red Sox	73	89	0.451	23	44–37	29–52

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–6	10–3	8–4	6–7	6–6	5–8	6–6	7–5	7–5	5–8
Boston	5–8	—	8–4	6–6	6–7	4–9	7–5	5–8	3–9	7–6	5–7	6–6	4–8	7–6
California	4–8	4–8	—	3–10	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–7	2–11	7–5	5–8	7–6	9–4	5–7
Chicago	6–6	6–6	10–3	—	7–5	10–2	7–6	5–7	8–5	8–4	5–8	4–9	5–8	5–7
Cleveland	6–7	7–6	6–6	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	5–8	6–6	7–6	6–6	7–5	5–7	6–7
Detroit	3–10	9–4	5–7	2–10	8–5	—	7–5	5–8	3–9	5–8	6–6	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	4–8	5–7	5–8	6–7	7–5	5–7	—	7–5	6–7	5–7	4–9	7–6	6–7	5–7
Milwaukee	7–6	8–5	7–5	7–5	8–5	8–5	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–5
Minnesota	6–6	9–3	11–2	5–8	6–6	9–3	7–6	6–6	—	7–5	5–8	8–5	6–7	5–7
New York	8–5	6–7	5–7	4–8	6–7	8–5	7–5	7–6	5–7	—	6–6	6–6	6–6	2–11
Oakland	6–6	7–5	8–5	8–5	6–6	6–6	9–4	5–7	8–5	6–6	—	12–1	9–4	6–6
Seattle	5–7	6–6	6–7	9–4	5–7	3–9	6–7	4–8	5–8	6–6	1–12	—	4–9	4–8
Texas	5–7	8–4	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	7–6	5–7	7–6	6–6	4–9	9–4	—	3–9
Toronto	8–5	6–7	7–5	7–5	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	7–5	11–2	6–6	8–4	9–3	—

Opening Day Line Up

26	Wade Boggs	3B
3	Jody Reed	2B
39	Mike Greenwell	LF
12	Ellis Burks	CF
29	Phil Plantier	RF
25	Jack Clark	DH
42	Mo Vaughn	1B
6	Tony Peña	C
2	Luis Rivera	SS
21	Roger Clemens	P

Roster

1992 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 50 Tom Bolton 21 Roger Clemens 44 Danny Darwin 40 John Dopson 48 Tony Fossas 47 Mike Gardiner 27 Greg Harris 55 Joe Hesketh 31 Peter Hoy 59 Daryl Irvine 49 Paul Quantrill 41 Jeff Reardon 50 Ken Ryan 56 Scott Taylor 43 Kevin Morton 16 Frank Viola 30 Matt Young		Catchers 15 John Flaherty 20 John Marzano  6 Tony Peña Infielders 33 Tom Barrett 26 Wade Boggs 45 Scott Cooper 19 Steve Lyons 11 Tim Naehring  3 Jody Reed  2 Luis Rivera 13 John Valentin 42 Mo Vaughn		Outfielders 23 Tom Brunansky 12 Ellis Burks 39 Mike Greenwell 22 Billy Hatcher 29 Phil Plantier  5 Herm Winningham 28 Bob Zupcic Other batters 10 Mike Brumley 25 Jack Clark 22 Eric Wedge		Manager 17 Butch Hobson Coaches 32 Gary Allenson (Bullpen) 37 Al Bumbry (First Base)  7 Rick Burleson (Hitting, Third Base) 35 Rich Gale (Pitching) 34 Don Zimmer (Bench, Third Base)

Notable transactions

• April 16, 1992: Bob Geren was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.^[1]
• June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.^[2]
• August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and Sean Ross (minors).^[3]

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	Peña, TonyTony Peña	133	410	99	.241	1	38
1B	Vaughn, MoMo Vaughn	113	355	83	.234	13	57
2B	Reed, JodyJody Reed	143	550	136	.247	3	40
3B	Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	143	514	133	.259	7	50
SS	BOb, LuisLuis BOb	102	288	62	.215	0	29
LF	Hatcher, BillyBilly Hatcher	75	315	75	.238	1	23
CF	Zupcic, BobBob Zupcic	124	392	108	.276	3	43
RF	Brunansky, TomTom Brunansky	138	458	122	.266	15	74
DH	Clark, JackJack Clark	81	257	54	.210	5	33

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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens	32	246.2	18	11	2.41	208
Viola, FrankFrank Viola	35	238	13	12	3.44	121
Hesketh, JoeJoe Hesketh	30	148.2	8	9	4.36	104

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

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

Awards and honors

• Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (5)

All-Star Game

• Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
• Roger Clemens, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Rico Petrocelli
AA	New Britain Red Sox	Eastern League	Jim Pankovits
A	Lynchburg Red Sox	Carolina League	Buddy Bailey
A	Winter Haven Red Sox	Florida State League	Felix Maldonado
A-Short Season	Elmira Pioneers	New York–Penn League	Dave Holt
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Frank White

^[4]

References

1. Bob Geren Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
2. Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
3. Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1992 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1992 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com