1986 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1986 Boston Red Sox

American League Champions
American League East Champions
League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Fenway Park
City| Boston, Massachusetts
Record| 95–66 (.590)
Divisional place| 1st
Owners| Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
President| Jean Yawkey
General manager| Lou Gorman
Manager| John McNamara
Television| WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
NESN
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Radio| WPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
Stats| ESPN.com
BB-reference
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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

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Red Sox manager John McNamara

* November 13, 1985: Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer (minors) were traded to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver.[1]
* December 11, 1985: Mark Clear was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ed Romero.[2]
* January 14, 1986: Alan Mills was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the amateur draft, but did not sign.[3]
* January 14, 1986: Curt Schilling was selected in the second round of the amateur draft, and signed on May 30.[4]
* March 28, 1986: Mike Easler was traded to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor.[5]

## Spring Training

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The Red Sox held spring training at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, for the 21st season.

Boston Win  | Boston Loss  | Tie Game

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1986 Boston Red Sox Spring Training Log

March

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1 | March 7 | @ Tigers | 0─3 | 0─1 | [6]
2 | March 8 | @ Tigers | 4─6 | 0─2 | [7]
3 | March 9 | @ Tigers | 2─11 | 0─3 | [8]
4 | March 10 | @ Los Angeles | 7─6 | 1─3 | [9]
5 | March 11 | @ Orioles | 5─1 | 2─3 | [10]
6 | March 12 | Vs. Tigers | 2─3 | 3─3 | [11]
7 | March 13 | @ Tigers | 8─9 | 3─4 | [12]
8 | March 16 | @ Astros | 8─5 | 4─4 | [13]
9 | March 17 | @ Cardinals | 3─6 | 4─5 | [14]
10 | March 18 | Vs. Blue Jays | 5─2 | 4─6 | [15]
11 | March 19 | @ Mets | 4─7 | 4─7 | [16]
12 | March 20 | Vs. Tigers | 10─9 | 4─8 | [17]
12 | March 21 | Vs. Twins | 8─1 | 4─9 | [18]
13 | March 22 | @ Twins | 0─4 | 4─10 | [19]
14 | March 23 | @ Royals | 3─1 | 5─10 | [20]
15 | March 24 | Vs. Astros | 4─3 | 5─11 | [21]
16 | March 25 | @ Pirates | 5─6 | 5─12 | [22]
17 | March 26 | @ White Sox | 27─10 | 6─12 | [23]
18 | March 27 | Vs. Pirates | 5─2 | 6─13 | [24]
19 | March 28 | Vs. Mets | 5─6 | 7─13 | [25]
20 | March 29 | Vs. Tigers | 5─9 | 8─13 | [26]
21 | March 30 | Vs. Blue Jays | 2─7 | 9─13 | [27]
22 | March 31 | Vs. Expos | 6─8 | 9─13 | [28]

April

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23 | April 1 | Vs. Phillies | 3─0 | 9─14 | [29]
24 | April 2 | @ Tigers | 3─9 | 9─15 | [30]
25 | April 3 | @ Pirates | 3─4 | 9─16 | [31]
26 | April 4 | @ Astros | 9─0 | 10─16 | [32]
27 | April 5 | Vs. Tigers | 0─6 | 11─16 | [33]

## Regular season

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### April

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The Red Sox ended the series at Chicago with a 12─2 victory.[34]

### July

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In the second game of the series (July 1), the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays 9─7, with Tom Seaver making his debut with the Red Sox.

Record by month[35] Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref.

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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB
April | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2nd (tie) | 2+1⁄2 | [36]
May | 21 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 1st | +2+1⁄2 | [37]
June | 17 | 10 | 49 | 25 | 1st | +8 | [38]
July | 10 | 16 | 59 | 41 | 1st | +4 | [39]
August | 17 | 13 | 76 | 54 | 1st | +3+1⁄2 | [40]
September | 18 | 8 | 94 | 62 | 1st | +8+1⁄2 | [41]
October | 1 | 4 | 95 | 66 | 1st | +5+1⁄2 | [42]

The Red Sox played only 161 games, as a road game scheduled against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 24 was rained out, and was not rescheduled as it had no bearing on the divisional race.[43]

### Highlights

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Roger Clemens

* On April 29 at Fenway Park, 23-year-old Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners to set a major league record for a nine-inning game.[44][45][46][47]
* Clemens finished the regular season with 24 wins, the most by a Red Sox pitcher since Mel Parnell won 25 games in 1949.

### Season standings

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AL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Boston Red Sox | 95 | 66  | .590  | —  | 51‍–‍30  | 44‍–‍36
New York Yankees | 90 | 72  | .556  | 5½  | 41‍–‍39  | 49‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers | 87 | 75  | .537  | 8½  | 49‍–‍32  | 38‍–‍43
Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76  | .531  | 9½  | 42‍–‍39  | 44‍–‍37
Cleveland Indians | 84 | 78  | .519  | 11½  | 45‍–‍35  | 39‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 84  | .478  | 18  | 41‍–‍39  | 36‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 89  | .451  | 22½  | 37‍–‍42  | 36‍–‍47

This was the first season since 1904 that the Yankees franchise (then known as the Highlanders) finished second in the standings to the Red Sox franchise (then known as the Americans).[48]

### Record vs. opponents

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1986 American League record

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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 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5
Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6
California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6
Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1
Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9
Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6
Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8
New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6
Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6
Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7
Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | —

### Notable transactions

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* June 2, 1986: The Red Sox selected Scott Cooper in the third round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.[49]
* June 29, 1986: Steve Lyons was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Seaver.[50]
* August 17, 1986: The Seattle Mariners traded Spike Owen and Dave Henderson to the Red Sox for Rey Quiñones and players to be named later (Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, and John Christensen).[51]

### Opening day lineup

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Wade Boggs 24 | Dwight Evans | RF

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26 | Wade Boggs | 3B
6 | Bill Buckner | 1B
14 | Jim Rice | LF
25 | Don Baylor | DH
10 | Rich Gedman | C
20 | Tony Armas | CF
17 | Marty Barrett | 2B
18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS
47 | Bruce Hurst | P

Source:[52]

### Alumni game

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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.[53] Besides Ted Williams, Luis Tiant, and Rico Petrocelli, the day featured appearances by all three DiMaggio brothers: Joe, Vince, and Dom.[54] The umpiring crew included Hall of Fame inductee Jocko Conlan.[54]

### Illegal Firing of Tommy Harper

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General Manager Haywood Sullivan, a supporter of the all-white and anti-Black Elks Club of Winter Haven, Florida (where the team then held spring training), would welcome the organization into the Red Sox' Chain of Lakes Park clubhouse to invite the white players and white front-office personnel only to the Elks' segregated facilities. Former outfielder and coach Tommy Harper spoke against this practice in 1985 and the Red Sox retaliated and fired Harper. On July 1, 1986, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vindicated Harper and cited the Red Sox for illegal actions.[55]

### Roster

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1986 Boston Red Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* 23 Oil Can Boyd
* 27 Mike Brown
* 21 Roger Clemens
* 28 Steve Crawford
* 44 Wes Gardner
* 47 Bruce Hurst
* 48 Tim Lollar
* 49 Al Nipper
* 43 Joe Sambito
* 31 Calvin Schiraldi
* 41 Tom Seaver
* 19 Jeff Sellers
* 46 Bob Stanley
* 53 Sammy Stewart
* 45 Mike Trujillo
* 42 Rob Woodward

|  | Catchers

* 10 Rich Gedman
* 50 Dave Sax
* 15 Marc Sullivan

Infielders

* 17 Marty Barrett
* 25 Don Baylor
* 26 Wade Boggs
* 6 Bill Buckner
* 27 Pat Dodson
* 18 Glenn Hoffman
* 5 Spike Owen
* 51 Rey Quiñones
* 7 Ed Romero
* 11 Dave Stapleton

|  | Outfielders

* 20 Tony Armas
* 24 Dwight Evans
* 39 Mike Greenwell
* 40 Dave Henderson
* 12 Steve Lyons
* 14 Jim Rice
* 16 Kevin Romine
* 37 Mike Stenhouse
* 55 La Schelle Tarver

|  | Manager

* 1 John McNamara

Coaches

* 34 Bill Fischer (Pitching)
* 33 Walt Hriniak (Hitting & First base)
* 36 Rene Lachemann (Third base)
* 35 Joe Morgan (Bullpen)

### Red Sox Debuts

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Name  | Position  | Date  | Game  | Source

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Wes Gardner | Pitcher | 4/13/1986  | @ White Sox | [34]
Tom Seaver | Pitcher | 7/1/1986  | Vs. Blue Jays |
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## Game log

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1986 Regular Season Game Log (95-66) (Home: 51-30; Road: 44-36)

April (11-8) (Home: 7-4; Road: 4-4)

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Stadium | Record | Report | Rank | GB

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1 | April 7 | @ Tigers
2 | April 9 | @ Tigers
3 | April 10 | @ Tigers
4 | April 11 | @ White Sox
5 | April 12 | @ White Sox
6 | April 13 | @ White Sox
7 | April 14 | Royals
8 | April 16 | Royals
9 | April 17 | Royals
10 | April 18 | White Sox
11 | April 19 | White Sox
12 | April 20 | White Sox
13 | April 21 | Tigers
14 | April 22 | Tigers
15 | April 23 | Tigers
16 | April 25 | @ Royals
17 | April 26 | @ Royals
18 | April 29 | Mariners
19 | April 30 | Mariners

May (21-7) (Home: 9-3; Road: 12-4)

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20 | May 1 | Mariners
21 | May 2 | Athletics
22 | May 3 | Athletics
23 | May 4 | Athletics
24 | May 5 | Angels
25 | May 6 | Angels
26 | May 7 | @ Mariners
27 | May 8 | @ Mariners
28 | May 9 | @ Athletics
29 | May 10 | @ Athletics
30 | May 11 | @ Athletics
31 | May 12 | @ Angels
32 | May 13 | @ Angels
33 | May 14 | @ Angels
34 | May 16 | Rangers
35 | May 17 | Rangers
36 | May 18 | Rangers
37 | May 19 | Twins
38 | May 20 | Twins
39 | May 21 | Twins
40 | May 23 | @ Rangers
41 | May 24 | @ Rangers
42 | May 25 | @ Rangers
43 | May 26 | @ Indians
44 | May 27 | @ Indians
45 | May 28 | @ Indians
46 | May 30 | @ Twins
47 | May 31 | @ Twins

June (17-10) (Home: 7-6; Road: 10-4)

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Stadium | Record | Report | Rank | GB

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48 | June 1 | @ Twins
49 | June 2 | Indians
50 | June 3 | Indians
51 | June 4 | Indians
52 | June 5 | @ Brewers
53 | June 6 | @ Brewers
54 | June 7 | @ Brewers
55 | June 8 | @ Brewers
56 | June 9 | @ Blue Jays
57 | June 10 | @ Blue Jays
58 | June 11 | @ Blue Jays
59 | June 13 | Brewers
60 | June 14 | Brewers
61 | June 15 | Brewers
62 | June 16 | @ Yankees
63 | June 17 | @ Yankees
64 | June 18 | @ Yankees
65 | June 20 | Orioles
66 | June 21 | Orioles
67 | June 22 | Orioles
68 | June 23 | Yankees
69 | June 24 | Yankees
70 | June 25 | Yankees
71 | June 27 | @ Orioles
72 | June 28 | @ Orioles
73 | June 29 | @ Orioles
74 | June 30 | Blue Jays

July (10-16) (Home: 7-6; Road: 3-10)

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Stadium | Record | Report | Rank | GB

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75 | July 1 | Blue Jays
76 | July 2 | Blue Jays
77 | July 3 | Blue Jays
78 | July 4 | Mariners
79 | July 5 | Mariners
80 | July 6 | Mariners
81 | July 7 | Athletics
82 | July 8 | Athletics
83 | July 9 | Athletics
84 | July 10 | Angels
85 | July 11 | Angels
86 | July 12 | Angels
87 | July 13 | Angels
88 | July 17 | @ Mariners
89 | July 18 | @ Mariners
90 | July 19 | @ Mariners
91 | July 20 | @ Mariners
92 | July 21 | @ Athletics
93 | July 22 | @ Athletics
94 | July 23 | @ Athletics
95 | July 25 | @ Angels
96 | July 26 | @ Angels
97 | July 27 | @ Angels
98 | July 28 | @ White Sox
99 | July 29 | @ White Sox
100 | July 30 | @ White Sox

August (17-13) (Home: 7-5; Road: 10-8)

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Stadium | Record | Report | Rank | GB

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101 | August 1 | Royals
102 | August 2 | Royals
103 | August 3 | Royals
104 | August 4 | White Sox
105 | August 5 | White Sox
106 | August 6 | White Sox
107 | August 8 | @ Tigers
108 | August 9 | @ Tigers
109 | August 10 | @ Tigers
110 | August 11 | @ Tigers
111 | August 12 | @ Royals
112 | August 12 | @ Royals
113 | August 13 | @ Royals
114 | August 14 | @ Royals
115 | August 15 | Tigers
116 | August 16 | Tigers
117 | August 17 | Tigers
118 | August 18 | @ Twins
119 | August 19 | @ Twins
120 | August 20 | @ Twins
121 | August 21 | @ Indians
122 | August 22 | @ Indians
123 | August 23 | @ Indians
124 | August 24 | @ Indians
125 | August 25 | @ Rangers
126 | August 26 | @ Rangers
127 | August 27 | @ Rangers
128 | August 29 | Indians
129 | August 30 | Indians
130 | August 31 | Indians

September (18-8) (Home: 13-2; Road: 5-6)

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Stadium | Record | Report | Rank | GB

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131 | September 1 | Rangers
132 | September 2 | Rangers
133 | September 3 | Rangers
134 | September 5 | Twins
135 | September 6 | Twins
136 | September 7 | Twins
137 | September 8 | @ Orioles
138 | September 9 | @ Orioles
139 | September 10 | @ Orioles
140 | September 11 | @ Orioles
141 | September 12 | @ Yankees
142 | September 13 | @ Yankees
143 | September 14 | @ Yankees
144 | September 16 | Brewers
145 | September 16 | Brewers
146 | September 17 | Brewers
147 | September 18 | Brewers
148 | September 19 | @ Blue Jays
149 | September 20 | @ Blue Jays
150 | September 21 | @ Blue Jays
151 | September 23 | @ Brewers
– | September 24 | @ Brewers | Cancelled (rain)
152 | September 26 | Blue Jays
153 | September 27 | Blue Jays
154 | September 28 | Blue Jays
155 | September 29 | Orioles
156 | September 30 | Orioles

October (1-4) (Home: 1-4)

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Stadium | Record | Report | Rank | GB

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157 | October 1 | Orioles
158 | October 2 | Yankees
159 | October 4 | Yankees
160 | October 4 | Yankees
161 | October 5 | Yankees

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; R = Runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos  | Player  | G  | AB  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | R  | RBI  | Avg.  | OBP  | SLG  | Reference

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C | Rich Gedman | 135 | 462 | 119  | 29  | 0 | 16  | 49 | 65 | .258  | .315  | .424  | [56]
1B | Bill Buckner | 153 | 629 | 168  | 39  | 2 | 18  | 73 | 102 | .267  | .311  | .421  | [57]
2B | Marty Barrett | 158 | 625 | 179  | 39  | 4 | 4  | 94 | 60 | .286  | .353  | .381  | [58]
3B | Wade Boggs | 149 | 580 | 207  | 47  | 2 | 8  | 107 | 71 | .357  | .453  | .486  | [59]
SS | Rey Quiñones | 62 | 190 | 45  | 12  | 1 | 2  | 26 | 15 | .237  | .315  | .342  | [60]
LF | Jim Rice | 157 | 618 | 200  | 39  | 2 | 20  | 98 | 110 | .324  | .384  | .490  | [61]
CF | Tony Armas | 121 | 425 | 112  | 21  | 4 | 11  | 40 | 58 | .264  | .305  | .409  | [62]
RF | Dwight Evans | 152 | 529 | 137  | 33  | 2 | 26  | 86 | 97 | .259  | .376  | .476  | [63]
DH | Don Baylor | 160 | 585 | 139  | 23  | 1 | 31  | 93 | 94 | .238  | .344  | .439  | [64]

#### Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Ed Romero | 100 | 233 | 49 | .210 | 2 | 23  | [65]
Spike Owen | 42 | 126 | 23 | .183 | 1 | 10  | [66]
Steve Lyons | 59 | 124 | 31 | .250 | 1 | 14  | [67]
Marc Sullivan | 41 | 119 | 23 | .193 | 1 | 14  | [68]
Dave Henderson | 36 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 1 | 3  | [69]
Dave Stapleton | 39 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 3  | [70]
Mike Greenwell | 31 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 0 | 4  | [71]
Kevin Romine | 35 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 0 | 2  | [72]
La Schelle Tarver | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1  | [73]
Glenn Hoffman | 12 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 1  | [74]
Mike Stenhouse | 21 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 1  | [75]
Pat Dodson | 9 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 1 | 3  | [76]
Dave Sax | 4 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 1 | 1  | [77]

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO  | Reference

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Roger Clemens | 33 | 254.0 | 24 | 4 | 2.48 | 238  | [78]
Oil Can Boyd | 30 | 214.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.78 | 129  | [79]
Bruce Hurst | 25 | 174.1 | 13 | 8 | 2.99 | 167  | [80]
Al Nipper | 26 | 159.0 | 10 | 12 | 5.38 | 79  | [81]
Tom Seaver | 16 | 104.1 | 5 | 7 | 3.80 | 72  | [82]
Jeff Sellers | 14 | 82.0 | 3 | 7 | 4.94 | 51  | [83]

#### Other pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO  | Reference

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Mike Brown | 15 | 57.1 | 4 | 4 | 5.34 | 32  | [84]
Rob Woodward | 9 | 35.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.30 | 14  | [85]

#### Relief pitchers

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO  | Reference

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Bob Stanley | 66 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4.37 | 54  | [86]
Joe Sambito | 53 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4.84 | 30  | [87]
Steve Crawford | 40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.92 | 32  | [88]
Tim Lollar | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 28  | [89]
Sammy Stewart | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 47  | [90]
Calvin Schiraldi | 25 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1.41 | 55  | [91]
Mike Trujillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 4  | [92]
Wes Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1  | [93]

## Postseason

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### ALCS

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Main article: 1986 American League Championship Series

Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance

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1 | California – 8, Boston – 1 | October 7 | Fenway Park | 32,993
2 | California – 2, Boston – 9 | October 8 | Fenway Park | 32,786
3 | Boston – 3, California – 5 | October 10 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,206
4 | Boston – 3, California – 4 (11 innings) | October 11 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,223
5 | Boston – 7, California – 6 (11 innings) | October 12 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,223
6 | California – 4, Boston – 10 | October 14 | Fenway Park | 32,998
7 | California – 1, Boston – 8 | October 15 | Fenway Park | 33,001

### World Series

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Main article: 1986 World Series

NL New York Mets (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)  Game  | Score  | Date  | Location  | Attendance  | Time of Game

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1 | Red Sox – 1, Mets – 0 | October 18 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,908 | 3:18
2 | Red Sox – 9, Mets – 3 | October 19 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,911 | 2:44
3 | Mets – 7, Red Sox – 1 | October 21 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 33,595 | 3:09
4 | Mets – 6, Red Sox – 2 | October 22 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 33,920 | 3:22
5 | Mets – 2, Red Sox – 4 | October 23 | Fenway Park (Boston) | 34,010 | 2:55
6 | Red Sox – 5, Mets – 6 (10 inn.) | October 25 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,908 | 3:18
7 | Red Sox – 5, Mets – 8 | October 27 | Shea Stadium (New York City) | 57,911 | 2:44

### Game log

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1986 Postseason Game Log

1986 American League Championship Series vs. California - Boston wins series 4-3

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1 | October 7 | Angels
2 | October 8 | Angels
3 | October 10 | @ Angels
4 | October 11 | @ Angels
5 | October 12 | @ Angels
6 | October 14 | Angels
7 | October 15 | Angels

1986 World Series vs. New York (NL) - New York (NL) wins series 4-3

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1 | October 18 | @ Mets
2 | October 19 | @ Mets
3 | October 21 | Mets
4 | October 22 | Mets
5 | October 23 | Mets
6 | October 25 | @ Mets
7 | October 27 | @ Mets

## Awards and Honors

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Awards

Marty Barrett, ALCS MVP

Don Baylor, Silver Slugger Award (DH)

Wade Boggs, Silver Slugger Award (3B), AL Player of the Month (May)

Roger Clemens:

* American League Cy Young Award.[94]
* American League Most Valuable Player.[95]
* AL Pitcher of the Month (April, June).[96]

Bruce Hurst, AL Pitcher of the Month (September)

Accomplishments

Wade Boggs:

* Major League Baseball Batting Average Leader (.357).[97]
* American League Walks Leader (105).[98]
* Major League Baseball On-base percentage Leader (.453).[99]

Roger Clemens:

* American League ERA Leader (2.48).[100]
* American League Wins Leader (24).[101]

All-Star Game
Name  | Starter or Reserve  | Position  | Reference

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Wade Boggs | Starter  | 3B | [102]
Roger Clemens | Starter  | P
Rich Gedman | Reserve  | C
Jim Rice | Reserve  | LF

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Ed Nottle
AA | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | Tony Torchia
A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Dave Holt
A | Greensboro Hornets | South Atlantic League | Doug Camilli
A-Short Season | Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Bill Limoncelli

Source:[103][104]

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## External links

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