The 1986 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses.
Offseason [ edit ]
November 13, 1985: Bob Ojeda , Tom McCarthy , John Mitchell and Chris Bayer (minors) were traded by the Red Sox to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi , Wes Gardner , John Christensen , and La Schelle Tarver .[ 1]
December 11, 1985: Mark Clear was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ed Romero .[ 2]
January 14, 1986: Alan Mills was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign.[ 3]
January 14, 1986: Curt Schilling was drafted by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft . Player signed May 30, 1986.[ 4]
March 28, 1986: Mike Easler was traded by the Red Sox to the New York Yankees for Don Baylor .[ 5]
Spring Training [ edit ]
The Boston Red Sox held Spring Training at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida for the 21st season.
Regular season [ edit ]
April 29, 1986 – At Fenway Park, Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners to become the first pitcher in history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning major league game.
Clemens' 24 wins in the regular season were the most by a Red Sox pitcher since 1949.
Season standings [ edit ]
1986 was the first time since 1904 that the Yankees finished second in the standings to the Red Sox.[ 6]
Opening day line up [ edit ]
Transactions [ edit ]
Draft Picks [ edit ]
1986 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game Log [ edit ]
1986 Regular Season Game Log (95-66) (Home: 51-30; Road: 44-36)
April (11-8) (Home: 7-4; Road: 4-4)
May (21-7) (Home: 9-3; Road: 12-4)
June (17-10) (Home: 7-6; Road: 10-4)
July (10-16) (Home: 7-6; Road: 3-10)
August (17-13) (Home: 7-5; Road: 10-8)
September (18-8) (Home: 13-2; Road: 5-6)
October (1-4) (Home: 1-4)
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Date
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Score
Win
Loss
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Record
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Rank
GB
Game Time
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National Radio
157
October 1
Orioles
158
October 2
Yankees
159
October 4
Yankees
160
October 4
Yankees
161
October 5
Yankees
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ]
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
Romero, Ed Ed Romero
100
233
49
.210
2
23
Owen, Spike Spike Owen
42
126
23
.183
1
10
Lyons, Steve Steve Lyons
59
124
31
.250
1
14
Sullivan, Marc Marc Sullivan
41
119
23
.193
1
14
Henderson, Dave Dave Henderson
36
51
10
.196
1
3
Stapleton, Dave Dave Stapleton
39
39
5
.128
0
3
Greenwell, Mike Mike Greenwell
31
35
11
.314
0
4
Romine, Kevin Kevin Romine
35
35
9
.257
0
2
Tarver, La Schelle La Schelle Tarver
13
25
3
.120
0
1
Hoffman, Glenn Glenn Hoffman
12
23
5
.217
0
1
Stenhouse, Mike Mike Stenhouse
21
21
2
.095
0
1
Dodson, Pat Pat Dodson
9
12
5
.417
1
3
Sax, Dave Dave Sax
4
11
5
.455
1
1
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Postseason [ edit ]
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
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 [ edit ]
NL New York Mets (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
Time of Game
1
Red Sox – 1 , Mets – 0
October 18
Shea Stadium (New York )
57,908
3:18
2
Red Sox – 9 , Mets – 3
October 19
Shea Stadium (New York )
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 )
57,908
3:18
7
Red Sox – 5, Mets – 8
October 27
Shea Stadium (New York )
57,911
2:44
Game Log [ edit ]
1986 Postseason Game Log
1986 American League Championship Series vs. California – Boston wins series 4–3
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Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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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
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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Attendance
Stadium
Report
Game Time
National TV
National Radio
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 [ edit ]
Marty Barrett , Second Base, ALCS MVP
Wade Boggs , American League Batting Champion, .357
Wade Boggs , American League Leader, Walks (105)
Wade Boggs , Major League Baseball Leader, On-base percentage (.453)
Roger Clemens , American League Cy Young Award Winner
Roger Clemens , American League Most Valuable Player
Roger Clemens , American League Leader, ERA (2.48)
Roger Clemens , American League Leader, Wins (24)
All-Star Game
Farm system [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Bob Ojeda page at Baseball Reference
^ Ed Romero page at Baseball Reference
^ Alan Mills Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Curt Schilling page at Baseball Reference
^ Don Baylor page at Baseball Reference
^ Vaccaro, Mike (2005). Emperors and idiots: The hundred year rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, from the very beginning to the end of the curse . New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-51354-2 .
^ Steve Lyons page at Baseball Reference
^ Spike Owen page at Baseball Reference
^ Scott Cooper page at Baseball Reference
^ "Statmaster: A baseball Team Statistics Tool" . Baseball-almanac . Retrieved July 27, 2007 .
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