1992 Boston Red Sox season

1992 Boston Red Sox
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Owners	JRY Trust, Haywood Sullivan
Managers	Butch Hobson
Television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy)
Radio	WRKO (Bob Starr, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)
Seasons

The 1992 Boston Red Sox season was the 92nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the seven-team American League East with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, 23 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the last time the Red Sox finished last in their division until 2012. The Red Sox hit seven grand slams, the most in MLB in 1992.

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 record 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	—	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.
• June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.
• August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and Sean Ross (minors).

Alumni game

The team held an old-timers game on May 16, before a scheduled home game against the California Angels. The game marked the 25th anniversary of the 1967 Boston Red Sox season, known as "The Impossible Dream"; participants from the 1967 team included Mike Andrews, Jim Lonborg, Rico Petrocelli, and Carl Yastrzemski. Red Sox alumni won by a 3–0 score over a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, managed by Harmon Killebrew.

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	Tony Peña	133	410	99	.241	1	38
1B	Mo Vaughn	113	355	83	.234	13	57
2B	Jody Reed	143	550	136	.247	3	40
3B	Wade Boggs	143	514	133	.259	7	50
SS	Luis BOb	102	288	62	.215	0	29
LF	Billy Hatcher	75	315	75	.238	1	23
CF	Bob Zupcic	124	392	108	.276	3	43
RF	Tom Brunansky	138	458	122	.266	15	74
DH	Jack 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
Roger Clemens	32	246.2	18	11	2.41	208
Frank Viola	35	238	13	12	3.44	121
Joe 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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Rico Petrocelli
AA	New Britain Red Sox	Eastern League	Jim Pankovits
A-Advanced	Lynchburg Red Sox	Carolina League	Buddy Bailey
A-Advanced	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

References

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