1984 Boston Red Sox season

The 1984 Boston Red Sox season was the 84th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East Division with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 18 games behind the Detroit Tigers, who went on to win the 1984 World Series.

1984 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place4th place (18 GB)
Other information
OwnersBuddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
PresidentJean Yawkey
General managersHaywood Sullivan, Lou Gorman
ManagersRalph Houk
Local televisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
NESN
(Kent Derdivanis, Mike Andrews)
Local radioWPLM-FM 99.1
WPLM-AM 1390
(Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season
Record by month[2]
MonthRecordCumulativeAL EastRef.
WonLostWonLostPositionGB
April9139136th10[3]
May121321265th16+1⁄2[4]
June151436404th19[5]
July18954494th16+1⁄2[6]
August171471635th15+1⁄2[7]
September151386764th18[8]

Highlights

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 10458 0.642 — 53–29 51–29
Toronto Blue Jays 8973 0.549 15 49–32 40–41
New York Yankees 8775 0.537 17 51–30 36–45
Boston Red Sox 8676 0.531 18 41–40 45–36
Baltimore Orioles 8577 0.525 19 44–37 41–40
Cleveland Indians 7587 0.463 29 41–39 34–48
Milwaukee Brewers 6794 0.416 36½ 38–43 29–51

Record vs. opponents
1984 American League record

Sources:

Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —6–78–47–57–67–65–77–65–75–86–69–39–34–9
Boston 7–6—9–37–510–37–63–99–46–67–67–54–85–75–8
California 4–83–9—8–58–44–86–78–44–98–47–69–45–87–5
Chicago 5–75–75–8—8–44–85–87–58–57–56–75–85–84–8
Cleveland 6–73–104–84–8—4–96–69–47–52–117–58–49–36–7–1
Detroit 6–76–78–48–49–4—7–511–29–37–69–36–610–28–5
Kansas City 7–59–37–68–56–65–7—6–66–75–75–89–46–75–7
Milwaukee 6–74–94–85–74–92–116–6—5–76–74–86–65–610–3
Minnesota 7–56–69–45–85–73–97–67–5—8–48–57–68–51–11
New York 8–56–74–85–711–26–77–57–64–8—8–47–56–68–5
Oakland 6–65–76–77–65–73–98–58–45–84–8—8–58–54–8
Seattle 3–98–44–98–54–86–64–96–66–75–75–8—10–35–7
Texas 3–97–58–58–53–92–107–66–55–86–65–83–10—6–6
Toronto 9–48–55–78–47–6–15–87–53–1011–15–88–47–56–6—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup
  2Jerry Remy2B
24Dwight EvansRF
26Wade Boggs3B
14Jim RiceLF
  7Mike EaslerDH
20Tony ArmasCF
10Rich GedmanC
11Dave Stapleton1B
18Glenn Hoffman    SS
47Bruce Hurst    P

Source:[17]

The Red Sox were defeated on Opening Day by the California Angels, 2–1, with both Angel runs scoring with two outs in the ninth on an error by Boston shortstop Jackie Gutiérrez.[18]

Roster
1984 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Jim Rice1596579818425728122444.280.467
Tony Armas15763910717129543123132.268.531
Dwight Evans16263012118637832104396.295.532
Wade Boggs158625109203314655389.325.416
Mike Easler156601871883152791158.313.516
Marty Barrett13947556144233345542.303.383
Rich Gedman133449541212642472029.269.506
Jackie Gutiérrez151449551181232291215.263.316
Bill Buckner114439511222121167224.278.410
Reid Nichols74124142851114212.226.306
Rick Miller95123173251012117.260.317
Jerry Remy30104826110847.250.279
Gary Allenson3583919202809.229.325
Glenn Hoffman6474814400405.189.243
Ed Jurak47666163117012.242.364
Jeff Newman2463514201305.222.302
Dave Stapleton133949200103.231.282
Marc Sullivan2613000101.500.500
Chico Walker3200000100.000.000
Team Totals162564881015982594518176738500.283.441

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce Hurst12123.9233330218.02321069588136
Bob Ojeda12123.9933320216.22111069696137
Oil Can Boyd12124.3729260197.22071099653134
Al Nipper1163.8929240182.218386795284
Roger Clemens944.3221200133.1146676429126
Bob Stanley9103.5457022106.211357422352
Mike Brown186.851511067.010463511932
Mark Clear834.03470867.04738307076
Dennis Eckersley445.0199064.27138361333
John Henry Johnson123.53303163.26426252757
Steve Crawford503.34350162.06931232121
Rich Gale235.56134043.25727271828
Charlie Mitchell002.76100016.1147567
Jim Dorsey0010.132002.263324
Team Totals86764.18162162321442.01524764669517927

Source:

Game log

Regular season
1984 regular season game log: 86–76 (Home: 41–40; Away: 45–36)
April: 9–13 (Home: 4–7; Away: 5–6)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
9April 132:05 p.m. ESTTigers9–13Bair (1–0)Hurst (1–2)–3:1135,1793–6L4
—April 15TigersPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 6)
—April 16TigersPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 7)
May: 12–13 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–8)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
23May 17:35 p.m. EDT@ Tigers2–11Wilcox (3–0)Hurst (3–3)–2:3117,4959–14L2
24May 27:35 p.m. EDT@ Tigers5–4Brown (1–2)Berenguer (1–1)Stanley (4)2:3323,08510–14W1
25May 31:30 p.m. EDT@ Tigers1–0Ojeda (2–2)Morris (5–1)–2:1822,61711–14W2
June: 15–14 (Home: 8–9; Away: 7–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
July: 18–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 10–6)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
55th All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA
98July 275:30 p.m. EDT@ Tigers1–9Petry (14–4)Hurst (10–6)–2:30N/A51–47L1
99July 278:35 p.m. EDT@ Tigers4–0Ojeda (9–7)Abbott (3–3)–2:2249,60752–47W1
100July 287:35 p.m. EDT@ Tigers3–2Stanley (7–6)Morris (13–7)Clear (3)2:5849,37253–47W2
101July 291:30 p.m. EDT@ Tigers0–3Wilcox (11–6)Boyd (5–8)Hernández (21)2:0942,01353–48L1
August: 17–14 (Home: 11–8; Away: 6–6)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
108August 65:35 p.m. EDTTigers7–9López (8–0)Ojeda (9–9)Hernández (23)3:17N/A56–52L1
109August 69:27 p.m. EDTTigers10–2Clemens (6–4)Willis (0–2)–2:5531,05557–52W1
110August 75:35 p.m. EDTTigers12–7Hurst (11–6)Morris (14–8)Clear (5)N/A58–52W2
111August 78:59 p.m. EDTTigers5–7 (11)López (9–0)Gale (1–3)Hernández (24)3:3332,12058–53L1
112August 87:35 p.m. EDTTigers8–0Boyd (7–8)Abbott (3–4)–2:2832,56359–53W1
September: 15–13 (Home: 5–8; Away: 10–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Red Sox team member

Statistical leaders
Wade Boggs
CategoryPlayerStatistic
Youngest playerRoger Clemens21
Oldest playerRick Miller36
Wins Above ReplacementWade Boggs6.3

Source:[19]

Batting
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
GGames playedDwight Evans162
PAPlate appearancesDwight Evans738
ABAt batsJim Rice657
RRuns scoredDwight Evans121
HHitsWade Boggs203
2BDoublesDwight Evans37
3BTriplesDwight Evans8
HRHome runsTony Armas43
RBIRuns batted inTony Armas123
SBStolen basesJackie Gutiérrez12
CSCaught stealingJackie Gutiérrez5
BBBase on ballsDwight Evans96
SOStrikeoutsTony Armas156
BABatting averageWade Boggs.325
OBPOn-base percentageWade Boggs.407
SLGSlugging percentageDwight Evans.532
OPSOn-base plus sluggingDwight Evans.920
OPS+Adjusted OPSDwight Evans147
TBTotal basesTony Armas339
GIDPGrounded into double playJim Rice36
HBPHit by pitchBill Buckner5
SHSacrifice hitsJackie Gutiérrez12
SFSacrifice fliesTony Armas7
Dwight Evans
IBBIntentional base on ballsTony Armas9

Source:[19]

Pitching
Abbr.CategoryPlayerStatistic
WWinsOil Can Boyd12
Bruce Hurst
Bob Ojeda
LLossesOil Can Boyd12
Bruce Hurst
Bob Ojeda
W-L %Winning percentageMark Clear.727 (8-3)
ERAEarned run averageAl Nipper3.89
GGames pitchedBob Stanley57
GSGames startedBruce Hurst33
GFGames finishedBob Stanley47
CGComplete gamesOil Can Boyd10
SHOShutoutsBob Ojeda5
SVSavesBob Stanley22
IPInnings pitchedBruce Hurst218
SOStrikeoutsBob Ojeda137
WHIPWalks plus hits per inning pitchedAl Nipper1.286

Source:[19]

Awards and honors
All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Tony Torchia
AA New Britain Red Sox Eastern League Rac Slider
A Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League Bill Slack
A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Dave Holt
A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket
Source:[20][21]

References
  1. Mike Easler - Baseball Reference.com
  2. "The 1984 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. "Events of Monday, April 30, 1984".
  4. "Events of Thursday, May 31, 1984".
  5. "Events of Saturday, June 30, 1984".
  6. "Events of Tuesday, July 31, 1984".
  7. "Events of Friday, August 31, 1984".
  8. "Events of Sunday, September 30, 1984".
  9. "Ted Williams Salutes Fans As His Number 9 Is Retired". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AP. May 31, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Tony Armas - Baseballbiography.com". Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  11. Dwight Evans - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. Wade Boggs - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. Jim Rice - Baseball-Reference.com
  14. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Double Plays Grounded Into". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  15. Bill Buckner - Baseball Reference.com
  16. John Marzano - Baseball Reference.com
  17. "California Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 1". Retrosheet. April 5, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  18. Hensler, Paul. "April 2, 1984: Angels' Forsch slows down Red Sox in a hurry on Opening Day". SABR. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  19. "1984 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  21. Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1984. p. 87. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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