1992 Boston Red Sox season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Boston Red Sox

| season = 1992

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = East

| ballpark = Fenway Park

| city = Boston, Massachusetts

| record = 73–89 (.451)

| divisional_place = 7th

| owners = JRY Trust,
Haywood Sullivan

| president = John Harrington

| general_manager = Lou Gorman

| manager = 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)

| espntn = bos

| brtn = BOS

}}

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, who went on to win the 1992 World Series. It was the last time the Red Sox finished last in their division until 2012. From 1933–2011, this was the only season the Red Sox finished last in the division.

Offseason

January 2, 1992: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/V/Pviolf001.htm |title=Frank Viola |website=Retrosheet |access-date=October 16, 2020}}

Regular season

rowspan=2\|Month	colspan=2\|Record	colspan=2\|Cumulative	colspan=2\|AL East	rowspan=2\|Ref.
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+Record by month{{cite web \|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/TBOS01992.htm \|title=The 1992 Boston Red Sox \|website=Retrosheet \|access-date=October 16, 2020}}
Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Position	GB
April	9	9	9	9	5th	{{frac\|4\|1\|2}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/04301992.htm\|title = Events of Thursday, April 30, 1992}}
May	15	12	24	21	4th	{{frac\|4\|1\|2}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/05311992.htm\|title = Events of Sunday, May 31, 1992}}
June	11	17	35	38	5th	{{frac\|8\|1\|2}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/06301992.htm\|title = Events of Tuesday, June 30, 1992}}
July	13	15	48	53	4th	{{frac\|12\|1\|2}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/07311992.htm\|title = Events of Friday, July 31, 1992}}
August	12	18	60	71	6th (tie)	{{frac\|14\|1\|2}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/08311992.htm\|title = Events of Monday, August 31, 1992}}
September	11	17	71	88	7th	22	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/09301992.htm\|title = Events of Wednesday, September 30, 1992}}
October	2	1	73	89	7th	23	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/10041992.htm\|title = Events of Sunday, October 4, 1992}}

The Red Sox hit seven grand slams, the most in MLB in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/dncC7|title=Team Batting Event Finder: 1992, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123|work=Baseball Reference|access-date=July 3, 2018}}

=Season standings=

= Record vs. opponents =

=Notable transactions=

April 16, 1992: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gerenbo01.shtml Bob Geren Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased by the Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lyonsst01.shtml Steve Lyons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and minor league outfielder Sean Ross.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reardje01.shtml Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
October 26, 1992: Wade Boggs was granted free agency by the Red Sox.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boggswa01.shtml Wade Boggs Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]

=Opening Day lineup=

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

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B04070NYA1992.htm |title=New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 |date=April 7, 1992 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=October 16, 2020}}

=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.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20330253/he_helped_make_it_possible/ |title=He helped make it possible |first=Tom |last=Yantz |newspaper=Hartford Courant |page=E9 |date=May 17, 1992 |access-date=May 24, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}} Red Sox alumni won by a 3–0 score over a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, managed by Harmon Killebrew.

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" \| 1992 Boston Red Sox
colspan="10" style="background-color:#0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|50\|Tom Bolton}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Roger Clemens}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Danny Darwin}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|John Dopson}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Tony Fossas}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Mike Gardiner}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Greg Harris}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Joe Hesketh}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Peter Hoy}} {{MLBplayer\|59\|Daryl Irvine}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Paul Quantrill}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Jeff Reardon}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Ken Ryan}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Scott Taylor}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Frank Viola}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Matt Young}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|15\|John Flaherty}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|John Marzano}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Tony Peña}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|33\|Tom Barrett}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Wade Boggs}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Scott Cooper}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Steve Lyons}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Tim Naehring}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Jody Reed}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Luis Rivera}} {{MLBplayer\|13\|John Valentin}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Mo Vaughn}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \|Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|23\|Tom Brunansky}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Ellis Burks}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Mike Greenwell}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Billy Hatcher}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Phil Plantier}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Herm Winningham}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Bob Zupcic}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|10\|Mike Brumley}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Jack Clark}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Eric Wedge}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|17\|Butch Hobson}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|32\|Gary Allenson}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|37\|Al Bumbry}} (First base) {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Rick Burleson}} (Hitting, third base) {{MLBplayer\|35\|Rich Gale}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer\|34\|Don Zimmer}} (Third base, bench)

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"

colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 1992 Boston Red Sox

colspan="10" style="background-color:#0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" |Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|32|Gary Allenson}} (Bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|37|Al Bumbry}} (First base)

{{MLBplayer| 7|Rick Burleson}} (Hitting, third base)

{{MLBplayer|35|Rich Gale}} (Pitching)

{{MLBplayer|34|Don Zimmer}} (Third base, bench)

Player stats

style="background:#fc0; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|

| = Indicates team leader

style="background:#DDFFDD; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|

| = Indicates league leader

= 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Tony\|Peña}}	133	410	99	.241	1	38
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Mo\|Vaughn}}	113	355	83	.234	13	57
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Jody\|Reed}}	style="background:#fc0;\|143	style="background:#fc0;\|550	style="background:#fc0;\|136	.247	3	40
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Wade\|Boggs}}	style="background:#fc0;\|143	514	133	.259	7	50
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Luis\|Rivera\|Luis Rivera (infielder)}}	102	288	62	.215	0	29
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Billy\|Hatcher}}	75	315	75	.238	1	23
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Bob\|Zupcic}}	124	392	108	style="background:#fc0;\|.276	3	43
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Tom\|Brunansky}}	138	458	122	.266	style="background:#fc0;\|15	style="background:#fc0;\|74
align="center" \| DH	{{sortname\|Jack\|Clark\|Jack Clark (baseball)}}	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Phil\|Plantier}}	108	349	86	.246	7	30
align=center \| {{sortname\|Scott\|Cooper\|Scott Cooper (baseball)}}	123	337	93	style="background:#fc0;\|.276	5	33
align=center \| {{sortname\|Ellis\|Burks}}	66	235	60	.255	8	30
align=center \| {{sortname\|Herm\|Winningham}}	105	234	55	.235	1	14
align=center \| {{sortname\|Tim\|Naehring}}	72	186	43	.231	3	14
align=center \| {{sortname\|John\|Valentin}}	58	185	51	style="background:#fc0;\|.276	5	25
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Greenwell}}	49	180	42	.233	2	18
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Eric\|Wedge}}	27	68	17	.250	5	11
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Flaherty}}	35	66	13	.197	0	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Marzano}}	19	50	4	.080	0	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Lyons\|Steve Lyons (baseball)}}	21	28	7	.250	0	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Barrett\|Tom Barrett (baseball)}}	4	3	0	.000	0	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Brumley\|Mike Brumley (infielder)}}	2	1	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roger\|Clemens}}	32	style="background:#fc0;\|246.2	style="background:#fc0;\| 18	11	style="background:#DDFFDD;\|2.41	style="background:#fc0;\|208
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Viola}}	35	238.0	13	style="background:#fc0;\|12	3.44	121
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Hesketh}}	30	148.2	8	9	4.36	104
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Dopson}}	25	141.1	7	11	4.08	55
align="center"

== Relief and other pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Danny\|Darwin}}	51	161.1	9	9	3.96	124	3
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Gardiner}}	28	130.2	4	10	4.75	79	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Greg\|Harris\|Greg A. Harris}}	style="background:#fc0;\| 70	107.2	4	9	2.51	73	4
align=center \| {{sortname\|Matt\|Young}}	28	70.2	0	4	4.58	57	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Paul\|Quantrill}}	27	49.1	2	3	2.19	24	1
align=center \| Jeff Reardon	46	42.1	2	2	4.25	32	style="background:#fc0;\|27
align=center \| {{sortname\|Tony\|Fossas}}	60	29.2	1	2	2.43	19	2
align=center \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Bolton\|Tom Bolton (baseball)}}	21	29.0	1	2	3.41	23	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Daryl\|Irvine}}	21	28.0	3	4	6.11	10	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Scott\|Taylor\|Scott Taylor (left-handed pitcher)}}	4	14.2	1	1	4.91	7	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Ryan}}	7	7.0	0	0	6.43	5	1
align=center \| {{sortname\|Peter\|Hoy}}	5	3.2	0	0	7.36	2	0

Awards and honors

;Awards

Roger Clemens, AL Pitcher of the Month (May, August)

;Accomplishments

Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (5)

;All-Star Game

Wade Boggs, third base, starter
Roger Clemens, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Pawtucket Red Sox|league15=International League|manager15=Rico Petrocelli

|level16=AA |team16=New Britain Red Sox|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Jim Pankovits

|level17=A-Advanced |team17=Lynchburg Red Sox|league17=Carolina League|manager17=Buddy Bailey

|level18=A-Advanced |team18=Winter Haven Red Sox|league18=Florida State League|manager18=Felix Maldonado

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Elmira Pioneers|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=holt--001dav Dave Holt]

|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Red Sox|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Frank White

}}

Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxyear1992bost/page/n69/mode/2up |title=Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook |date=1992 |page=70 |accessdate=March 14, 2021 |via=Wayback Machine}}

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1992.shtml 1992 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1992&t=BOS 1992 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]

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