# 1992 Boston Red Sox season

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.

## Regular season

Record by month :
| Month | Record | Record | Cumulative | Cumulative | AL East | AL East | Ref. |
| Month | Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | Ref. |
| April | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5th | 4+1⁄2 | |
| May | 15 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 4th | 4+1⁄2 | |
| June | 11 | 17 | 35 | 38 | 5th | 8+1⁄2 | |
| July | 13 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 4th | 12+1⁄2 | |
| August | 12 | 18 | 60 | 71 | 6th (tie) | 14+1⁄2 | |
| September | 11 | 17 | 71 | 88 | 7th | 22 | |
| October | 2 | 1 | 73 | 89 | 7th | 23 | |
The Red Sox hit seven grand slams, the most in MLB in 1992.

### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53‍–‍28 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43‍–‍38 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44‍–‍37 | 29‍–‍52 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 16, 1992: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.
* June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased by the Red Sox from the Montreal Expos.
* August 30, 1992: Jeff Reardon was traded by the Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Nate Minchey and minor league outfielder Sean Ross.
* October 26, 1992: Wade Boggs was granted free agency by the Red Sox.

### 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 |
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### 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.

### Roster
## 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 Rivera | 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 |
| Phil Plantier | 108 | 349 | 86 | .246 | 7 | 30 |
| Scott Cooper | 123 | 337 | 93 | .276 | 5 | 33 |
| Ellis Burks | 66 | 235 | 60 | .255 | 8 | 30 |
| Herm Winningham | 105 | 234 | 55 | .235 | 1 | 14 |
| Tim Naehring | 72 | 186 | 43 | .231 | 3 | 14 |
| John Valentin | 58 | 185 | 51 | .276 | 5 | 25 |
| Mike Greenwell | 49 | 180 | 42 | .233 | 2 | 18 |
| Eric Wedge | 27 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 5 | 11 |
| John Flaherty | 35 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 0 | 2 |
| John Marzano | 19 | 50 | 4 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Lyons | 21 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Barrett | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brumley | 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Roger Clemens | 32 | 246.2 | 18 | 11 | 2.41 | 208 |
| Frank Viola | 35 | 238.0 | 13 | 12 | 3.44 | 121 |
| Joe Hesketh | 30 | 148.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.36 | 104 |
| John Dopson | 25 | 141.1 | 7 | 11 | 4.08 | 55 |

#### Relief and other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SV |
| Danny Darwin | 51 | 161.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.96 | 124 | 3 |
| Mike Gardiner | 28 | 130.2 | 4 | 10 | 4.75 | 79 | 0 |
| Greg Harris | 70 | 107.2 | 4 | 9 | 2.51 | 73 | 4 |
| Matt Young | 28 | 70.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.58 | 57 | 0 |
| Paul Quantrill | 27 | 49.1 | 2 | 3 | 2.19 | 24 | 1 |
| Jeff Reardon | 46 | 42.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.25 | 32 | 27 |
| Tony Fossas | 60 | 29.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.43 | 19 | 2 |
| Tom Bolton | 21 | 29.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.41 | 23 | 0 |
| Daryl Irvine | 21 | 28.0 | 3 | 4 | 6.11 | 10 | 0 |
| Scott Taylor | 4 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Ryan | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 5 | 1 |
| 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

| 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 |
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