# 1997 Boston Red Sox season

The 1997 Boston Red Sox season was the 97th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. It was the last time the Red Sox had a losing record until 2012. The Red Sox had 5,781 at bats, a single-season major league record. They also hit 373 doubles, which tied a single-season major league record set by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930, which they later tied during their World Series championship curse-breaking season in 2004 and later surpassed by the Texas Rangers in 2008 with 376.

## Offseason

* December 9, 1996: Bret Saberhagen was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.
* January 22, 1997: Steve Avery was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.
* January 27, 1997: José Canseco was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Oakland Athletics for John Wasdin and cash.
* January 31, 1997: Mike Benjamin was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 52‍–‍29 |
| New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | 47‍–‍33 | 49‍–‍33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19 | 42‍–‍39 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 39‍–‍42 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22 | 42‍–‍39 | 34‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1997 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 4–12 |
| Baltimore | 7–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 10–1 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
| Boston | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
| Chicago | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 11–1 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 8–7 |
| Cleveland | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 9–6 |
| Detroit | 6–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–10 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 1–11 | 3–8 | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
| Minnesota | 7–4 | 1–10 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 3–8 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 3–8 | 7–8 |
| New York | 7–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | — | 6–5 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 5–10 |
| Oakland | 1–11 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 7–9 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–3 | 7–9 |
| Texas | 4–8 | 1–10 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 4–7 | 10–6 |
| Toronto | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | — | 4–11 |
Red Sox vs. National League East :
| Team | ATL | FLA | MON | NYM | PHI |
| Boston | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 |

### Notable Transactions

* July 31, 1997: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek.
* August 30, 1997: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.

### Opening Day lineup

| 5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS |
| 13 | John Valentin | 2B |
| 42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
| 20 | Mike Stanley | DH |
| 11 | Tim Naehring | 3B |
| 12 | Wil Cordero | LF |
| 44 | Rudy Pemberton | RF |
| 37 | Bill Haselman | C |
| 24 | Shane Mack | CF |
| 36 | Tom Gordon | P |

### Wally the Green Monster

Wally the Green Monster is the official mascot for the Boston Red Sox. His name is derived from the Green Monster nickname of the 37-foot wall in left field at Fenway Park. Wally debuted in 1997 to the chagrin of many older Red Sox fans. Although he was a hit with children, the older fans did not immediately adopt him as part of the franchise. According to the Red Sox promotions department, Wally was a huge Red Sox fan who decided to move inside the left field wall of Fenway Park since it "eats up" hits that would easily be home runs at other parks in 1947. Apparently, he was very shy and lived the life of a hermit for 50 years. On the 50th anniversary of the Green Monster in 1997, he came out of the manual scoreboard and has been interacting with players and fans ever since. Thanks to former Red Sox second baseman and broadcaster Jerry Remy, those older fans have adored him.

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Scott Hatteberg | 114 | 350 | 97 | .277 | 10 | 44 | 0 |
| 1B | Mo Vaughn | 141 | 527 | 166 | .315 | 35 | 96 | 2 |
| 2B | John Valentin | 143 | 575 | 176 | .306 | 18 | 77 | 7 |
| SS | Nomar Garciaparra | 153 | 684 | 209 | .306 | 30 | 98 | 22 |
| 3B | Tim Naehring | 70 | 259 | 74 | .286 | 9 | 40 | 1 |
| LF | Wil Cordero | 140 | 570 | 160 | .281 | 18 | 72 | 1 |
| CF | Darren Bragg | 153 | 513 | 132 | .257 | 9 | 57 | 10 |
| RF | Troy O'Leary | 146 | 499 | 154 | .309 | 15 | 80 | 0 |
| DH | Reggie Jefferson | 136 | 489 | 156 | .319 | 13 | 67 | 1 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Jeff Frye | 127 | 404 | 126 | .312 | 3 | 51 | 19 |
| Mike Stanley | 97 | 260 | 78 | .300 | 13 | 53 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 67 | 212 | 50 | .236 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Shane Mack | 60 | 130 | 41 | .315 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Mike Benjamin | 49 | 116 | 27 | .233 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Jesus Tavarez | 42 | 69 | 12 | .174 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rudy Pemberton | 27 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Coleman | 8 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arquimedez Pozo | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jose Malave | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKeel | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Pride | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching

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

#### Starting pitchers

| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Tim Wakefield | 35 | 29 | 201.1 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4.25 | 151 |
| Tom Gordon | 42 | 25 | 182.2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3.74 | 159 |
| Aaron Sele | 33 | 33 | 177.1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5.38 | 122 |
| Jeff Suppan | 23 | 22 | 112.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5.69 | 67 |
| Steve Avery | 22 | 18 | 96.2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6.42 | 51 |

#### Main relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 49 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5.79 | 36 |
| John Wasdin | 53 | 7 | 124.2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.40 | 84 |
| Butch Henry | 36 | 5 | 84.1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3.52 | 51 |
| Jim Corsi | 52 | 0 | 57.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.43 | 40 |
| Kerry Lacy | 33 | 0 | 45.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.11 | 18 |

#### Other pitchers and secondary relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Chris Hammond | 29 | 8 | 65.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.92 | 48 |
| Vaughn Eshelman | 21 | 6 | 42.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.33 | 18 |
| Mark Brandenburg | 31 | 0 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 34 |
| Joe Hudson | 26 | 0 | 35.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 | 14 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 6 | 6 | 26.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.58 | 14 |
| Ron Mahay | 28 | 0 | 25.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 22 |
| Ricky Trlicek | 18 | 0 | 23.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.63 | 10 |
| Derek Lowe | 8 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 13 |
| Rich Garcés | 12 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.61 | 12 |
| Robinson Checo | 5 | 2 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 14 |
| Pat Mahomes | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 5 |
| Toby Borland | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Ken Grundt | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Brian Rose | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 |
| Mike Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Game log

| Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed |
1997 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 78–84 (Home: 39–42; Away: 39–42) :
April: 13–12
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 2@ Angels6–5Mahomes (1–0)Percival (0–1)Slocumb (1)Anaheim Stadium30,8741–0W1
2April 3@ Angels0–2Dickson (1–0)Wakefield (0–1)—Anaheim Stadium17,3231–1L1
3April 4@ Mariners10–5Sele (1–0)Wolcott (0–1)Henry (1)Kingdome40,7162–1W1
4April 5@ Mariners8–6Trlicek (1–0)Charlton (0–1)Slocumb (2)Kingdome57,1103–1W2
5April 6@ Mariners7–8 (10)Charlton (1–1)Trlicek (1–1)—Kingdome33,4503–2L1
6April 7@ Athletics2–6Lewis (2–0)Gordon (0–1)Taylor (4)Oakland Coliseum8,4823–3L2
7April 8@ Athletics13–7Trlicek (2–1)Wengert (0–2)Henry (2)Oakland Coliseum9,0104–3W1
8April 9@ Athletics3–4 (10)Small (1–0)Trlicek (2–2)—Oakland Coliseum11,0574–4L1
9April 11Mariners3–5Johnson (1–0)Avery (0–1)Charlton (2)Fenway Park34,2104–5L2
10April 12Mariners1–5 (10)Fassero (2–0)Corsi (0–1)—Fenway Park15,3584–6L3
11April 13Mariners7–1Gordon (1–1)Sanders (0–3)—Fenway Park30,3005–6W1
12April 14Athletics10–1Wakefield (1–1)Adams (0–1)—Fenway Park18,1666–6W2
13April 15Athletics7–2Sele (2–0)Karsay (0–1)—Fenway Park17,8627–6W3
14April 16Indians11–6Avery (1–1)Ogea (2–1)—Fenway Park21,3058–6W4
15April 17Indians3–4Kline (3–0)Trlicek (2–3)Mesa (1)Fenway Park17,9888–7L1
—April 18OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date June 10.
—April 19OriolesPostponed (rain). Makeup date June 12.
16April 20Orioles1–11Key (3–0)Gordon (1–2)—Fenway Park32,2908–8L2
17April 21Orioles4–2Sele (3–0)Erickson (2–1)Slocumb (3)Fenway Park33,6089–8W1
18April 22@ Indians8–2Avery (2–1)Ogea (2–2)Henry (3)Jacobs Field41,80010–8W2
19April 23@ Indians7–11McDowell (1–2)Trlicek (2–4)—Jacobs Field42,43010–9L1
20April 24@ Orioles2–1 (12)Trlicek (3–4)Mathews (0–1)Henry (4)Camden Yards40,00011–9W1
21April 25@ Orioles0–2Erickson (3–1)Gordon (1–3)Myers (9)Camden Yards45,22711–10L1
22April 26@ Orioles5–14Key (4–0)Sele (3–1)Johnson (1)Camden Yards47,72711–11L2
23April 27@ Orioles13–7Henry (1–0)Rhodes (2–1)—Camden Yards47,30712–11W1
24April 29Angels4–5Holtz (2–0)Henry (1–1)James (2)Fenway Park19,34712–12L1
25April 30Angels11–2Hammond (1–0)Dickson (4–1)—Fenway Park20,32213–12W1 :
May: 9–17
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
—May 1AngelsPostponed (rain). Makeup date July 25.
26May 2@ Rangers5–4Henry (2–1)Patterson (2–3)Slocumb (4)The Ballpark in Arlington35,33814–12W2
27May 3@ Rangers6–7Vosberg (1–1)Slocumb (0–1)—The Ballpark in Arlington43,57714–13L1
28May 4@ Rangers6–7Patterson (3–3)Henry (2–2)Wetteland (7)The Ballpark in Arlington37,29414–14L2
29May 5Royals0–2Appier (4–1)Hammond (1–1)—Fenway Park19,06114–15L3
30May 6Royals2–7Rosado (3–0)Gordon (1–4)Pichardo (5)Fenway Park20,17814–16L4
31May 7Twins11–3Sele (4–1)Radke (2–2)—Fenway Park19,07515–16W1
32May 8Twins7–10Robertson (3–1)Garcés (0–1)Aguilera (6)Fenway Park24,95915–17L1
33May 9Rangers1–5Witt (6–0)Wasdin (0–1)—Fenway Park23,51415–18L2
34May 10Rangers5–11Patterson (4–3)Slocumb (0–2)—Fenway Park25,08415–19L3
35May 11Rangers6–8Santana (1–0)Gordon (1–5)Wetteland (8)Fenway Park27,02515–20L4
36May 13@ Royals9–0Belcher (5–3)Sele (4–2)—Kauffman Stadium13,03515–21L5
37May 14@ Royals2–6Veres (3–0)Wakefield (1–2)Pichardo (6)Kauffman Stadium13,25415–22L6
38May 16@ Twins5–11Aldred (2–5)Hammond (1–2)—Metrodome15,31115–23L7
39May 17@ Twins4–0Gordon (2–5)Radke (2–2)—Metrodome18,38816–23W1
40May 18@ Twins5–7Robertson (4–2)Sele (4–3)Aguilera (7)Metrodome13,87916–24L1
41May 20@ White Sox1–10Navarro (4–2)Wakefield (1–3)—Comiskey Park16,56316–25L2
42May 21@ White Sox5–10Drabek (3–3)Hammond (1–3)—Comiskey Park18,81416–26L3
43May 22@ Yankees8–2Gordon (3–5)Wells (4–3)—Yankee Stadium28,25517–26W1
44May 23@ Yankees9–3Sele (5–3)Nelson (1–4)—Yankee Stadium29,00318–26W2
45May 24@ Yankees2–4Rivera (1–1)Wasdin (0–2)—Yankee Stadium44,09418–27L1
—May 25@ YankeesPostponed (rain). Makeup date September 16.
46May 26Brewers3–2Hammond (2–3)Jones (3–1)—Fenway Park28,43819–27W1
47May 27Brewers7–6Corsi (1–1)Adamson (1–1)Slocumb (5)Fenway Park24,39620–27W2
48May 28White Sox5–3Sele (6–3)Álvarez (3–6)Slocumb (6)Fenway Park28,07821–27W3
49May 29White Sox2–5 (11)Hernández (3–1)Wasdin (0–3)Simas (1)Fenway Park27,77521–28L1
50May 30Yankees10–4Hammond (3–3)Mendoza (3–2)—Fenway Park32,34122–28W1
51May 31Yankees2–7Pettitte (7–3)Wakefield (1–4)—Fenway Park55,19122–29L1 :
June: 14–15
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
52June 1Yankees6–11 (15)Nelson (2–4)Lacy (0–1)—Fenway Park31,79822–30L2
53June 2Yankees2–5Wells (6–3)Sele (6–4)Rivera (16)Fenway Park31,32922–31L3
54June 3@ Brewers4–6Wickman (3–2)Slocumb (0–3)—Milwaukee County Stadium16,13922–32L4
55June 4@ Brewers11–13Eldred (6–5)Brandenburg (0–1)Jones (14)Milwaukee County Stadium13,08922–33L5
56June 5@ Brewers2–1Wakefield (2–4)McDonald (6–4)Lacy (1)Milwaukee County Stadium13,19623–33W1
57June 6Indians3–7Hershiser (6–2)Gordon (3–6)—Fenway Park30,20223–34L1
58June 7Indians5–9Colón (1–2)Sele (6–5)—Fenway Park32,78023–35L2
59June 8Indians12–6Hudson (1–0)Ogea (5–5)—Fenway Park32,15524–35W1
60June 10 (1)Orioles2–7Erickson (9–2)Eshelman (0–1)—Fenway Park—24–36L1
61June 10 (2)Orioles2–4Rhodes (3–2)Wakefield (2–5)Myers (20)Fenway Park30,99524–37L2
62June 11Orioles10–1Gordon (4–6)Johnson (0–1)—Fenway Park26,47925–37W1
63June 12Orioles9–5Sele (7–5)Kamieniecki (4–3)—Fenway Park24,97026–37W2
64June 13@ Mets8–4Suppan (1–0)Reed (4–4)Lacy (2)Shea Stadium44,44327–37W3
65June 14@ Mets2–5Clark (6–4)Wakefield (2–6)Franco (17)Shea Stadium35,45627–38L1
66June 15@ Mets10–1Eshelman (1–1)Jones (11–3)—Shea Stadium23,55728–38W1
67June 16Phillies5–4 (10)Wasdin (1–3)Bottalico (1–3)—Fenway Park26,92629–38W2
68June 17Phillies12–6Sele (8–5)Ruffcorn (0–1)Lacy (3)Fenway Park25,59130–38W3
69June 18Phillies4–2Suppan (2–0)Schilling (8–6)Hammond (1)Fenway Park27,50231–38W4
70June 20@ Tigers6–12Thompson (7–5)Wakefield (2–7)Sager (3)Tiger Stadium20,09131–39L1
71June 21@ Tigers4–15Bautista (1–1)Eshelman (1–2)—Tiger Stadium20,55931–40L2
72June 22@ Tigers2–1Gordon (5–6)Blair (4–4)Slocumb (7)Tiger Stadium19,47732–40W1
73June 23@ Blue Jays7–6Sele (9–5)Williams (2–7)Slocumb (8)SkyDome30,38033–40W2
74June 24@ Blue Jays9–6Wasdin (2–3)Andújar (0–4)Slocumb (9)SkyDome27,26334–40W3
75June 25@ Blue Jays13–12Wakefield (3–7)Hentgen (8–4)Slocumb (10)SkyDome27,60535–40W4
76June 26Tigers6–10Moehler (5–6)Eshelman (1–3)—Fenway Park31,87835–41L1
77June 27Tigers1–2 (11)Miceli (1–1)Hammond (3–4)Jones (9)Fenway Park26,75335–42L2
78June 28Tigers2–9Lira (5–4)Sele (9–6)—Fenway Park30,88635–43L3
79June 29Tigers8–6Wasdin (3–3)Bautista (1–2)Slocumb (11)Fenway Park30,88436–43W1
80June 30Marlins5–8Fernandez (9–6)Wakefield (3–8)—Fenway Park27,12736–44L1 :
July: 15–13
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
81July 1Marlins9–2Eshelman (2–3)Rapp (4–6)Corsi (1)Fenway Park25,53837–44W1
82July 2Marlins2–3Brown (8–5)Gordon (5–7)Nen (24)Fenway Park31,40537–45L1
83July 3@ White Sox4–1Sele (10–6)Drabek (6–6)—Comiskey Park20,52138–45W1
84July 4@ White Sox5–6Hernández (5–1)Slocumb (0–4)—Comiskey Park30,00738–46L1
85July 5@ White Sox8–11Darwin (3–6)Avery (2–2)—Comiskey Park25,80238–47L2
86July 6@ White Sox5–6Baldwin (6–9)Wakefield (3–9)Hernández (20)Comiskey Park25,15338–48L3
87July 10Blue Jays8–7 (11)Eshelman (3–3)Timlin (2–1)—Fenway Park30,91339–48W1
88July 11Blue Jays4–8Hentgen (9–6)Wasdin (3–4)—Fenway Park32,54339–49L1
89July 12Blue Jays1–3Clemens (14–3)Sele (10–7)Spoljaric (3)Fenway Park33,10639–50L2
90July 13Blue Jays2–3Williams (4–8)Wakefield (3–10)Escobar (1)Fenway Park32,41839–51L3
91July 14Tigers18–4Suppan (3–0)Jarvis (0–2)—Fenway Park21,99740–51W1
92July 15Tigers5–7 (12)Jones (2–3)Wasdin (3–5)—Fenway Park25,88240–52L1
93July 16@ Orioles4–1Avery (3–2)Key (12–6)Slocumb (12)Camden Yards47,71241–52W1
94July 17@ Orioles12–9Mahay (1–0)Orosco (2–2)Slocumb (13)Camden Yards47,91242–52W2
95July 18@ Indians7–0Wakefield (4–10)Colón (2–3)—Jacobs Field43,03743–52W3
96July 19@ Indians7–10Suppan (4–0)Clark (0–1)Slocumb (14)Jacobs Field43,07044–52W4
97July 20@ Indians2–7Nagy (10–6)Gordon (5–8)—Jacobs Field42,93244–53L1
98July 21@ Indians3–1Avery (4–2)Wright (2–1)Slocumb (15)Jacobs Field42,85145–53W1
99July 22Athletics4–3Henry (3–2)Groom (1–2)Slocumb (16)Fenway Park27,86446–53W2
100July 23Athletics2–5Wengert (5–9)Wakefield (4–11)Taylor (18)Fenway Park29,21346–54L1
101July 24Athletics3–0Suppan (5–0)Rigby (0–4)Slocumb (17)Fenway Park29,31247–54W1
102July 25 (1)Angels4–5Finley (9–6)Gordon (5–9)—Fenway Park20,42747–55L1
103July 25 (2)Angels5–8Holtz (3–2)Wakefield (4–12)Percival (14)Fenway Park24,63147–56L2
104July 26Angels7–6Henry (4–2)Percival (4–5)—Fenway Park32,14848–56W1
105July 27Angels6–5Mahay (2–0)James (4–3)—Fenway Park28,45449–56W2
106July 29@ Mariners4–0Wakefield (5–12)Johnson (14–3)—Kingdome33,29350–56W3
107July 30@ Mariners8–7 (10)Jim Corsi (2–1)Hurtado (1–2)—Kingdome33,05651–56W4
108July 31@ Royals2–3 (10)Carrasco (2–3)Slocumb (0–5)—Kauffman Stadium20,54451–57L1 :
August: 16–13
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
109August 1@ Royals10–3Avery (5–2)Rosado (7–8)—Kauffman Stadium20,06052–57W1
110August 2@ Royals3–10Belcher (11–9)Sele (10–8)—Kauffman Stadium19,70152–58L1
111August 3@ Royals2–5Bones (2–4)Wakefield (5–13)Montgomery (6)Kauffman Stadium17,64952–59L2
112August 4@ Rangers11–5Henry (5–2)Patterson (7–5)—The Ballpark at Arlington29,60153–59W1
113August 5@ Rangers13–1Gordon (6–9)Alberro (0–3)—The Ballpark at Arlington36,28954–59W2
114August 6@ Twins5–2Wakefield (6–13)Robertson (7–10)Henry (5)Metrodome12,45055–59W3
115August 7@ Twins7–6Sele (11–8)Bowers (0–1)Corsi (2)Metrodome11,89956–59W4
116August 8Royals8–2Avery (6–2)Bones (2–5)—Fenway Park31,77757–59W5
117August 9Royals2–9Rusch (4–8)Suppan (5–1)—Fenway Park31,41057–60L1
118August 10Royals6–4Corsi (3–1)Carrasco (2–4)—Fenway Park27,74358–60W1
119August 11Rangers3–8Oliver (9–10)Wakefield (6–14)—Fenway Park28,64058–61L1
120August 12Rangers2–12Witt (11–8)Sele (11–9)—Fenway Park26,21358–62L2
121August 13Rangers6–7Sturtze (1–0)Avery (6–3)Wetteland (26)Fenway Park24,52258–63L3
122August 14Twins6–1Suppan (6–1)Radke (16–7)—Fenway Park31,20759–63W1
123August 15Twins5–4 (10)Lacy (1–1)Guardado (4–4)—Fenway Park25,32860–63W2
124August 16Twins12–4Wakefield (7–14)Bowers (0–3)—Fenway Park30,01161–63W3
125August 17Twins10–5Sele (12–9)Tewksbury (4–9)—Fenway Park30,38762–63W4
—August 19@ AthleticsPostponed (rain). Makeup date August 20.
126August 20 (1)@ Athletics7–5Wakefield (8–14)Haynes (1–3)Henry (6)Oakland Coliseum—63–63W5
127August 20 (2)@ Athletics5–4 (13)Hudson (2–0)Wengert (5–10)Gordon (1)Oakland Coliseum11,38264–63W6
128August 21@ Athletics6–13Lorraine (2–0)Avery (6–4)—Oakland Coliseum11,57064–64L1
129August 22@ Angels5–8Watson (11–7)Saberhagen (0–1)Percival (21)Anaheim Stadium24,97764–65L2
130August 23@ Angels1–6Dickson (13–5)Sele (12–10)—Anaheim Stadium20,94464–66L3
131August 24@ Angels3–2Wakefield (9–14)Hill (6–11)Gordon (2)Anaheim Stadium20,73365–66W1
132August 25@ Mariners9–8Hudson (3–0)Slocumb (0–8)Gordon (3)Kingdome29,93966–66W2
133August 26@ Mariners2–8Moyer (14–4)Avery (6–5)—Kingdome32,28766–67L1
134August 27@ Mariners9–5Wasdin (4–5)Fassero (13–8)Gordon (4)Kingdome34,63367–67W1
135August 29Braves1–9Smoltz (13–10)Sele (12–11)—Fenway Park32,57767–68L1
136August 30Braves2–15Millwood (3–3)Wakefield (9–15)—Fenway Park32,86567–69L2
137August 31Braves3–7Glavine (12–6)Avery (6–6)—Fenway Park33,14767–70L3 :
September: 11–14
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
138September 1@ Expos2–4 (10)Urbina (4–8)Hudson (3–1)—Olympic Stadium29,02467–71L4
139September 2@ Expos5–6DeHart (1–1)Brandenburg (0–2)Urbina (24)Olympic Stadium12,53867–72L5
140September 3@ Expos1–0Pérez (12–10)Sele (12–12)—Olympic Stadium11,50967–73L6
141September 5Brewers1–7Eldred (12–12)Suppan (6–2)—Fenway Park27,52267–74L7
142September 6Brewers10–2Wakefield (10–15)Harnisch (0–2)—Fenway Park28,68668–74W1
143September 7Brewers11–2Henry (6–2)D'Amico (8–5)—Fenway Park27,73169–74W2
144September 9Yankees6–8Banks (1–0)Lowe (2–5)Rivera (41)Fenway Park32,35569–75L1
145September 10Yankees5–2Sele (13–12)Wells (14–10)Gordon (5)Fenway Park31,01170–75W1
146September 12@ Brewers4–2Suppan (7–2)D'Amico (8–6)Gordon (6)Milwaukee County Stadium22,07971–75W2
147September 13@ Brewers2–1Wakefield (11–15)Karl (10–12)Gordon (7)Milwaukee County Stadium22,28872–75W3
148September 14@ Brewers2–1Henry (7–2)Mercedes (6–10)Gordon (8)Milwaukee County Stadium28,63373–75W4
149September 15@ Yankees6–7Rivera (5–4)Corsi (3–2)—Yankee Stadium25,87373–76L1
150September 16 (1)@ Yankees0–2Pettitte (18–7)Wasdin (4–6)Rivera (42)Yankee Stadium—73–77L2
151September 16 (2)@ Yankees3–4Banks (2–0)Checo (0–1)Rivera (43)Yankee Stadium29,14573–78L3
152September 17Blue Jays4–3Mahay (3–0)Quantrill (6–7)Gordon (9)Fenway Park23,64874–78W1
153September 18Blue Jays3–2Corsi (4–2)Escobar (3–2)—Fenway Park27,99075–78W2
154September 19White Sox4–5Foulke (4–5)Lowe (2–6)Castillo (3)Fenway Park27,64775–79L1
155September 20White Sox4–6McElroy (1–3)Avery (6–7)Castillo (4)Fenway Park30,54975–80L2
156September 21White Sox5–2Corsi (5–2)Fordham (0–1)Gordon (10)Fenway Park27,22976–80W1
157September 23@ Tigers0–6Keagle (3–4)Suppan (7–3)—Tiger Stadium43,03976–81L1
158September 24@ Tigers9–2Wakefield (12–15)Blair (16–8)—Tiger Stadium10,06777–81W1
159September 25@ Tigers3–1Checo (1–1)Sanders (6–14)Gordon (11)Tiger Stadium14,49578–81W2
160September 26@ Blue Jays0–3Williams (9–14)Henry (7–3)—SkyDome34,15578–82L1
161September 27@ Blue Jays5–12Janzen (2–1)Corsi (5–3)—SkyDome37,40178–83L2
162September 28@ Blue Jays2–3Plesac (2–4)Gordon (6–10)—SkyDome40,25178–84L3 :
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## Awards and honors

* Nomar Garciaparra – Silver Slugger Award (SS), American League Rookie of the Year

### All-Star Game

* Nomar Garciaparra, reserve SS

## Farm system

This was the first season that the Red Sox fielded their own team in the Dominican Summer League.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Ken Macha |
| AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League | DeMarlo Hale |
| A-Advanced | Sarasota Red Sox | Florida State League | Rob Derksen |
| A | Michigan Battle Cats | Midwest League | Billy Gardner Jr. |
| A-Short Season | Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Dick Berardino |
| Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | Luis Aguayo |
| Rookie | DSL Red Sox | Dominican Summer League | Nelson Norman |
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