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 Boston Boston Red Sox|Red Sox season|2012]. From 1933 to 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

The Red Sox hit seven grand slams, the most in MLB in 1992.

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

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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.

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		133	410	99	.241	1	38
1B		113	355	83	.234	13	57
2B		143	550	136	.247	3	40
3B		143	514	133	.259	7	50
SS		102	288	62	.215	0	29
LF		75	315	75	.238	1	23
CF		124	392	108	.276	3	43
RF		138	458	122	.266	15	74
DH		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
	108	349	86	.246	7	30
	123	337	93	.276	5	33
	66	235	60	.255	8	30
	105	234	55	.235	1	14
	72	186	43	.231	3	14
	58	185	51	.276	5	25
	49	180	42	.233	2	18
	27	68	17	.250	5	11
	35	66	13	.197	0	2
	19	50	4	.080	0	1
	21	28	7	.250	0	2
	4	3	0	.000	0	0
	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
	32	246.2	18	11	2.41	208
	35	238.0	13	12	3.44	121
	30	148.2	8	9	4.36	104
	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
	51	161.1	9	9	3.96	124	3
	28	130.2	4	10	4.75	79	0
	70	107.2	4	9	2.51	73	4
	28	70.2	0	4	4.58	57	0
	27	49.1	2	3	2.19	24	1
Jeff Reardon	46	42.1	2	2	4.25	32	27
	60	29.2	1	2	2.43	19	2
	21	29.0	1	2	3.41	23	0
	21	28.0	3	4	6.11	10	0
	4	14.2	1	1	4.91	7	0
	7	7.0	0	0	6.43	5	1
	5	3.2	0	0	7.36	2	0

Awards and honors

;Awards

Roger Clemens, AL Pitcher of the Month

;Accomplishments

Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts

;All-Star Game

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

Farm system

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