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1989 Boston Red Sox season

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Start date
  
1989

General manager
  
Lou Gorman

Local radios
  
WPLM-FM, WRCA

Manager
  
Joe Morgan

Local television
  
WSBK-TV

Owners
  
Jean R. Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan

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The 1989 Boston Red Sox season was the 89th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Offseason

  • November 20, 1988: Dennis Lamp was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
  • December 8, 1988: Spike Owen was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos for John Dopson and Luis Rivera.
  • February 6, 1989: Danny Heep signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

    • Regular season

    By the end of the 1980s, Wade Boggs was the only player in history to achieve four straight 200-hit, 100-walk seasons. By the end of the decade, he was also the only modern player to achieve 200 hits in a season for seven consecutive seasons.

    Transactions

  • August 5, 1989: Ed Romero was released by the Boston Red Sox.
  • August 7, 1989: Greg A. Harris was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Other pitchers

    Relief pitchers

    Awards and honors

  • Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Runs (113)
  • Wade Boggs, American League Leader, Doubles (51)

    • All-Star Game

  • Wade Boggs, Third Base, Starter
  • Mike Greenwell, Outfield, Reserve

    • References

    1989 Boston Red Sox season Wikipedia
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