1989 Boston Red Sox Season Summary

Record: 83-79, 3rd in American League East (7 teams)
Runs Scored: 774
Runs Allowed: 735
Pythagorean W-L: 85-77

Manager(s): Joe Morgan (83-79)
Ball Park: Fenway Park

Notable Moments from 1989

9 January 1989 - Carl Yastrzemski is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot.

10 April 1989 - Boston wins its home opener 5-2 as new first baseman Nick Esasky hits a home run in his Fenway Park debut.

4 June 1989 - The Red Sox blow a ten-run lead and lose 13-11 in extra innings to the Blue Jays at Fenway Park, the biggest blown lead in franchise history.

5 June 1989 - Mo Vaughn is the second Boston pick in the first round of the 1989 amateur draft; the Red Sox also draft Jeff Bagwell in the fourth round.

6 August 1989 - The Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski's number eight and Boston follows the pre-game ceremonies with a 6-2 win over Cleveland.

25 September 1989 - In Boston's 5-4 win over New York, Wade Boggs becomes the only player in modern baseball history to record seven consecutive 200-hit seasons. He also finishes the season with over 100 walks for the fourth straight year, the first player in history to have 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons.

7 November 1989 - Nick Esasky signs a free agent contract with Atlanta after just one season in Boston, but the power-hitting first baseman plays just nine more games in his career as he develops vertigo caused by an ear infection.