Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984 / 1986
81-81, Finished 5th in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John McNamara (81-81)
Scored 800 runs, Allowed 720 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-73
Ballparks: Fenway Park · Attendance: 1,786,633 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
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| Season Summary | 81-81, Final Rank:5, GB: 18.5 | |
| Days in First | 4 | last on Saturday, Apr 13, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 6 | last on Apr 13, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 20.5 | last on Tuesday, Sep 24, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 9 | last on Monday, Jun 17 |
| Most Games under .500 | 8 | last on Saturday, Aug 31 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Saturday, Jun 1 to Monday, Jun 10 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Friday, Aug 16 to Wednesday, Aug 21 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Saturday, Jun 29 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Thursday, Aug 29 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 30 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Monday, Apr 8 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 9 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Boyd | Niekro | 2:33 | D | 34,282 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 14 | 5 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Hurst | Whitson | 2:56 | D | 19,615 | ++ | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Clemens | Rasmussen | Stanley | 3:00 | D | 19,060 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | W | 7 | 2 | 4-0 | 1 | Tied | Boyd | Bannister | 2:24 | D | 24,718 | ++++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 6 | 11 | 4-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Burns | Crawford | 3:02 | D | 18,401 | - | |||
| 6 | 6 | Monday, Apr 15 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Jones | Stanley | 3:50 | D | 33,535 | -- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 2 | 4-3 | 4 | 2.5 | Jackson | Clemens | 2:09 | N | 16,886 | --- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 6 | 4-4 | 4 | 2.5 | Leibrandt | Nipper | 2:38 | N | 18,685 | ---- | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Ojeda | Jones | 4:11 | N | 22,587 | + | |
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 5-5 | 5 | 2.0 | Burns | Trujillo | 2:36 | D | 40,087 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 8 | 6-5 | 3 | 2.0 | Crawford | Nelson | Stanley | 3:33 | D | 19,343 | + | |
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 6-6 | 4 | 2.0 | Lollar | Clemens | 3:14 | D | 22,987 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7-6 | 2 | 1.5 | Ojeda | Righetti | 3:34 | N | 25,207 | + | |
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 8-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Crawford | Guidry | Stanley | 2:42 | N | 23,229 | ++ | |
| 15 | 15 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 8-7 | 4 | 1.0 | Niekro | Hurst | Righetti | 2:49 | N | 22,179 | - | |
| 16 | 16 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 9-7 | 3 | 1.0 | Clemens | Gubicza | 2:40 | N | 26,647 | + | |||
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 9-8 | 4 | 1.5 | Quisenberry | Stanley | 3:03 | D | 24,430 | - | |||
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 9-9 | 4 | 2.5 | Leibrandt | Boyd | Beckwith | 2:43 | D | 23,822 | -- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Monday, Apr 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 9-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Clements | Crawford | Moore | 3:00 | N | 30,075 | --- | |
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9-11 | 4 | 4.0 | Cliburn | Ojeda | 4:46 | N | 30,048 | ---- | |
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 7 | 9-12 | 5 | 5.0 | Beattie | Clemens | 2:43 | N | 9,404 | ----- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Thursday, May 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 10-12 | 4 | 4.0 | Nipper | Moore | Stanley | 2:42 | N | 10,558 | + | |
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 0 | 11-12 | 4 | 4.0 | Boyd | Warren | 3:07 | N | 16,793 | ++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 12-12 | 4 | 3.0 | Crawford | Krueger | Ojeda | 3:06 | D | 23,344 | +++ | |
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 12-13 | 4 | 4.0 | Codiroli | Hurst | Howell | 2:32 | D | 27,112 | - | |
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | BOS | CAL | W | 6 | 4 | 13-13 | 4 | 4.0 | Clemens | McCaskill | Stanley | 3:09 | N | 17,788 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | BOS | CAL | W | 6 | 1 | 14-13 | 4 | 3.0 | Boyd | Slaton | 2:57 | N | 17,052 | ++ | |||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15-13 | 4 | 3.0 | Clear | Howell | 3:26 | N | 23,517 | +++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | L | 1 | 12 | 15-14 | 4 | 4.0 | Krueger | Hurst | 2:58 | D | 28,031 | - | |||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 15-15 | 4 | 4.0 | Sutton | Clemens | Howell | 2:47 | D | 18,711 | -- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 0 | 5 | 15-16 | 4 | 5.0 | Moore | Boyd | 3:02 | N | 14,463 | --- | |||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 15 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 1 | 7 | 15-17 | 5 | 5.0 | Langston | Nipper | 3:05 | N | 16,981 | ---- | |||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 16-17 | 5 | 4.0 | Clemens | Blyleven | 2:53 | D | 5,502 | + | ||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 16-18 | 5 | 5.0 | Heaton | Hurst | Waddell | 2:38 | D | 5,843 | - | |
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 16-19 | 5 | 5.0 | Thompson | Boyd | 2:29 | D | 13,544 | -- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 16-20 | 5 | 6.0 | Butcher | Nipper | Wardle | 2:30 | N | 19,583 | --- | |
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 1 | 17-20 | 5 | 6.0 | Kison | Schrom | 3:03 | N | 16,641 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 18-20 | 5 | 6.0 | Clemens | Viola | Stanley | 2:43 | N | 23,263 | ++ | |
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, May 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 7 | 18-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Rozema | Clear | 2:58 | N | 9,595 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 1 | 18-22 | 5 | 8.0 | Hough | Boyd | 2:17 | N | 14,216 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 10 | 18-23 | 6 | 9.0 | Mason | Nipper | Harris | 2:54 | N | 23,691 | --- | |
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 18-24 | 6 | 10.0 | Tanana | Kison | Rozema | 2:40 | D | 17,898 | ---- | |
| 43 | 43 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 9 | 2 | 19-24 | 6 | 9.5 | Clemens | Schrom | Crawford | 2:58 | D | 18,496 | + | ||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 7 | 0 | 20-24 | 6 | 9.0 | Boyd | Viola | 2:26 | N | 17,989 | ++ | |||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, May 30 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21-24 | 6 | 8.5 | Stanley | Davis | 3:18 | N | 13,234 | +++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 21-25 | 6 | 9.5 | Mason | Nipper | Stewart | 2:36 | N | 19,623 | - | ||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 6 | 0 | 22-25 | 6 | 9.5 | Kison | Tanana | 2:46 | D | 25,346 | + | |||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 12 | 3 | 23-25 | 6 | 9.0 | Hurst | Rozema | 3:18 | D | 21,387 | ++ | |||
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 3 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 24-25 | 5 | 8.5 | Boyd | Schulze | 2:41 | N | 15,180 | +++ | |||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 25-25 | 5 | 8.5 | Ojeda | Creel | 2:37 | N | 16,336 | ++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 4 | 26-25 | 5 | 9.5 | Nipper | Boddicker | 3:00 | N | 34,185 | +++++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 27-25 | 5 | 8.5 | Kison | McGregor | Stanley | 2:55 | N | 46,302 | ++++++ | |
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 12 | 0 | 28-25 | 4 | 7.5 | Boyd | Davis | 2:40 | D | 36,641 | +++++++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 10 | boxscore | BOS | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 29-25 | 3 | 6.5 | Ojeda | Higuera | 2:34 | N | 18,967 | ++++++++ | |||
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | BOS | MIL | L | 3 | 5 | 29-26 | 4 | 7.5 | Darwin | Hurst | Gibson | 3:04 | N | 22,243 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | BOS | MIL | W | 7 | 2 | 30-26 | 3 | 7.5 | Nipper | Haas | 2:58 | N | 15,155 | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Thursday, Jun 13 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 8 | 7 | 31-26 | 3 | 6.5 | Trujillo | Lavelle | Stanley | 3:20 | N | 22,459 | ++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 4 | 1 | 32-26 | 3 | 5.5 | Boyd | Clancy | 2:56 | N | 33,809 | +++ | |||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 7 | 5 | 33-26 | 3 | 4.5 | Stanley | Acker | 2:47 | D | 35,664 | ++++ | |||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 7 | 6 | 34-26 | 2 | 3.5 | Crawford | Lavelle | 3:16 | D | 27,700 | +++++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Monday, Jun 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 35-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Nipper | Hernandez | 2:42 | N | 31,258 | ++++++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | L | 8 | 9 | 35-27 | 2 | 2.5 | Berenguer | Hurst | Lopez | 3:02 | N | 31,766 | - | |
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | L | 3 | 9 | 35-28 | 3 | 3.5 | Terrell | Boyd | Lopez | 2:45 | N | 35,135 | -- | |
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 35-29 | 3 | 4.5 | Acker | Stanley | Caudill | 2:24 | N | 35,050 | --- | |
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 7 | 35-30 | 3 | 5.5 | Key | Hurst | 2:37 | N | 36,252 | ---- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 3 | 36-30 | 3 | 4.5 | Stanley | Acker | 2:52 | D | 42,117 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 8 | 36-31 | 3 | 5.5 | Stieb | Kison | 2:29 | D | 34,128 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 9 | 2 | 37-31 | 3 | 5.0 | Boyd | Terrell | 2:52 | N | 31,777 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | BOS | DET | L | 0 | 3 | 37-32 | 3 | 6.0 | Morris | Ojeda | 3:02 | N | 31,359 | - | |||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | BOS | DET | L | 0 | 3 | 37-33 | 3 | 6.0 | O'Neal | Nipper | Hernandez | 2:38 | N | 29,960 | -- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 38-33 | 3 | 6.5 | Hurst | Davis | 2:48 | N | 31,829 | + | |||
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 4 | 16 | 38-34 | 3 | 6.5 | Martinez | Boyd | Snell | 3:00 | D | 32,976 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 38-35 | 3 | 7.5 | Boddicker | Ojeda | 2:31 | D | 35,643 | -- | |||
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 5 | 38-36 | 4 | 7.5 | Vuckovich | Trujillo | Gibson | 2:28 | N | 15,418 | --- | |
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 38-37 | 5 | 7.5 | Fingers | Stanley | 3:28 | N | 17,167 | ---- | |
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 0 | 39-37 | 4 | 7.5 | Hurst | Darwin | 2:32 | D | 20,673 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 39-38 | 5 | 7.5 | Clements | Boyd | Moore | 2:35 | N | 62,951 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 13 | 39-39 | 5 | 8.5 | Romanick | Ojeda | Clements | 2:56 | N | 36,780 | -- | |
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 6 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 5 | 40-39 | 5 | 7.5 | Stanley | Cliburn | 3:19 | D | 26,952 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 8 | 40-40 | 5 | 8.5 | McCaskill | Dorsey | 2:52 | D | 31,383 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Monday, Jul 8 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 41-40 | 5 | 8.5 | Hurst | Codiroli | Crawford | 3:02 | N | 24,430 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 42-40 | 5 | 8.5 | Boyd | Ontiveros | 2:32 | N | 14,264 | ++ | ||
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 42-41 | 5 | 9.5 | Krueger | Ojeda | Howell | 2:53 | N | 17,401 | - | |
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 1 | 43-41 | 5 | 9.5 | Nipper | Swift | Crawford | 2:30 | N | 10,473 | + | |
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 44-41 | 5 | 8.5 | Trujillo | Nunez | Clear | 2:56 | N | 12,452 | ++ | |
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 6 | 44-42 | 5 | 8.5 | Snyder | Stanley | 3:05 | N | 32,432 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 2 | 45-42 | 4 | 7.5 | Boyd | Wills | 2:46 | D | 13,704 | + | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | BOS | CAL | W | 10 | 1 | 46-42 | 4 | 6.5 | Hurst | McCaskill | 2:43 | N | 29,194 | ++ | |||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | BOS | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 46-43 | 4 | 7.5 | Romanick | Boyd | Moore | 2:24 | N | 31,368 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | BOS | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 46-44 | 4 | 7.5 | Witt | Ojeda | Moore | 2:52 | D | 33,147 | -- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | BOS | CAL | W | 8 | 4 | 47-44 | 4 | 7.5 | Nipper | Lugo | 3:03 | D | 28,636 | + | |||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 22 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 48-44 | 4 | 7.5 | Lollar | Codiroli | Stanley | 3:09 | N | 22,076 | ++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 49-44 | 4 | 7.5 | Hurst | Langford | 2:42 | N | 22,038 | +++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 6 | 5 | 50-44 | 4 | 7.5 | Stanley | Howell | 2:40 | N | 27,034 | ++++ | |||
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | W | 5 | 3 | 51-44 | 4 | 7.5 | Ojeda | Swift | Clear | 3:09 | N | 24,471 | +++++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | W | 6 | 2 | 52-44 | 3 | 7.5 | Nipper | Beattie | Stanley | 2:44 | N | 20,512 | ++++++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 3 | 10 | 52-45 | 3 | 8.5 | Thomas | Lollar | 2:55 | D | 28,807 | - | |||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 2 | 7 | 52-46 | 4 | 9.5 | Moore | Hurst | 3:11 | D | 26,708 | -- | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 10 | 52-47 | 4 | 10.0 | Seaver | Boyd | Agosto | 3:10 | N | 29,610 | --- | |
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | T | 1 | 1 | 7 | 52-47 | 4 | 10.5 | 2:20 | N | 19,777 | --- | ||||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Aug 1 (1) | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 52-48 | 4 | 11.0 | Nelson | Nipper | 2:59 | N | 0 | ---- | |||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Aug 1 (2) | boxscore | BOS | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 53-48 | 4 | 11.0 | Crawford | Agosto | 2:55 | N | 25,216 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 53-49 | 4 | 12.0 | Quisenberry | Clear | 3:04 | N | 37,212 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 54-49 | 4 | 12.0 | Clemens | Gubicza | Crawford | 3:15 | N | 40,370 | + | |
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 5 | 12 | 55-49 | 4 | 11.0 | Stanley | LaCoss | Clear | 3:48 | D | 31,020 | ++ |
| 106 | 106 | Thursday, Aug 8 (1) | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 55-50 | 4 | 12.0 | Wehrmeister | Kison | James | 3:16 | N | 0 | - | |
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 8 (2) | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 56-50 | 4 | 12.0 | Lollar | Nelson | Crawford | 3:13 | N | 20,927 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 6 | 10 | 56-51 | 4 | 12.0 | Bordi | Hurst | 3:18 | N | 33,739 | - | |||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 56-52 | 4 | 12.0 | Cowley | Boyd | Righetti | 3:15 | N | 33,009 | -- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 56-53 | 4 | 13.0 | Guidry | Clemens | Fisher | 3:17 | D | 33,685 | --- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 56-54 | 4 | 13.0 | Gubicza | Nipper | Quisenberry | 2:39 | N | 22,843 | ---- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 56-55 | 5 | 14.0 | Saberhagen | Ojeda | Quisenberry | 3:03 | N | 23,189 | ----- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 16 | 3 | 57-55 | 5 | 14.0 | Hurst | Black | 2:56 | N | 22,870 | + | |||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 57-56 | 5 | 14.0 | Righetti | Crawford | 3:35 | N | 42,787 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 57-57 | 5 | 14.0 | Guidry | Nipper | Fisher | 2:57 | D | 40,179 | -- | |
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 57-58 | 5 | 15.0 | Righetti | Lollar | Fisher | 2:54 | D | 44,170 | --- | |
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 57-59 | 5 | 15.0 | Bystrom | Clear | Bordi | 2:45 | D | 38,164 | ---- | |
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 57-60 | 5 | 16.0 | Hough | Ojeda | 2:46 | N | 17,420 | ----- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 57-61 | 5 | 16.0 | Russell | Boyd | Harris | 2:41 | N | 18,447 | ------ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 8 | 4 | 58-61 | 5 | 15.5 | Trujillo | Noles | 2:43 | N | 17,074 | + | |||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 58-62 | 5 | 17.0 | Viola | Lollar | 2:40 | N | 22,041 | - | |||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 24 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | L | 0 | 1 | 58-63 | 5 | 18.0 | Smithson | Hurst | 2:33 | D | 30,463 | -- | |||
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 58-64 | 5 | 18.5 | James | Stanley | 3:38 | N | 7,889 | --- | |
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 58-65 | 5 | 19.5 | Wardle | Trujillo | Ruhle | 2:33 | N | 5,107 | ---- | |
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 58-66 | 5 | 19.5 | Easterly | Lollar | Reed | 2:58 | N | 5,464 | ----- | |
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | W | 17 | 2 | 59-66 | 5 | 19.0 | Hurst | Romero | 2:56 | N | 6,110 | + | ||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 3 | 60-66 | 5 | 19.0 | Ojeda | Butcher | Crawford | 2:55 | N | 17,057 | ++ | |
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 31 (1) | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 60-67 | 5 | 20.5 | Blyleven | Crawford | 2:38 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 31 (2) | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 60-68 | 5 | 20.5 | Portugal | Nipper | Davis | 2:39 | N | 20,779 | -- | |
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 10 | 3 | 61-68 | 5 | 19.5 | Trujillo | Viola | 2:49 | D | 16,589 | + | ||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 2 | 62-68 | 5 | 19.5 | Lollar | Stewart | 3:00 | N | 7,200 | ++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 63-68 | 5 | 19.0 | Hurst | Hough | Kison | 2:54 | N | 6,449 | +++ | |
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Sep 5 (1) | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 13 | 6 | 64-68 | 5 | 19.0 | Boyd | Heaton | 3:10 | N | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Sep 5 (2) | boxscore | BOS | CLE | L | 5 | 9 | 64-69 | 5 | 19.0 | Easterly | Ojeda | Reed | 3:05 | N | 16,989 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 7 (1) | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 11 | 9 | 65-69 | 5 | 18.0 | Kison | Reed | Crawford | 3:17 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 7 (2) | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 7 | 4 | 66-69 | 5 | 18.0 | Nipper | Wardle | Crawford | 3:08 | D | 19,953 | ++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 67-69 | 5 | 18.0 | Lollar | Heaton | 3:08 | D | 18,511 | +++ | |||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 10 (1) | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 5 | 7 | 67-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Davis | Hurst | Aase | 3:05 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 10 (2) | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 68-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Boyd | Boddicker | Crawford | 2:40 | N | 14,294 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 69-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Ojeda | Martinez | 2:36 | N | 15,264 | ++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 12 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 69-71 | 5 | 19.0 | Dixon | Nipper | Aase | 2:40 | N | 15,014 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 69-72 | 5 | 20.0 | Leary | Lollar | Darwin | 2:51 | N | 16,931 | -- | |
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | W | 10 | 8 | 11 | 70-72 | 5 | 20.0 | Kison | Darwin | 3:19 | N | 12,371 | + | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 71-72 | 5 | 20.0 | Sellers | Cocanower | Trujillo | 2:53 | D | 11,124 | ++ | |
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 16 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 5 | 71-73 | 5 | 20.5 | McClure | Ojeda | 2:53 | N | 6,441 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 6 | 5 | 72-73 | 5 | 19.5 | Boyd | Stieb | Crawford | 2:53 | N | 17,274 | + | ||
| 147 | 147 | Wednesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 13 | 1 | 73-73 | 5 | 18.5 | Nipper | Clancy | 2:49 | N | 17,598 | ++ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | BOS | DET | L | 2 | 6 | 73-74 | 5 | 19.5 | Morris | Hurst | 2:45 | N | 23,442 | - | |||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 7 | 6 | 74-74 | 5 | 19.5 | Lollar | Terrell | Crawford | 3:27 | D | 25,618 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 6 | 2 | 75-74 | 5 | 18.5 | Boyd | Petry | 2:49 | D | 23,847 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Monday, Sep 23 | boxscore | BOS | DET | L | 1 | 2 | 75-75 | 5 | 19.5 | Berenguer | Ojeda | Hernandez | 2:46 | N | 14,089 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 6 | 75-76 | 5 | 20.5 | Lamp | Nipper | 2:48 | N | 29,815 | -- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 13 | 76-76 | 5 | 19.5 | Crawford | Cerutti | Lollar | 4:33 | N | 30,542 | + |
| 154 | 154 | Thursday, Sep 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 1 | 77-76 | 5 | 18.5 | Sellers | Alexander | 2:09 | N | 30,443 | ++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | L | 1 | 5 | 77-77 | 5 | 19.5 | Terrell | Boyd | Hernandez | 2:12 | N | 20,147 | - | |
| 156 | 156 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 2 | 0 | 10 | 78-77 | 5 | 19.5 | Ojeda | Hernandez | Crawford | 2:40 | D | 21,890 | + |
| 157 | 157 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 8 | 4 | 79-77 | 5 | 19.5 | Woodward | Berenguer | 3:09 | D | 20,486 | ++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 10 | 3 | 80-77 | 5 | 18.5 | Hurst | Martinez | 2:54 | N | 13,827 | +++ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Oct 3 (1) | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 81-77 | 5 | 17.5 | Ojeda | Stewart | 2:28 | N | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Thursday, Oct 3 (2) | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 8 | 9 | 81-78 | 5 | 17.5 | Habyan | Crawford | Aase | 3:42 | N | 14,384 | - | |
| 161 | 161 | Friday, Oct 4 | boxscore | BOS | MIL | L | 7 | 8 | 12 | 81-79 | 5 | 17.5 | Lesley | Trujillo | McClure | 4:00 | N | 13,128 | -- | |
| 162 | 162 | Saturday, Oct 5 | boxscore | BOS | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 81-80 | 5 | 18.5 | Cocanower | Boyd | Darwin | 2:26 | D | 12,754 | --- | ||
| 163 | 163 | Sunday, Oct 6 | boxscore | BOS | MIL | L | 6 | 9 | 81-81 | 5 | 18.5 | Darwin | Hurst | Ladd | 2:57 | D | 17,129 | ---- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |