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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 / 1999)
92-70, Finished 2nd in AL East
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Scored 876 runs, Allowed 729 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-68
Manager: Jimy Williams (92-70)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,314,704 (9th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101; one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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1997 / 1999 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 7, 1997
Jesus Tavarez granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1997
Gary Bennett granted Free Agency.
Vaughn Eshelman selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.
Ken Grundt granted Free Agency.
Adam Hyzdu granted Free Agency.
Rusty Meacham granted Free Agency.
Curtis Pride granted Free Agency.
Carlos Valdez granted Free Agency.
October 17, 1997
Toby Borland granted Free Agency.
Pete Walker granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1997
Mike Benjamin granted Free Agency.
October 28, 1997
Jim Corsi granted Free Agency.
Shane Mack granted Free Agency.
Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
October 29, 1997
Travis Harper granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1997
Chris Hammond granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1997
Bret Saberhagen granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1997
Traded Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman and Aaron Sele to the Texas Rangers. Received Damon Buford and Jim Leyritz.
November 17, 1997
Signed Bret Saberhagen as a free agent.
November 18, 1997
Traded a player to be named later and Carl Pavano to the Montreal Expos. Received Pedro Martinez. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas (December 18, 1997) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
Jeff Suppan selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 3rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Jim Mecir selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 36th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
November 21, 1997
Signed Mike Benjamin as a free agent.
Signed Sun-Woo Kim as an amateur free agent.
November 24, 1997
Purchased Jimmy Hurst from the Detroit Tigers.
December 3, 1997
Signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.
December 9, 1997
Signed Dennis Eckersley as a free agent.
December 23, 1997
Signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.
January 6, 1998
Signed Anastacio Martinez as an amateur free agent.
January 14, 1998
Signed Pete Walker as a free agent.
January 28, 1998
Signed Keith Mitchell as a free agent.
January 29, 1998
Signed Carlos Valdez as a free agent.
March 19, 1998
Selected Midre Cummings off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 26, 1998
Signed Mark Lemke as a free agent.
March 30, 1998
Signed Billy Ashley as a free agent.
Signed Jin Ho Cho as an amateur free agent.
Traded Bo Dodson (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Keith Johns.
April 3, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Wilfredo Ledezma as an amateur free agent.
May 22, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Steve Schrenk as a free agent.
June 2, 1998 (Standings)
Drafted Adam Everett in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 1998.
Drafted Mike Maroth in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1998.
Drafted Josh Hancock in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1998.
Drafted Mark Teixeira in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Lenny DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike Rabelo in the 13th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted John Hattig in the 25th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1998.
Drafted Ben Kozlowski in the 26th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Dennis Tankersley in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 1999.
June 18, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Mike Blais (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received David West.
June 20, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Ethan Faggett (minors) and Jim Leyritz to the San Diego Padres. Received Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero and Dario Veras.
June 25, 1998 (Standings)
Released Brian Shouse.
July 2, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Tony Blanco as an amateur free agent.
July 30, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Jay Yennaco (minors) and Peter Munro to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Mike Stanley.
July 31, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Joe Hudson to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Eddy Diaz.
Traded Joe Thomas (minors), John Barnes and Matt Kinney to the Minnesota Twins. Received Orlando Merced and Greg Swindell.
August 6, 1998 (Standings)
Purchased Pete Schourek from the Houston Astros.
August 31, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Corey Jenkins (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Chris Snopek.
September 1, 1998 (Standings)
Released Orlando Merced.
September 2, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Juan Perez as an amateur free agent.
September 8, 1998 (Standings)
Released David West.
September 15, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Melvin Dorta as an amateur free agent.
October 15, 1998 (Standings)
Keith Johns granted Free Agency.
Steve Schrenk granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Walt McKeel granted Free Agency.
Bill Selby granted Free Agency.
Pete Walker granted Free Agency.
B.J. Waszgis granted Free Agency.
October 22, 1998
Butch Henry granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1998
Pete Schourek granted Free Agency.
Mo Vaughn granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1998
Mike Benjamin granted Free Agency.
Mark Lemke granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1998
Greg Swindell granted Free Agency.
October 28, 1998
Steve Avery granted Free Agency.
Purchased Morgan Burkhart from Richmond (Frontier).
November 3, 1998
Dennis Eckersley granted Free Agency.
Darren Lewis granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1998
Signed Creighton Gubanich as a free agent.
November 5, 1998
Signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.
November 11, 1998
Traded a player to be named later to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Bob Wolcott. The Boston Red Sox sent Bart Miadich (December 15, 1998) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
November 16, 1998
Signed Raul Gonzalez as a free agent.
Signed Jose Offerman as a free agent.
November 20, 1998
Purchased Tomokazu Ohka from Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central).
Released Carlos Valdez.
November 23, 1998
Released Billy Ashley.
Released Rich Garces.
December 7, 1998
Dario Veras selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.
December 10, 1998
Purchased Marino Santana from the Detroit Tigers.
December 11, 1998
Signed Mark Portugal as a free agent.
December 14, 1998
Drafted Joel Adamson from the Oakland Athletics in the 1998 rule 5 draft.
Signed Israel Alcantara as a free agent.
Signed Kirk Bullinger as a free agent.
Signed Brad Clontz as a free agent.
Signed Tim Harikkala as a free agent.
Released Carlos Reyes.
December 16, 1998
Selected Steve Connelly off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
December 18, 1998
Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent.
December 19, 1998
Signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.
December 21, 1998
Darren Bragg granted Free Agency.
Robinson Checo granted Free Agency.
Keith Mitchell granted Free Agency.
January 5, 1999
Signed Rheal Cormier as a free agent.
Signed Kip Gross as a free agent.
January 8, 1999
Steve Connelly selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.
January 11, 1999
Signed Pat Rapp as a free agent.
January 12, 1999
Signed Pedro Valdes as a free agent.
February 3, 1999
Signed Tim Young as a free agent.
February 4, 1999
Signed Chad Fonville as a free agent.
February 28, 1999
Signed Rich Garces as a free agent.
March 11, 1999
Signed Ramon Martinez as a free agent.
March 25, 1999
Traded Pat Flury (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Jon Nunnally.
March 30, 1999
Released Midre Cummings.
Ron Mahay selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.
