1986 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 95-66
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,146,694, Avg. 27,173
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Won League Championship Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated California Angels 4-3
World Series - Lost to New York Mets 4-3
Manager: John McNamara (95-66)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1986 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1986 Boston Red Sox Roster

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1986 season with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.

The Red Sox scored 794 runs and yielded 696 runs. Don Baylor walloped 31 home runs for Boston, while Dwight Evans, Rich Gedman, Jim Rice and Bill Buckner each swatted 20 or more, too. Jim Rice recorded 110 runs batted in. Wade Boggs led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .357. Roger Clemens earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, plus Oil Can Boyd added 15 or more wins, too Roger Clemens recorded a 2.48 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

John McNamara coached the team. The 1986 Boston Red Sox won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 794
Regular Season Runs Against: 696

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 9, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 10, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 11, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 0-0 2-2 2-2
April 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 0-0 2-3 2-3
April 13, 1986 Boston Red Sox 12 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 0-0 3-3 3-3
April 14, 1986 Kansas City Royals 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 0-1 3-3 3-4
April 16, 1986 Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 0-2 3-3 3-5
April 17, 1986 Kansas City Royals 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 1-2 3-3 4-5
April 18, 1986 Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 2-2 3-3 5-5
April 19, 1986 Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 3-2 3-3 6-5
April 20, 1986 Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 4-2 3-3 7-5
April 21, 1986 Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 4-3 3-3 7-6
April 22, 1986 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 5-3 3-3 8-6
April 23, 1986 Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 5-4 3-3 8-7
April 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 5-4 3-4 8-8
April 26, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 5-4 4-4 9-8
April 29, 1986 Seattle Mariners 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 6-4 4-4 10-8
April 30, 1986 Seattle Mariners 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 7-4 4-4 11-8
May 1, 1986 Seattle Mariners 2 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 8-4 4-4 12-8
May 2, 1986 Oakland Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 8-5 4-4 12-9
May 3, 1986 Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 9-5 4-4 13-9
May 4, 1986 Oakland Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 10-5 4-4 14-9
May 5, 1986 California Angels 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 11-5 4-4 15-9
May 6, 1986 California Angels 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 11-6 4-4 15-10
May 7, 1986 Boston Red Sox 11 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 11-6 5-4 16-10
May 8, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 11-6 6-4 17-10
May 9, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 11-6 7-4 18-10
May 10, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 11-6 8-4 19-10
May 11, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 11-6 9-4 20-10
May 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at California Angels 7 L 11-6 9-5 20-11
May 13, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at California Angels 5 L 11-6 9-6 20-12
May 14, 1986 Boston Red Sox 8 at California Angels 5 W 11-6 10-6 21-12
May 16, 1986 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 11-7 10-6 21-13
May 17, 1986 Texas Rangers 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 12-7 10-6 22-13
May 18, 1986 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 13-7 10-6 23-13
May 19, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 14-7 10-6 24-13
May 20, 1986 Minnesota Twins 7 at Boston Red Sox 17 W 15-7 10-6 25-13
May 21, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 16-7 10-6 26-13
May 23, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 1 W 16-7 11-6 27-13
May 24, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 3 L 16-7 11-7 27-14
May 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at Texas Rangers 1 W 16-7 12-7 28-14
May 26, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 16-7 13-7 29-14
May 27, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 16-7 14-7 30-14
May 28, 1986 Boston Red Sox 13 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 16-7 15-7 31-14
May 30, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 13 L 16-7 15-8 31-15
May 31, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 16-7 16-8 32-15
June 1, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 16-7 17-8 33-15
June 2, 1986 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 17-7 17-8 34-15
June 3, 1986 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 18-7 17-8 35-15
June 4, 1986 Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 19-7 17-8 36-15
June 5, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 L 19-7 17-9 36-16
June 6, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 19-7 18-9 37-16
June 7, 1986 Boston Red Sox 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 19-7 18-10 37-17
June 8, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 L 19-7 18-11 37-18
June 9, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 19-7 18-12 37-19
June 10, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 19-7 19-12 38-19
June 11, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 19-7 20-12 39-19
June 13, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 20-7 20-12 40-19
June 14, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 20-8 20-12 40-20
June 15, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 20-9 20-12 40-21
June 16, 1986 Boston Red Sox 10 at New York Yankees 1 W 20-9 21-12 41-21
June 17, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 6 W 20-9 22-12 42-21
June 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 2 W 20-9 23-12 43-21
June 20, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 14 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 20-10 23-12 43-22
June 21, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 21-10 23-12 44-22
June 22, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 21-11 23-12 44-23
June 23, 1986 New York Yankees 11 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 21-12 23-12 44-24
June 24, 1986 New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 21-13 23-12 44-25
June 25, 1986 New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 22-13 23-12 45-25
June 27, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 22-13 24-12 46-25
June 28, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 22-13 25-12 47-25
June 29, 1986 Boston Red Sox 8 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 22-13 26-12 48-25
June 30, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 23-13 26-12 49-25
July 1, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 24-13 26-12 50-25
July 2, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 24-14 26-12 50-26
July 3, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 24-15 26-12 50-27
July 4, 1986 Seattle Mariners 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 25-15 26-12 51-27
July 5, 1986 Seattle Mariners 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 25-16 26-12 51-28
July 6, 1986 Seattle Mariners 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 26-16 26-12 52-28
July 7, 1986 Oakland Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 26-17 26-12 52-29
July 8, 1986 Oakland Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 27-17 26-12 53-29
July 9, 1986 Oakland Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 28-17 26-12 54-29
July 10, 1986 California Angels 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 29-17 26-12 55-29
July 11, 1986 California Angels 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 29-18 26-12 55-30
July 12, 1986 California Angels 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 30-18 26-12 56-30
July 13, 1986 California Angels 12 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 30-19 26-12 56-31
July 17, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 30-19 26-13 56-32
July 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 10 L 30-19 26-14 56-33
July 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 30-19 27-14 57-33
July 20, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Seattle Mariners 9 L 30-19 27-15 57-34
July 21, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 30-19 27-16 57-35
July 22, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 30-19 27-17 57-36
July 23, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 9 L 30-19 27-18 57-37
July 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 8 at California Angels 1 W 30-19 28-18 58-37
July 26, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at California Angels 4 L 30-19 28-19 58-38
July 27, 1986 Boston Red Sox 0 at California Angels 3 L 30-19 28-20 58-39
July 28, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 30-19 29-20 59-39
July 29, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 30-19 29-21 59-40
July 30, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 30-19 29-22 59-41
August 1, 1986 Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 31-19 29-22 60-41
August 2, 1986 Kansas City Royals 13 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 31-20 29-22 60-42
August 3, 1986 Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 32-20 29-22 61-42
August 4, 1986 Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 32-21 29-22 61-43
August 5, 1986 Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 32-22 29-22 61-44
August 6, 1986 Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 33-22 29-22 62-44
August 8, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 33-22 30-22 63-44
August 9, 1986 Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 33-22 31-22 64-44
August 10, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 33-22 32-22 65-44
August 11, 1986 Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 33-22 32-23 65-45
August 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 33-22 32-24 65-46
August 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 33-22 32-25 65-47
August 13, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 33-22 33-25 66-47
August 14, 1986 Boston Red Sox 11 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 33-22 34-25 67-47
August 15, 1986 Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 34-22 34-25 68-47
August 16, 1986 Detroit Tigers 12 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 34-23 34-25 68-48
August 17, 1986 Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 35-23 34-25 69-48
August 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 35-23 35-25 70-48
August 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 35-23 35-26 70-49
August 20, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 35-23 36-26 71-49
August 21, 1986 Boston Red Sox 24 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 35-23 37-26 72-49
August 22, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 35-23 38-26 73-49
August 23, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 35-23 38-27 73-50
August 24, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 35-23 38-28 73-51
August 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 4 L 35-23 38-29 73-52
August 26, 1986 Boston Red Sox 8 at Texas Rangers 1 W 35-23 39-29 74-52
August 27, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 4 L 35-23 39-30 74-53
August 29, 1986 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 35-24 39-30 74-54
August 30, 1986 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 36-24 39-30 75-54
August 31, 1986 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 37-24 39-30 76-54
September 1, 1986 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 38-24 39-30 77-54
September 2, 1986 Texas Rangers 6 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 39-24 39-30 78-54
September 3, 1986 Texas Rangers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 40-24 39-30 79-54
September 5, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 41-24 39-30 80-54
September 6, 1986 Minnesota Twins 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 42-24 39-30 81-54
September 7, 1986 Minnesota Twins 0 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 43-24 39-30 82-54
September 8, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 43-24 40-30 83-54
September 9, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 43-24 41-30 84-54
September 10, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 43-24 42-30 85-54
September 11, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 43-24 42-31 85-55
September 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 2 W 43-24 43-31 86-55
September 13, 1986 Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 11 L 43-24 43-32 86-56
September 14, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 11 L 43-24 43-33 86-57
September 16, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 44-24 43-33 87-57
September 16, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 45-24 43-33 88-57
September 17, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 46-24 43-33 89-57
September 18, 1986 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 47-24 43-33 90-57
September 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 47-24 43-34 90-58
September 20, 1986 Boston Red Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 47-24 43-35 90-59
September 21, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 47-24 44-35 91-59
September 23, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 L 47-24 44-36 91-60
September 26, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 47-25 44-36 91-61
September 27, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 48-25 44-36 92-61
September 28, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 49-25 44-36 93-61
September 29, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 50-25 44-36 94-61
September 30, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 50-26 44-36 94-62
October 1, 1986 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Boston Red Sox 11 W 51-26 44-36 95-62
October 2, 1986 New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 51-27 44-36 95-63
October 4, 1986 New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 51-28 44-36 95-64
October 4, 1986 New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 51-29 44-36 95-65
October 5, 1986 New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 51-30 44-36 95-66
October 7, 1986 California Angels 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 8, 1986 California Angels 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
October 10, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 5 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
October 11, 1986 Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 4 L 1-1 0-2 1-3
October 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox 7 at California Angels 6 W 1-1 1-2 2-3
October 14, 1986 California Angels 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 2-1 1-2 3-3
October 15, 1986 California Angels 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 3-1 1-2 4-3
October 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Mets 0 W 3-1 2-2 5-3
October 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Mets 3 W 3-1 3-2 6-3
October 21, 1986 New York Mets 7 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 3-2 3-2 6-4
October 22, 1986 New York Mets 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 3-3 3-2 6-5
October 23, 1986 New York Mets 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 4-3 3-2 7-5
October 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Mets 6 L 4-3 3-3 7-6
October 27, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Mets 8 L 4-3 3-4 7-7


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