1989 Boston Red Sox Season
The 1989 Boston Red Sox season was the 89th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Boston Red Sox, Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, six games behind the 1989 Toronto Blue Jays season, Toronto Blue Jays. Offseason *November 20, 1988: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox. *December 8, 1988: Spike Owen was traded with Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos for John Dopson and Luis Rivera (infielder), Luis Rivera. *February 6, 1989: Danny Heep signed as a free agent with the Red Sox. Regular season Highlights Wade Boggs had 205 hits and 107 base on balls, walks, becoming the first player in MLB history to have at least 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons. He also became the first player in the modern era (after 1900) to have at least 200 hits in seven consecutive seasons. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions *August 5, 1989: Ed Romero was released b ...
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American League East
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the season along with the American League West division. Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in the Eastern United States, with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Eastern Canada. It is currently the only division that contains a non-American team. At the end of the MLB season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six playoff spots. The most recent team to win this division was the New York Yankees in . History Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to play in the World Series 27 times, a ...
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