The 1993 Boston Red Sox season was the 93rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 15 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who went on to win the 1993 World Series.
In a spring training game on April 2, 1993, Frank Viola and Cory Bailey combined on a no-hitter as the Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 10âÂÂ0, at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida.
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On May 29, the Red Sox held an old-timers game, themed to honor Negro league legends; it was held before a scheduled home game with the Texas Rangers. Hitting instructor Mike Easler drove in both runs for the Red Sox alumni team in a 2âÂÂ2 tie; other participants included César Cedeño, Jim Lonborg, and Roy White.
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SV = Saves
The Fort Lauderdale Red Sox replaced the Winter Haven Red Sox as a Class A-Advanced affiliate. The Utica Blue Sox replaced the Elmira Pioneers as the Red Sox' Class A-Short Season affiliate.
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|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 1 || April 5 || @ Royals || 3âÂÂ1 || Clemens (1âÂÂ0) || Appier (0âÂÂ1) || Russell (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 39,532 || 1âÂÂ0 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 2 || April 7 || @ Royals || 3âÂÂ2 || Viola (1âÂÂ0) || Cone (0âÂÂ1) || Russell (2) || Kauffman Stadium || 14,911 || 2âÂÂ0 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 3 || April 8 || @ Royals || 9âÂÂ4 || Bankhead (1âÂÂ0) || Gubicza (0âÂÂ1) || â || Kauffman Stadium || 15,777 || 3âÂÂ0 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 1âÂÂ3 || Ryan (1âÂÂ0) || Dopson (0âÂÂ1) || Henke (2) || Arlington Stadium || 40,188 || 3âÂÂ1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 5 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 10âÂÂ2 || Clemens (2âÂÂ0) || Lefferts (1âÂÂ1) || â || Arlington Stadium || 30,610 || 4âÂÂ1 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 6 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 1âÂÂ4 || Brown (1âÂÂ0) || Darwin (0âÂÂ1) || Henke (3) || Arlington Stadium || 22,743 || 4âÂÂ2 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | â || April 12 || Indians || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date April 13. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 7 || April 13 || Indians || 6âÂÂ2 || Viola (2âÂÂ0) || Mutis (0âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 29,606 || 5âÂÂ2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 8 || April 14 || Indians || 12âÂÂ7 || Hesketh (1âÂÂ0) || Bielecki (1âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 20,390 || 6âÂÂ2 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 9 || April 15 || Indians || 4âÂÂ3 <small>(13)</small>|| Quantrill (1âÂÂ0) || Plunk (1âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 22,505 || 7âÂÂ2 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 10 || April 16 || White Sox || 4âÂÂ9 || McDowell (3âÂÂ0) || Darwin (0âÂÂ2) || â || Fenway Park || 26,526 || 7âÂÂ3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 11 || April 17 || White Sox || 5âÂÂ1 || Hesketh (2âÂÂ0) || McKaskill (0âÂÂ3) || â || Fenway Park || 32,994 || 8âÂÂ3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 12 || April 18 || White Sox || 4âÂÂ0 || Viola (3âÂÂ0) || Bolton (0âÂÂ2) || â || Fenway Park || 34,923 || 9âÂÂ3 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 13 || April 19 || White Sox || 6âÂÂ0 || Dopson (1âÂÂ1) || Fernandez (2âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 34,556 || 10âÂÂ3 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Mariners || 5âÂÂ2 || Clemens (3âÂÂ0) || Cummings (0âÂÂ3) || Russell (3) || Kingdome || 28,714 || 11âÂÂ3 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 15 || April 21 || @ Mariners || 0âÂÂ5 || Johnson (2âÂÂ1) || Darwin (0âÂÂ3) || â || Kingdome || 13,641 || 11âÂÂ4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 16 || April 22 || @ Mariners || 0âÂÂ7 || Bosio (1âÂÂ1) || Hesketh (1âÂÂ1) || â || Jacobs Field || 13,604 || 11âÂÂ5 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 17 || April 23 || @ Angels || 1âÂÂ4 || Langston (2âÂÂ0) || Viola (3âÂÂ1) || â || Anaheim Stadium || 37,463 || 11âÂÂ6 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 18 || April 24 || @ Angels || 5âÂÂ8 || Crim (2âÂÂ0) || Bankhead (1âÂÂ1) || Valera (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 53,394 || 11âÂÂ7 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 19 || April 25 || @ Angels || 1âÂÂ2 || Sanderson (3âÂÂ0) || Clemens (3âÂÂ1) || Grahe (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 39,795 || 11âÂÂ8 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 20 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 2âÂÂ7 || Witt (1âÂÂ0) || Darwin (0âÂÂ4) || Gossage (1) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 20,046 || 11âÂÂ9 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 21 || April 28 || @ Athletics || 3âÂÂ1 || Viola (4âÂÂ1) || Welch (2âÂÂ2) || Russell (4) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 20,783 || 12âÂÂ9 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 22 || April 30 || Angels || 6âÂÂ1 || Dopson (2âÂÂ1) || Farrell (1âÂÂ3) || â || Fenway Park || 31,432 || 13âÂÂ9 || W2 |-
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 23 || May 1 || Angels || 3âÂÂ1 || Clemens (4âÂÂ1) || Sanderson (3âÂÂ1) || Russell (5) || Fenway Park || 33,546 || 14âÂÂ9 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 24 || May 2 || Angels || 4âÂÂ3 || Darwin (1âÂÂ4) || Finley (2âÂÂ2) || Russell (6) || Fenway Park || 31,851 || 15âÂÂ9 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 25 || May 3 || Mariners || 0âÂÂ2 || Hanson (4âÂÂ0) || Viola (4âÂÂ2) || Charlton (4) || Fenway Park || 20,379 || 15âÂÂ10 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 26 || May 4 || Mariners || 6âÂÂ7 || Leary (1âÂÂ1) || Hesketh (2âÂÂ2) || Charlton (5) || Fenway Park || 21,234 || 15âÂÂ11 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 27 || May 5 || Athletics || 3âÂÂ1 || Quantrill (2âÂÂ0) || Núñez (0âÂÂ1) || Russell (7) || Fenway Park || 25,496 || 16âÂÂ11 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 28 || May 6 || Athletics || 3âÂÂ6 || Witt (2âÂÂ1) || Clemens (4âÂÂ2) || Eckersley (4) || Fenway Park || 28,220 || 16âÂÂ12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 29 || May 7 || @ Brewers || 1âÂÂ0 || Darwin (2âÂÂ4) || Wegman (2âÂÂ5) || Russell (8) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 15,058 || 17âÂÂ12 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 30 || May 8 || @ Brewers || 3âÂÂ6 || Eldred (4âÂÂ3) || Quantrill (2âÂÂ1) || Henry (6) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 25,150 || 17âÂÂ13 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 31 || May 9 || @ Brewers || 0âÂÂ6 || Boddicker (2âÂÂ1) || Hesketh (2âÂÂ3) || â || Milwaukee County Stadium || 20,398 || 17âÂÂ14 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 32 || May 10 || @ Orioles || 1âÂÂ2 || Frohwirth (2âÂÂ2) || Quantrill (2âÂÂ2) || Pennington (1) || Camden Yards || 46,372 || 17âÂÂ15 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 33 || May 11 || @ Orioles || 4âÂÂ0 || Clemens (5âÂÂ2) || McDonald (2âÂÂ4) || â || Camden Yards || 46,460 || 18âÂÂ15 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 34 || May 12 || @ Orioles || 2âÂÂ0 || Darwin (3âÂÂ4) || Valenzuela (0âÂÂ3) || Russell (9) || Camden Yards || 46,075 || 19âÂÂ15 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Twins || 3âÂÂ4 || Erickson (2âÂÂ4) || Viola (4âÂÂ3) || Aguilera (11) || Metrodome || 26,907 || 19âÂÂ16 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Twins || 4âÂÂ7 || Deshaies (5âÂÂ2) || Dopson (2âÂÂ2) || Aguilera (12) || Metrodome || 33,635 || 19âÂÂ17 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Twins || 11âÂÂ5 || Hesketh (3âÂÂ3) || Hartley (0âÂÂ2) || â || Fenway Park || 35,467 || 20âÂÂ17 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 38 || May 17 || Blue Jays || 3âÂÂ9 || Hentgen (5âÂÂ2) || Clemens (5âÂÂ3) || â || Fenway Park || 30,057 || 20âÂÂ18 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | â || May 18 || Blue Jays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date May 20. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 39 || May 19 || Blue Jays || 10âÂÂ5 || Darwin (4âÂÂ4) || Stewart (0âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 27,465 || 21âÂÂ18 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 40 || May 20 || Blue Jays || 3âÂÂ4 || Cox (3âÂÂ0) || Quantrill (2âÂÂ3) || Ward (10) || Fenway Park || 18,219 || 21âÂÂ19 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 41 || May 21 || Yankees || 7âÂÂ2 || Dopson (3âÂÂ2) || Pérez (2âÂÂ3) || â || Fenway Park || 34,170 || 22âÂÂ19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 42 || May 22 || Yankees || 3âÂÂ7 || Witt (3âÂÂ1) || Clemens (5âÂÂ4) || â || Fenway Park || 34,383 || 22âÂÂ20 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 43 || May 23 || Yankees || 5âÂÂ2 || Harris (1âÂÂ0) || Key (4âÂÂ2) || Russell (10) || Fenway Park || 33,307 || 23âÂÂ20 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 44 || May 24 || @ Tigers || 6âÂÂ5 <small>(10)</small> || Ryan (1âÂÂ0) || MacDonald (3âÂÂ2) || Russell (11) || Tiger Stadium || 14,881 || 24âÂÂ20 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Tigers || 1âÂÂ4 || Wells (6âÂÂ1) || Viola (4âÂÂ4) || Henneman (10) || Tiger Stadium || 17,514 || 24âÂÂ21 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Tigers || 6âÂÂ7 || Gullickson (2âÂÂ1) || Dopson (3âÂÂ3) || Knudsen (1) || Tiger Stadium || 27,032 || 24âÂÂ22 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 47 || May 28 || Rangers || 4âÂÂ1 || Clemens (6âÂÂ4) || Pavlik (1âÂÂ1) || Russell (12) || Fenway Park || 32,678 || 25âÂÂ22 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 48 || May 29 || Rangers || 15âÂÂ1 || Darwin (5âÂÂ4) || Burns (0âÂÂ2) || â || Fenway Park || 32,817 || 26âÂÂ22 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 49 || May 30 || Rangers || 6âÂÂ5 <small>(12)</small>|| Meléndez (1âÂÂ0) || Bronkey (0âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 33,797 || 27âÂÂ22 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 50 || May 31 || Royals || 3âÂÂ5 || Cone (3âÂÂ5) || Dopson (3âÂÂ4) || Montgomery (16) || Fenway Park || 21,487 || 27âÂÂ23 || L1 |-
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 51 || June 1 || Royals || 3âÂÂ4 || Haney (3âÂÂ0) || Quantrill (2âÂÂ4) || Montgomery (17) || Fenway Park || 23,418 || 27âÂÂ24 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 52 || June 2 || Royals || 2âÂÂ7 || Appier (6âÂÂ4) || Clemens (6âÂÂ5) || â || Fenway Park || 29,541 || 27âÂÂ25 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 53 || June 4 || @ White Sox || 1âÂÂ0 || Harris (2âÂÂ0) || Hernández (1âÂÂ2) || Russell (13) || Comiskey Park || 30,949 || 28âÂÂ25 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 54 || June 5 || @ White Sox || 3âÂÂ11 || McDowell (8âÂÂ4) || Viola (4âÂÂ5) || â || Comiskey Park || 41,144 || 28âÂÂ26 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 55 || June 6 || White Sox || 3âÂÂ4 || Fernandez (7âÂÂ3) || Meléndez (1âÂÂ1) || Hernández (10) || Comiskey Park || 42,393 || 28âÂÂ27 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | â || June 7 || @ Indians || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date September 10. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 56 || June 8 || @ Indians || 4âÂÂ5 || Lilliquist (2âÂÂ1) || Harris (2âÂÂ1) || â || Cleveland Stadium || 14,168 || 28âÂÂ28 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 57 || June 9 || @ Indians || 2âÂÂ3 || Young (2âÂÂ2) || Darwin (5âÂÂ5) || Plunk (4) || Cleveland Stadium || 13,381 || 28âÂÂ29 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 58 || June 10 || Orioles || 1âÂÂ2 || Moyer (1âÂÂ3) || Viola (4âÂÂ6) || Olson (16) || Fenway Park || 33,069 || 28âÂÂ30 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 59 || June 11 || Orioles || 4âÂÂ16 || Mussina (9âÂÂ2) || Dopson (3âÂÂ5) || â || Fenway Park || 33,008 || 28âÂÂ31 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 60 || June 12 || Orioles || 1âÂÂ5 || Pennington (3âÂÂ1) || Harris (2âÂÂ2) || â || Fenway Park || 33,222 || 28âÂÂ32 || L7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 61 || June 13 || Orioles || 4âÂÂ2 || Clemens (7âÂÂ5) || Valenzuela (2âÂÂ6) || Russell (14)|| Fenway Park || 33,356 || 29âÂÂ32 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 62 || June 14 || @ Yankees || 0âÂÂ4 || Kamieniecki (1âÂÂ1) || Darwin (5âÂÂ6) || â || Yankee Stadium || 25,227 || 29âÂÂ33 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 63 || June 15 || @ Yankees || 7âÂÂ9 || Heaton (1âÂÂ0) || Viola (4âÂÂ7) || Farr (16) || Yankee Stadium || 30,647 || 29âÂÂ34 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 64 || June 16 || @ Yankees || 7âÂÂ1 || Dopson (4âÂÂ5) || Pérez (4âÂÂ6) || â || Yankee Stadium || 28,326 || 30âÂÂ34 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 65 || June 17 || @ Blue Jays || 0âÂÂ7 || Leiter (4âÂÂ5) || Quantrill (2âÂÂ5) || â || SkyDome || 50,528 || 30âÂÂ35 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 66 || June 18 || @ Blue Jays || 2âÂÂ11 || Hentgen (9âÂÂ2) || Clemens (7âÂÂ6) || â || SkyDome || 50,509 || 30âÂÂ36 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 67 || June 19 || @ Blue Jays || 4âÂÂ9 || Stewart (3âÂÂ2) || Darwin (5âÂÂ7) || â || SkyDome || 50,510 || 30âÂÂ37 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 68 || June 20 || @ Blue Jays || 2âÂÂ3 <small>(12)</small>|| Timlin (1âÂÂ1) || Russell (0âÂÂ1) || â || SkyDome || 50,520 || 30âÂÂ38 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 69 || June 21 || Twins || 6âÂÂ3 || Dopson (5âÂÂ5) || Erickson (3âÂÂ8) || Russell (15) || Fenway Park || 27,779 || 31âÂÂ38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 70 || June 22 || Twins || 4âÂÂ1 || Quantrill (3âÂÂ5) || Deshaies (8âÂÂ5) || Russell (16) || Fenway Park || 29,094 || 32âÂÂ38 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 71 || June 23 || Twins || 3âÂÂ1 || Sele (1âÂÂ0) || Guardado (0âÂÂ2) || Harris (1) || Fenway Park || 30,414 || 33âÂÂ38 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 72 || June 25 || Tigers || 8âÂÂ2 || Darwin (6âÂÂ7) || Wells (9âÂÂ2) || Harris (2) || Fenway Park || 33,844 || 34âÂÂ38 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 73 || June 26 || Tigers || 13âÂÂ4 || Meléndez (2âÂÂ1) || Doherty (7âÂÂ3) || â || Fenway Park || 33,295 || 35âÂÂ38 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 74 || June 27 || Tigers || 6âÂÂ9 || Dopson (6âÂÂ5) || Gullickson (4âÂÂ4) || â || Fenway Park || 32,947 || 36âÂÂ38 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 75 || June 28 || Brewers || 4âÂÂ3 || Harris (3âÂÂ2) || Henry (0âÂÂ2) || â || Fenway Park || 27,982 || 37âÂÂ38 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 76 || June 29 || Brewers || 6âÂÂ7 || Fetters (2âÂÂ0) || Harris (3âÂÂ3) || Henry (14) || Fenway Park || 30,395 || 37âÂÂ39 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 77 || June 30 || Brewers || 12âÂÂ2 || Darwin (7âÂÂ7) || Miranda (0âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 28,050 || 38âÂÂ39 || W1 |-
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 78 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 9âÂÂ8 || Viola (5âÂÂ7) || Hampton (1âÂÂ3) || Russell (17) || Kingdome || 23,657 || 39âÂÂ39 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 79 || July 3 || @ Mariners || 6âÂÂ5 || Harris (4âÂÂ3) || Charlton (1âÂÂ2) || Russell (18) || Kingdome || 31,433 || 40âÂÂ39 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 80 || July 4 || @ Mariners || 6âÂÂ0 || Quantrill (4âÂÂ5) || Bosio (2âÂÂ4) || â || Kingdome || 20,814 || 41âÂÂ39 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 81 || July 5 || @ Angels || 4âÂÂ3 <small>(11)</small>|| Ryan (2âÂÂ0) || Nelson (0âÂÂ2) || â || Anaheim Stadium || 20,442 || 42âÂÂ39 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 82 || July 6 || @ Angels || 2âÂÂ3 || Finley (10âÂÂ6) || Hesketh (3âÂÂ4) || â || Anaheim Stadium || 19,996 || 42âÂÂ40 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 83 || July 7 || @ Angels || 6âÂÂ7 || Linton (1âÂÂ1) || Russell (0âÂÂ2) || â || Anaheim Stadium || 29,147 || 42âÂÂ41 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 84 || July 8 || @ Athletics || 11âÂÂ9 || Dopson (7âÂÂ5) || Van Poppel (0âÂÂ1) || Russell (19) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 23,197 || 43âÂÂ41 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 85 || July 9 || @ Athletics || 2âÂÂ4 || Darling (2âÂÂ4) || Quantrill (4âÂÂ6) || Eckersley (21) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 29,901 || 43âÂÂ42 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 86 || July 10 || @ Athletics || 5âÂÂ0 || Sele (2âÂÂ0) || Downs (2âÂÂ3) || Harris (3) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 32,202 || 44âÂÂ42 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 87 || July 11 || @ Athletics || 3âÂÂ2 || Darwin (8âÂÂ7) || Witt (8âÂÂ6) || Russell (20) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 34,097 || 45âÂÂ42 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 88 || July 15 || Mariners || 2âÂÂ3 || Fleming (5âÂÂ1) || Viola (5âÂÂ8) || Hampton (1) || Fenway Park || 33,342 || 45âÂÂ43 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 89 || July 16 || Mariners || 5âÂÂ3 || Clemens (8âÂÂ6) || Hanson (7âÂÂ7) || Russell (21) || Fenway Park || 33,925 || 46âÂÂ43 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 90 || July 17 || Mariners || 12âÂÂ11 || Darwin (9âÂÂ7) || Bosio (3âÂÂ5) || Russell (22) || Fenway Park || 33,190 || 47âÂÂ43 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 91 || July 18 || Mariners || 7âÂÂ6 || Ryan (3âÂÂ0) || Charlton (1âÂÂ3) || Harris (4) || Fenway Park || 33,795 || 48âÂÂ43 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 92 || July 19 || Angels || 8âÂÂ6 || Sele (3âÂÂ0) || Sanderson (7âÂÂ10) || Russell (23) || Fenway Park || 30,433 || 49âÂÂ43 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 93 || July 20 || Angels || 2âÂÂ1 || Fossas (1âÂÂ0) || Nelson (0âÂÂ3) || â || Fenway Park || 31,632 || 50âÂÂ43 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 94 || July 21 || Angels || 4âÂÂ1 || Clemens (9âÂÂ6) || Finley (11âÂÂ7) || Russell (24) || Fenway Park || 34,348 || 51âÂÂ43 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 95 || July 22 || Athletics || 9âÂÂ7 || Ryan (4âÂÂ0) || Núñez (3âÂÂ5) || Russell (25) || Fenway Park || 34,355 || 52âÂÂ43 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 96 || July 23 || Athletics || 6âÂÂ5 <small>(10)</small>|| Harris (5âÂÂ3) || Gossage (4âÂÂ5) || â || Fenway Park || 34,435 || 53âÂÂ43 || W8 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 97 || July 24 || Athletics || 5âÂÂ3 || Sele (4âÂÂ0) || Downs (2âÂÂ5) || Russell (26) || Fenway Park || 34,379 || 54âÂÂ43 || W9 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 98 || July 25 || Athletics || 8âÂÂ1 || Viola (6âÂÂ8) || Welch (7âÂÂ7) || Quantrill (1) || Fenway Park || 34,391 || 55âÂÂ43 || W10 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 99 || July 26 || @ Brewers || 2âÂÂ3 || Lloyd (3âÂÂ1) || Russell (0âÂÂ3) || â || Milwaukee County Stadium || 24,645 || 55âÂÂ44 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 100 || July 27 || @ Brewers || 2âÂÂ3 || Navarro (6âÂÂ8) || Darwin (9âÂÂ8) || Orosco (2) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 18,869 || 55âÂÂ45 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 101 || July 28 || @ Brewers || 8âÂÂ4 || Harris (6âÂÂ3) || Miranda (0âÂÂ2) || â || Milwaukee County Stadium || 26,770 || 56âÂÂ45 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 102 || July 29 || @ Brewers || 7âÂÂ3 || Sele (5âÂÂ0) || Bones (6âÂÂ7) || â || Milwaukee County Stadium || 27,105 || 57âÂÂ45 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 103 || July 30 || @ Orioles || 8âÂÂ7 || Quantrill (5âÂÂ6) || Moyer (7âÂÂ5) || Russell (27) || Camden Yards || 46,167 || 58âÂÂ45 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 104 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 0âÂÂ4 || McDonald (8âÂÂ9) || Clemens (9âÂÂ7) || â || Camden Yards || 46,489 || 58âÂÂ46 || L1 |-
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 105 || August 1 || @ Orioles || 2âÂÂ1 || Darwin (10âÂÂ8) || Sutcliffe (8âÂÂ7) || Russell (28) || Camden Yards || 45,299 || 59âÂÂ46 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 106 || August 3 || @ Twins || 1âÂÂ6 || Banks (8âÂÂ7) || Dopson (7âÂÂ6) || â || Metrodome || 27,497 || 59âÂÂ47 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 107 || August 4 || @ Twins || 5âÂÂ4 || Sele (6âÂÂ0) || Erickson (6âÂÂ13) || Russell (29) || Metrodome || 24,352 || 60âÂÂ47 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 108 || August 5 || @ Twins || 2âÂÂ1 || Viola (7âÂÂ8) || Deshaies (11âÂÂ9) || Russell (30) || Metrodome || 30,715 || 61âÂÂ47 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 109 || August 6 || @ Tigers || 1âÂÂ5 || Gullickson (7âÂÂ6) || Clemens (9âÂÂ8) || â || Tiger Stadium || 32,206 || 61âÂÂ48 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 110 || August 7 || @ Tigers || 4âÂÂ1 || Darwin (11âÂÂ8) || Bergman (1âÂÂ4) || Russell (31) || Tiger Stadium || 38,112 || 62âÂÂ48 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 111 || August 8 || @ Tigers || 1âÂÂ5 || Bolton (2âÂÂ4) || Dopson (7âÂÂ7) || â || Tiger Stadium || 38,016 || 62âÂÂ49 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 112 || August 10 || Yankees || 5âÂÂ0 || Viola (8âÂÂ8) || Kamieniecki (7âÂÂ4) || Hesketh (1) || Fenway Park || 34,413 || 63âÂÂ49 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 113 || August 11 || Yankees || 3âÂÂ8 || Key (14âÂÂ4) || Clemens (9âÂÂ9) || Wickman (1) || Fenway Park || 34,470 || 63âÂÂ50 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 114 || August 12 || Yankees || 1âÂÂ4 || Pérez (6âÂÂ10) || Sele (6âÂÂ1) || Farr (22) || Fenway Park || 34,403 || 63âÂÂ51 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 115 || August 13 || Blue Jays || 5âÂÂ3 || Darwin (12âÂÂ8) || Stottlemyre (6âÂÂ9) || Russell (32) || Fenway Park || 34,276 || 64âÂÂ51 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 116 || August 14 || Blue Jays || 2âÂÂ5 || Hentgen (14âÂÂ6) || Dopson (7âÂÂ8) || Ward (31) || Fenway Park || 33,924 || 64âÂÂ52 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 117 || August 15 || Blue Jays || 1âÂÂ9 || Stewart (8âÂÂ6) || Clemens (9âÂÂ10) || â || Fenway Park || 33,380 || 64âÂÂ53 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 118 || August 17 || White Sox || 2âÂÂ3 || McDowell (19âÂÂ7) || Sele (6âÂÂ2) || Hernández (26) || Fenway Park || 32,744 || 64âÂÂ54 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 119 || August 18 || White Sox || 5âÂÂ0 || Darwin (13âÂÂ8) || Bere (5âÂÂ5) || â || Fenway Park || 31,550 || 65âÂÂ54 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 120 || August 19 || Indians || 1âÂÂ5 || Tavárez (2âÂÂ1) || Quantrill (5âÂÂ7) || â || Fenway Park || 32,644 || 65âÂÂ55 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 121 || August 20 || Indians || 6âÂÂ7 || Dipoto (4âÂÂ2) || Russell (0âÂÂ4) || â || Fenway Park || 31,819 || 65âÂÂ56 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 122 || August 21 || Indians || 5âÂÂ10 || Wertz (2âÂÂ1) || Harris (6âÂÂ4) || â || Fenway Park || 32,888 || 65âÂÂ57 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 123 || August 22 || Indians || 2âÂÂ3 <small>(11)</small>|| Kramer (6âÂÂ3) || Ryan (4âÂÂ1) || Dipoto (3) || Fenway Park || 33,560 || 65âÂÂ58 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 124 || August 24 || @ Rangers || 3âÂÂ4 || Pavlik (8âÂÂ6) || Darwin (13âÂÂ9) || Henke (30) || Arlington Stadium || 19,465 || 65âÂÂ59 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 125 || August 25 || @ Rangers || 2âÂÂ10 || Dreyer (2âÂÂ1) || Quantrill (5âÂÂ8) || â || Arlington Stadium || 18,381 || 65âÂÂ60 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 126 || August 26 || @ Rangers || 3âÂÂ1 || Viola (9âÂÂ8) || Brown (10âÂÂ10) || Russell (33) || Arlington Stadium || 21,017 || 66âÂÂ60 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 127 || August 27 || @ Royals || 5âÂÂ0 || Clemens (10âÂÂ10) || Haney (9âÂÂ6) || â || Kauffman Stadium || 24,928 || 67âÂÂ60 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 128 || August 28 || @ Royals || 2âÂÂ1 <small>(11)</small>|| Russell (1âÂÂ4) || Montgomery (3âÂÂ5) || â || Kauffman Stadium || 25,638 || 68âÂÂ60 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 129 || August 29 || @ Royals || 4âÂÂ5 <small>(12)</small>|| Gubicza (4âÂÂ6) || Dopson (7âÂÂ9) || â || Kauffman Stadium || 23,396 || 68âÂÂ61 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 130 || August 30 || Rangers || 7âÂÂ3 || Viola (10âÂÂ8) || Brown (10âÂÂ11) || â || Fenway Park || 32,781 || 69âÂÂ61 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 131 || August 31 || Rangers || 1âÂÂ8 || Rogers (14âÂÂ7) || Clemens (10âÂÂ11) || â || Fenway Park || 30,455 || 69âÂÂ62 || L1 |-
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 132 || September 1 || Rangers || 7âÂÂ9 <small>(12)</small>|| Bronkey (1âÂÂ1) || Quantrill (5âÂÂ9) || â || Fenway Park || 27,396 || 69âÂÂ63 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 133 || September 3 || Royals || 1âÂÂ5 || Appier (15âÂÂ6) || Darwin (13âÂÂ10) || â || Fenway Park || 28,323 || 69âÂÂ64 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 134 || September 4 || Royals || 2âÂÂ4 || Cone (11âÂÂ11) || Ryan (4âÂÂ2) || Montgomery (42) || Fenway Park || 31,223 || 69âÂÂ65 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 135 || September 5 || Royals || 2âÂÂ5 || Gordon (9âÂÂ6) || Clemens (10âÂÂ12) || â || Fenway Park || 32,012 || 69âÂÂ66 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 136 || September 6 || @ White Sox || 3âÂÂ1 || Bankhead (2âÂÂ1) || McDowell (21âÂÂ8) || Harris (5) || Comiskey Park || 40,475 || 70âÂÂ66 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 137 || September 7 || @ White Sox || 4âÂÂ3 || Darwin (14âÂÂ10) || Belcher (12âÂÂ10) || Ryan (1) || Comiskey Park || 27,966 || 71âÂÂ66 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 138 || September 8 || @ White Sox || 1âÂÂ8 || Bere (8âÂÂ5) || Dopson (7âÂÂ10) || â || Comiskey Park || 36,433 || 71âÂÂ67 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 139 || September 10 <small>(1)</small> || @ Indians || 4âÂÂ7 || Ojeda (2âÂÂ1) || Clemens (10âÂÂ13) || Dipoto (7) || Cleveland Stadium || â || 71âÂÂ68 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 140 || September 10 <small>(2)</small>|| @ Indians || 5âÂÂ4 <small>(11)</small>|| Ryan (5âÂÂ2) || Wertz (2âÂÂ3) || â || Cleveland Stadium || 36,261 || 72âÂÂ68 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 141 || September 11 || @ Indians || 3âÂÂ9 || Lilliquist (4âÂÂ3) || Quantrill (5âÂÂ10) || â || Cleveland Stadium || 28,788 || 72âÂÂ69 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 142 || September 12 || @ Indians || 11âÂÂ1 || Minchey (1âÂÂ0) || Grimsley (1âÂÂ4) || â || Cleveland Stadium || 30,170 || 73âÂÂ69 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 143 || September 13 || Orioles || 6âÂÂ4 || Quantrill (6âÂÂ10) || Williamson (7âÂÂ5) || Harris (6) || Fenway Park || 29,342 || 74âÂÂ69 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 144 || September 14 || Orioles || 3âÂÂ11 || Valenzuela (7âÂÂ9) || Darwin (14âÂÂ11) || â || Fenway Park || 26,367 || 74âÂÂ70 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 145 || September 15 || Orioles || 6âÂÂ5 || Clemens (11âÂÂ13) || Mussina (14âÂÂ6) || Harris (7) || Fenway Park || 27,545 || 75âÂÂ70 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 146 || September 16 || @ Yankees || 6âÂÂ4 || Viola (11âÂÂ8) || Kamieniecki (9âÂÂ6) || Harris (8) || Yankee Stadium || 38,704 || 76âÂÂ70 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 147 || September 17 || @ Yankees || 4âÂÂ5 || Gibson (3âÂÂ1) || Dopson (7âÂÂ11) || Smith (45) || Yankee Stadium || 48,051 || 76âÂÂ71 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 148 || September 18 || @ Yankees || 4âÂÂ2 || Wickman (13âÂÂ4) || Harris (6âÂÂ5) || â || Yankee Stadium || 55,672 || 76âÂÂ72 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 149 || September 19 || @ Yankees || 8âÂÂ3 || Darwin (15âÂÂ11) || Tanana (7âÂÂ16) || â || Yankee Stadium || 53,510 || 77âÂÂ72 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 150 || September 21 || @ Blue Jays || 0âÂÂ5 || Stottlemyre (11âÂÂ10) || Clemens (11âÂÂ14) || â || SkyDome || 50,524 || 77âÂÂ73 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 151 || September 22 || @ Blue Jays || 7âÂÂ5 <small>(10)</small>|| Ryan (6âÂÂ2) || Timlin (4âÂÂ2) || â || SkyDome || 50,532 || 78âÂÂ73 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 152 || September 23 || @ Blue Jays || 1âÂÂ5 || Stewart (11âÂÂ8) || Minchey (1âÂÂ1) || â || SkyDome || 50,528 || 78âÂÂ74 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 153 || September 24 || Twins || 7âÂÂ4 || Ryan (7âÂÂ2) || Merriman (1âÂÂ1) || â || Fenway Park || 27,571 || 79âÂÂ74 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 154 || September 25 || Twins || 7âÂÂ9 <small>(10)</small>|| Aguilera (3âÂÂ3) || Harris (6âÂÂ6) || Willis (5) || Fenway Park || 33,020 || 79âÂÂ75 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 155 || September 26 || Twins || 2âÂÂ5 || Trombley (6âÂÂ5) || Quantrill (6âÂÂ11) || Aguilera (33) || Fenway Park || 29,097 || 79âÂÂ76 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | â || September 27 || Tigers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date September 28. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 156 || September 28 <small>(1)</small>|| Tigers || 11âÂÂ6 || Sele (7âÂÂ2) || Krueger (5âÂÂ4) || â || Fenway Park || â || 80âÂÂ76 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 157 || September 28 <small>(2)</small>|| Tigers || 6âÂÂ7 <small>(11)</small>|| Henneman (5âÂÂ3) || Fossas (1âÂÂ1) || Knudsen (2) || Fenway Park || 24,446 || 80âÂÂ77 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 158 || September 29 || Tigers || 7âÂÂ8 || Boever (6âÂÂ2) || Bailey (0âÂÂ1) || Henneman (23) || Fenway Park || 20,926 || 80âÂÂ78 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 159 || September 30 || Tigers || 7âÂÂ8 || Knudsen (3âÂÂ2) || Taylor (0âÂÂ1) || Boever (3) || Fenway Park || 22,822 || 80âÂÂ79 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 160 || October 1 || @ Brewers || 4âÂÂ8 || Navarro (11âÂÂ12) || Harris (6âÂÂ7) || â || Milwaukee County Stadium || 22,138 || 80âÂÂ80 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 161 || October 2 || @ Brewers || 5âÂÂ8 || Bones (11âÂÂ11) || Minchey (1âÂÂ2) || Kiefer (1) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 28,521 || 80âÂÂ81 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 162 || October 3 || @ Brewers || 3âÂÂ6 <small>(14)</small>|| Maldonado (2âÂÂ2) || Quantrill (6âÂÂ12) || â || Milwaukee County Stadium || 28,131 || 80âÂÂ82 || L6 |-
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