| 88-74 | Lost ALCS |
| Record | Outcome |
The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a 88-74 record. They went 51-30 at home and 37-44 on the road. Including the postseason, the Boston Red Sox went 88-78. Their final game was a loss in the AL Championship Series to the Oakland Athletics.
The 1990 Boston Red Sox played in the East Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1990 Boston Red Sox went 50-28 against their AL East opponents.
The Red Sox won the AL East in the 1990 season with a 88-74 record. The Blue Jays finished 2 games back with a 86-76 record. The Tigers finished 9 games back with a 79-83 record. The Indians finished 11 games back with a 77-85 record. The Orioles finished 11.5 games back with a 76-85 record. The Brewers finished 14 games back with a 74-88 record. The Yankees finished 21 games back with a 67-95 record.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 10-3 | 76.9% | +2 |
| New York Yankees | 9-4 | 69.2% | +32 |
| Cleveland Indians | 9-4 | 69.2% | +30 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 9-4 | 69.2% | +9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 8-5 | 61.5% | +5 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5-8 | 38.5% | -39 |
Among qualifying months, the 1990 Boston Red Sox had their best month in June, when they went 20-9 and had a 69.0% win percentage. Their worst month was July, when they went 12-17 and had a 41.4% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 11-8 | 57.9% | -2 |
| May | 12-14 | 46.2% | -8 |
| June | 20-9 | 69.0% | +18 |
| July | 12-17 | 41.4% | -26 |
| August | 19-9 | 67.9% | +58 |
| September | 12-16 | 42.9% | -7 |
| October | 2-1 | 66.7% | +2 |
Yes, the Boston Red Sox made the Postseason in 1990. They lost their only series against the Oakland Athletics in the AL Championship Series.
The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a run differential of +35. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Red Sox could have been expected to have about 84.8 wins, or a 85-77 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1990 Boston Red Sox went 33-25.
During the regular season, the 1990 Boston Red Sox went 5-8 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1990 Boston Red Sox was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Red Sox had during the 1990 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Mon, Apr 9, 1990 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Apr 10, 1990 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Apr 11, 1990 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | (10) | |
| Thu, Apr 12, 1990 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 7 - 11 | ||
| Fri, Apr 13, 1990 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 9 | ||
| Sat, Apr 14, 1990 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Mon, Apr 16, 1990 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 18 | ||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1990 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Apr 18, 1990 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Apr 20, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
| Sat, Apr 21, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Apr 22, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 2 | (11) | |
| Tue, Apr 24, 1990 | vs California Angels | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Apr 25, 1990 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Thu, Apr 26, 1990 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Apr 27, 1990 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 6 | ||
| Sat, Apr 28, 1990 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 12 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Apr 29, 1990 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
| Mon, Apr 30, 1990 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 11 - 0 | ||
| Tue, May 1, 1990 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 2 | ||
| Wed, May 2, 1990 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 9 | ||
| Fri, May 4, 1990 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
| Sat, May 5, 1990 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 1 | ||
| Sun, May 6, 1990 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Mon, May 7, 1990 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Tue, May 8, 1990 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Wed, May 9, 1990 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Fri, May 11, 1990 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Sat, May 12, 1990 | @ California Angels | Win 7 - 1 | ||
| Sun, May 13, 1990 | @ California Angels | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
| Mon, May 14, 1990 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 5 - 9 | (10) | |
| Wed, May 16, 1990 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 7 - 1 | ||
| Fri, May 18, 1990 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 6 | ||
| Sat, May 19, 1990 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 13 - 1 | ||
| Sun, May 20, 1990 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Mon, May 21, 1990 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Tue, May 22, 1990 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Wed, May 23, 1990 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
| Thu, May 24, 1990 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Fri, May 25, 1990 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 16 | ||
| Sat, May 26, 1990 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Sun, May 27, 1990 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Mon, May 28, 1990 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Tue, May 29, 1990 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Wed, May 30, 1990 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) | |
| Fri, Jun 1, 1990 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jun 2, 1990 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
| Sun, Jun 3, 1990 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Jun 4, 1990 | vs New York Yankees | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Jun 5, 1990 | vs New York Yankees | Win 9 - 8 | ||
| Wed, Jun 6, 1990 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Thu, Jun 7, 1990 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 0 | ||
| Fri, Jun 8, 1990 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jun 9, 1990 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 11 - 6 | ||
| Sun, Jun 10, 1990 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Mon, Jun 11, 1990 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 4 | (12) | |
| Tue, Jun 12, 1990 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Wed, Jun 13, 1990 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Thu, Jun 14, 1990 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jun 15, 1990 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jun 16, 1990 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Jun 17, 1990 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 5 | ||
| Mon, Jun 18, 1990 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
| Tue, Jun 19, 1990 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Jun 20, 1990 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 0 - 11 | ||
| Fri, Jun 22, 1990 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jun 23, 1990 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | (10) | |
| Sun, Jun 24, 1990 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Mon, Jun 25, 1990 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 10 - 8 | ||
| Tue, Jun 26, 1990 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Jun 27, 1990 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 9 - 5 | ||
| Thu, Jun 28, 1990 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jun 29, 1990 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Jun 30, 1990 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Sun, Jul 1, 1990 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 15 - 4 | ||
| Mon, Jul 2, 1990 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Jul 3, 1990 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 7 | ||
| Wed, Jul 4, 1990 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Thu, Jul 5, 1990 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
| Fri, Jul 6, 1990 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Jul 7, 1990 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
| Sun, Jul 8, 1990 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
| Fri, Jul 13, 1990 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Sat, Jul 14, 1990 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Sat, Jul 14, 1990 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 7 | ||
| Sun, Jul 15, 1990 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 4 - 13 | ||
| Mon, Jul 16, 1990 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Jul 17, 1990 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 1 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Jul 18, 1990 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jul 19, 1990 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
| Fri, Jul 20, 1990 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Jul 20, 1990 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Sat, Jul 21, 1990 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Jul 22, 1990 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Jul 23, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 13 | ||
| Tue, Jul 24, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 6 | (10) | |
| Wed, Jul 25, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Thu, Jul 26, 1990 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 10 | ||
| Fri, Jul 27, 1990 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 1 - 0 | ||
| Sat, Jul 28, 1990 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 9 - 17 | ||
| Sun, Jul 29, 1990 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 13 - 3 | ||
| Mon, Jul 30, 1990 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 0 | ||
| Tue, Jul 31, 1990 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Aug 1, 1990 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Aug 3, 1990 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 14 - 5 | ||
| Sat, Aug 4, 1990 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 1 | ||