| 78-84 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a 78-84 record. They went 39-42 at home and 39-42 on the road.
The 1997 Boston Red Sox played in the East Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1997 Boston Red Sox went 22-26 against their AL East opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 7-5 | 58.3% | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6-6 | 50% | -10 |
| Detroit Tigers | 5-7 | 41.7% | -11 |
| New York Yankees | 4-8 | 33.3% | 0 |
No, the Red Sox didn't make the Postseason in 1997.
The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a run differential of -6. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Red Sox could have been expected to have about 80.5 wins, or a 80-82 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1997 Boston Red Sox went 24-25.
During the regular season, the 1997 Boston Red Sox went 6-10 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997 Boston Red Sox was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Boston Red Sox had during the 1997 regular season was 7 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Wed, Apr 2, 1997 Wed, Apr 2 | @ Anaheim Angels | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Thu, Apr 3, 1997 Thu, Apr 3 | @ Anaheim Angels | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Fri, Apr 4, 1997 Fri, Apr 4 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Sat, Apr 5, 1997 Sat, Apr 5 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 6 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1997 Sun, Apr 6 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 7 - 8 | (10) |
| Mon, Apr 7, 1997 Mon, Apr 7 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Tue, Apr 8, 1997 Tue, Apr 8 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 13 - 7 | |
| Wed, Apr 9, 1997 Wed, Apr 9 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) |
| Fri, Apr 11, 1997 Fri, Apr 11 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1997 Sat, Apr 12 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 5 | (10) |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1997 Sun, Apr 13 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Mon, Apr 14, 1997 Mon, Apr 14 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 10 - 1 | |
| Tue, Apr 15, 1997 Tue, Apr 15 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Wed, Apr 16, 1997 Wed, Apr 16 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 11 - 6 | |
| Thu, Apr 17, 1997 Thu, Apr 17 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Sun, Apr 20, 1997 Sun, Apr 20 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 11 | |
| Mon, Apr 21, 1997 Mon, Apr 21 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Tue, Apr 22, 1997 Tue, Apr 22 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Wed, Apr 23, 1997 Wed, Apr 23 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 7 - 11 | |
| Thu, Apr 24, 1997 Thu, Apr 24 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 1 | (12) |
| Fri, Apr 25, 1997 Fri, Apr 25 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Sat, Apr 26, 1997 Sat, Apr 26 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 5 - 14 | |
| Sun, Apr 27, 1997 Sun, Apr 27 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 13 - 7 | |
| Tue, Apr 29, 1997 Tue, Apr 29 | vs Anaheim Angels | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Wed, Apr 30, 1997 Wed, Apr 30 | vs Anaheim Angels | Win 11 - 2 | |
| Fri, May 2, 1997 Fri, May 2 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Sat, May 3, 1997 Sat, May 3 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Sun, May 4, 1997 Sun, May 4 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Mon, May 5, 1997 Mon, May 5 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 6, 1997 Tue, May 6 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Wed, May 7, 1997 Wed, May 7 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 11 - 3 | |
| Thu, May 8, 1997 Thu, May 8 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 7 - 10 | |
| Fri, May 9, 1997 Fri, May 9 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Sat, May 10, 1997 Sat, May 10 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 5 - 11 | |
| Sun, May 11, 1997 Sun, May 11 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Tue, May 13, 1997 Tue, May 13 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 0 - 9 | |
| Wed, May 14, 1997 Wed, May 14 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Fri, May 16, 1997 Fri, May 16 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 11 | |
| Sat, May 17, 1997 Sat, May 17 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sun, May 18, 1997 Sun, May 18 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Tue, May 20, 1997 Tue, May 20 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 10 | |
| Wed, May 21, 1997 Wed, May 21 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 10 | |
| Thu, May 22, 1997 Thu, May 22 | @ New York Yankees | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Fri, May 23, 1997 Fri, May 23 | @ New York Yankees | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Sat, May 24, 1997 Sat, May 24 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Mon, May 26, 1997 Mon, May 26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 27, 1997 Tue, May 27 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 28, 1997 Wed, May 28 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Thu, May 29, 1997 Thu, May 29 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 5 | (11) |
| Fri, May 30, 1997 Fri, May 30 | vs New York Yankees | Win 10 - 4 | |
| Sat, May 31, 1997 Sat, May 31 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Sun, Jun 1, 1997 Sun, Jun 1 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 6 - 11 | (15) |
| Mon, Jun 2, 1997 Mon, Jun 2 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Tue, Jun 3, 1997 Tue, Jun 3 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Wed, Jun 4, 1997 Wed, Jun 4 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 11 - 13 | |
| Thu, Jun 5, 1997 Thu, Jun 5 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jun 6, 1997 Fri, Jun 6 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Sat, Jun 7, 1997 Sat, Jun 7 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Sun, Jun 8, 1997 Sun, Jun 8 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 12 - 6 | |
| Tue, Jun 10, 1997 Tue, Jun 10 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Tue, Jun 10, 1997 Tue, Jun 10 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jun 11, 1997 Wed, Jun 11 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 10 - 1 | |
| Thu, Jun 12, 1997 Thu, Jun 12 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jun 13, 1997 Fri, Jun 13 | @ New York Mets | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Sat, Jun 14, 1997 Sat, Jun 14 | @ New York Mets | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jun 15, 1997 Sun, Jun 15 | @ New York Mets | Win 10 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jun 16, 1997 Mon, Jun 16 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 5 - 4 | (10) |
| Tue, Jun 17, 1997 Tue, Jun 17 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 12 - 6 | |
| Wed, Jun 18, 1997 Wed, Jun 18 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Fri, Jun 20, 1997 Fri, Jun 20 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 6 - 12 | |
| Sat, Jun 21, 1997 Sat, Jun 21 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 15 | |
| Sun, Jun 22, 1997 Sun, Jun 22 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jun 23, 1997 Mon, Jun 23 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Tue, Jun 24, 1997 Tue, Jun 24 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 9 - 6 | |
| Wed, Jun 25, 1997 Wed, Jun 25 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 13 - 12 | |
| Thu, Jun 26, 1997 Thu, Jun 26 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 6 - 10 | |
| Fri, Jun 27, 1997 Fri, Jun 27 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 2 | (11) |
| Sat, Jun 28, 1997 Sat, Jun 28 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 9 | |
| Sun, Jun 29, 1997 Sun, Jun 29 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 8 - 6 | |
| Mon, Jun 30, 1997 Mon, Jun 30 | vs Florida Marlins | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Tue, Jul 1, 1997 Tue, Jul 1 | vs Florida Marlins | Win 9 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jul 2, 1997 Wed, Jul 2 | vs Florida Marlins | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jul 3, 1997 Thu, Jul 3 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jul 4, 1997 Fri, Jul 4 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Sat, Jul 5, 1997 Sat, Jul 5 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 8 - 11 | |
| Sun, Jul 6, 1997 Sun, Jul 6 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Thu, Jul 10, 1997 Thu, Jul 10 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 8 - 7 | (11) |
| Fri, Jul 11, 1997 Fri, Jul 11 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Sat, Jul 12, 1997 Sat, Jul 12 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jul 13, 1997 Sun, Jul 13 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Mon, Jul 14, 1997 Mon, Jul 14 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 18 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jul 15, 1997 Tue, Jul 15 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 5 - 7 | (12) |
| Wed, Jul 16, 1997 Wed, Jul 16 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Thu, Jul 17, 1997 Thu, Jul 17 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 12 - 9 | |
| Fri, Jul 18, 1997 Fri, Jul 18 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jul 19, 1997 Sat, Jul 19 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jul 20, 1997 Sun, Jul 20 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Mon, Jul 21, 1997 Mon, Jul 21 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jul 22, 1997 Tue, Jul 22 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Wed, Jul 23, 1997 Wed, Jul 23 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Thu, Jul 24, 1997 Thu, Jul 24 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Fri, Jul 25, 1997 Fri, Jul 25 | vs Anaheim Angels | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jul 25, 1997 Fri, Jul 25 | vs Anaheim Angels | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Sat, Jul 26, 1997 Sat, Jul 26 | vs Anaheim Angels | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Sun, Jul 27, 1997 Sun, Jul 27 | vs Anaheim Angels | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Tue, Jul 29, 1997 Tue, Jul 29 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jul 30, 1997 Wed, Jul 30 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 7 | (10) |
| Thu, Jul 31, 1997 Thu, Jul 31 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 3 | (10) |
| Fri, Aug 1, 1997 Fri, Aug 1 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 10 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 2, 1997 Sat, Aug 2 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 10 | |
| Sun, Aug 3, 1997 Sun, Aug 3 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 4, 1997 Mon, Aug 4 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 11 - 5 | |
| Tue, Aug 5, 1997 Tue, Aug 5 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 17 - 1 | |
| Wed, Aug 6, 1997 Wed, Aug 6 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Thu, Aug 7, 1997 Thu, Aug 7 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Fri, Aug 8, 1997 Fri, Aug 8 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Sat, Aug 9, 1997 Sat, Aug 9 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 9 | |
| Sun, Aug 10, 1997 Sun, Aug 10 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Mon, Aug 11, 1997 Mon, Aug 11 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Tue, Aug 12, 1997 Tue, Aug 12 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 12 | |
| Wed, Aug 13, 1997 Wed, Aug 13 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Thu, Aug 14, 1997 Thu, Aug 14 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Fri, Aug 15, 1997 Fri, Aug 15 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 4 | (10) |
| Sat, Aug 16, 1997 Sat, Aug 16 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 12 - 4 | |
| Sun, Aug 17, 1997 Sun, Aug 17 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Wed, Aug 20, 1997 Wed, Aug 20 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Wed, Aug 20, 1997 Wed, Aug 20 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 4 | (13) |
| Thu, Aug 21, 1997 Thu, Aug 21 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 6 - 13 | |
| Fri, Aug 22, 1997 Fri, Aug 22 | @ Anaheim Angels | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Sat, Aug 23, 1997 Sat, Aug 23 | @ Anaheim Angels | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Sun, Aug 24, 1997 Sun, Aug 24 | @ Anaheim Angels | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Mon, Aug 25, 1997 Mon, Aug 25 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 9 - 8 | |
| Tue, Aug 26, 1997 Tue, Aug 26 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 8 | |
| Wed, Aug 27, 1997 Wed, Aug 27 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 9 - 5 | |
| Fri, Aug 29, 1997 Fri, Aug 29 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 1 - 9 | |
| Sat, Aug 30, 1997 Sat, Aug 30 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 2 - 15 | |
| Sun, Aug 31, 1997 Sun, Aug 31 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Mon, Sep 1, 1997 Mon, Sep 1 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 2 - 4 | (10) |
| Tue, Sep 2, 1997 Tue, Sep 2 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Wed, Sep 3, 1997 Wed, Sep 3 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 5, 1997 Fri, Sep 5 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Sat, Sep 6, 1997 Sat, Sep 6 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 10 - 2 | |
| Sun, Sep 7, 1997 Sun, Sep 7 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 11 - 2 | |
| Tue, Sep 9, 1997 Tue, Sep 9 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Wed, Sep 10, 1997 Wed, Sep 10 | vs New York Yankees | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 12, 1997 Fri, Sep 12 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, Sep 13, 1997 Sat, Sep 13 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sun, Sep 14, 1997 Sun, Sep 14 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Mon, Sep 15, 1997 Mon, Sep 15 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Tue, Sep 16, 1997 Tue, Sep 16 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Tue, Sep 16, 1997 Tue, Sep 16 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Wed, Sep 17, 1997 Wed, Sep 17 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Thu, Sep 18, 1997 Thu, Sep 18 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 19, 1997 Fri, Sep 19 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | (10) |
| Sat, Sep 20, 1997 Sat, Sep 20 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Sun, Sep 21, 1997 Sun, Sep 21 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Tue, Sep 23, 1997 Tue, Sep 23 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 6 | |
| Wed, Sep 24, 1997 Wed, Sep 24 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 9 - 2 | |
| Thu, Sep 25, 1997 Thu, Sep 25 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 26, 1997 Fri, Sep 26 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 27, 1997 Sat, Sep 27 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 5 - 12 | |
| Sun, Sep 28, 1997 Sun, Sep 28 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 3 | |
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