| Friday, January 25 |
| Former Red Sox Hoot Evers dies in Houston, TX at the age of 70. |
| Monday, April 8 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (0-1), 6-2 | Skydome (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (1-0) L: Dave Stieb (0-1) | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Mike Timlin (Blue Jays) |
| Tuesday, April 9 |
| » Lost to Blue Jays (1-1), 4-3 | Skydome (1-1) | 1-1 | |
| » W: Jimmy Key (1-0) L: Greg Harris (0-1) S: Tom Henke (1) | Second | ½ out |
| Wednesday, April 10 |
| » Lost to Blue Jays (2-1), 5-3 | Skydome (1-2) | 1-2 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Mike Timlin (1-0) L: Jeff Gray (0-1) S: Tom Henke (2) | Fourth | 1½ out |
| Thursday, April 11 |
| » Lost to Indians (2-2), 6-4 | Fenway Park (0-1) | 1-3 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Eric King (1-0) L: Danny Darwin (0-1) S: Doug Jones (2) | Fifth | 2 out |
| Friday, April 12 |
| » Major-league debuts: Denis Boucher (Blue Jays) |
| Saturday, April 13 |
| » Defeated Indians (2-3), 4-0 | Fenway Park (1-1) | 2-3 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (2-0) L: Greg Swindell (0-2) | Fourth | 1½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Bruce Egloff and Jose Escobar (Indians) |
| Sunday, April 14 |
| » Lost to Indians (3-3), 6-0 | Fenway Park (1-2) | 2-4 | |
| » W: Tom Candiotti (2-0) L: Greg Harris (0-2) | Fourth | 2½ out |
| Monday, April 15 |
| » Lost to Indians (4-3), 1-0 | Fenway Park (1-3) | 2-5 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Steve Olin (1-0) L: Dennis Lamp (0-1) S: Doug Jones (3) | Sixth | 3½ out |
| Tuesday, April 16 |
| » Defeated Royals (4-3), 5-2 | Fenway Park (2-3) | 3-5 | |
| » W: Danny Darwin (1-1) L: Kevin Appier (1-1) S: Jeff Reardon (1) | Fifth | 2½ out |
| Wednesday, April 17 |
| » Defeated Royals (4-4), 6-2 | Fenway Park (3-3) | 4-5 | Won 2 |
| » W: Tom Bolton (1-0) L: Storm Davis (1-1) S: Jeff Gray (1) | Third | 1½ out |
| Thursday, April 18 |
| » Defeated Royals (4-5), 1-0 | Fenway Park (4-3) | 5-5 | Won 3 |
| » W: Roger Clemens (3-0) L: Bret Saberhagen (1-2) S: Jeff Reardon (2) | Third | 1 out |
| Saturday, April 20 |
| » Defeated Indians (4-6), 2-1 | Cleveland Stadium (1-0) | 6-5 | Won 4 |
| » W: Greg Harris (1-2) L: Tom Candiotti (2-1) S: Jeff Reardon (3) | Third | 1½ out |
| Former Red Sox Bucky Walters dies in Abington, PA at the age of 83. |
| Monday, April 22 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (8-6), 6-4 | Fenway Park (5-3) | 7-5 | Won 5 |
| » W: Dennis Lamp (1-1) L: David Wells (1-2) S: Jeff Reardon (4) | First | -- |
| Tuesday, April 23 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (8-7), 3-0 | Fenway Park (6-3) | 8-5 | Won 6 |
| » W: Roger Clemens (4-0) L: Denis Boucher (0-1) S: Jeff Reardon (5) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, April 24 |
| » Lost to Blue Jays (9-7), 6-1 | Fenway Park (6-4) | 8-6 | |
| » W: Dave Stieb (2-2) L: Matt Young (0-1) | First | -- |
| Friday, April 26 |
| » Lost to Royals (8-7), 5-3 | Royals Stadium (0-1) | 8-7 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Mike Boddicker (2-2) L: Tony Fossas (0-1) S: Jeff Montgomery (5) | Second | 1½ out |
| Saturday, April 27 |
| » Defeated Royals (8-8), 6-4 | Royals Stadium (1-1) | 9-7 | |
| » W: Tom Bolton (2-0) L: Kevin Appier (1-3) S: Jeff Reardon (6) | Second | 1½ out |
| Sunday, April 28 |
| » Defeated Royals (8-9), 2-1 | Royals Stadium (2-1) | 10-7 | Won 2 |
| » W: Dana Kiecker (1-0) L: Tom Gordon (1-1) S: Jeff Reardon (7) | Second | 1½ out |
| Tuesday, April 30 |
| » Defeated Twins (9-11), 7-5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1-0) | 11-7 | Won 3 |
| » W: Jeff Gray (1-1) L: Steve Bedrosian (2-1) S: Jeff Reardon (8) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 1 |
| » Lost to Twins (10-11), 1-0 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1-1) | 11-8 | |
| » W: Scott Erickson (3-2) L: Jeff Gray (1-2) | First | -- |
| Friday, May 3 |
| » Defeated White Sox (11-8), 7-2 | Comiskey Park II (1-0) | 12-8 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (5-0) L: Jack McDowell (4-2) | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 4 |
| » Defeated White Sox (11-9), 4-0 | Comiskey Park II (2-0) | 13-8 | Won 2 |
| » W: Tom Bolton (3-0) L: Melido Perez (1-1) | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 5 |
| » Defeated White Sox (11-10), 9-1 | Comiskey Park II (3-0) | 14-8 | Won 3 |
| » W: Matt Young (1-1) L: Alex Fernandez (2-3) | First | -- |
| Tuesday, May 7 |
| » Lost to Twins (13-13), 9-3 | Fenway Park (6-5) | 14-9 | |
| » W: Scott Erickson (4-2) L: Greg Harris (1-3) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 8 |
| » Defeated Twins (13-14), 8-3 | Fenway Park (7-5) | 15-9 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (6-0) L: Jack Morris (2-4) | First | -- |
| Thursday, May 9 |
| » Defeated Rangers (11-12), 8-4 | Fenway Park (8-5) | 16-9 | Won 2 |
| » W: Dennis Lamp (2-1) L: Mike Jeffcoat (1-1) | First | -- |
| Friday, May 10 |
| » Defeated Rangers (11-13), 5-3 | Fenway Park (9-5) | 17-9 | Won 3 |
| » W: Matt Young (2-1) L: Bobby Witt (1-3) S: Jeff Reardon (9) | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 11 |
| » Defeated Rangers (11-14), 5-4 | Fenway Park (10-5) | 18-9 | Won 4 |
| » W: Dana Kiecker (2-0) L: Kevin Brown (2-3) S: Jeff Reardon (10) | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 12 |
| » Lost to Rangers (12-14), 12-5 | Fenway Park (10-6) | 18-10 | |
| » W: Kenny Rogers (2-3) L: Greg Harris (1-4) | First | -- |
| Monday, May 13 |
| » Lost to White Sox (15-13), 4-3 | Fenway Park (10-7) | 18-11 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Bobby Thigpen (2-0) L: Jeff Gray (1-3) | First | -- |
| Tuesday, May 14 |
| » Defeated White Sox (15-14), 4-1 | Fenway Park (11-7) | 19-11 | |
| » W: Tom Bolton (4-0) L: Melido Perez (1-3) S: Jeff Reardon (11) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 15 |
| » Defeated White Sox (15-15), 9-6 | Fenway Park (12-7) | 20-11 | Won 2 |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (1-0) L: Donn Pall (0-1) S: Jeff Reardon (12) | First | -- |
| Friday, May 17 |
| » Lost to Rangers (16-14), 6-4 | Arlington Stadium (0-1) | 20-12 | |
| » W: Kevin Brown (3-3) L: Greg Harris (1-5) S: Jeff Russell (8) | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 18 |
| » Lost to Rangers (17-14), 13-5 | Arlington Stadium (0-2) | 20-13 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Kenny Rogers (3-3) L: Roger Clemens (6-1) S: Jim Poole (1) | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 19 |
| » Lost to Rangers (18-14), 12-4 | Arlington Stadium (0-3) | 20-14 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Gerald Alexander (1-0) L: Tom Bolton (4-1) | First | -- |
| Monday, May 20 |
| » Defeated Brewers (17-19), 3-0 | Fenway Park (13-7) | 21-14 | |
| » W: Matt Young (3-1) L: Chris Bosio (4-5) S: Jeff Reardon (13) | First | -- |
| Former Red Sox Pete Runnels dies in Pasadena, TX at the age of 64. |
| Tuesday, May 21 |
| » Defeated Brewers (17-20), 10-6 | Fenway Park (14-7) | 22-14 | Won 2 |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (2-0) L: Jim Hunter (0-1) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 22 |
| » Defeated Brewers (17-21), 4-0 | Fenway Park (15-7) | 23-14 | Won 3 |
| » W: Danny Darwin (2-1) L: Kevin Brown (2-2) S: Greg Harris (1) | First | -- |
| Thursday, May 23 |
| » Lost to Tigers (20-19), 5-3 | Tiger Stadium (0-1) | 23-15 | |
| » W: Mike Henneman (4-1) L: Roger Clemens (6-2) S: Paul Gibson (4) | First | -- |
| Friday, May 24 |
| » Defeated Tigers (20-20), 10-9 | Tiger Stadium (1-1) | 24-15 | |
| » W: Tom Bolton (5-1) L: Dan Petry (2-3) S: Jeff Reardon (14) | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 25 |
| » Lost to Tigers (21-20), 3-2 | Tiger Stadium (1-2) | 24-16 | |
| » W: Walt Terrell (2-4) L: Matt Young (3-2) S: Mike Henneman (6) | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 26 |
| » Lost to Tigers (22-20), 9-4 | Tiger Stadium (1-3) | 24-17 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Mark Leiter (2-1) L: Dana Kiecker (2-1) S: Paul Gibson (5) | First | -- |
| Monday, May 27 |
| » Lost to Yankees (18-23), 6-5 | Yankee Stadium (0-1) | 24-18 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Lee Guetterman (1-0) L: Jeff Reardon (0-1) | First | -- |
| Tuesday, May 28 |
| » Defeated Yankees (18-24), 6-2 | Yankee Stadium (1-1) | 25-18 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (7-2) L: Tim Leary (3-4) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 29 |
| » Lost to Yankees (19-24), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (1-2) | 25-19 | |
| » W: Scott Sanderson (6-2) L: Tom Bolton (5-2) | First | -- |
| Thursday, May 30 |
| » Lost to Orioles (16-28), 9-3 | Fenway Park (15-8) | 25-20 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Jeff Ballard (3-6) L: Matt Young (3-3) S: Mike Flanagan (1) | First | -- |
| Friday, May 31 |
| » Defeated Orioles (16-29), 7-2 | Fenway Park (16-8) | 26-20 | |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (1-0) L: Jose Mesa (4-5) | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 1 |
| » Lost to Orioles (17-29), 3-1 | Fenway Park (16-9) | 26-21 | |
| » W: Kevin Hickey (1-0) L: Danny Darwin (2-2) S: Gregg Olson (8) | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 2 |
| » Lost to Orioles (18-29), 5-1 | Fenway Park (16-10) | 26-22 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Roy Smith (2-0) L: Roger Clemens (7-3) S: Mark Williamson (2) | First | -- |
| Tuesday, June 4 |
| » Lost to Angels (29-21), 3-0 | Anaheim Stadium (0-1) | 26-23 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Chuck Finley (9-2) L: Tom Bolton (5-3) | Second | 1½ out |
| Wednesday, June 5 |
| » Lost to Angels (30-21), 7-2 | Anaheim Stadium (0-2) | 26-24 | Lost 4 |
| » W: Kirk McCaskill (6-5) L: Mike Gardiner (1-1) | Second | 1½ out |
| Thursday, June 6 |
| » Lost to Angels (31-21), 3-2 | Anaheim Stadium (0-3) | 26-25 | Lost 5 |
| » W: Mark Langston (7-2) L: Danny Darwin (2-3) S: Bryan Harvey (14) | Second | 1½ out |
| Friday, June 7 |
| » Defeated Athletics (33-21), 3-1 | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (1-0) | 27-25 | |
| » W: Greg Harris (2-5) L: Mike Moore (7-4) S: Jeff Reardon (15) | Second | 1½ out |
| Saturday, June 8 |
| » Defeated Athletics (33-22), 8-1 | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (2-0) | 28-25 | Won 2 |
| » W: Roger Clemens (8-3) L: Joe Slusarski (2-3) | Second | 1½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Johnny Guzman (Athletics) |
| Sunday, June 9 |
| » Lost to Athletics (34-22), 8-0 | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (2-1) | 28-26 | |
| » W: Bob Welch (6-3) L: Tom Bolton (5-4) | Second | 1½ out |
| Monday, June 10 |
| » Defeated Mariners (30-26), 6-2 | Kingdome (1-0) | 29-26 | |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (2-1) L: Randy Johnson (3-6) | Second | 1 out |
| Tuesday, June 11 |
| » Defeated Mariners (30-27), 8-5 | Kingdome (2-0) | 30-26 | Won 2 |
| » W: Danny Darwin (3-3) L: Scott Bankhead (2-5) S: Jeff Reardon (16) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, June 12 |
| » Lost to Mariners (31-27), 5-3 | Kingdome (2-1) | 30-27 | |
| » W: Bill Krueger (3-2) L: Greg Harris (2-6) S: Mike Jackson (8) | Second | 1 out |
| Friday, June 14 |
| » Defeated Angels (33-26), 9-4 | Fenway Park (17-10) | 31-27 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (9-3) L: Jeff Robinson (0-1) | Second | 1½ out |
| Saturday, June 15 |
| » Defeated Angels (33-27), 13-3 | Fenway Park (18-10) | 32-27 | Won 2 |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (3-1) L: Chuck Finley (10-3) | Second | 1½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Jeff Plympton (Red Sox) |
| Sunday, June 16 |
| » Defeated Angels (33-28), 2-0 | Fenway Park (19-10) | 33-27 | Won 3 |
| » W: Tom Bolton (6-4) L: Kirk McCaskill (6-7) S: Jeff Reardon (17) | First | -- |
| Monday, June 17 |
| » Lost to Angels (34-28), 4-2 | Fenway Park (19-11) | 33-28 | |
| » W: Mark Langston (9-2) L: Greg Harris (2-7) S: Bryan Harvey (16) | First | -- |
| Tuesday, June 18 |
| » Lost to Mariners (34-29), 2-1 | Fenway Park (19-12) | 33-29 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Bill Krueger (4-2) L: Jeff Reardon (0-2) S: Mike Jackson (10) | First | -- |
| Wednesday, June 19 |
| » Lost to Mariners (35-29), 4-3 | Fenway Park (19-13) | 33-30 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Russ Swan (3-1) L: Roger Clemens (9-4) S: Mike Jackson (11) | First | -- |
| Thursday, June 20 |
| » Defeated Athletics (38-28), 8-7 | Fenway Park (20-13) | 34-30 | |
| » W: Jeff Gray (2-3) L: Steve Chitren (1-2) S: Jeff Reardon (18) | First | -- |
| Friday, June 21 |
| » Defeated Athletics (38-29), 3-2 | Fenway Park (21-13) | 35-30 | Won 2 |
| » W: Tom Bolton (7-4) L: Mike Moore (8-6) S: Jeff Reardon (19) | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 22 |
| » Defeated Athletics (38-30), 9-5 | Fenway Park (22-13) | 36-30 | Won 3 |
| » W: Greg Harris (3-7) L: Joe Slusarski (2-4) | First | -- |
| Former Red Sox Marv Owen dies in Mountain View, CA at the age of 86. |
| Sunday, June 23 |
| » Lost to Athletics (39-30), 4-2 | Fenway Park (22-14) | 36-31 | |
| » W: Bob Welch (7-4) L: Danny Darwin (3-4) S: Dennis Eckersley (20) | Second | 1 out |
| Tuesday, June 25 |
| » Lost to Yankees (29-37), 6-4 | Fenway Park (22-15) | 36-32 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Tim Leary (4-7) L: Roger Clemens (9-5) S: Steve Farr (8) | Second | 1½ out |
| Wednesday, June 26 |
| » Lost to Yankees (30-37), 5-1 | Fenway Park (22-16) | 36-33 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Scott Sanderson (8-3) L: Mike Gardiner (3-2) S: Steve Howe (2) | Second | 2½ out |
| Thursday, June 27 |
| » Lost to Yankees (31-37), 8-0 | Fenway Park (22-17) | 36-34 | Lost 4 |
| » W: Wade Taylor (3-2) L: Tom Bolton (7-5) | Second | 3½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Mo Vaughn (Red Sox) |
| Friday, June 28 |
| » Defeated Orioles (28-43), 9-3 | Memorial Stadium (1-0) | 37-34 | |
| » W: Greg Harris (4-7) L: Jose Mesa (4-8) | Second | 2½ out |
| Saturday, June 29 |
| » Lost to Orioles (29-43), 7-3 | Memorial Stadium (1-1) | 37-35 | |
| » W: Roy Smith (4-1) L: Danny Darwin (3-5) | Second | 3½ out |
| Sunday, June 30 |
| » Lost to Orioles (30-43), 6-4 | Memorial Stadium (1-2) | 37-36 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Mark Williamson (3-2) L: Joe Hesketh (2-1) S: Gregg Olson (15) | Second | 4½ out |
| Monday, July 1 |
| » Defeated Brewers (34-40), 6-0 | County Stadium (1-0) | 38-36 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (10-5) L: Jaime Navarro (7-5) | Second | 4½ out |
| Tuesday, July 2 |
| » Defeated Brewers (34-41), 14-4 | County Stadium (2-0) | 39-36 | Won 2 |
| » W: Dennis Lamp (3-1) L: Mark Knudson (1-2) | Second | 4½ out |
| Wednesday, July 3 |
| » Defeated Brewers (34-42), 5-3 | County Stadium (3-0) | 40-36 | Won 3 |
| » W: Greg Harris (5-7) L: Don August (6-4) S: Jeff Reardon (20) | Second | 4½ out |
| Thursday, July 4 |
| » Lost to Tigers (40-38), 6-1 | Fenway Park (22-18) | 40-37 | |
| » W: Rusty Meacham (2-0) L: Danny Darwin (3-6) | Second | 4½ out |
| Friday, July 5 |
| » Defeated Tigers (40-39), 10-1 | Fenway Park (23-18) | 41-37 | |
| » W: Kevin Morton (1-0) L: Walt Terrell (4-9) | Second | 4½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Kevin Morton (Red Sox) |
| Saturday, July 6 |
| » Defeated Tigers (40-40), 7-4 | Fenway Park (24-18) | 42-37 | Won 2 |
| » W: Roger Clemens (11-5) L: Paul Gibson (3-5) S: Jeff Reardon (21) | Second | 4½ out |
| Sunday, July 7 |
| » Lost to Tigers (41-40), 7-6 | Fenway Park (24-19) | 42-38 | |
| » W: Bill Gullickson (11-4) L: Tom Bolton (7-6) S: John Cerutti (1) | Second | 5½ out |
| Thursday, July 11 |
| » Lost to Twins (48-36), 7-3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1-2) | 42-39 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Carl Willis (4-2) L: Greg Harris (5-8) | Second | 6½ out |
| Friday, July 12 |
| » Lost to Twins (49-36), 5-4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1-3) | 42-40 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Paul Abbott (3-0) L: Roger Clemens (11-6) S: Rick Aguilera (23) | Second | 7½ out |
| Saturday, July 13 |
| » Lost to Twins (50-36), 3-1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1-4) | 42-41 | Lost 4 |
| » W: Jack Morris (12-6) L: Kevin Morton (1-1) S: Rick Aguilera (24) | Third | 8½ out |
| Sunday, July 14 |
| » Defeated Twins (50-37), 5-3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (2-4) | 43-41 | |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (3-1) L: David West (1-1) S: Jeff Reardon (22) | Second | 7½ out |
| Monday, July 15 |
| » Lost to White Sox (46-39), 7-1 | Comiskey Park II (3-1) | 43-42 | |
| » W: Ramon Garcia (1-3) L: Mike Gardiner (3-3) S: Ken Patterson (1) | Third | 8½ out |
| Tuesday, July 16 |
| » Defeated White Sox (46-40), 2-0 | Comiskey Park II (4-1) | 44-42 | |
| » W: Greg Harris (6-8) L: Charlie Hough (5-5) S: Jeff Reardon (23) | Third | 7½ out |
| Wednesday, July 17 |
| » Defeated White Sox (46-41), 4-2 | Comiskey Park II (5-1) | 45-42 | Won 2 |
| » W: Tony Fossas (1-1) L: Bobby Thigpen (5-3) | Third | 7 out |
| Thursday, July 18 |
| » Lost to Twins (52-38), 11-3 | Fenway Park (24-20) | 45-43 | |
| » W: Jack Morris (13-6) L: Kevin Morton (1-2) | Third | 8 out |
| Friday, July 19 |
| » Lost to Twins (53-38), 3-2 | Fenway Park (24-21) | 45-44 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Steve Bedrosian (3-2) L: Greg Harris (6-9) S: Rick Aguilera (25) | Third | 9 out |
| Saturday, July 20 |
| » Lost to Twins (54-38), 5-0 | Fenway Park (24-22) | 45-45 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Scott Erickson (13-3) L: Mike Gardiner (3-4) S: Mark Guthrie (1) | Fourth | 9 out |
| Sunday, July 21 |
| » Lost to Twins (55-38), 14-1 | Fenway Park (24-23) | 45-46 | Lost 4 |
| » W: Kevin Tapani (6-7) L: Tom Bolton (7-7) | Fourth | 9 out |
| Monday, July 22 |
| » Lost to Rangers (48-41), 2-1 | Arlington Stadium (0-4) | 45-47 | Lost 5 |
| » W: Jose Guzman (5-4) L: Roger Clemens (11-7) S: Jeff Russell (20) | Fourth | 9½ out |
| Tuesday, July 23 |
| » Lost to Rangers (49-41), 5-4 | Arlington Stadium (0-5) | 45-48 | Lost 6 |
| » W: Nolan Ryan (6-5) L: Greg Harris (6-10) S: Rich Gossage (1) | Fourth | 9½ out |
| Wednesday, July 24 |
| » Defeated Rangers (49-42), 2-1 | Arlington Stadium (1-5) | 46-48 | |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (4-1) L: Oil Can Boyd (6-9) S: Jeff Reardon (24) | Fourth | 9½ out |
| Saturday, July 27 |
| » Lost to White Sox (52-43), 10-8 | Fenway Park (24-24) | 46-49 | |
| » W: Melido Perez (6-4) L: Dana Kiecker (2-2) S: Bobby Thigpen (21) | Fourth | 10 out |
| » Lost to White Sox (53-43), 7-4 | Fenway Park (24-25) | 46-50 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Ramon Garcia (2-3) L: Mike Gardiner (3-5) S: Bobby Thigpen (22) | Fourth | 10 out |
| Sunday, July 28 |
| » Lost to White Sox (54-43), 5-2 | Fenway Park (24-26) | 46-51 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Alex Fernandez (5-7) L: Greg Harris (6-11) S: Bobby Thigpen (23) | Fourth | 10 out |
| Monday, July 29 |
| » Lost to Rangers (52-43), 7-2 | Fenway Park (24-27) | 46-52 | Lost 4 |
| » W: Jose Guzman (6-4) L: Joe Hesketh (4-2) S: Kenny Rogers (3) | Fourth | 10 out |
| Tuesday, July 30 |
| » Defeated Rangers (52-44), 11-6 | Fenway Park (25-27) | 47-52 | |
| » W: Kevin Morton (2-2) L: Oil Can Boyd (6-10) | Fourth | 9 out |
| Wednesday, July 31 |
| » Defeated Athletics (56-46), 11-10 | Fenway Park (26-27) | 48-52 | Won 2 |
| » W: Greg Harris (7-11) L: Steve Chitren (1-3) | Third | 9 out |
| Thursday, August 1 |
| » Lost to Athletics (57-46), 4-2 | Fenway Park (26-28) | 48-53 | |
| » W: Joe Klink (8-2) L: Dennis Lamp (3-2) S: Dennis Eckersley (28) | Fourth | 10 out |
| Friday, August 2 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (59-45), 5-3 | Fenway Park (27-28) | 49-53 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (12-7) L: Tom Candiotti (9-11) | Third | 9 out |
| » Major-league debuts: David Weathers (Blue Jays) |
| Saturday, August 3 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (59-46), 4-1 | Fenway Park (28-28) | 50-53 | Won 2 |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (5-2) L: David Wells (12-6) S: Jeff Reardon (25) | Third | 8 out |
| Sunday, August 4 |
| » Lost to Blue Jays (60-46), 2-1 | Fenway Park (28-29) | 50-54 | |
| » W: Duane Ward (5-3) L: Dennis Lamp (3-3) S: Tom Henke (23) | Third | 9 out |
| Monday, August 5 |
| » Lost to Royals (53-51), 5-3 | Royals Stadium (2-2) | 50-55 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Jeff Montgomery (2-4) L: Tony Fossas (1-2) | Third | 9½ out |
| Former Red Sox Sammy White dies in Princeville, HI at the age of 64. |
| Tuesday, August 6 |
| » Lost to Royals (54-51), 6-0 | Royals Stadium (2-3) | 50-56 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Mike Boddicker (9-7) L: Mike Gardiner (3-6) | Third | 10½ out |
| Wednesday, August 7 |
| » Lost to Royals (55-51), 2-0 | Royals Stadium (2-4) | 50-57 | Lost 4 |
| » W: Kevin Appier (9-7) L: Roger Clemens (12-8) | Third | 11½ out |
| Former Red Sox Jimmy Cooney dies in Warwick, RI at the age of 97. |
| Friday, August 9 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (62-48), 12-7 | Skydome (2-2) | 51-57 | |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (6-2) L: David Wells (12-7) S: Jeff Reardon (26) | Third | 10 out |
| Saturday, August 10 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (62-49), 7-1 | Skydome (3-2) | 52-57 | Won 2 |
| » W: Greg Harris (8-11) L: Todd Stottlemyre (10-5) | Third | 9 out |
| Sunday, August 11 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (62-50), 9-6 | Skydome (4-2) | 53-57 | Won 3 |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (4-6) L: Jimmy Key (12-7) S: Jeff Reardon (27) | Third | 8 out |
| Monday, August 12 |
| » Defeated Blue Jays (62-51), 11-8 | Skydome (5-2) | 54-57 | Won 4 |
| » W: Dennis Lamp (4-3) L: Duane Ward (5-4) S: Jeff Reardon (28) | Third | 7 out |
| Tuesday, August 13 |
| » Lost to Indians (37-73), 8-6 | Cleveland Stadium (1-1) | 54-58 | |
| » W: Shawn Hillegas (3-3) L: Dana Kiecker (2-3) S: Steve Olin (6) | Third | 6½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (37-74), 7-5 | Cleveland Stadium (2-1) | 55-58 | |
| » W: Tony Fossas (2-2) L: Rod Nichols (1-10) S: Jeff Reardon (29) | Third | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, August 14 |
| » Defeated Indians (37-75), 2-1 | Cleveland Stadium (3-1) | 56-58 | Won 2 |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (7-2) L: Greg Swindell (7-11) S: Jeff Reardon (30) | Third | 5½ out |
| Thursday, August 15 |
| » Defeated Indians (37-76), 6-2 | Cleveland Stadium (4-1) | 57-58 | Won 3 |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (5-6) L: Dave Otto (1-3) | Third | 5½ out |
| Friday, August 16 |
| » Defeated Royals (60-54), 3-2 | Fenway Park (29-29) | 58-58 | Won 4 |
| » W: Tony Fossas (3-2) L: Storm Davis (3-8) S: Jeff Reardon (31) | Third | 4½ out |
| Saturday, August 17 |
| » Lost to Royals (61-54), 4-3 | Fenway Park (29-30) | 58-59 | |
| » W: Luis Aquino (6-2) L: Jeff Reardon (0-3) S: Jeff Montgomery (25) | Third | 5½ out |
| Sunday, August 18 |
| » Defeated Royals (61-55), 5-1 | Fenway Park (30-30) | 59-59 | |
| » W: Kevin Morton (3-2) L: Kevin Appier (10-8) | Third | 5½ out |
| Wednesday, August 21 |
| » Defeated Indians (38-80), 13-5 | Fenway Park (31-30) | 60-59 | Won 2 |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (8-2) L: Greg Swindell (7-12) | Third | 4½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (38-81), 5-4 | Fenway Park (32-30) | 61-59 | Won 3 |
| » W: Greg Harris (9-11) L: Steve Olin (2-5) | Third | 4½ out |
| Thursday, August 22 |
| » Defeated Indians (38-82), 7-6 | Fenway Park (33-30) | 62-59 | Won 4 |
| » W: Greg Harris (10-11) L: Steve Olin (2-6) | Third | 3½ out |
| Friday, August 23 |
| » Lost to Angels (59-63), 4-1 | Anaheim Stadium (0-4) | 62-60 | |
| » W: Jim Abbott (13-8) L: Matt Young (3-4) S: Bryan Harvey (30) | Third | 4½ out |
| Saturday, August 24 |
| » Lost to Angels (60-63), 1-0 | Anaheim Stadium (0-5) | 62-61 | Lost 2 |
| » W: Kirk McCaskill (10-16) L: Kevin Morton (3-3) S: Bryan Harvey (31) | Second | 4½ out |
| Sunday, August 25 |
| » Lost to Angels (61-63), 9-5 | Anaheim Stadium (0-6) | 62-62 | Lost 3 |
| » W: Mike Fetters (1-3) L: Joe Hesketh (8-3) S: Mark Eichhorn (1) | Second | 5½ out |
| Monday, August 26 |
| » Defeated Athletics (68-59), 3-0 | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (3-1) | 63-62 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (13-8) L: Mike Moore (12-8) | Second | 5½ out |
| Tuesday, August 27 |
| » Defeated Athletics (68-60), 6-4 | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (4-1) | 64-62 | Won 2 |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (6-6) L: Bob Welch (11-9) S: Jeff Reardon (32) | Third | 5½ out |
| Wednesday, August 28 |
| » Lost to Athletics (69-60), 9-3 | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (4-2) | 64-63 | |
| » W: Dave Stewart (10-8) L: Matt Young (3-5) | Third | 6½ out |
| Friday, August 30 |
| » Defeated Mariners (67-62), 3-2 | Kingdome (3-1) | 65-63 | |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (9-3) L: Erik Hanson (7-7) S: Jeff Reardon (33) | Third | 6 out |
| Saturday, August 31 |
| » Defeated Mariners (67-63), 4-1 | Kingdome (4-1) | 66-63 | Won 2 |
| » W: Roger Clemens (14-8) L: Bill Krueger (10-7) | Third | 6 out |
| Sunday, September 1 |
| » Defeated Mariners (67-64), 13-2 | Kingdome (5-1) | 67-63 | Won 3 |
| » W: Kevin Morton (4-3) L: Randy Johnson (12-10) | Third | 5 out |
| Monday, September 2 |
| » Major-league debuts: Eddie Zosky (Blue Jays) |
| Tuesday, September 3 |
| » Lost to Angels (65-67), 2-0 | Fenway Park (33-31) | 67-64 | |
| » W: Mark Langston (16-7) L: Mike Gardiner (6-7) S: Bryan Harvey (35) | Third | 5½ out |
| Wednesday, September 4 |
| » Defeated Angels (65-68), 2-0 | Fenway Park (34-31) | 68-64 | |
| » W: Joe Hesketh (10-3) L: Kirk McCaskill (10-18) S: Jeff Reardon (34) | Third | 5½ out |
| Thursday, September 5 |
| » Defeated Mariners (68-66), 4-3 | Fenway Park (35-31) | 69-64 | Won 2 |
| » W: Jeff Reardon (1-3) L: Rob Murphy (0-1) | Third | 5½ out |
| Friday, September 6 |
| » Defeated Mariners (68-67), 6-5 | Fenway Park (36-31) | 70-64 | Won 3 |
| » W: Dennis Lamp (5-3) L: Mike Jackson (6-5) S: Jeff Reardon (35) | Third | 5½ out |
| Saturday, September 7 |
| » Defeated Mariners (68-68), 11-10 | Fenway Park (37-31) | 71-64 | Won 4 |
| » W: Tom Bolton (8-7) L: Calvin Jones (1-2) S: Jeff Reardon (36) | Third | 5½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Bob Zupcic (Red Sox) |
| Sunday, September 8 |
| » Defeated Mariners (68-69), 17-6 | Fenway Park (38-31) | 72-64 | Won 5 |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (7-7) L: Rich DeLucia (11-10) | Second | 5½ out |
| Monday, September 9 |
| » Defeated Indians (44-93), 4-3 | Cleveland Stadium (5-1) | 73-64 | Won 6 |
| » W: Greg Harris (11-11) L: Shawn Hillegas (3-4) S: Jeff Reardon (37) | Second | 5 out |
| » Major-league debuts: Garland Kiser (Indians) |
| Tuesday, September 10 |
| » Defeated Tigers (72-66), 4-0 | Tiger Stadium (2-3) | 74-64 | Won 7 |
| » W: Roger Clemens (15-8) L: Frank Tanana (11-10) | Second | 4 out |
| Wednesday, September 11 |
| » Lost to Tigers (73-66), 8-2 | Tiger Stadium (2-4) | 74-65 | |
| » W: Walt Terrell (12-10) L: Matt Young (3-6) | Second | 4 out |
| Thursday, September 12 |
| » Defeated Yankees (60-79), 7-2 | Yankee Stadium (2-2) | 75-65 | |
| » W: Kevin Morton (5-3) L: Pascual Perez (1-3) | Second | 3½ out |
| Friday, September 13 |
| » Defeated Yankees (60-80), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (3-2) | 76-65 | Won 2 |
| » W: Mike Gardiner (8-7) L: Jeff Johnson (5-11) S: Jeff Reardon (38) | Second | 3½ out |
| Saturday, September 14 |
| » Lost to Yankees (61-80), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (3-3) | 76-66 | |
| » W: Scott Sanderson (15-9) L: Joe Hesketh (10-4) S: Steve Farr (19) | Second | 4½ out |
| Sunday, September 15 |
| » Defeated Yankees (61-81), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (4-3) | 77-66 | |
| » W: Roger Clemens (16-8) L: Lee Guetterman (3-4) S: Jeff Reardon (39) | Second | 3½ out |
| Monday, September 16 |
| » Lost to Orioles (61-83), 9-2 | Fenway Park (38-32) | 77-67 | |
| » W: Mike Mussina (4-4) L: Tom Bolton (8-8) | Second | 3½ out |
| Tuesday, September 17 |
| » Defeated Orioles (61-84), 4-3 | Fenway Park (39-32) | 78-67 | |
| » W: Kevin Morton (6-3) L: Jose Mesa (5-11) S: Jeff Reardon (40) | Second | 2½ out |
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