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This is a '''list of seasons completed''' by the [[Boston Red Sox]] from 1901 to the present, not including playoff performance. The '''Boston Red Sox''' are a [[professional baseball]] team based in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], and are the reigning [[2007 World Series|2007 World Series Champions]]. The Red Sox are a member and [[2007 Red Sox season|current champions]] of both the [[Major League Baseball]]’s [[American League East|American League Eastern Division]] and of the [[American League]] itself. From {{Baseball Year|1912}} to the present, the Red Sox have played in [[Fenway Park]]. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/about_mlb/history.jsp?content=nicknames_al |title= Team Information |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= MLB.com}}</ref> |
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The [[Boston Red Sox]] are an [[United States|American]] professional [[baseball]] team in [[Major League Baseball]] located in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. This is a '''list of seasons completed''' by the Red Sox from 1901 (their entry as a charter member into the [[American League]]) to the present, not including playoff performance. |
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The "Red Sox" name originates from the iconic uniform feature. They are sometimes [[List of baseball nicknames|nicknamed]] |
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the ''BoSox'', a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (as opposed to the [[Chicago White Sox|"ChiSox"]]), |
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the ''Crimson Hose'',<ref>[http://blogs.courant.com/colin_mcenroe_to_wit/2007/10/crimson-hose.html Colin McEnroe at the Hartford Courant]</ref> |
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and ''the Olde Towne Team''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/2008_opener/view.bg?articleid=1085714&srvc=2008_rs_ho&position=2 |title= It’s not the same Olde Towne Team |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= Massarotti |first= Tony |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Boston Herald}}</ref>. |
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Most fans simply refer to them as ''the Sox''. |
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One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Boston in {{Baseball Year|1901}}. They were a dominant team in the early 20th century, defeating the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the first [[World Series]] in {{Baseball Year|1903}}. They won four more championships by {{Baseball Year|1918}}, and then went into one of the longest championship [[List of baseball jargon (D)#drought|droughts]] in baseball history. Many attributed the phenomenon to the "[[Curse of the Bambino]]" said to have been caused by the trade of [[Babe Ruth]] to the New York Yankees in {{Baseball Year|1920}}. The drought was ended and the "curse" reversed in {{Baseball Year|2004}}, when the team won their sixth World Series Championship. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.readjdm.com/main/jdm/more/199/ |title= The Curse of the Curse of the Bambino |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Readjdm.com}}</ref> |
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The Red Sox led all MLB teams in average road attendance in {{Baseball Year|2007}}, while the small capacity of Fenway caused them to rank 11th in home attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance?sort=home_avg&year=2007&seasonType=2 |title=MLB Attendance Report - 2007 |author=MLB document |publisher=[[espn]] |date=[[2007-11-01]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance?sort=away_avg&year=2007&seasonType=2 |title=MLB Attendance Report - 2007 |author=MLB document |publisher=[[espn]] |date=[[2007-11-01]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> Every home game since [[May 15]], [[2003]] has been sold out—a span of over four years.<ref>{{cite news | author= Golen, Jimmy |url= http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-05-15-261793538_x.htm |title= Tigers 7, Red Sox 2 |publisher=USA Today |date=[[2007-05-15]] | accessdate=2007-10-30}}</ref> |
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== Regular season results == |
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[[Image:WorldSeries1903-640.jpg|thumb|Fans outside of [[Huntington Avenue Grounds]] before the start of the [[1903 World Series]], when the Red Sox defeated Pittsburgh]] |
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[[Image:Huntington Avenue Grounds.jpg|thumb|The Huntington Avenue Grounds during the later years of the stadium, the Red Sox moved to [[Fenway Park]] in [[1912]]]] |
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[[Image:JoeCronin.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Joe Cronin]], who was a pitcher for the Red Sox. His number was later retired by the team.]] |
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[[Image:Tedwilliams pic.jpg|thumb|upright|Legendary Red Sox outfielder [[Ted Williams]] and team owner [[Tom Yawkey]]{{ifdc|Image:Tedwilliams pic.jpg|log=2008 March 10}}]] |
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=== 1901–1907 === |
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[[Image:Ted Williams swearing into the Navy on May 22, 1942..jpg|thumb|[[Ted Williams]] being sworn into the [[United States Navy]], he fought in the [[Korean War]] and [[World War II]] for five years until he returned to baseball and the Red Sox.]] |
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[[Image:Pumpsie Green 1960 Topps 317.jpg|thumb|[[Pumpsie Green]] was the first African-American player for the Red Sox. They had earlier passed on [[Hall of Fame]]ers [[Jackie Robinson]] and [[Willie Mays]].]] |
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[[Image:YazTigerStadium.jpg|thumb|[[Carl Yastrzemski]] at bat for the Red Sox, he was the captain of the Red Sox for the "Impossible Dream" season and had his number 8 retired by the Red Sox years later.]] |
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[[Image:1975rsox.jpg|thumb|upright|The Red Sox cap of the [[1970]]s]] |
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[[Image:Manny Ramírez 2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Manny Ramírez]] was signed by the Red Sox before the [[2000]] season.]] |
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'''Source:''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://redsoxbaseball.tripod.com/records/wlrecord.html |title= Red Sox Yearly W-L Records |accessdate=2008-04-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= Redsoxbaseball.com}}</ref> |
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[[Image:WorldSeries1903-640.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fans outside of [[Huntington Avenue Grounds]] before the start of the [[1903 World Series]], when the Red Sox defeated Pittsburgh.]] |
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Before the team was called the Boston Red Sox, they were the Boston Americans. As the Americans, they won two [[World Series]] titles and two [[American League]] pennants. The team was re-named the Red Sox after the 1907 season. |
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| [[1901 Boston Americans season|1901]] || 79 || 57 || 4 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place, behind the [[Detroit Tigers]] |
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| [[1903 Boston Americans season|1903]] || 91 || 47 || — || Won [[World Series]] || 1st place in [[American League]]''' |
| [[1903 Boston Americans season|1903]] || 91 || 47 || — || Won [[World Series]] || 1st place in [[American League]]''' |
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| [[1904 Boston Americans season|1904]] || 95 || 59 || — || [[World Series]] |
| [[1904 Boston Americans season|1904]] || 95 || 59 || — || [[World Series]] canceled <ref>The World Series was canceled after the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] refused to play.</ref> || 1st place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1905 Boston Americans season|1905]] || 78 || 74 || 16 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1907 Boston Americans season|1907]] || 59 || 90 || 32½ || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in [[American League]] |
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=== 1908–1920 === |
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[[Image:Huntington Avenue Grounds.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Huntington Avenue Grounds during the later years of the stadium. The Red Sox moved to [[Fenway Park]] in [[1912]]]]. |
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These years were the early years for the team as the Red Sox. The "[[Curse of the Bambino]]" began after the 1919 season. After three seasons in Boston, [[Harry Frazee]] sold [[Babe Ruth]] to the rival [[New York Yankees]] on [[January 2]], [[1920]]. Ruth had just broken the single-season home run record, hitting 29 home runs in 1919.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_leagues.shtml Year-by-Year League Leaders & Records for Home Runs - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Legend has it that Frazee did so in order to finance the [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] play ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'', starring "a friend," but the play did not open [[on Broadway]] until 1925. The Red Sox did not win a World Series until winning the [[2004 World Series]], defeating the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. |
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| [[1908 Boston Red Sox season|1908]] || 75 || 79 || 15½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1920 Boston Red Sox season|1920]] || 72 || 81 || 25½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in [[American League]] |
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=== 1921–1930 === |
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[[Image:JoeCronin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Joe Cronin]], pitcher for the Red Sox. His number was later retired by the team.]] |
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Following the trade, the Red Sox finished in the second division with poor records in the 1920s and 1930s. Over an eight-year period from 1925 to 1932, the Red Sox averaged over 100 losses in a season. One of the few bright spots on these teams was [[Earl Webb]], who set the all-time mark for most doubles in a season in 1931 with 67.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_season.shtml |title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Doubles - Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=2008-02-15 |format= |work= }}</ref> The Red Sox’ fortunes began to change in 1933, however, when [[Tom Yawkey]] bought the Red Sox. Yawkey would acquire [[Lefty Grove]], one of the greatest pitchers of all-time, [[Joe Cronin]] who was an outstanding shortstop and manager, [[Jimmie Foxx]], the slugging first baseman, and [[Wes Ferrell]], a pitcher. These moves paid off, as the Red Sox were once again competitive in the late thirties.<ref>[http://www.savefenwaypark.com/100moments.cfm Save Fenway Park!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| [[1921 Boston Red Sox season|1921]] || 75 || 79 || 23½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1930 Boston Red Sox season|1930]] || 52 || 102 || 50 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in [[American League]] |
| [[1930 Boston Red Sox season|1930]] || 52 || 102 || 50 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in [[American League]] |
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[[Image:Tedwilliams pic.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Legendary Red Sox outfielder [[Ted Williams]] and team owner [[Tom Yawkey]]. {{ifdc|Image:Tedwilliams pic.jpg|log=2008 March 10}}]] |
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In 1939, the Red Sox purchased the contract of [[outfielder]] [[Ted Williams]] from the (minor league) San Diego Padres of the [[Pacific Coast League]], ushering in an era of the team sometimes called the "Ted Sox." Williams is generally considered one of the greatest hitters of all time, because he consistently hit for both high power and high average. Stories of his ability to hold a bat in his hand and correctly estimate its weight down to the ounce have floated around baseball circles for decades. His book ''The Science of Hitting'' is widely read by students of baseball. He is also the last player to hit over .400 for a full season, hitting .406 in 1941. Williams feuded with sports writers his whole career, calling them "The Knights of the Keyboard," and his relationship with the fans was often rocky as he was seen spitting towards the stands on more than one occasion. |
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| [[1931 Boston Red Sox season|1931]] || 62 || 90 || 45 || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1940 Boston Red Sox season|1940]] || 82 || 72 || 8 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in [[American League]] |
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[[Image:Ted Williams swearing into the Navy on May 22, 1942..jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Ted Williams]] being sworn into the [[United States Navy]]. He fought in the [[Korean War]] and [[World War II]] for five years until he returned to baseball and the Red Sox.]] |
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With Williams, the Red Sox reached the [[1946 World Series]], but lost to the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in seven games, in part because of the use of the "Williams Shift," in which the shortstop would move to the right side of the infield to make it harder for the left-handed-hitting Williams to hit to that side of the field. Some have claimed that Williams was too proud to hit to the other side of the field, not wanting to let the Cardinals take away his game. Williams did not fare well in the series, gathering only five singles in 25 [[At bat|at-bats]], for a .200 average. However, his performance may have been affected by an elbow injury he had received a few days before when he was [[Hit by pitch|hit by a pitch]] in an [[exhibition game]]. Williams would never play in a World Series again. Williams served two stints in the [[United States Marine Corps]] as a pilot and saw [[active duty]] in both [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]], and missed at least five full seasons of baseball. |
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| [[1941 Boston Red Sox season|1941]] || 84 || 70 || 17 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1950 Boston Red Sox season|1950]] || 94 || 60 || 4 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in [[American League]] |
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=== 1951–1960 === |
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[[Image:Pumpsie Green 1960 Topps 317.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Pumpsie Green]], the first African-American player for the Red Sox. They had earlier passed on [[Hall of Fame]]ers [[Jackie Robinson]] and [[Willie Mays]].]] |
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The 1950s were viewed as a time of tribulation for the Red Sox. After Williams returned from the [[Korean War]] in 1953, many of the best players from the late 1940s had retired or been traded. The stark contrast in the team led critics to call the Red Sox' daily lineup "Ted Williams and the [[Seven dwarfs|Seven Dwarfs]]." Also, unlike many other teams, owner Tom Yawkey refused to sign players of [[African]] descent, even passing up chances at future Hall-of-Famers [[Jackie Robinson]] and [[Willie Mays]], both of whom tried out for Boston and were highly praised by team scouts. Jackie Robinson was even worked out by the team at [[Fenway Park]], however it appeared that owner [[Tom Yawkey]] did not want an African American player on his team at that time. Ted Williams hit .388 at the age of 38 in 1957, but there was little else for Boston fans to root for. Williams retired at the end of the 1960 season, famously hitting a home run in his final at-bat as memorialized in the [[John Updike]] story "Hub fans bid Kid adieu" The Sox finally became the last Major League team to field an [[African American]] player when they promoted [[infielder]] [[Pumpsie Green]] from their AAA [[farm system|farm team]] in 1959. |
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| [[1951 Boston Red Sox season|1951]] || 87 || 67 || 11 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1960 Boston Red Sox season|1960]] || 65 || 89 || 32 || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in [[American League]] |
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=== 1961–1970 === |
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[[Image:YazTigerStadium.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Carl Yastrzemski]] at bat for the Red Sox. He was the captain of the Red Sox for the "Impossible Dream" season and had his number 8 retired by the Red Sox years later.]] |
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In 1967, Dick Williams became the manager of the Red Sox. Previously, he had coached the Red Sox’ farm club in Toronto. Williams was a stern disciplinarian and enacted a get tough policy. He stressed the fundamentals. In spring training, he had called George Scott fat. <ref name=p35> The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.35, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8 </ref> A four way race between the Boston Red Sox, [[1967 California Angels season|California Angels]], [[1967 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]], and the [[1967 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]], emanated for the American League pennant. A huge setback for the Red Sox occurred on August 18th. In a game vs. the California Angels, [[Tony Conigliaro]] was hit by a pitch. Angels pitcher Jack Hamilton fired a high fastball in the eighth inning and the pitch hit Conigliaro beneath his left eye. <ref name=p37> The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.37, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8 </ref> Conigliaro suffered from a fractured cheekbone, a dislocated jaw, and part of his face was pushed into his eye. <ref name=p37/> Later in the season, the Red Sox acquired catcher [[Elston Howard]] from the New York Yankees and signed pitcher Ken “Hawk” Harrelson after the Kansas City Athletics released him. <ref name=p38> The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.38, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8 </ref> In the last weekend of the series, the Sox faced the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park. The Twins were in first place and were ahead by one game over the Red Sox. <ref name=p38/> The Red Sox had to sweep the Twins to have any opportunity to win the pennant. Another variable was that the Detroit Tigers would have to lose one more game. Ironically, they were playing the California Angels. In the last game of the season, [[Jim Lonborg]] got the start for the Red Sox. Lonborg would win the game and he would finish the season with 22 victories. The Red Sox had won their first American League pennant in 21 years. <ref name=p38/> The Red Sox entered the 1967 season as "doormats" of the American League, with low expectations, low attendance to begin the season, and little known talent, outside of team captain, [[Carl Yastrzemski]]. Entering the 1967 season, the Red Sox were in the middle of an eight-year streak of losing seasons. Two years prior, the Red Sox finished the [[1965 in baseball|1965 season]] with a league-worst 100 losses. |
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| [[1961 Boston Red Sox season|1961]] || 76 || 86 || 33 || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in [[American League]] |
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| [[1970 Boston Red Sox season|1970]] || 87 || 75 || 21 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in [[American League East]] |
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=== 1971–1980 === |
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[[Image:1975rsox.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Red Sox cap of the [[1970]]s.]] |
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The Red Sox won the AL pennant in 1975, with Yastrzemski surrounded by other players such as rookie outfielders [[Jim Rice]] and [[Fred Lynn]] the "Gold Dust Twins," veteran outfielder [[Dwight Evans]] "Dewey," catcher [[Carlton Fisk]] "Pudge," and pitchers [[Luis Tiant]] "Louie" and eccentric junkballer [[Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)|Bill Lee]] "The Spaceman." With many different personalities in the clubhouse, the 1975 Red Sox were as colorful as they were talented. Fred Lynn won both the American League [[Rookie of the Year]] award and the [[Most Valuable Player]] award, a feat which had never been accomplished at that time and was not duplicated until [[Ichiro Suzuki]] did it in 2001. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/roy_rol.shtml Rookie of the Year Awards & Rolaids Relief Award Winners - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the playoffs, the Red Sox swept the [[Oakland A's]]. In the [[1975 World Series]], they faced the [[Cincinnati Reds]], also known as [[The Big Red Machine]], a team considered a baseball dynasty during the 1970s. Game 6 played at [[Fenway Park]] is thought to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, game in postseason history. In the bottom of the twelfth, inning when [[Carlton Fisk]] hit a deep fly ball which sliced towards the left field foul pole above the [[Green Monster]]. As the ball sailed into the night, Fisk waved his arms frantically towards fair territory, seemingly pleading with the ball not to go foul. The ball hit probably six inches to the fair side of the foul pole and bedlam ensued at Fenway as Fisk rounded the bases to win the game 7-6. Footage of the Fisk home run is shown again and again on [[ESPN Classic|ESPN classic]]. |
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in 1986, it appeared that the team's fortunes were about to change. The team's offense had remained strong with [[Jim Rice]], [[Dwight Evans]], [[Don Baylor]], and future [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Wade Boggs]]. [[Roger Clemens]] led the pitching staff, going 24-4 with a 2.48 [[Earned run average|ERA]] to win both the [[American League]] [[Cy Young Award|Cy Young]] and [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] awards. Clemens became the first starting pitcher to win both awards since [[Vida Blue]] in 1971. A starting pitcher has not won the MVP award in either league since.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the [[1986 World Series]] the Red Sox played the [[New York Mets]]. Boston won the first two games in [[Shea Stadium]] but lost the next two at Fenway, knotting the series at 2 games apiece. <ref>[http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=1206543 ESPN.com: Page 2 : Is Clemens the Antichrist?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Mets then scored a run off [[relief pitcher|reliever]] [[Calvin Schiraldi]] to tie the score 3-3. The game went to [[extra innings]], where the Red Sox took a 5-3 lead in the top of the 10th on a solo home run by Henderson, a double by Boggs and an RBI single by second baseman [[Marty Barrett]]. After recording two outs in the bottom of the 10th, the Red Sox were one strike away from breaking their championship drought. The champagne was on ice in the Red Sox clubhouse, a graphic appeared on the NBC telecast hailing Barrett as the World Series MVP, and a message even appeared briefly on the [[Shea Stadium]] scoreboard congratulating the Red Sox as world champions. After so many years of abject frustration, Red Sox fans around the world could taste victory. However, after three straight [[Single (baseball)|singles]] off Schiraldi and a [[wild pitch]] by [[Bob Stanley]], the Mets tied the game at 5. It looked as though the Red Sox would record the third out leaving the score tied when [[Mookie Wilson]] hit a slow [[Types of batted balls in baseball|ground ball]] to first; the ball rolled through [[Bill Buckner|Bill Buckner's]] legs, allowing [[Ray Knight]] to score the winning run from second. While Buckner was singled out as responsible for the loss, many observers — as well as both Wilson and Buckner — have noted that even if Buckner had fielded the ball cleanly, Wilson possibly would still have been safe, leaving the game-winning run at third with two out. Many observers questioned why Buckner was in the game at that point considering he had bad knees and that [[Dave Stapleton]] had come in as a late-inning defensive replacement in prior series games. It appeared as though McNamara was trying to reward Buckner for his long and illustrious career by leaving him in the game. After falling behind 3-0, the Mets then won Game 7, concluding the devastating collapse and feeding the myth that the Red Sox were "cursed." |
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| [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|1990]] || 88 || 74 || — || Lost [[ALCS]] to [[Oakland A's|Oakland]] || 1st place in [[American League East]] |
| [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|1990]] || 88 || 74 || — || Lost [[ALCS]] to [[Oakland A's|Oakland]] || 1st place in [[American League East]] |
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In 1994, General Manager [[Lou Gorman]] was replaced by [[Dan Duquette]], a Massachusetts native who had worked for the [[Montreal Expos]]. Duquette revived the team's [[minor league baseball|farm system]], which during his tenure produced players such as [[Nomar Garciaparra]], [[Carl Pavano]], and [[David Eckstein]]. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eckstda01.shtml David Eckstein Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>[ Duquette also spent money on free agents, notably an eight-year, $160 million deal for [[Manny Ramírez]] after the 2000 season. he 1996 season certainly had its individual highlights. Roger Clemens tied his major league record by fanning 20 [[Detroit Tigers]] on [[September 18]] in what would prove to be one of his final appearances in a Red Sox uniform. Mo Vaughn had another All-Star season (.326 batting average, 44 home runs, 143 runs batted in) and newcomer [[Heathcliff Slocumb]] saved 31 games. Unfortunately, the Red Sox lost 19 of their first 25 games and finished third with an 85-77 record. They led the league in unearned runs. Even so, home attendance increased over 1995, to 2.3 million fans. Out of contention in 1997, the team traded closer Slocum to Seattle for catching prospect [[Jason Varitek]] and right-handed pitcher [[Derek Lowe]]. In 1998, the Red Sox dealt [[pitcher]]s [[Tony Armas, Jr.]] and [[Carl Pavano]] to the [[Montreal Expos]] in exchange for pitcher [[Pedro Martínez]]. Martínez became the anchor of the team's pitching staff and turned in several outstanding seasons. In 1998, the team won the American League [[Wild card (sports)#Major League Baseball|Wild Card]], but again lost the [[American League Division Series]] to the Indians. |
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| [[1991 Boston Red Sox season|1991]] || 84 || 78 || 7 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in [[American League East]] |
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The Red Sox faced the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in the [[2004 World Series]]. The Cardinals had posted the best record in MLB in 2004, and had previously defeated the Red Sox in the [[1946 World Series|1946]] and [[1967 World Series]]. The Sox began the series with an 11-9 win, marked by Mark Bellhorn's game-winning home-run off of [[Pesky's Pole]]. It was the highest scoring World Series opening game ever (breaking the previous record set in [[1932 World Series|1932]]). The Red Sox would go on to win Game 2 in Boston thanks to another great performance by the bloody-socked Curt Schilling. In Game 3, Pedro Martínez (in his first World Series performance) shut out the Cardinals for seven innings and led Boston to a 4-1 victory. In Game 4, the Red Sox did not allow a single run, and the game ended as [[Edgar Rentería]] hit the ball back to closer Keith Foulke. After Foulke lobbed the ball to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, the Sox had won their first World Championship in 86 years. Boston held the Cardinals' offense to only three runs in the final three games and never trailed in the series. [[Manny Ramírez]] was named [[World Series MVP]]. To add a final, surreal touch to Boston's championship season, on the night of Game 4 a [[total lunar eclipse]] colored the moon red over [[Busch Stadium]]. The Red Sox won the title about eleven minutes before totality ended. In the [[2007 World Series]], the Red Sox faced the [[Colorado Rockies]]. Beckett once again set the tone, pitching seven strong innings as the offense provided more than enough in a 13-1 victory. In Game 2, Schilling, Okajima, and Papelbon held the Rockies to one run again in a 2-1 game. Moving to Colorado, the Sox offense made the difference again in a 10-5 win. Finally, in Game 4, Jon Lester took Tim Wakefield's spot in the rotation and gave the Sox an impressive start, pitching 5 2/3 shutout innings. The Rockies threatened, but thanks to [[World Series MVP]] Mike Lowell and aided by a pinch-hit home run by outfielder [[Bobby Kielty]], Papelbon registered another save as the Red Sox swept the Rockies in four games. The Red Sox captured their second title in four years. |
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Boston Red Sox from 1901 to the present, not including playoff performance. The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and are the reigning 2007 World Series Champions. The Red Sox are a member and current champions of both the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division and of the American League itself. From 1912 to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. [1]
The "Red Sox" name originates from the iconic uniform feature. They are sometimes nicknamed the BoSox, a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (as opposed to the "ChiSox"), the Crimson Hose,[2] and the Olde Towne Team[3]. Most fans simply refer to them as the Sox.
One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Boston in 1901. They were a dominant team in the early 20th century, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903. They won four more championships by 1918, and then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history. Many attributed the phenomenon to the "Curse of the Bambino" said to have been caused by the trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920. The drought was ended and the "curse" reversed in 2004, when the team won their sixth World Series Championship. [4]
The Red Sox led all MLB teams in average road attendance in 2007, while the small capacity of Fenway caused them to rank 11th in home attendance.[5][6] Every home game since May 15, 2003 has been sold out—a span of over four years.[7]
Regular season results
World Series Champions (1903–present) |
AL Champions (1901–present)[8] |
Division Champions (1969–present) |
Wild Card Berth (1994–present) |
Source: [9]
Template:Red Sox SBS |- | 1901 || 79 || 57 || 4 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place, behind the Detroit Tigers |- | 1902 || 77 || 60 || 6½ || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 1903 || 91 || 47 || — || Won World Series || 1st place in American League |- | 1904 || 95 || 59 || — || World Series canceled [10] || 1st place in American League |- | 1905 || 78 || 74 || 16 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1906 || 49 || 105 || 45½ || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1907 || 59 || 90 || 32½ || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1908 || 75 || 79 || 15½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League |- | 1909 || 88 || 63 || 9½ || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1910 || 81 || 72 || 22½ || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1911 || 78 || 75 || 24 || Did not make playoffs || Tied for 4th place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 1912 || 105 || 47 || — || Won World Series || 1st place in American League |- | 1913 || 79 || 71 || 15½ || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1914 || 91 || 62 || 8½ || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 1915 || 101 || 50 || — || Won World Series || 1st place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 1916 || 91 || 63 || — || Won World Series || 1st place in American League |- | 1917 || 90 || 62 || 9 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 1918 || 75 || 51 || — || Won World Series || 1st place in American League |- | 1919 || 66 || 71 || 20½ || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League |- | 1920 || 72 || 81 || 25½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League |- | 1921 || 75 || 79 || 23½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League |- | 1922 || 61 || 93 || 33 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1923 || 61 || 91 || 37 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1924 || 67 || 87 || 25 || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1925 || 47 || 105 || 49½ || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1926 || 46 || 107 || 44½ || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1927 || 51 || 103 || 59 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1928 || 57 || 96 || 43½ || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1929 || 58 || 96 || 48 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1930 || 52 || 102 || 50 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1931 || 62 || 90 || 45 || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League |- | 1932 || 43 || 111 || 64 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League |- | 1933 || 63 || 86 || 34½ || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1934 || 76 || 76 || 24 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1935 || 78 || 75 || 16 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1936 || 74 || 80 || 28½ || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League |- | 1937 || 80 || 72 || 21 || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League |- | 1938 || 89 || 62 || 17 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- | 1939 || 88 || 61 || 9½ || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- | 1940 || 82 || 72 || 8 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1941 || 84 || 70 || 17 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- | 1942 || 93 || 59 || 9 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- | 1943 || 68 || 84 || 29 || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1944 || 77 || 77 || 12 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1945 || 71 || 83 || 17½ || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 1946 || 104 || 50 || — || Lost in World Series to St. Louis || 1st place in American League |- | 1947 || 83 || 71 || 14 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1948 || 96 || 59 || 1 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- | 1949 || 96 || 58 || 1 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League |- | 1950 || 94 || 60 || 4 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1951 || 87 || 67 || 11 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1952 || 76 || 78 || 19 || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League |- | 1953 || 84 || 69 || 16 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1954 || 69 || 85 || 42 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1955 || 84 || 70 || 12 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1956 || 84 || 70 || 13 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League |- | 1957 || 82 || 72 || 16 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1958 || 79 || 75 || 13 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1959 || 75 || 79 || 19 || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League |- | 1960 || 65 || 89 || 32 || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1961 || 76 || 86 || 33 || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League |- | 1962 || 76 || 84 || 19 || Did not make playoffs || 8th place in American League |- | 1963 || 76 || 85 || 28 || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1964 || 72 || 90 || 27 || Did not make playoffs || 7th place in American League |- | 1965 || 62 || 100 || 40 || Did not make playoffs || 9th place in American League |- | 1966 || 72 || 90 || 26 || Did not make playoffs || 9th place in American League |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 1967 || 92 || 70 || — || Lost World Series to St. Louis || 1st place in American League |- | 1968 || 86 || 76 || 17 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League |- | 1969 || 87 || 75 || 22 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1970 || 87 || 75 || 21 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1971 || 85 || 77 || 18 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1972 || 85 || 70 || ½ || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- | 1973 || 89 || 73 || 8 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- | 1974 || 84 || 78 || 7 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 1975 || 95 || 65 || — || Lost World Series to Cincinnati || 1st place in American League East |- | 1976 || 83 || 79 || 15½ || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1977 || 97 || 64 || 2½ || Did not make playoffs || Tied for 2nd place in American League East |- | 1978 || 99 || 64 || 1 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- | 1979 || 91 || 69 || 11½ || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1980 || 83 || 77 || 19 || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League East |- | 1981[11] || 59 || 49 || 2½ || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League East |- | 1982 || 89 || 73 || 6 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1983 || 78 || 84 || 20 || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League East |- | 1984 || 86 || 76 || 18 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League East |- | 1985 || 81 || 81 || 18½ || Did not make playoffs || 6th place in American League East |- bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 1986 || 95 || 66 || — || Lost World Series to New York || 1st place in American League East |- | 1987 || 78 || 84 || 20 || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League East |- bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | 1988 || 89 || 73 || — || Lost ALCS to Oakland || 1st place in American League East |- | 1989 || 83 || 79 || 6 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | 1990 || 88 || 74 || — || Lost ALCS to Oakland || 1st place in American League East |- | 1991 || 84 || 78 || 7 || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- | 1992 || 73 || 89 || 23 || Did not make playoffs || Last place in American League East |- | 1993 || 80 || 82 || 15 || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League East |- | 1994[12] || 54 || 61 || 17 || Did not make playoffs || 5th place in American League East |- bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | 1995 || 86 || 58 || — || Lost ALDS to Cleavland || 1st place in American League East |- | 1996 || 85 || 77 || 7 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- | 1997 || 78 || 84 || 20 || Did not make playoffs || 4th place in American League East |- bgcolor="#96CDCD" | 1998 || 92 || 70 || 22 || Lost ALDS to Cleavland || 2nd place in American League East (Wild card) |- bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | 1999 || 94 || 68 || 4 || Lost ALCS to New York || 2nd place in American League East (Wild card) |- | 2000 || 85 || 77 || 2½ || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- | 2001 || 82 || 79 || 23½ || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- | 2002 || 93 || 69 || 10½ || Did not make playoffs || 2nd place in American League East |- bgcolor="#D0E7FF" | 2003 || 95 || 67 || 6 || Lost ALCS to New York || 2nd place in American League East (Wild card) |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 2004 || 98 || 64 || 3 || Won World Series || 2nd place in American League East (Wild card) |- bgcolor="#96CDCD" | 2005 || 95 || 67 || —[13] || Lost ALDS to Chicago || 2nd place in American League East (Wild card) |- | 2006 || 86 || 76 || 11 || Did not make playoffs || 3rd place in American League East |- bgcolor="#FFE6BD" | 2007 || 96 || 66 || — || Won World Series || 1st place in American League East |}
Notes
- ^ "Team Information". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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(help) - ^ For lists of all American League pennant winners see American League pennant winners 1901-68, and American League Championship Series
- ^ "Red Sox Yearly W-L Records". Redsoxbaseball.com. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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- ^ The Red Sox finished 95-67 and with the same record as the New York Yankees, but although the Yankees had won more previous games, they won the American League East and the Red Sox had to settle for the American League Wild Card.