Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, that competes in Major League Baseball (MLB). They are members of the East division of the American League (AL). The Red Sox have won eight World Series championships, having appeared in 12. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves.

Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918. However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, called by some the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in 2004. The team's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, including Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" in 1946, the "Impossible Dream" of 1967, Carlton Fisk's home run in 1975, and Bill Buckner's error in 1986. Following their victory in the 2013 World Series, they became the first team to win three World Series trophies in the 21st century, including championships in 2004 and 2007. Red Sox history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.

1991 Boston Red Sox season

The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable Transactions

Opening Day Line Up

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

2013 Boston Red Sox season

The 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th in the team's history. The Red Sox opened 2013 away from Fenway, playing against their arch-rival, the New York Yankees on Monday, April 1. They closed the regular season on Sunday, September 29 away from Fenway against the Baltimore Orioles.

A road series against the NL West's Colorado Rockies was Boston's second-to-last series of the season. Major League Baseball began conducting year-round interleague play (instead of having interleague play confined to May and June) for the first time in 2013, due to the relocation of the Houston Astros from the National League to the American League, resulting in fifteen teams in each league.

On October 21, 2012, the Boston Red Sox announced that John Farrell was hired to manage the team for the 2013 season, and was signed to a deal that would take him through the 2015 season as manager. Farrell was hired only after a compensation was agreed to between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, where the Red Sox sent shortstop Mike Aviles to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for David Carpenter.

2008 Boston Red Sox season

The Boston Red Sox' 2008 season began on March 25, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan for the MLB Japan Opening Day 2008. The Red Sox were attempting to become the first repeat World Series Champions since the 1999–2000 New York Yankees and also be the first repeat Champions of the 21st century. They also tried to become World Series Champions three times in five years. At the 2008 MLB All Star Game, 7 Red Sox players were selected. The Red Sox clinched a spot in the American League Division Series with their 5–4 win over the Cleveland Indians. On September 28, the Red Sox officially retired Johnny Pesky's number 6 jersey. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS. Jed Lowrie of the Boston Red Sox became the fourth rookie in MLB history to end a postseason series by a walk-off hit. They then took the Tampa Bay Rays to a seven-game ALCS but were beaten 3–1 in Game 7 on October 19.

Regular season

Opening Day Lineup

Season standings

Roster

Record vs. Opponents

2007 Boston Red Sox season

The Boston Red Sox' 2007 season began with the Boston, Massachusetts-based Major League Baseball team trying to rebound after a disappointing 2006 season, in which they finished third in the American League East behind the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, and missed the postseason for the first time since 2002. They rebounded from the disappointment of 2006 by posting the best record in the league, winning the American League East division with a lead they never relinquished since April 18, and winning the American League Pennant.

Advancing to the World Series, the Red Sox beat the Rockies in four straight games, winning their second Championship in four years.

Off-season

On November 14, 2006, Major League Baseball announced that the Red Sox had competed for the rights to negotiate a contract with Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Boston won with a bid of US$51.1 million and had 30 days to complete a deal. On December 13, 2006, the day before the deadline, Matsuzaka signed a six-year contract worth $52 million.

2012 Boston Red Sox season

The 2012 Boston Red Sox season was the 112th in the team's history, and the 2012 season marked the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. 2012 was Boston's first losing season since 1997, their first season with 90 or more losses since 1966, and their worst season since 1965. The Red Sox ended the season with a record of 69–93, finishing in last place in the American League East for the first time since 1992, and as the third worst team in the American League.

The Red Sox opened 2012 away from Fenway, playing against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, April 5, and closed the season on Wednesday, October 3 away from Fenway against the New York Yankees. 2012 marked the second season in a row where the Red Sox both opened and closed the season on the road.

On the heels of a 2011 season that was mostly successful but had a very bad September that resulted in their elimination from playoff contention, the Red Sox struggled throughout their 2012 campaign under the new management of Bobby Valentine after Terry Francona was fired following the 2011 season. On Sunday, September 16, the Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race.

Boston (cocktail)

A Boston is a cocktail made with London dry gin, apricot brandy, grenadine, and the juice of a lemon.

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