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| Principal owner(s) | Fenway Sports Group (John Henry)[3] | ||||
| President | Sam Kennedy (President and CEO) | ||||
| President of baseball operations | Craig Breslow (Chief Baseball Officer) | ||||
| Manager | Alex Cora | ||||
| Website | mlb.com/redsox | ||||
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, c. 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves).[4] The team has won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and has played in 13 World Series. Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018. In addition, they won the 1904 American League pennant, but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series.
The Red Sox were 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, dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox' sale of star player Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their World Series championship in 1918. The Sox endured an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Series 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 2018 World Series, they became the first team to win four World Series trophies in the 21st century, with championships in 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018. The team's history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.[5][6][7]
The Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also owns Liverpool of the Premier League in England, the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins and partially owns RFK Racing of the NASCAR Cup Series. They are consistently one of the top MLB teams in average road attendance, while the small capacity of Fenway Park prevents them from leading in overall attendance.[8] From May 15, 2003, to April 10, 2013, the Red Sox sold out every home game—a total of 820 games (794 regular season) for a major professional sports record.[9][10] Both Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" and the Standells' "Dirty Water" have become anthems for the Red Sox.[11][12]
As of the end of the 2024 season, the franchise's all-time regular-season record is 9,955–9,263–83 (.518).[13]
- ^ "About Wally the Green Monster". RedSox.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Clair, Michael (April 6, 2021). "Red Sox unveil Patriots' Day-inspired unis". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
Ever since 1933, when the Red Sox first put a red 'B' on a navy cap and added "Red Sox" in their distinctive font on the front of their jerseys, Boston hasn't changed its uniforms much.
- ^ "Red Sox Front Office Directory". RedSox.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Browne, Ian (December 21, 2020). "How Boston got its red socks & a nickname". RedSox.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Shaughnessy 2005, p. 21
- ^ Frommer & Frommer 2004, p. 78
- ^ Bodley, Hal (October 21, 2004). "Sport's ultimate rivalry; Yanks-Red Sox epic battles go way back". USA Today. p. 3C. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "MLB Attendance Report – 2007". ESPN. November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- ^ Golen, Jimmy (May 15, 2007). "Tigers 7, Red Sox 2". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ^ Smith, Aaron (March 30, 2011). "Top five most loyal MLB fan bases". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ Vosk, Stephanie (May 29, 2005). "Another mystery of the Diamond, explained at last". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Boston's Pastime: Red Sox Fans Love Their Dirty Water". bostonspastime.com. Boston's Pastime. August 16, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
Of all the sights and sounds that fans look forward to at Fenway Park, nothing makes Red Sox Nation happier than the playing of a song that dates back nearly 40 years...With the refrain 'Well I love that dirty water; Oh, Boston, you're my home,' the sound of the Standells' 'Dirty Water' is the recognized Red Sox victory anthem. The song blares over the speakers immediately after every Boston victory and has become one of the proud Fenway Park traditions.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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