Boston Red Sox (English: BOSton Red Sox, referred to as BOS or BRS), is a professional baseball team affiliated with the American League East District of Major League Baseball . Its home court has been located at Fenway Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts since 1912. The name "Red Sox" was chosen by the team's then boss Taylor around 1908, and the team logo was also designed according to this name.
This team was founded in 1901, Buffalo, New York, and is one of the eight earliest teams in the American League. Since Buffalo moved to Boston, they have become an important team - first defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1903 World Series, and then between 1918, they won four more world championships, but then entered the longest championship drought period in American professional baseball history. Many people think this is because of the "Baby Ruth Curse" (cracked in 2004), which originated in 1920. Red Sox sold Baby Ruth to the New York Yankees for a price of $100,000. This period was the most difficult period in the history of the Red Sox, including the "crazy sprint" in 1946, the "Impossible Dream" in 1968, and the two passes with the World Championships champions in 1974 and 1986. The curse finally ended in 2004, and the Red Sox won the sixth World Championship in team history. Since 2003, the Red Sox has entered the playoffs six times and won three world championships, and is considered one of the most successful teams in recent years.
HS0 is one of the teams with the largest average away audience in the league, and due to the limit on the number of spectators in Fenway Stadium, their total attendance rate cannot be ranked among the top in the league. But it has the longest record of the major leagues, with a total of 794 games from May 15, 2003 to April 10, 2013, and 820 games in the playoffs.
Chinese name Boston Red Sox (1908-present) Boston American (1901-1907)
Foreign name Boston Red Sox (1908–present)Boston Americans (1901–1907)
established time 1901
Region United States
mobility Events baseball
competition Major League Baseball MLB
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Owners John Henry, Tom Werner, Larry Lukino
Current coach Alex Corah 5
High profile Chris Sale, David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, Mookie Betts
Main honors
World Championship*9
American League Champion*14
American East Champion*9
Wild Card*7
Capacity 37,281 (Day court)37,731 (Night court)
Face Color red, dark navy blue, white
retirement number 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 27, 34, 45
Red sock name
was taken by John Taylor, the owner of the team at that time, after the end of the 1907 season, symbolizing the red trousers. In fact, the name was first used by the media because newspapers at that time often used Sox to replace stockings in order to avoid the title being too long. The name of the team is from the Cincinnati Red Stockings, a member of the National Association of Base Ball Players from 1867 to 1870. Cincinnati 's uniform consists of white and red stockings, coached by Harry Wright.The team disbanded after the 1870 season, and Wright was invited to Boston to form a team, so he brought three teammates and the "Red Stockings" team name to Boston. The Boston Red Sox won four championships in five seasons in its first professional league, the National Association. These two team names, one after another, have made "Red Stockings" and other nicknames related to "Red" have had a profound impact on the cities of Cincinnati and Boston.
And that National League team, although rarely called "red stockings", they still wear red clothes. In 1907, the NFC team adopted an all-white uniform, and the AFC team saw the opportunity. On December 18, 1907, Taylor announced that the club adopted red as the new color for the team. In the 1908 season, a large red stockings logo was added to the front of the team's uniform. The National League team also changed back to the red uniform in 1908, but the AFC team still retained the red and announced the team's official nickname "Red Sox".
teams are often abbreviated as "Bosox" or "BoSox", which is a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (just like "ChiSox"). Sports writers will also call teams Crimson Hose and the Old Towne Team. Despite this, the vast majority of fans call the team "Sox".
1901 | Boston Americans | Boston AMERICANS |
1902 | Boston Jindouren team | Boston SOMERSETS |
1903 | Boston Pilgrims | Boston PILGRIMS |
1907 | Boston Red Sox | Boston RED SOX |
Team history
1901-1919
1901, then the player named Boston Americans took a group photo. File:1903 world series crowd.jpgScenes outside Hantington Avenue during the 1903 World Series The situation at Hantington Avenue before the first modern world series
1901 led by Ban Johnson claimed that it was on the same level as the only major league nations at that time. Later he changed the name of the league to the American League, and the leading team in the league had an unofficial nickname called " American ". This nickname often belongs to this newly formed team in Boston, because before 1908, the team did not have an official nickname. This emerging league team is located in and Buffalo. Ban Johnson hoped that a team would play in Boston with the National League team, so he moved Buffalo's team to Boston, with the home court set at Hantington Avenue. The Boston team won second and third results in the first two years of the league, and finally won the league championship in the third year, 1903, and the year after they defended their title successfully. The team's star players include third baseman Jimmy Collins, outfielders Ziko Starr, Buck Freeman and Pazzi Doherty, as well as the famous pitcher Young, who won the triple-winning 33 games in the 1901 season (41.8% of the team's 79 games), a defense ratio of 1.62 and strikeouts of 158 times.
1903 Boston participated in the first modern world competition , and his opponent was Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the National League championship with a 6 and a half game advantage. . With the support of the Red Sox fans who created the anthem "Tessie" and their strong pitching combat power, Boston overcame difficulties and defeated his opponent 5-3 in a 9-game 5-win series, winning the first World Series title.
1904, Boston was still strong, but they were strongly challenged by the New York Highlanders (the predecessor of the New York Yankees) and the championship was not decided until the final game of the season. The competition between the two teams began from the beginning of the season, and the two teams also made controversial transactions during the season, with Boston trading Patsy Dougherty for Bob Unglaub of the Highlanders. The climax came in the final stages of the season, with the two teams playing a dramatic double game at Hilltop Park Stadium, the home court of the Highlanders. To win the championship, the Highlanders need to win all two games. The Highlanders sent 41-win pitcher Jack Chesbro. When Boston attacked third base in the first half of the nine innings, Chesbro's finger-shot shot made a blast, Lou Criger returned to home base and scored a forward point, so the Americans won the game, which was also one of the most famous blast shots in baseball history.
Unfortunately, NFC champion New York Giants refuses to play in the playoffs because they don't want to add confidence to their city opponents (they expect the Highlanders to win the AFC). After that, the two leagues quickly made a decision: the World Series will be held permanently from 1905.
1906 Boston Americans annual ticket
But Boston immediately fell to a low point, and they even lost 100 games in the 1906 season. The subsequent addition of some celebrity players and changing the nickname to "Red Sox" helped the team quickly get out of the trough.
By 1909, middle and outfielder Tris Speaker had become a cricketer star in Boston Outfield, helping the team improve to third place. It was not until 1912 that the Red Sox won 102 wins, and the winning rate of 69.1% this year was also the team's record. With the outstanding performance of three outfielders - Tris Spike, Harry Hooper and Duffy Lewis - and star pitcher Smoky Joe Wood, the team beat the New York Giants 4-3-1 in the classic 1912 World Series. From 1913 to 1916, the team's boss was Joseph Lannin, who signed one of the most famous stars in history, Babe Ruth . The 101 victories in 1915 once again helped the team enter the World Series of that year, and eventually defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1. After the season, Tris Spike was traded to Cleveland Indians . The Red Sox won the world championship again in the 1916 season, this time defeating the Brooklyn Robins. In 1918, Babe Ruth led the team to defeat the Chicago Bears and won the world championship again.
For sale Baby Ruth
1916 Harry Frazee bought the Red Sox from Joseph Lannin for around $500,000. Before Babe Ruth's deal, Harry Frezi made several notable deals with Yankees.
118 On December 18, 1918, the boss packed star outfielder Duffy Lewis, pitcher Dutch Leonard (the defense ratio in 1914 was only 0.96, a record for contemporary baseball) and pitcher Ernie Shore to Yankee , in exchange for pitchers Ray Caldwell, Slim Love, Roxy Walters, Frank Gilhooley and $15,000. All three players were once the Red Sox stars who received much attention - Lewis was a key player in the 1910 world championship team, Shore is most famous for working with Baby Ruth to complete a complete game, and Leonard set a new record in defense rating in contemporary baseball history four years ago - a deal considered one of the worst in Boston's history. Then on July 13, 1919, the hook pitcher Carl Mays was also sent to the Yankees in exchange for Bob McGraw, Allan Russell and $40,000. Metz then threw good shots at the Yankees for a few years, but had discipline issues when he was in the Red Sox.
On December 26, 1919, Frezi sold Babe Ruth, who had played for six seasons in the Red Sox to rival New York Yankees (1919 season Ruth just broke the single-season home run record with 29 home runs) Frezi did this to fund Broadway singular 20 No, No, Nanette 5 opera, but in fact, the opera was not performed on Broadway until 1925. But according to research in Leigh Montville's book The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth, the silent version of the opera No, No, Nanette, My Female Friends (My Lady Friends) was released on Broadway in December 1919. The source of the opera's funds was indeed the money sold by Baby Ruth to Yankee.
During this period, the relationship between the Red Sox, Yankees and Chicago White Sox was eased; they were called "rebels" because of their previous actions that angered league chairman Ban Johnson.Although Frezi owns the Red Sox team, he does not own Fenway Park Stadium (the ownership of the stadium is Fenway Park Trust), which is a factor of instability; Johnson can take another team to Fenway Park at any time. Although the Red Sox is deeply in debt, Frezi feels he needs to buy the stadium (he did do it in 1920). The team believes Baby Ruth has a discipline problem and feels he will get more honors at the Yankees. In the end, Frezi decided to use Ruth to fill the team's financial gap.
New York Yankees have had a huge success after getting Babe Ruth and some other great players. The Red Sox was very bad in the 1920s and 1930s, and the deal for Baby Ruth was considered the beginning of the feud of the base sox. These two teams are considered by sports journalists as "the greatest competitors on the planet."
After deciding to quit the baseball circle, Frezi sold many excellent players, including switching a large number of players including Harry Harper, Ironman shortstop Everett Scott and Joe Dugan to the Yankees.
In the eight years from 1925 to 1932, the average number of defeats in the Red Sox exceeded 100 per quarter. The only shining point of the team was Earl Webb, who set a league record of 67 second bases in 1931. In 1933, Tom Yawkey bought the Red Sox and the team's fate began to change. He exchanged for pitcher Wes Ferrell and one of the best pitchers in history, Lefty Grove, to make the team competitive again in the next three decades. Jokey also brought the team outstanding shortstop Joe Cronin and strong first baseman Jimmy Fax, who scored 50 home runs in a single season in 1938, a team record that lasted for 69 years. The team record with a score of 175 points was also set by Fax.
1939-1960
1939, the Boston Red Sox bought out the contract of outfielder Ted Williams, who had previously played for the minor league team to the San Diego Padres, thus creating a new era. During that time, people often called the team "Ted Sox". Williams has always maintained a high hit rate and long-term play ability and is considered one of the strongest hitters in baseball history. The bullpen on the right field of Fenway Stadium was built for Williams, who played left, which is often called "Williamsburg". Before the bullpen was built, the right outfield was 400 feet (120 meters) away.
The Red Sox team led by Williams entered the World Championship in 1946, but eventually lost to St. Louis Cardinals with a total score of 3-4. Part of the reason is that the Cardinals used "Williams shift", which means that the shortstop guarded the right half of the infield, making it difficult for Williams, who was fighting on the left, to break through the infield. In a warm-up match before the World Series, Williams was hit in the elbow by a touch ball, which somewhat affected his performance. In Williams' first and only World Series, he hit only five hits in 25 hits.
In the seventh game of the 1946 World Series, the Cardinals hit a hit in the left field in the second half of the eighth inning. Enos Slaughter, a runner on first base, ran back to home base, and scored a leading point. The Cardinals also won the world championship that year with this point. At that time, Leon Culberson, the left fielder of Red Sox, received the ball and passed it back to the infield. Shortstop Johnny Pesky (the benchmark "Pesky benchmark" in the right field of Fenway Stadium is named after him) transferred back to home base, but unfortunately it was still a little slower. Some people say that Pesky hesitated during the transfer process, but this is controversial.
In addition to Williams and Pesky, the Red Sox in the 1940s also had several star players, including second baseman Bobby Doll and center fielder Dom DiMaggio.
in 1948 and 1949 both the Red Sox lost the AFC championship at a slight disadvantage.In 1948, they had the same record as Cleveland, but lost to their opponents in the playoffs, missing the opportunity to the Boston Civil War in the World Series. Strangely, Red Sox head coach Joe McCarthy chose pitcher Denny Galehouse to start over young left-hander Mel Parnell. In 1949, the Red Sox led the New York Yankees with two games left in the regular season, and the two teams faced each other head-on in the last two games, but the Red Sox lost the last two games.
1950s was considered the most painful period in the history of the Red Sox. When Williams returned from Korean War in 1953, the star players in the Red Sox either retired or were traded in the late 1940s. Critics often call the Red Sox a sarcastic line “Ted Williams and the Seven Dwarves.” Jackie Robinson is even willing to play for the Red Sox, but owner Tom Yawkey seems reluctant to show African-American players on his team. Willie Mays also tried to enter Fenway Stadium. The scouts in the Red Sox have a very high opinion of him, but they are also unable to play for the Red Sox due to their skin color. In 1957, 38-year-old Ted Williams still scored 38% of the best results, but this is also the only thing that Red Sox fans deserve to be pleased with. Williams chose to retire after the 1960 season, most famously hitting a home run in the last hitting table of his career, which was also recorded by novelist John Updike in his novel "Hub fans bid Kid adieu". The Red Sox was the last team in the major league to start using African-American players, and it wasn't until 1959 that they promoted black player Pumpsie Green from a minor league AAA team to the major league.
1960s
Although Williams' replacement Carl Yazemski first appeared in 1961 and gradually developed into one of the best hitters in that era when he was biased towards pitching, the 1960s were still dull for the Red Sox.
Red Sox fans all know that the 1967 season was called "Impossible Dream". This slogan comes from the popular musical "Man of La Mancha". The 1967 AFC Champions League Championship was considered the most intense season in baseball history, and there were still four teams with a chance to win the AFC Championship until the last game. In 1966, the Red Sox only won the ninth place in the United Nations League, but only a year later, the team completely changed its appearance and finally entered the 1967 World Series under the leadership of Yazhemsky. Yazemski won the FA Cup Triple Crown (Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown again in 2012): the hit rate was 326%, 44 home runs, and 121 RBI. The MVP selection was just one vote away from the MVP, and the Minnesota sports writer put Twins' midfielder Cesar Tovar in the first place in his vote. But the Red Sox finally lost 3-4 to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Legendary pitcher Bob Gibson scored three games for the Cardinals.
1970s
- Although the Red Sox were very competitive in the late 1960s and early 1970s, they always missed the FC East Champions. The closest to the division championship was in the 1972 season, when they were only second in the half behind the Detroit Tigers.
- 1975 Red Sox finally won the AMF championship. They have many talented players this season, besides Yazemski, there are rookie outfielders Jim Rice and Fred Lynn, veteran outfielder Dwight Evans, catcher Carlton Fisk and pitcher Luis Tiant. Lynn won the American League Best Rookie Award and the Most Valuable Player Award. He is the first player in history to win both awards at the same time. In 2001, Suzuki Ichiro also achieved this achievement. In the FA Championship, Red Sox swept the Oakland Athletics team .
- In the 1975 World Series, the Red Sox faced the extremely optimistic Cincinnati Reds, who were called "The Big Red Machine" at the time. Louis Tiante helped the Red Sox win in Game 1 and Game 4, but after five games, they trailed the Reds 2-3. Game 6 at Fenway Park is considered the greatest game in playoff history. In the second half of the eight innings, the Red Sox hit Bernie Carbo knocked a tied three-pointer home run from Reds’ aid pitcher Rawly Eastwick. In the first half of the eleventh, right fielder Dwight Evans made an incredible save, plugging Joe Morgan's tie ball into the gloves, and passing Ken Griffey, who had no time to return to the base, to save the draw. In the second half of the twelve innings, Carlton Fiske hit a goal and flew over the left field home run benchmark. As the ball flew in the air, Fiske waved his arm frantically, hoping that the ball would be an intra-bound ball. In the end, the ball followed his wish, and Fenway Stadium was immediately excited, and the Red Sox won 7-6. This shot is played repeatedly in the ESPN Classic channel.
In the seventh game, the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead from the beginning, but in the end they lost the game 3-4. A slow spinning curveball thrown by starting pitcher Bill Lee was swept out by Reds' Tony Perez. The Red Man got the winning score in the ninth game. Carlton Fisk said a famous saying about the World Series that year: "We won the game, but the score is 3-4. (We won that thing 3 games to 4)"
1976 Boston Red Sox's new logo 1978 season AM Championship competition
1978 season, the Red Sox and Yankees fought fiercely for the AFC championship. In July, the Yankees were still 14 and a half games behind the Red Sox. On September 10, after completing four sweeps against the Red Sox, the Yankees caught up with the leader.
In the last three weeks of the regular season, the two teams competed fiercely, and the leading positions were alternating many times. On the last day of the season, the Yankees' magic number is 1 - as long as they defeat the Cleveland Indians or lose to the Toronto Bluebirds, they can win the AFC championship. But the Yankees lost 2-9 to their opponents and the Red Sox won 5-0, and both teams had to play the playoffs. The play-off will be held on October 2 at Fenway Park Stadium.
In this play-off, Yankees' Bucky Dent knocked a three-point home run over the Green Monster in the seventh inning from Red Sox pitcher Mike Torrez, giving Yankees the first lead. Reggie Jackson's first half of the eighth innings helped the Yankees win 5-4.
1986 season
1983 Red Sox won only sixth among the seven teams in the Eastern Conference of the United Nations, which was the worst year since 1966. After that, Karl Yazemsky chose to retire. But in 1986 the team got a turnaround. The offense is still very strong, and the team has many strong players, such as Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, Don Baylor and Wade Boggs. Ace pitcher Roger Clemens scored a stunning 24 wins, 4 losses, a 2.48 defense rating, and a 20 strikeout game, winning the AFC Young Award and the Most Valuable Player Award. This was the first starter to win both awards since Vida Blue in 1971, and no starter won the MVP award since then.
The Red Sox won the AFC championship again 11 years later, and the opponent Red Sox faced was the California Angels in the AFC Championship. The two teams won one in the first two games, but the Angels won the next two home games, leading 3-1 in the total score. The Angels still led 5-2 in the first half of the fifth game.Baylor's two-point home run narrowed the gap to one point. The two were out and one person was at base, and the Red Sox was only one good goal away from being eliminated, but Dave Henderson hit a home run from Donnie Moore to bring the Red Sox back to life and take the lead 6-5. Although the Angels tied the score in the second half of the nine innings, Henderson's Gao Fei sacrifice in the first half of the eleventh innings helped the Red Sox win. After returning to Fenway Park Stadium in the last two games, the Red Sox became more and more courageous, winning two consecutive victories with a advantage of 6 points and 7 points, and finally winning the American League championship.
In the 1986 World Series, the Red Sox faced the hottest New York Metropolitan , and they won 108 games in the regular season. The Red Sox won two first wins at Shia Stadium, but lost the next two home games. The starting pitcher Bruce Hurst helped the Red Sox win, just one game away from winning the world championship again after 68 years. Game 6 became one of the most unbearable defeats in team history. Clemens' seven-inning good shots helped the team take a 3-2 lead. The Mets then tied the score and entered a playoff game. The Red Sox took a 5-3 lead with Henderson's spring home run and Boggs' second baseball hit with second baseman Marty Barrett.
When the two were eliminated in the second half of the ten innings, NBC TV screens had already shown subtitles: Barrett is the best player in the game, and Bruce Hurst is the MVP of the World Series. Even the scoreboard at Chia Stadium was put on the scoreboard to congratulate the Red Sox for winning the world championship. After so many years of setbacks, Red Sox fans around the world think they can finally taste the taste of victory. But the Metropolis didn't give up, with Gary Carter, Kevin Mitchell and Ray Knight hitting three hits one after another. Red Sox pitcher Bob Stanley made a big shot and the game turned into a tie. Mookie Wilson then hit a weak ground in the first base, but first baseman Bill Buckner actually let the ball pass through the middle of his legs, and Knight returned to home base and scored a lead.
Although the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead at the beginning of the seventh game, they eventually lost the game and missed the world championship. The curse of the Red Sox continues.
1988-1991
1988 Red Sox returned to the playoffs. The Red Sox only ranked fourth in the division in the All-Star Game. On July 15, head coach John McNamara was fired and Joe Morgan took over. The Red Sox immediately achieved a 12-game winning streak, and won 19 wins in 20 games, and finally won the AMEA East Championship incredibly, which many people call Morgan Magic (Morgan Magic) . But the magic ended soon, and the Red Sox was unfortunately swept out by the Oakland athlete in the AFC Championship. Ironically, the series' MVP is former Red Sox pitcher and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, who won all four games to rescue. Two years later, the Red Sox once again entered the AFC Championship as the champion of the East. Unfortunately, history has happened again, and the Red Sox was swept out by the athletes.
1992-2001
The boss of the team, Tom Yooge, died in 1978, and his wife Jean R. Yawkey took over his job until she died in 1992. The initials of their two names, “TAY” and “JRY”, were engraved on the wall of the left field in the form of Morse code. After Jane Jokey's death, the team was taken over by Jokey Trust under John Harrington. In 2002, the company sold the team, ending Jokey's 70-year ownership of the team.
In 1994, Massachusetts native Dan Duquette replaced Lou Gorman as the team's general manager, who once worked for the Montreal Expo team.Duquet is also responsible for the farm system, and under his leadership, Red Sox Farm has produced outstanding players like Noma Jasiapara, Karl Pavano and David Eckstein. Duquet also dared to take action in the free market. The most eye-catching thing is that he signed Manny Ramirez for $116 million in 8 years in 2000.
- 1995 Red Sox won the rezoning Eastern Conference championship with the advantage of leading the Yankees 7 games. But it was swept by the Cleveland Indians in the AFC Divisional Game. Since Game 5 of the 1986 World Series, the Red Sox has lost 13 consecutive games in the playoffs.
- In 1997, the Red Sox withdrew from the fierce championship battle, and then the team traded the terminator Slokham to the Mariners in exchange for rookie catcher Jason Varitek and right-hander Drek Love. Before the 1998 season started, the team sent Tony Armas Jr. and Carl Pavano to the Montreal Expo team in exchange for star pitcher Pedro Martinis. Martinis became the team's ace pitcher and performed well in the next few seasons. The team won the AMU wild card in 1998, but lost to the Indians again in the AMU division.
- In 1999, Duquet claimed that the Fenway Park Stadium was no longer economically applicable, so he and the team's boss jointly promoted the plan to build a new stadium. Although supported by the Massachusetts Supreme Court and some other politicians, the issue was not approved by the Boston City Council.
- In this season's playoffs, the Red Sox finally got the chance to revenge the Indians. Although he lost the first two games, the Red Sox won three consecutive games to eliminate their opponents thanks to the outstanding performance of three major pitchers Derek Love, Perjo Martinez and his brother Ramon Martinez. The fourth game was 23-7, the highest score in a single game in major league playoff history. In the fifth game, the Indians led 5-2 in the first two games, but Perjo Martinis endured a shoulder injury, took the board in the fourth game, and shot 6 no-hit matches, helping the Red Sox win 12-8, with Troy O'Leary having a single double shot with 7 RBIs. In the subsequent AFC Championship, the team lost 1-4 to their rival New York Yankees and missed the World Series. The only highlight of the series was the Red Sox winning a highly hyped match – a showdown between Martinez and Clemens in Game 3 of the series.
2002 to present
Henry came to Boston
In 2002, Harrington, director and chairman of Yawkey, decided to sell the team to the New England Sports Investment Company led by John Henry. Tom Werner is the executive chairman and Larry Lukino is the chairman and CEO. After the season that year, Yale graduate Theo Epstein, who was only 28 years old, became the team's general manager, and he also became the youngest general manager in major league history.
Red Sox players celebrated their qualification for wildcards in the 2003 season.
2003 season, Epstein introduced first baseman Kevin Millar to the team, which strengthened the depth of the line again. Shea Hillenbrand was also traded for Arizona Rattlers' relay pitcher Kim Byung-hyun.
In the 2003 AFC Divisional Tournament, the team once again made the second and third rounds back when they were behind the athletes 0-2. In the fifth game, Derek Lowe returned to the role of relay and helped the team defend a key victory. The team then met the New York Yankees in the AP League Championship. In Game 7, the Red Sox still led 5-2 until the eighth inning, but Pedro Martinez was hit by a tied three-pointer home run. The Red Sox couldn't get any points from Mariano Rivera in the last three innings, and the eleventh inning Yankees third baseman Aaron Boone hit a goodbye home run from Butterfly pitcher Tim Wakefield.After the end of the season, former Philadelphia Phillies head coach Terry Francona took over Fenway Stadium.
long-term world champion
After the 2003 season and before the 2004 season, the Red Sox poached another starting pitcher, Curt Schilling, to strengthen the pitching camp, so that the expectations of the Red Sox in the entire region have increased greatly. Many people think 2004 should be a year to relive the dream of winning. The regular season started not very smoothly and continued until halfway through the season. The team continued to perform mediocrely, trailing the New York Yankees in their performance for more than ten games. Management made a deal that shocked the entire team before July 31 - Major League Baseball trading deadline ended. The team's popular shortstop Noma Jasiapara traded to the Chicago Cubs; the Montreal Expo team received Orlando Cabrera; and the Minnesota Twins won Doug Minkevic. The deal involves four teams. After that, the team had a helping hand and ended the regular season with only three games behind the New York Yankees who were also in the East of the American League, and finally won the wild card status to enter the playoffs.
In the first round of the playoffs, the American League Divisional Games, the Boston Red Sox successfully defeated the American League West Champion Los Angeles Angels with a record of 3:0. In the second round, the American League Championship, the Red Sox encountered its rival, the New York Yankees.
Although many fans were very optimistic about the Boston Red Sox before the game, the start of the championship game was disastrous for the Red Sox. After losing with a larger score of 8-19 in the third game, the Red Sox quickly fell behind with 0 wins and 3 losses.
In the second half of the fourth game of the American League Championship, the Red Sox fell behind 3:4 and was forced to a desperate situation. At this time, the Yankees' famous ace rescue pitcher Mariano Levira appeared. Kevin Mulla first walked on base, David Roberts replaced Mira as a replacement for the runner and quickly stole the second base. Next, Bill Mille instantly scored a hit and scored 1 RBI, forcing the game to enter the playoffs. In the second half of the twelfth inning, David Otitz swung a two-pointer and the Red Sox won the game with a tough win.
The next night, the Red Sox replayed, scoring points on Mariano Levira again, forcing the playoffs to prolong the game, right in the second half of the 14th inning, David Otitz hit a goodbye hit again, and the Red Sox won the fifth game.
In the sixth game, the two teams returned to Yankee Stadium, and the Red Sox continued their myth. Curt Schilling made seven shots in the first shot with a temporary surgery on his ankle and still had blood seepage, hitting out four hitters, and only once walked, losing one point. The Red Sox won the game 4:2 and tied the total score to 3:3. In the seventh game, the Red Sox won the game with two home runs from Johnny Damon and excellent pitching from Derek Love, and finally achieved a historic big reversal. Due to David Otitz's decisive role in Games 4 and 5, he also became the MVP of the American League Championship.
Another team that entered the World Series was the St. Louis Cardinals from the National League. The Cardinals are the best in the regular season on all Major League Baseball teams. In 1946 and 1967, the Cardinals beat the Red Sox twice in the World Series with a 4-3 record. At this time, the Red Sox was already unstoppable and finally defeated the Cardinals with a 4-0 record. After 86 years of separation from the world champion, I finally got what I wanted and reached the top again, breaking the Babe Ruth curse.
2005-2006
After winning the world championship that he had been waiting for 86 years, the club renewed his contract with Jason Varitek and appointed him as captain. The team had a good start in the 2005 season and remained at the No. 1 position in the Eastern Conference, but after the Star Game, the team encountered some difficulties and allowed the Yankees to catch up.The division championship battle lasted until the last weekend of the regular season, with the Yankees coming to Fenway Stadium with a lead. The Red Sox won two games in the final series, so that their record with the Yankees was 95 wins and 67 losses, but there was no need to play the game. In the 19 games of the regular season, the Yankees won 10 victories, so they won the division championship, while the Red Sox qualified for wildcards. In the first round of the playoffs, the Red Sox was swept out by the APAC Central Champion Chicago White Sox.
The new season of the Red Sox Infield consists of third baseman Mike Lowell, new shortstop Alex Gonzalez, second baseman Mark Loretta and first baseman Kevin Ukuris. It can be said to be one of the strongest infields in the major leagues. The 2006 season Red Sox was the team with the least platoon errors in the AFC, and on June 30, the team set a new major league record without any mistakes in 17 consecutive games.
The biggest highlight of the 2006 season is that the team found a new terminator Jonathan Paiberbon. He successfully set a new player record in the history of the Red Sox with 35 rescues and was selected into the All-Star Game. In addition, David Ortiz also broke Jimmy Fax's 69-year single-season home run record with 54 home runs. After the All-Star Game, the increasing injuries seriously affected the team's performance. Throughout August, the Red Sox record was only 9 wins and 21 losses. The injury of Jason Varitek, Trot Nixon and Manny Ramirez has greatly reduced the power of the line, and the departure of the pitcher group Tim Wakefield, rookie Jon Lester (diagnosed with lymphoma), and Matt Clement has become an irreparable loophole. In the end, the Red Sox ranked third in the Eastern Conference with 86 wins and 76 losses.
Second World Championship in four years [Edit] Main article: Boston Red Sox 2007 US President Bush met with all members of the Red Sox who won the World Championship at the White House in the 2007 season.
In order to rise again in the 2007 season, Epstein made the most amazing deal in baseball history. On November 14, 2006, the Major League announced that Boston Red Sox won the negotiation qualification with Japanese super pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka for a bid of $51.1 million. Finally on December 13, Matsuzaka signed a $52 million contract with Red Sox for a six-year contract.
, Trot Nixon, who is popular among fans, finally entered the free market and joined the Indians. To fill the vacant right field, on January 25, 2007, the team signed J.D. Drew on a five-year, $70 million contract. The shortstop position is replaced by Julio Lugo. Former second baseman Mark Loreta also joined the Houston Astronauts through the free market, with the opening season being played by newcomer Dustin Pedroya.
has never lost this position since the Red Sox reached the No. 1 place in the Eastern Conference in mid-April. Ortiz and Ramirez still provide strong fire support, and Lowell, Ukuris and Pedroia performed quite well. Although Drew, Lugo and Chrisp's condition is not ideal, Lowell and Ukuris' performance is enough to fill the loopholes in the offense. Pedroa did not find the touch at the start of the season, but Frankner still gave the newcomer enough patience and confidence. Pedroa did not disappoint the head coach's trust and increased the strike rate to more than 30% before the All-Star Game.
In terms of pitching, Beckett showed the level of ace pitchers, with a score of 12 wins and 2 losses in the first half of the season. When the other four starting pitchers had problems, he always stood up and helped the Red Sox stop losing. In terms of bullpen, Kashibang and Okashima Hideki also shared considerable responsibilities for the starter pitcher. The two men were responsible for the eighth and ninth innings respectively, giving the starting pitcher a strong sense of stability. Hideki Okashima's defense ratio in the first half of the season was only 0.88 and was selected into the All-Star lineup.
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All-Star Game, the Red Sox once expanded its lead to 10 games.Beckett continued to play well and eventually became the only 20-win pitcher of the season. Veteran Wakefield also shines again, with a final record of 17 wins and 12 losses. On September 1, pitcher Clay Bookholz, who rose from minor leagues, made a no-hit game in his second major league start. Another outfielder, Yagoby Aylesbry, who rose from the farm, also shared a large part of Ramirez's responsibilities in September, giving Ramirez a full rest. This month, Aylesbre's batting rate reached 361%, and had 3 home runs, 17 RBIs and 8 base steals. Lowell took on the responsibility of the fourth bat in September, ranking first in the team with 120 points in the entire season. In the end, Pedroa won the FAA Rookie King with a 317% strike rate, and the team also won the FAA Eastern Conference championship again after 12 years.
In the playoffs, the Red Sox swept the Los Angeles Anahan Angels with straight down 3 and entered the American League Championship against the Cleveland Indians. Although the Red Sox won the first game, they lost all the next three games, which greatly reduced their hopes of entering the World Series. However, the team relied on the excellent performances of pitchers Jash Beckett, Matsuzaka Daisuke and Curt Schilling in the next three games to win by a large score difference and qualify for the World Championship.
In the final World Series, Red Sox faces the dark horse Colorado Rockies. In the first game, Beckett lost only 1 point in his main shot in 7 games, and finally won 13-1, setting the tone for the entire series. In the second game, Schilling-Hideki Okajima-Paibabon connected, and the Red Sox narrowly defeated his opponent by 2-1 by one point. In the third game, the Red Sox's powerful line-up helped the team draw 10-5 smoothly. In the fourth game, Jon Lester replaced Wakefield to start, and scored no points in 5 and 2/3 of the main shots, completing his pitching mission. Relying on World Series MVP Lowell's outstanding performance and Bobby Kielty's home run, the Red Sox finally swept Colorado Rockies straight down 4, winning the world championship for the second time in four years. After winning the World Championship after
2008, the Red Sox began their new season journey at the Tokyo Dome of Japan. This is the third time in the history of the major leagues to open in Japan. In this first game, the Red Sox defeated the Auckland athlete 7-5. The Red Soxes went very smoothly in the early part of the season and occupied the No. 1 position in the Eastern Conference, but they were strongly challenged by the dark horse Tampa Bay Light. Leicester made a no-hit match against Kansas City Royals on May 19, the 18th no-hit match in the history of the Red Sox. This season, Leicester hit the level of ace pitchers, with a defense ratio of 3.21 with 16 wins and 6 losses. The injury caused huge trouble to the Red Sox's lineup. Ortiz's wrist injury made him miss 45 games. Lowell's hip laceration also made him unable to play for weeks. J.D. Drew's back injury greatly affected his performance in the second half of the season. Outfielder Ramirez had a quarrel with the team, including disagreement with his teammates and staff (pushing each other with Kevin Ukuris in the lounge), criticizing the team boss, and suspected of cheating and unwilling to play. The team finally decided to send him to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the July 31 trade deadline and received Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The first four games of the Red Sox fell behind with a total score of 1-3, but in the fifth game, the Red Sox staged the biggest reversal in the history of the AP League Championship. In the first seven games, the Red Sox still lag behind by 0-7. When everyone thought that the Red Sox would be eliminated, the Red Sox staged an incredible big reversal and finally won 8-7. In the 6th game, the Red Sox tied with a tie of 3. Unfortunately, they lost the 7th game and failed to make a big comeback again like in 2007. This is also the eighth consecutive year that the world champion missed the title (starting from the New York Yankees in 2000).
In 2009, the Red Sox won the wild card qualification and entered the playoffs with 95 wins and 67 losses, but lost to the Los Angeles Angels 0-3 in the AFC Divisional Game. In 2010, the Red Sox was unable to enter the playoffs due to too many injuries, and finally left a record of 89 wins and 73 losses to win third place in the Eastern Conference. In the 2011 season, the Red Sox defeated the Mariners 3-1. Frankner became the 57th head coach to win a thousand wins, and also gave the Mariners 14 consecutive losses. At the end of August, the Boston Red Sox scored the best in the league. When fans and media thought that the team was not a problem entering the playoffs, the Red Sox began to fall. Throughout September, the Red Sox scored 7-20 and lost to the Baltimore Orioles at the end of the last day of the regular season, creating an incredible reversal in Tampa Bay, and missing the playoffs. On September 30, 2011, Frankner decided not to renew his contract with the Red Sox, and the "Frankner Era" of the Boston Red Sox came to an end.
In 2012, Red Sox was dissatisfied with head coach Baby Valentine's main gun against Kevin Ukuris in April, saying that the game was not concentrated enough compared to the past season, which aroused dissatisfaction with teammate Dustin Pedroia and other players. The year was 69 wins and 93 losses, and Valentine was fired by the Red Sox on the grounds of poor record.
2013: The third World Series champion in the 21st century [Edit] See: 2013 American League Championship and 2013 World Series
[[File: Massachusetts Capitol displays the Red Sox's pennant in the 2013 World Series]] In the 2013 season, the Red Sox announced that John Farrell, the retired Bluebirds head coach, became the 45th Red Sox head coach, entered the playoffs with 97 wins and 65 losses, interrupting the Red Sox to miss the playoffs for three consecutive years, and also won the throne of the Eastern Conference again after 2007.
ALDS, the Red Sox eliminated the AMF Wild Catampa Bay Light with 3 wins and 1 defeat, advanced to the AMF Championship, and then defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 wins and 2 defeats to win the AMF Championship. Red Sox and Cardinals reenact the 2004 World Series battle scene.
On October 30, the Red Sox defeated the Cardinals at Fenway Stadium and won the World Championship with 4 wins and 2 losses. It is also the second time that he defeated the Cardinals in the World Championships since 2004, and he is the third World Championship champion in 10 years.
2016: Farewell to Dad
- The veteran David Ortiz announced that he would retire after playing this season. Before the season, the Red Sox recruited David Price with a seven-year contract of $217 million, and then used Manuel Margot, Javier Guerra, Carlos Asuaje, and Logan Allen to exchange for the Padres' finalist Craig Kimbrel. The Red Sox won the East Division championship again after 2013 with 93 wins and 69 losses this season. However, he performed poorly in the division series and was swept straight to three times by the Cleveland Indians.
- and David Ortiz's performance in the last year of his career has not deteriorated. He hit 38 home runs and a .315 batting rate, winning the RBI with 127 RBIs. Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia in the lineup both scored more than 200 hits, and Betts had 31 home runs and 113 RBIs, but lost to Angels' Mike Trout in the annual MVP vote.
World Ranking
On August 3, 2020, the Boston Red Sox (MLB Baseball) ranked 16th in the world's most valuable sports teams in 2020 with a value of 3.3 billion US dollars.
In September 2022, it ranked 30th among the 50 highest-value sports teams in the world in 2022 announced by Forbes. Palm Garden City Stadium Red Sox Team logo Spring Training Home game
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