Boston Red Sox
FRANCHISE HISTORY  
  SEASON POSTSEASON TOP BATTER TOP PITCHER #1 DRAFT PICK  
1950 68 86 (4th) 0 0 DNQ Sid Gordon Howie Pollet Chico Carrasquel  
1951 90 64 (1st) 7 7 AL PENNANT Sid Gordon Murry Dickson Bob Friend  
1952 75 79 (2nd) 0 0 DNQ Sid Gordon Bobby Shantz Harvey Haddix  
1953 72 82 (3rd) 0 0 DNQ Gus Zernial Harvey Haddix Al Kaline  
1954 85 69 (2nd) 0 0 DNQ Bobby Avila Harvey Haddix Camilo Pascual  
1955 95 56 (1st) 7 6 AL PENNANT Al Kaline Jim A. Wilson Jim Bunning  
1956 88 66 (1st) 1 4 AL EAST Al Kaline Harvey Haddix Bill White  
1957 94 60 (1st) 1 4 AL EAST Al Kaline Bobby Shantz Claude Osteen  
1958 79 75 (2nd) 0 0 DNQ Al Kaline Bobby Shantz Vada Pinson  
1959 93 61 (1st) 8 2 CHAMPION Vada Pinson Camilo Pascual Clete Boyer  
1960 114 40 (1st) 6 6 AL PENNANT Vada Pinson Jim Bunning Jim Kaat  
1961 97 65 (1st) 4 5 AL PENNANT Vada Pinson Jim Bunning Carl Yastrzemski  
1962 97 65 (1st) 5 4 AL PENNANT Vada Pinson Camilo Pascual Tony Oliva  
1963 104 58 (1st) 8 3 CHAMPION Vada Pinson Camilo Pascual Rico Petrocelli  
1964 90 72 (1st) 3 4 AL EAST Boog Powell Larry Jackson Tony Perez  
1965 100 62 (1st) 4 4 AL PENNANT Carl Yastrzemski Jim Bunning Steve Carlton  
1966 93 69 (2nd) 0 0 DNQ Boog Powell Jim Bunning Nolan Ryan  
1967 106 56 (1st) 8 6 CHAMPION Carl Yastrzemski Jim Bunning Amos Otis  
1968 87 75 (2nd) 0 0 DNQ Carl Yastrzemski Claude Osteen Rollie Fingers  
1969 113 49 (1st) 12 4 CHAMPION Tony Perez Mickey Lolich Carlton Fisk  
1970 112 50 (1st) 10 8 AL PENNANT Tony Perez Rollie Fingers Larry Bowa  
1971 102 60 (1st) 7 7 AL EAST Sal Bando Jim Palmer Cecil Cooper  
1972 110 52 (1st) 8 7 AL PENNANT Amos Otis Steve Carlton Dwight Evans  
1973 106 56 (1st) 3 4 AL EAST Tony Perez Nolan Ryan Dave Parker  
1974 91 71 (2nd) 5 7 WILD CARD Mike Schmidt Nolan Ryan Fred Lynn  
1975 109 53 (1st) 12 3 CHAMPION Dave Parker Jim Palmer Willie Randolph  
1976 105 57 (1st) 0 4 AL EAST Mike Schmidt Nolan Ryan Joe Sambito  
1977 132 30 (1st) 10 5 AL PENNANT Mike Schmidt Jim Palmer Lance Parrish  
1978 117 45 (1st) 12 4 CHAMPION Jim Rice Jim Palmer Ozzie Smith  
1979 124 38 (1st) 9 7 AL PENNANT Jim Rice Nolan Ryan Kirk Gibson  
1980 111 51 (1st) 7 5 AL EAST Mike Schmidt Steve Carlton Lee Smith  
1981 101 61 (1st) 9 9 AL PENNANT Mike Schmidt Nolan Ryan Ryne Sandberg  
1982 104 58 (1st) 6 7 AL EAST Jim Rice Jim Palmer Wade Boggs  
1983 105 57 (1st) 6 7 AL EAST     Mike Fitzgerald  
1984 117 45 (1st) 12 3 CHAMPION     Roger Clemens  
1985 99 63 (1st) 6 6 AL EAST     Rick Aguilera  
TOTAL 3585 2156   196 152          
                     
YEARS 36  
DIVISION TITLE 28  
WILDCARD BERTH 1  
AL PENNANT 18  
LEAGUE CHAMPION 7 1959, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1984
   
1950 Boston Red Sox inaugural season; home field is Fenway Park
1959 Won first league championship
   
AWARDS
MVP CY YOUNG PLATINUM BAT ROLAIDS RELIEVER GOLD GLOVE
(12) (15) (10) (9) (66)
Vada Pinson (3) Jim Bunning (4) Mike Schmidt (4) Rollie Fingers (5) Carl Yastrzemski (7)
Mike Schmidt (3) Nolan Ryan (4) Carl Yastrzemski (2) Bobby Shantz (4) Larry Bowa (7)
Carl Yastrzemski (2) Camilo Pascual (2) Jim Rice (2)   Bill D. White (6)
Nolan Ryan (2) Steve Carlton (2) Al Kaline (1)   Bobby Richardson (5)
Steve Carlton (1) Mickey Lolich (1) Davey Johnson (1)   Amos Otis (5)
Jim Rice (1) Jim Palmer (1)     Clete Boyer (4)
  Frank Viola (1)     Vada Pinson (4)
        Mike Schmidt (4)
        Eddie Yost (3)
        Al Kaline (3)
ROOKIE       Alan Trammell (3)
(3)       Leo Cardenas (2)
Al Kaline ('54)       Larry Jackson (2)
Fred Lynn ('75)       Ryne Sandberg (2)
Kent Hrbek ('82)       Gus Triandos (1)
        Charlie Neal (1)
        Jim Bunning (1)
        Davey Johnson (1)
        Steve Carlton (1)
        Sal Bando (1)
        Dennis Leonard (1)
        Tony Perez (1)
        Willie Randolph (1)
         

DRAFT PICKS

 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

RESERVE CLAUSE
 Steve Carlton (1965)
Nolan Ryan (1966)
Barry Bonds (1986)
 Ken Griffey Jr. (1989)

FRANCHISE RECORDS
       
SINGLE SEASON
BATTING AVERAGE .387 Al Kaline 1955
ON BASE PERCENTAGE .456 Carl Yastrzemski 1970
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .668 Wally Post 1955
ON BASE + SLUGGING 1.093 Al Kaline 1955
AT BATS 720 Bobby Richardson 1964
HITS 245 Al Kaline 1955
DOUBLES 53 Vada Pinson 1959
TRIPLES 21 Vada Pinson 1963
HOME RUNS 50 Wally Post / Tony Perez 1955 / 1969
TOTAL BASES 411 Al Kaline 1955
EXTRA BASE HITS 93 Vada Pinson 1963
RUNS SCORED 147 Carl Yastrzemski 1970
RUNS BATTED IN 159 Wally Post 1955
STOLEN BASES 40 Vada Pinson 1960
WALKS 138 Carl Yastrzemski 1970
STRIKEOUTS 131 Tony Perez 1970
PINCH HITS 13 Joe Demaeastri 1951
EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1.52 Saul Rogovin 1951
WINNING PERCENTAGE .889 Jim Bunning 1967
WINS 27 Jim Bunning 1966
LOSSES 20 Jim A. Wilson 1952
SAVES 50 Bobby Shantz 1956
INNINGS PITCHED 328 Jim Bunning 1966
GAMES PITCHED 161 Rollie Fingers 1970
GAMES STARTED 41 Bob Friend 1956
COMPLETE GAMES 23 Jim Bunning 1966
SHUTOUTS 7 3 players tied  
STRIKEOUTS 257 Jim Bunning 1965
WALKS 139 Paul Foytack 1956
       
CAREER
BATTING AVERAGE .314 Sid Gordon 1950-1954
ON BASE PERCENTAGE .409 Eddie Yost 1950-1962
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .560 Gus Zernial 1950-1954
ON BASE + SLUGGING .958 Sid Gordon 1950-1954
AT BATS 9470 Al Kaline 1953-1971
HITS 2901 Al Kaline 1953-1971
DOUBLES 495 Al Kaline 1953-1971
TRIPLES 135 Vada Pinson 1958-1971
HOME RUNS 399 Al Kaline 1953-1971
TOTAL BASES 4765 Al Kaline 1953-1971
EXTRA BASE HITS 980 Al Kaline 1953-1971
RUNS SCORED 1678 Al Kaline 1953-1971
RUNS BATTED IN 1642 Al Kaline 1953-1971
STOLEN BASES 136 Vada Pinson 1958-1971
WALKS 1214 Eddie Yost 1950-1962
STRIKEOUTS 1014 Vada Pinson 1958-1971
PINCH HITS 36 Wally Post 1951-1957
EARNED RUN AVERAGE 2.83 Sparky Lyle 1967-1971
WINNING PERCENTAGE .714 Jim Palmer 1965-1971
WINS 280 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
LOSSES 129 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
SAVES 407 Bobby Shantz 1950-1964
INNINGS PITCHED 3649 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
GAMES PITCHED 681 Bobby Shantz 1950-1964
GAMES STARTED 462 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
COMPLETE GAMES 173 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
SHUTOUTS 53 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
STRIKEOUTS 2571 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
WALKS 916 Jim Bunning 1955-1971
GAMES (P) 681 Bobby Shantz 1950-1964
GAMES (C) 431 Andy Seminick 1950-1955
GAMES (1B) 1274 Bill D. White 1956-1966
GAMES (2B) 1021 Bobby Richardson 1955-1965
GAMES (3B) 1453 Eddie Yost 1950-1962
GAMES (SS) 1027 Dick Groat 1952-1962
GAMES (OF) 2581 Al Kaline 1953-1971
GAMES (OF) 1943 Vada Pinson 1958-1971
GAMES (OF) 1680 Carl Yastrzemski 1961-1971
       

RED SOX HALL OF FAME

TBD
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