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Team Founded:
1901
Team History:
1901-02 - Boston Somersets
1903-04 - Boston Pilgrams
1905-06 - Boston Puritans
1907-Present - Boston Red Sox
Team Colors: Red,
White, Navy Blue & Scarlet; Grey
(Road)
Derivative: Held the name of the Somersets
in the early 1900s in honor of their
owner, Charles Somers. However, they
switched their stockings from red
to white and took the name Red Sox.
Mailing & Stadium Address:
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
4 Yawkey Way
Boston, MA 02215-3496
617-267-1700, 9440
Opened: April 20,
1912
First Official Game:
April 20, 1912, 7-6 win over New York
Highlanders
Stadium Capacity: 33,871
Surface: Natural
Grass
Dimensions:
* Home to Left Field - 315 Feet
* Home to Left-Center Field - 379
Feet
* Home to Center Field - 390 Feet
* Home to Center-Field Corner - 420
Feet
* Home to Right-Center Field - 380
Feet
* Home to Right Field - 302 Feet
* Height of Outfield Walls - 23 Feet
(Left Field with screen)
37 Feet (Left Field wall)
17 Feet (Center Field)
5 Feet (Bullpens)
3-5 Feet (Right Field Fence)
Ground Rules:
- Foul poles, screen poles and screen
on top of left-field fence are
outside playing field.
- A ball going through scoreboard,
either on the bound or fly, is
two bases.
- A Fly ball striking left center-field
wall to right of line
behind flag-pole is a home run.
- A Fly ball striking wall or flag-pole
and bounding into bleachers
is a home run.
- A Fly ball striking line or right
of same on wall in right in
right center is a home run.
- A Fly ball striking wall left of
line and bounding into bullpen
is a home run.
- A ball sticking in the bullpen screen
or bouncing into the
bullpen is two bases.
- A batted or thrown ball remaining
behind or under canvas or in
tarp cylinder is two bases.
- A ball striking the top of the scoreboard
in left field in the
ladder below top of wall and bounding
out of the park is two bases.
General Partners:
John Henry, Tom Werner
President: Larry
Lucchino
General Manager: Theo
Epstein
Manager: Grady Little
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Coaching
History:
Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1901-06 Jimmy Collins 464- 389 5- 3
(Replaced after 136 games of 1906 Season)
Chick Stahl 5- 13
1907 George Huff 3- 5
(Replaced after 8 Games of 1907 Season)
Bob Unglaub 8- 20
(Replaced after 28 Games of 1907 Season)
Cy Young 3- 4
(Replaced after 7 Games of 1907 Season)
Jim Deacon McGuire 45- 63
1908 Jim Deacon McGuire 53- 60
(Replaced after 113 Games of 1908 Season)
Fred Lake 22- 19
1909 Fred Lake 88- 61
1910-11 Patsy Donovan 159- 147
1912-13 Jake Stahl 144- 88 4- 3-1
(Replaced after 80 Games of 1913 Season)
Bill Carrigan 40- 30
1914-16 Bill Carrigan 283- 175 8- 2
1917 Jack Barry 90- 62
1918-20 Ed Barrow 213- 203 4- 2
1921-22 Hugh Duffy 136- 172
1923 Frank Chance 61- 91
1924-26 Lee Fohl 160- 299
1927-29 Bill Carrigan 166- 295
1930 Heinie Wagner 52- 102
1931-32 Shano Collins 73- 134
(Replaced after 55 Games of 1932 Season)
Marty McManus 32- 67
1933 Marty McManus 63- 86
1934 Bucky Harris 76- 76
1935-47 Joe Cronin 1071- 916 3- 4
1948-50 Joe McCarthy 224- 147
(Replaced after 59 Games of 1950 Season)
Steve O'Neill 63- 32
1951 Steve O'Neill 87- 67
1952-54 Lou Boudreau 229- 232
1955-59 Pinky Higgins 360- 329
(Replaced after 73 Games of 1959 Season)
Rudy York 0- 1
Billy Jurges 44- 36
1960 Billy Jurges 15- 27
(Replaced after 42 games of 1960 Season)
Pinky Higgins 48- 57
1960-62 Pinky Higgins 152- 170
1963-64 Johnny Pesky 146- 175
(Replaced after 160 Games of 1964 Season)
Billy Herman 2- 0
1965-66 Billy Herman 126- 182
(Replaced after 154 Games of 1966 Season)
Pete Runnels 8- 8
1967-69 Dick Williams 260- 217 3- 4
(Replaced after 153 Games of 1969 Season)
Eddie Popowski 5- 4
1970-73 Eddie Kasko 346- 295
1974-76 Darrell Johnson 220- 188 6- 4
(Replaced after 86 Games of 1976 Season)
Johnny Pesky 1- 0
(Interim Manager for 1 Game of 1976 Season)
Don Zimmer 41- 30
1977-80 Don Zimmer 370- 274
1981-84 Ralph Houk 312- 282
1985-88 John McNamara 297- 273 7- 7
(Replaced after 85 Games of 1988 Season)
Joe Morgan 46- 31 0- 4
1989-91 Joe Morgan 255- 231 0- 4
1992-94 Butch Hobson 207- 232
1995-1996 Kevin Kennedy 86- 58 0- 3
1997-2001 Jimy Williams 414-352 5- 9
(Replaced after 118 Games of 2001 Season)
2001 Joe Kerrigan 17- 26
2002-present Grady Little 93- 69
Retired
Numbers: (5)
1- Bobby Doerr
4- Joe Cronin
8- Carl Yastrzemski
9- Ted Williams
27- Carlton Fisk
Red
Sox in the Hall of Fame: (36)
1936 - Babe Ruth
1937 - Tris Speaker, Cy Young
1939 - Eddie Collins
1945 - Jimmy Collins, Hugh Duffy
1946 - Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack
Chesbro
1947 - Lefty Grove
1948 - Herb Pennock
1951 - Jimmie Foxx
1953 - Ed Barrow, Al Simmons
1956 - Joe Cronin
1957 - Joe McCarthy
1964 - Heinie Manush
1966 - Ted Williams
1967 - Red Ruffing
1969 - Waite Hoyt
1970 - Lou Boudreau
1971 - Harry Hooper
1975 - Bucky Harris, Billy Herman
1980 - Tom Yawkey
1983 - George Kell, Juan Marichal
1983 - Luis Aparacio, Rick Ferrell
1986 - Bobby Doerr
1989 - Carl Yastrzemski
1991 - Ferguson Jenkins
1992 - Tom Seaver
1999 - Orlando Cepeda
2000 - Carlton Fisk
2000 - Tony Perez
World Series Title: (5) 1903, '12, '15,
'16, '18
American League Pennants: (10) 1903, '04,
'12, '15, '16, '18, '46, '67, '76,
'86
Division Titles: (4) 1975, '86, '88, '90
Wild Card: (2) 1998, '99
AL
Most Valuable Player AL Cy Young Award
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1912 - Tris Speaker 1967 - Jim Lonborg
1938 - Jimmie Foxx 1986 - Roger Clemens
1946 - Ted Williams 1987 - Roger Clemens
1949 - Ted Williams 1991 - Roger Clemens
1958 - Jackie Jensen 1999 - Pedro Martinez
1967 - Carl Yastrzemski 2000 - Pedro Martinez
1975 - Fred Lynn
1978 - Jim Rice
1986 - Roger Clemens
1995 - Mo Vaughn |
Statistics
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