2014 Boston Red Sox season

2014 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 71–91 (.438)
Divisional place 5th
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group)
General manager(s) Ben Cherington
Manager(s) John Farrell
Local television NESN
(Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, Dennis Eckersley, Jon Rish)
Local radio WEEI-FM
Boston Red Sox Radio Network
(Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, Sean Grande, Lou Merloni)
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The 2014 Boston Red Sox season was the 114th season in the team's history. The Red Sox entered the 2014 season as the defending champions, having won the 2013 World Series, but quickly returned to their mediocre ways of 2012, finishing last in the American League East. They were the first defending champions to finish last in their division the next season since the Florida Marlins in 1998. They also became the first MLB team to finish last in one season, win the World Series the next, and finish last again the following season.[1]

Boston's first game was Monday, March 31 in Baltimore; they closed the season at home for the first time since 2010, against the Yankees on Sunday, September 28.[2]

The Red Sox played their last year's World Series opponent St. Louis Cardinals in interleague play in early August at Busch Stadium.[3] Other interleague match-ups included 2013 postseason participants Atlanta, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.[3]

The Red Sox finished 2014 with a record of 71–91, only two wins better than their disastrous 2012 campaign under Bobby Valentine, in which they finished 69–93. Their combined 2012–14 regular season record is 237–249, a .488 winning percentage, in spite of their 2013 world championship season.

Offseason

November

December

January

February

March

During the season

April

May

June

July

August

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 96 66 0.593 50–31 46–35
New York Yankees 84 78 0.519 12 43–38 41–40
Toronto Blue Jays 83 79 0.512 13 46–35 37–44
Tampa Bay Rays 77 85 0.475 19 36–45 41–40
Boston Red Sox 71 91 0.438 25 34–47 37–44
Division Leaders W L Pct.
(1) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 98 64 0.605
(2) Baltimore Orioles 96 66 0.593
(3) Detroit Tigers 90 72 0.556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)
W L Pct. GB
(4) Kansas City Royals 89 73 0.549 +1
(5) Oakland Athletics 88 74 0.543
Seattle Mariners 87 75 0.537 1
Cleveland Indians 85 77 0.525 3
New York Yankees 84 78 0.519 4
Toronto Blue Jays 83 79 0.512 5
Tampa Bay Rays 77 85 0.475 11
Chicago White Sox 73 89 0.451 15
Boston Red Sox 71 91 0.438 17
Houston Astros 70 92 0.432 18
Minnesota Twins 70 92 0.432 18
Texas Rangers 67 95 0.414 21

Record vs. opponents

2014 AL Records

Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore 11–8 5–1 3–4 1–5 4–3 3–4 4–2 4–3 13–6 2–4 5–2 12–7 6–1 11–8 12–8
Boston 8–11 4–3 2–5 1–5 4–3 6–1 2–5 4–2 7–12 3–4 1–5 9–10 4–2 7–12 9–11
Chicago 1–5 3–4 9–10 9–10 3–3 6–13 1–5 9–10 2–5 4–3 3–4 5–2 2–4 5–2 11–9
Cleveland 4–3 5–2 10–9 8–11 5–2 10–9 2–5 11–8 4–3 2–4 2–4 4–2 6–1 2–4 10–10
Detroit 5–1 5–1 10–9 11–8 4–3 13–6 3–4 9–10 3–4 5–2 2–4 3–4 4–3 1–5 12–8
Houston 3–4 3–4 3–3 2–5 3–4 3–3 7–12 3–3 4–2 8–11 9–10 2–5 11–8 4–3 5–15
Kansas City 4–3 1–6 13–6 9–10 6–13 3–3 3–3 11–8 4–3 5–2 2–5 4–2 5–1 4–3 15–5
Los Angeles 2–4 5–2 5–1 5–2 4–3 12–7 3–3 7–0 2–4 10–9 7–12 5–2 14–5 5–2 12–8
Minnesota 3–4 2–4 10–9 8–11 10–9 3–3 8–11 0–7 3–4 1–6 5–2 2–4 2–5 4–2 9–11
New York 6–13 12–7 5–2 3–4 4–3 2–4 3–4 4–2 4–3 2–4 3–3 8–11 4–3 11–8 13–7
Oakland 4–2 4–3 3–4 4–2 2–5 11–8 2–5 9–10 6–1 4–2 9–10 4–2 9–10 4–3 13–7
Seattle 2–5 5–1 4–3 4–2 4–2 10–9 5–2 12–7 2–5 3–3 10–9 4–3 9–10 4–3 9–11
Tampa Bay 7–12 10–9 2–5 2–4 4–3 5–2 2–4 2–5 4–2 11–8 2–4 3–4 5–2 8–11 10–10
Texas 1–6 2–4 4–2 1–6 3–4 8–11 1–5 5–14 5–2 3–4 10–9 10–9 2–5 2–4 10–10
Toronto 8–11 12–7 2–5 4–2 5–1 3–4 3–4 2–5 2–4 8–11 3–4 3–4 11–8 4–2 13–7

Roster

2014 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 88 Alex Martinez (bullpen catcher)

Game log

Past Games Legend
Red Sox Win
(#bbffbb)
Red Sox Loss
(#ffbbbb)
Game Postponed
(#bbbbbb)
Eliminated from Playoff Race*
(#993333)
Boldface text denotes a Red Sox pitcher
Boston Red Sox 2014 Season Game Log — Season Record: (71–91), 5th in AL East

Reference:[2]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Kevin Boles
AA Portland Sea Dogs Eastern League Billy McMillon
A Salem Red Sox Carolina League Carlos Febles
A Greenville Drive South Atlantic League Darren Fenster
A-Short Season Lowell Spinners New York–Penn League Joe Oliver
Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Tom Kotchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, GCL Red Sox[15]

References

  1. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340928102
  2. 1 2 "Boston Red Sox 2014 Schedule – Red Sox Home and Away – Part 1". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Boston Red Sox 2014 Schedule – Home and Away – Part 2". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. Tim Daniels (November 1, 2013). "Jon Lester Has $13M Club Option for 2014 Picked Up by Red Sox". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. Ricky Doyle (November 11, 2013). "Red Sox Announce That Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli Have Declined One-Year Qualifying Offers". NESN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  6. Ian Browne (December 3, 2013). "Pierzynski agrees to one-year deal with Red Sox". MLB.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. Mike Axisa (December 3, 2013). "Marlins agree to three-year deal with Jarrod Saltalamacchia". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. Albert Chen (December 4, 2013). "Yankees sign Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year, $153 million deal". MLB.SI.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  9. "December 2013 transactions". redsox.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  10. "Red Sox sign Watanabe to minor league deal". boston.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  11. "Red Sox trade Franklin Morales to Rockies". boston.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  12. "Red Sox agree to one-year deal with Grady Sizemore". cbssports.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  13. "Sox righty Ryan Dempster won't pitch in 2014". Boston Herald. February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  14. Red Sox–Orioles postponed due to inclement weather. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  15. Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014). Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.

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