List of Boston Red Sox seasons

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. From 1912 to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park.^[1] The "Red Sox" name originates from the iconic uniform feature. They are sometimes nicknamed the "BoSox", a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (as opposed to the "ChiSox"), the "Crimson Hose", and "the Olde Towne Team".^[2] Most fans simply refer to them as the Sox.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Boston in 1901. They were a dominant team in the early 20th century, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903. They won four more championships by 1918, and then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history. Many attributed the phenomenon to the "Curse of the Bambino" said to have been caused by the trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920. The drought was ended and the "curse" reversed in 2004, when the team won their sixth World Series Championship.^[3] The Red Sox led all MLB teams in average road attendance in 2007, while the small capacity of Fenway caused them to rank 11th in home attendance.^[4][5] Every home game from May 15, 2003 through April 10, 2013 was sold out—a span of 820 games over nearly ten years.^[6]

Regular season results

World Series Champions (1903–present)

AL Champions (1901–present)^[a]

Division Champions (1969–present)

Wild Card Berth (1994–present)

Season	League	Division	Regular Season					Post-Season	Awards	Ref.
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB
Boston Americans
1901	AL		2nd	79	57	.580	4		Cy Young (TC)	[7]
1902	AL		3rd	77	60	.562	6½			[8]
1903	AL		1st	91	47	.659	—	Won World Series (Pirates) 5–3		[8]
1904	AL		1st	95	59	.616	—	World Series canceled^[b]		[9]
1905	AL		4th	78	74	.513	16			[10]
1906	AL		8th	49	105	.318	45½			[11]
1907	AL		7th	59	90	.395	32½			[12]
Boston Red Sox
1908	AL		5th	75	79	.487	15½			[13]
1909	AL		3rd	88	63	.582	9½			[14]
1910	AL		4th	81	72	.529	22½			[15]
1911	AL		4th	78	75	.509	24			[16]
1912	AL		1st	105	47	.690	—	Won World Series (Giants) 4–3	Tris Speaker (MVP)	[17]
1913	AL		4th	79	71	.526	15½			[18]
1914	AL		2nd	91	62	.594	8½			[19]
1915	AL		1st	101	50	.668	—	Won World Series (Phillies) 4–1		[20]
1916	AL		1st	91	63	.590	—	Won World Series (Robins) 4–1		[21]
1917	AL		2nd	90	62	.592	9			[22]
1918	AL		1st	75	51	.595	—	Won World Series (Cubs) 4–2		[23]
1919	AL		6th	66	71	.481	20½			[24]
1920	AL		5th	72	81	.470	25½			[25]
1921	AL		5th	75	79	.487	23½			[26]
1922	AL		8th	61	93	.396	33			[27]
1923	AL		8th	61	91	.401	37			[28]
1924	AL		7th	67	87	.435	25			[29]
1925	AL		8th	47	105	.309	49½			[30]
1926	AL		8th	46	107	.300	44½			[31]
1927	AL		8th	51	103	.331	59			[32]
1928	AL		8th	57	96	.372	43½			[33]
1929	AL		8th	58	96	.376	48			[34]
1930	AL		8th	52	102	.337	50			[35]
1931	AL		6th	62	90	.407	45			[36]
1932	AL		8th	43	111	.279	64			[37]
1933	AL		7th	63	86	.423	34½			[38]
1934	AL		4th	76	76	.500	24			[39]
1935	AL		4th	78	75	.510	16			[40]
1936	AL		6th	74	80	.481	28½			[41]
1937	AL		5th	80	72	.526	21			[42]
1938	AL		2nd	88	61	.591	9½		Jimmie Foxx (MVP)	[43]
1939	AL		2nd	89	62	.589	17			[44]
1940	AL		4th	82	72	.532	8			[45]
1941	AL		2nd	84	70	.545	17			[46]
1942	AL		2nd	93	59	.611	9		Ted Williams (TC)	[47]
1943	AL		7th	68	84	.447	29			[48]
1944	AL		4th	77	77	.500	12			[49]
1945	AL		7th	71	83	.461	17½			[50]
1946	AL		1st	104	50	.675	—	Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3	Ted Williams (MVP)	[51]
1947	AL		3rd	83	71	.538	14		Ted Williams (TC)	[52]
1948	AL		2nd	96	59	.619	1			[53]
1949	AL		2nd	96	58	.623	1		Ted Williams (MVP)	[54]
1950	AL		3rd	94	60	.610	4		Walt Dropo (ROY)	[55]
1951	AL		3rd	87	67	.564	11			[56]
1952	AL		6th	76	78	.493	19			[57]
1953	AL		4th	84	69	.549	16			[58]
1954	AL		4th	69	85	.448	42			[59]
1955	AL		4th	84	70	.545	12			[60]
1956	AL		4th	84	70	.545	13			[61]
1957	AL		3rd	82	72	.532	16			[55]
1958	AL		3rd	79	75	.512	13		Jackie Jensen (MVP)	[62]
1959	AL		5th	75	79	.487	19			[63]
1960	AL		7th	65	89	.422	32			[64]
1961	AL		6th	76	86	.469	33		Don Schwall (ROY)	[65]
1962	AL		8th	76	84	.475	19			[66]
1963	AL		7th	76	85	.472	28			[67]
1964	AL		7th	72	90	.444	27			[68]
1965	AL		9th	62	100	.382	40			[69]
1966	AL		9th	72	90	.444	26			[70]
1967	AL		1st	92	70	.567	—	Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3	Carl Yastrzemski (MVP, TC) Jim Lonborg (CYA)	[71]
1968	AL		3rd	86	76	.530	17			[72]
1969	AL	East	3rd	87	75	.537	22			[73]
1970	AL	East	3rd	87	75	.537	21			[74]
1971	AL	East	3rd	85	77	.524	18			[75]
1972	AL	East	2nd	85	70	.548	½		Carlton Fisk (ROY)	[76]
1973	AL	East	2nd	89	73	.549	8			[77]
1974	AL	East	3rd	84	78	.518	7			[78]
1975	AL	East	1st	95	65	.593	—	Won ALCS (Athletics) 3–0 Lost World Series (Reds) 4–3	Fred Lynn (MVP, ROY)	[79]
1976	AL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	15½			[80]
1977	AL	East	2nd	97	64	.602	2½			[81]
1978	AL	East	2nd	99	64	.607	1		Jim Rice (MVP)	[82]
1979	AL	East	3rd	91	69	.568	11½			[83]
1980	AL	East	5th	83	77	.518	19			[84]
1981^[c]	AL	East	5th	59	49	.535	2½			[85]
1982	AL	East	3rd	89	73	.549	6			[86]
1983	AL	East	6th	78	84	.481	20			[87]
1984	AL	East	4th	86	76	.530	18			[88]
1985	AL	East	6th	81	81	.500	18½			[89]
1986	AL	East	1st	95	66	.590	—	Won ALCS (Angels) 4–3 Lost World Series (Mets) 4–3	Roger Clemens (MVP, CYA) John McNamara (MOY)	[90]
1987	AL	East	5th	78	84	.481	20		Roger Clemens (CYA)	[91]
1988	AL	East	1st	89	73	.549	—	Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0		[92]
1989	AL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	6			[93]
1990	AL	East	1st	88	74	.543	—	Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0		[94]
1991	AL	East	2nd	84	78	.518	7		Roger Clemens (CYA)	[95]
1992	AL	East	7th	73	89	.450	23			[96]
1993	AL	East	5th	80	82	.493	15			[97]
1994^[d]	AL	East	5th	54	61	.469	17	Playoffs cancelled		[98]
1995	AL	East	1st	86	58	.597	—	Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0	Mo Vaughn (MVP)	[99]
1996	AL	East	3rd	85	77	.524	7			[100]
1997	AL	East	4th	78	84	.481	20		Nomar Garciaparra (ROY)	[101]
1998	AL	East	2nd	92	70	.567	22	Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–1		[102]
1999	AL	East	2nd	94	68	.580	4	Won ALDS (Indians) 3–2 Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1	Pedro Martínez (CYA, TC) Jimy Williams (MOY)	[103]
2000	AL	East	2nd	85	77	.524	2½		Pedro Martínez (CYA)	[104]
2001	AL	East	2nd	82	79	.509	13½			[105]
2002	AL	East	2nd	93	69	.574	10½			[106]
2003	AL	East	2nd	95	67	.586	6	Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2 Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–3		[107]
2004	AL	East	2nd	98	64	.605	3	Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0 Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–3 Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–0	Manny Ramirez (WS MVP)	[108]
2005	AL	East	2nd	95	67	.586	—^[e]	Lost ALDS (White Sox) 3–0		[109]
2006	AL	East	3rd	86	76	.530	11			[110]
2007	AL	East	1st	96	66	.592	—	Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0 Won ALCS (Indians) 4–3 Won World Series (Rockies) 4–0	Dustin Pedroia (ROY) Mike Lowell (WS MVP)	[111]
2008	AL	East	2nd	95	67	.586	2	Won ALDS (Angels) 3–1 Lost ALCS (Rays) 4–3	Dustin Pedroia (MVP)	[112]
2009	AL	East	2nd	95	67	.586	8	Lost ALDS (Angels) 3–0		[113]
2010	AL	East	3rd	89	73	.549	7			[114]
2011	AL	East	3rd	90	72	.556	7			[115]
2012	AL	East	5th	69	93	.426	26			[116]
2013	AL	East	1st	97	65	.599	—	Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1 Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2 Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–2	David Ortiz (WS MVP)	[117]
2014	AL	East	5th	71	91	.438	25			[118]
2015	AL	East	5th	78	84	.481	15

All-time records

	Total Games	Wins	Losses	Win %
Boston Americans regular season record (1901–1907)	1,020	528	492	.518
Boston Red Sox regular season record (1907–present)	16,680	8,618	8,062	.517
All-time regular season record	17,700	9,146	8,554	.517
All-time post-season record[119]	167	90	77	.539
All-time regular and post-season record	17,867	9,236	8,631	.517

Note: These statistics are current as of the conclusion of the 2014 season.

Footnotes

• ^a For all American League pennant winners see List of American League pennant winners
• ^b The World Series was canceled after the New York Giants refused to play.
• ^c The season was partially canceled due to a player's strike that closed the MLB for 50 days.
• ^d The season was partially canceled due to a player's strike that closed the MLB for 223 days.
• ^e The Red Sox finished 95-67 and with the same record as the New York Yankees, but since the Yankees had won the season series between the two teams, they won the American League East and the Red Sox had to settle for the American League Wild Card.

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External links

• Red Sox Year-By-Year Results at MLB.com
• Red Sox Postseason Results at MLB.com