List of Tampa Bay Rays seasons

The Rays have played in Tropicana Field since their inaugural season in 1998.

The Tampa Bay Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of both the Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League Eastern Division and the American League (AL) itself. Since their inaugural season in 1998, the Rays have played their home games at Tropicana Field.^[1] The team was originally known as the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays", which was inspired by a common nickname of the manta ray, but after the 2007 season, they changed their official name to the "Tampa Bay Rays."^[2]

Tampa Bay made their Major League debut in 1998, where they were an expansion team.^[3] For their first ten seasons, Tampa Bay struggled, never had a winning record, and always finished fifth in the American League Eastern Division, except for a fourth-place finish in the 2004 season. However, Tampa Bay had their best season ever in 2008, when they won their first American League East Division title, defeated the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, beat the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, but lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.

Table Key

ALDS	American League Division Series
ALCS	American League Championship Series
MVP	Most Valuable Player Award
CYA	Cy Young Award
ROY	Rookie of the Year Award
MOY	Manager of the Year Award
CB POY	Comeback Player of the Year Award
WS MVP	World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Regular season results

World Series champions

American League champions

Division champions

Wild card berth

MLB season	Team season	Level	League[4]	Division[4]	Regular season					Post-season	Awards
					Finish^[a]	Wins^[b]	Losses	Win%	GB^[c]
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1998	1998	MLB	AL	East	5th	63	99	.389	51
1999	1999	MLB	AL	East	5th	69	93	.426	29
2000	2000	MLB	AL	East	5th	69	92	.429	18
2001	2001	MLB	AL	East	5th	62	100	.383	34
2002	2002	MLB	AL	East	5th	55	106	.342	48
2003	2003	MLB	AL	East	5th	63	99	.389	38
2004	2004	MLB	AL	East	4th	70	91	.435	30½
2005	2005	MLB	AL	East	5th	67	95	.414	28
2006	2006	MLB	AL	East	5th	61	101	.377	36
2007	2007	MLB	AL	East	5th	66	96	.407	30		Carlos Peña (CB POY)[5]
Tampa Bay Rays
2008	2008	MLB	AL	East	1st	97	65	.599	—	Won ALDS (White Sox) 3–1 Won ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3 Lost World Series (Phillies) 4–1[6]	Evan Longoria (ROY)[7] Joe Maddon (MOY)[8]
2009	2009	MLB	AL	East	3rd	84	78	.519	19
2010	2010	MLB	AL	East	1st	96	66	.593	—	Lost ALDS (Rangers) 3–2
2011	2011	MLB	AL	East	2nd	91	71	.562	6	Lost ALDS (Rangers) 3–1	Jeremy Hellickson (ROY)[7] Joe Maddon (MOY)[8]
2012	2012	MLB	AL	East	3rd	90	72	.556	5		David Price (CYA)[9] Fernando Rodney (CB POY)[10]
2013	2013	MLB	AL	East	2nd	92	71	.564	5½	Won AL Wild Card Game (Indians) Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1	Wil Myers (ROY)[7]
2014	2014	MLB	AL	East	4th	77	85	.475	19
2015	2015	MLB	AL	East	4th	80	82	.494	13
Totals						Wins	Losses	Win%
						1352	1562	.464	All-time regular season record (1998–2014)
						13	17	.433	All-time postseason record
						1365	1579	.464	All-time regular and postseason record

These statistics are current through the 2015 season. Bold denotes a playoff season, pennant or championship.

Footnotes

• ^a The Finish column lists regular season results and excludes postseason play.
• ^b The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
• ^c The GB column lists "Games Back" from the team that finished in first place that season. It is determined by finding the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.

See also

• Tampa Bay Rays team records
• List of Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starting pitchers
• Tampa Bay Rays managers and ownership

References

1. "Tropicana Field". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
2. "Time to shine: Rays introduce new name, new icon, new team colors and new uniforms". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
3. "Rays Timeline 1995–1996". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
4. "Tampa Bay Rays History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
5. Bill Chastain (2007-10-26). "Pena honored as AL comeback player". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
6. "2008 Tampa Bay Rays". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
7. "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
8. "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
9. "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
10. Bill Chastain (2012-10-19). "Rodney is Comeback, Delivery Man awards winner". MLB.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.

External links

• Rays Year-By-Year Results at MLB.com
• Rays Postseason Results at MLB.com