The Sports Almanac

The Boston Red Sox
Major League Baseball
American League
1901-Present
Boston Americans 1901
Boston Somersets 1902
Boston Pilgrims 1903-1907
Boston Red Sox 1908-

World Series Championships: (7) 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007
American League Titles: (12) 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, , 1946, 1967, 1986, 2004, 2007
Division Titles: (6) 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007
Wild Card Titles: (5) 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005

Regular Season
Playoffs
Playoff Years
Managers Season-By-Season

Through 2007 Season
Red Sox's Record Versus Opponents
Regular Season
OPPONENT
GAMES
WINS
LOSSES
PCT.

Houston Astros
3
3
0
1.000

Cincinnati Reds
3
3
0
1.000

San Diego Padres
9
6
3
.667

Pittsburgh Pirates
6
4
2
.667

San Francisco Giants
6
4
2
.667

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
169
111
58
.657

Florida Marlins
21
13
8
.619

Washington Nationals
18
11
7
.611

Philadelphia Phillies
31
18
13
.581

Seattle Mariners
339
195
144
.575

New York Mets
18
10
8
.556

Toronto Blue Jays
431
239
192
.555

Oakland Athletics
1879
1034
845
.550

Baltimore Orioles
2015
1104
911
.548

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
571
307
264
.538

Milwaukee Brewers
397
213
184
.537

Texas Rangers
580
308
272
.531

Detroit Tigers
1940
999
941
.515

Chicago White Sox
1851
945
906
.511

Minnesota Twins
1844
934
910
.507

Kansas City Royals		 400
 195
 205
 .488

Cleveland Indians
1946
938
1008
.482

New York Yankees
2014
915
1099
.454

Atlanta Braves
45
20
25
.444

Colorado Rockies
9
4
5
.444

St. Louis Cardinals
6
2
4
.333

Los Angeles Dodgers
6
2
4
.333

Arizona Diamondbacks
6
2
4
.333

Chicago Cubs		 3
 1
 2
 .333
TOTALS 16566
 8540
 8026
 .516



Red Sox's Record Versus Opponents
Playoffs
OPPONENT
GAMES
WINS
LOSSES
PCT.

Colorado Rockies
4
4
0
1.000

Philadelphia Phillies
5
4
1
.800

Los Angeles Dodgers
5
4
1
.800

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
13
10
3
.769

Chicago Cubs
6
4
2
.667

Pittsburgh Pirates
8
5
3
.625

San Francisco Giants
7
4
3
.571

St. Louis Cardinals
18
10
8
.556

Cincinnati Reds
7
3
4
.429

New York Mets
7
3
4
.429

New York Yankees
19
8
11
.421

Cleveland Indians
19
8
11
.421

Oakland Athletics
16
6
10
.375

Chicago White Sox
3
0
3
.000
TOTALS 137
 73
 64
 .533


Red Sox In The Playoffs
YEAR
ROUND*
OPPONENT
WON/LOST
GAMES
1903
 WS
 Pittsburgh Pirates
 Won
 5-3
1912
 WS
 New York Giants
 Won
 4-3-1
1915
 WS
 Philadelphia Phillies
 Won
 4-1
1916
 WS
 Brooklyn Robins
 Won
 4-1
1918
 WS
 Chicago Cubs
 Won
 4-2
1946
 WS
 St. Louis Cardinals
 Lost
 3-4
1967
 WS
 St. Louis Cardinals
 Lost
 3-4
1975
 ALCS
 Oakland Athletics
 Won
 3-0

WS
 Cincinnati Reds
 Lost
 3-4
1986
 ALCS
 California Angels
 Won
 4-3

WS
 New York Mets
 Lost
 3-4
1988
 ALCS
 Oakland Athletics
 Lost
 0-4
1990
 ALCS
 Oakland Athletics
 Lost
 0-4
1995
 ALDS
 Cleveland Indians
 Lost
 0-3
1998
 ALDS
 Cleveland Indians
 Lost
 1-3
1999
 ALDS
 Cleveland Indians
 Won
 3-2

ALCS
 New York Yankees
 Lost
 1-4
2003
 ALDS
 Oakland Athletics
 Won
 3-2

ALCS
 New York Yankees
 Lost
 3-4
2004
 ALDS
 Anaheim Angels
 Won
 3-0

ALCS
 New York Yankees
 Won
 4-3

WS
 St. Louis Cardinals
 Won
 4-0
2005
 ALDS
 Chicago White Sox
 Lost
 0-3
2007
 ALDS
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
 Won
 3-0

ALCS
 Cleveland Indians
 Won
 4-3

WS
 Colorado Rockies
 Won
 4-0
*WS=World Series ALCS=American League Championship Series ALDS=American League Division Series


Ties not included in W-L Record or Winning Percentage
Red Sox's Managerial Records
MANAGER
SERVICE YEARS
GAMES
WINS
LOSSES
PCT.
Joe Cronin
 1935-1947
 2007
 1071
 916
 .539
Pinky Higgins
 1955-1962
 1119
 560
 556
 .502
Bill Carrigan
 1913-1929
 1003
 489
 500
 .494
Jimmy Collins
 1901-1906
 842
 455
 376
 .548
Jimy Williams
 1997-2001
 766
 414
 352
 .540
Don Zimmer
 1976-1980
 715
 411
 304
 .575
Terry Francona
 2004-Present
 648
 375
 273
 .579
Eddie Kasko
 1970-1973
 640
 345
 295
 .539
Ralph Houk
 1981-1984
 594
 312
 282
 .525
Joe Morgan
 1988-1991
 563
 301
 262
 .535
John McNamara
 1985-1988
 571
 297
 273
 .521
Dick Williams
 1967-1969
 477
 260
 217
 .545
Lou Boudreau
 1952-1954
 463
 229
 232
 .497
Joe McCarthy
 1948-1950
 369
 223
 145
 .606
Darrell Johnson
 1974-1976
 408
 220
 188
 .539
Ed Barrow
 1918-1920
 418
 213
 203
 .512
Butch Hobson
 1992-1994
 439
 207
 232
 .472
Grady Little
 2002-2003
 324
 188
 136
 .580
Kevin Kennedy
 1995-1996
 306
 171
 135
 .559
Lee Fohl
 1924-1926
 463
 160
 299
 .349
Patsy Donovan
 1910-1911
 311
 159
 147
 .520
Steve O'Neill
 1950-1951
 249
 150
 99
 .602
Johnny Pesky
 1963-1964, 1980
 326
 147
 179
 .451
Jake Stahl
 1912-1913
 235
 144
 88
 .621
Hugh Duffy
 1921-1922
 308
 136
 172
 .442
Billy Herman
 1964-1966
 310
 128
 182
 .413
Fred Lake
 1908-1909
 192
 110
 80
 .579
Deacon McGuire
 1907-1908
 227
 98
 123
 .443
Marty McManus
 1932-1933
 248
 95
 153
 .383
jack Barry
 1917
 157
 90
 62
 .592
Bucky Harris
 1934
 153
 76
 76
 .500
Shano Collins
 1931-1932
 208
 73
 134
 .353
Frank Chance
 1923
 154
 61
 91
 .401
Billy Jurges
 1959-1960
 122
 59
 63
 .484
Heinie Wagner
 1930
 154
 52
 102
 .338
Joe Kerrigan
 2001
 43
 17
 26
 .395
Chick Stahl
 1906
 40
 14
 26
 .350
Bob Unglaub
 1907
 29
 9
 20
 .310
Pete Runnels
 1966
 16
 8
 8
 .500
Eddie Popowski
 1969, 1973
 10
 6
 4
 .600
Cy Young
 1907
 6
 3
 3
 .500
Del Baker
 1960
 7
 2
 5
 .286
George Huff
 1907
 8
 2
 6
 .250
Rudy York
 1959
 1
 0
 1
 .000