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-Present

Through 2010 Season
Wild Card Titles: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Division Titles: 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007
American League Titles: 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967
World Series Titles: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004
YEAR
 W
 L
 PCT.
 GB
 FINISH
1901
 79
 57
 .581
 4
 2nd
1902
 77
 60
 .562
 6.5
 3rd
1903
 91
 47
 .659
 +14.5
 1st
1904
 95
 59
 .617
 +1.5
 1st
1905
 78
 74
 .513
 16
 4th
1906
 49
 105
 .318
 45.5
 8th
1907
 59
 90
 .396
 32.5
 7th
1908
 75
 79
 .487
 15.5
 5th
1909
 88
 63
 .583
 9.5
 3rd
1910
 81
 72
 .529
 22.5
 4th
1911
 78
 75
 .510
 24
 4th-Tie
1912
 105
 47
 .691
 +14
 1st
1913
 79
 71
 .527
 15.5
 4th
1914
 91
 62
 .595
 8.5
 2nd
1915
 101
 50
 .669
 +2.5
 1st
1916
 91
 63
 .591
 +2
 1st
1917
 90
 62
 .592
 9
 2nd
1918
 75
 51
 .595
 +2.5
 1st
1919
 66
 71
 .482
 20.5
 5th-Tie
1920
 72
 81
 .471
 25.5
 5th
1921
 75
 79
 .487
 23.5
 5th
1922
 61
 93
 .393
 33
 8th
1923
 61
 91
 .401
 37
 8th
1924
 67
 87
 .435
 25
 7th
1925
 47
 105
 .309
 49.5
 8th
1926
 46
 107
 .301
 44.5
 8th
1927
 51
 103
 .331
 59
 8th
1928
 57
 96
 .373
 43.5
 8th
1929
 58
 96
 .377
 48
 8th
1930
 52
 102
 .338
 50
 8th
1931
 62
 90
 .408
 45
 6th
1932
 43
 111
 .279
 64
 8th
1933
 63
 86
 .423
 34.5
 7th
1934
 76
 76
 .500
 24
 4th
1935
 78
 75
 .510
 16
 4th
1936
 74
 80
 .481
 28.5
 6th
1937
 80
 72
 .526
 21
 6th
1938
 88
 61
 .591
 9.5
 2nd
1939
 89
 62
 .589
 17
 2nd
1940
 82
 72
 .532
 8
 4th-Tie
1941
 84
 70
 .545
 17
 2nd
1942
 93
 59
 .612
 9
 2nd
1943
 68
 84
 .447
 29
 7th
1944
 77
 77
 .500
 12
 4th
1945
 71
 83
 .461
 17.5
 7th
1946
 104
 50
 .675
 +12
 1st
1947
 83
 71
 .539
 14
 3rd
1948
 96
 59
 .619
 1
 2nd
1949
 96
 58
 .623
 1
 2nd
1950
 94
 60
 .610
 4
 3rd
1951
 87
 67
 .565
 11
 3rd
1952
 76
 78
 .494
 14
 6th
1953
 84
 69
 .549
 16
 4th
1954
 69
 85
 .448
 42
 4th
1955
 84
 70
 .545
 12
 4th
1956
 84
 70
 .545
 13
 4th
1957
 82
 72
 .532
 16
 3rd
1958
 79
 75
 .513
 13
 3rd
1959
 75
 79
 .487
 19
 5th
1960
 65
 89
 .422
 32
 7th
1961
 76
 86
 .469
 33
 6th
1962 76
 84
 .475
 20
 8th
1963 76
 85
 .472
 28
 7th
1964 72
 90
 .444
 27
 8th
1965 62
 100
 .383
 40
 9th
1966 72
 90
 .444
 26
 9th
1967 92
 70
 .568
 +1
 1st
1968
 86
 76
 .531
 17
 4th
YEAR
 DIVISION
 W
 L
 PCT.
 GB
 FINISH
1969 East
 87
 75
 .537
 22
 3rd
1970 East 87
 75
 .537
 21
 3rd
1971 East 85
 77
 .525
 18
 3rd
1972 East 85
 70
 .548
 0.5
 2nd
1973 East 89
 73
 .549
 8
 2nd
1974 East 84
 78
 .519
 7
 3rd
1975 East 95
 65
 .594
 +4.5
 1st
1976 East 83
 79
 .512
 15.5
 3rd
1977 East 97
 64
 .602
 2.5
 2nd-Tie
1978 East 99
 64
 .607
 1
 2nd
1979 East 91
 69
 .569
 11.5
 3rd
1980 East 83
 77
 .519
 19
 4th-Tie
1981 East 1st Half 30
 26
 .536
 4
 5th
1981 East 2nd Half 29
 23
 .558
 1.5
 2nd-Tie
1982 East 89
 73
 .549
 6
 3rd
1983 East 78
 84
 .481
 20
 6th
1984 East 86
 76
 .531
 17
 4th
1985 East 81
 81
 .500
 18.5
 5th
1986 East 95
 66
 .590
 +5.5
 1st
1987 East 78
 84
 .481
 20
 5th
1988 East 89
 73
 .549
 +1
 1st
1989 East 83
 79
 .512
 6
 3rd
1990 East 88
 74
 .543
 +2
 1st
1991 East 84
 78
 .519
 7
 2nd
1992 East 73
 89
 .451
 23
 7th
1993 East 80
 82
 .494
 15
 5th
1994 East 54
 61
 .470
 17
 4th
1995 East 86
 58
 .597
 +7
 1st
1996 East 85
 77
 .525
 7
 3rd
1997 East 78
 84
 .481
 20
 5th
1998 East 92
 70
 .568
 22
 2nd
1999 East 94
 68
 .580
 4
 2nd
2000
 East 85
 77
 .524
 2.5
 2nd
2001 East 82
 79
 .509
 13.5
 2nd
2002 East 93
 69
 .574
 10.5
 2nd
2003 East 95
 67
 .586
 6
 2nd
2004
 East 98
 64
 .605
 3
 2nd
2005
 East 95
 67
 .586
 +15
 1st-Tie
2006
 East 86
 76
 .531
 11
 3rd
2007
 East 96
 66
 .593
 +2
 1st
2008
 East
 95
 67
 .586
 2
 2nd
2009
 East
 95
 67
 .586
 8
 2nd
2010
 East
 89
 73
 .549
 7
 3rd

TOTALS
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