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The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in as one of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s American League (AL) eight charter franchises under the name the "Boston Americans". First playing home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the team became known as the "Red Sox" in 1908, before establishing Fenway Park—the oldest active ballpark in MLB—as their home ballpark upon its construction in .

A dominant team in the early 20th century, the Red Sox (as the Boston Americans) won the first World Series in and had won a further four championships by . Their following 86-year championship drought is one of the longest in baseball history, often attributed to the "Curse of the Bambino" said to have been initiated against the Red Sox upon the trade of star player Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. The Red Sox' drought ended when the team won their sixth World Series championship in , and they have since gone on to win another three World Series titles (in , , and ), to become the first and so far only team to win at least four World Series championships in the 21st century. The team's overall regular season winning percentage is the 5th-highest in MLB.

Between May 15, 2003, and April 10, 2013, a span of 820 games over almost 10 years, every home game the Red Sox played at Fenway Park was sold out. The Red Sox have won nine World Series championships in franchise history, and most recently qualified for the postseason in .

Season record by year

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Division champions (1969–present)
Wild Card berth (1994–present)
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AL2nd79574Cy Young (TC)
AL3rd7760
AL *1st9147+14.5Won World Series (Pirates) 5–3 †
AL *1st9559+1.5World Series canceled *
AL4th787416
AL8th49105
AL7th5990
AL5th7579
AL3rd8863
AL4th8172
AL4th787524
AL *1st10547+14Won World Series (Giants) 4–3 †Tris Speaker (MVP)
AL4th7971
AL2nd9162
AL *1st10150+2.5Won World Series (Phillies) 4–1 †
AL *1st9163+2Won World Series (Robins) 4–1 †
AL2nd90629
AL *1st7551+2.5Won World Series (Cubs) 4–2 †
AL6th6671
AL5th7281
AL5th7579
AL8th619333
AL8th619137
AL7th678725
AL8th47105
AL8th46107
AL8th5110359
AL8th5796
AL8th589648
AL8th5210250
AL6th629045
AL8th4311164
AL7th6386
AL4th767624
AL4th787516
AL6th7480
AL5th807221
AL2nd8861Jimmie Foxx (MVP)
AL2nd896217
AL4th82728
AL2nd847017
AL2nd93599Ted Williams (TC)
AL7th688429
AL4th777712
AL7th7183
AL *1st10450+12Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 *Ted Williams (MVP)
AL3rd837114Ted Williams (TC)
AL2nd96591
AL2nd96581Ted Williams (MVP)
AL3rd94604Walt Dropo (ROY)
AL3rd876711
AL6th767819
AL4th846916
AL4th698542
AL4th847012
AL4th847013
AL3rd827216
AL3rd797513Jackie Jensen (MVP)
AL5th757919
AL7th658932
AL6th768633Don Schwall (ROY)
AL8th768419
AL7th768528
AL8th729027
AL9th6210040
AL9th729026
AL *1st9270+1Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 *Carl Yastrzemski (MVP, TC)
Jim Lonborg (CYA)
AL4th867617
ALEast3rd877522
ALEast3rd877521
ALEast3rd857718
ALEast2nd8570Carlton Fisk (ROY)
ALEast2nd89738
ALEast3rd84787
AL *East ^1st9565+4.5Won ALCS (Athletics) 3–0
Lost World Series (Reds) 4–3 *Fred Lynn (MVP, ROY)
ALEast3rd8379
ALEast2nd9764
ALEast2nd99641Jim Rice (MVP)
ALEast3rd9169
ALEast4th837719
ALEast5th5949
ALEast3rd89736
ALEast6th788420
ALEast4th867618
ALEast6th8181
AL *East ^1st9566+5.5Won ALCS (Angels) 4–3
Lost World Series (Mets) 4–3 *Roger Clemens (MVP, CYA)
John McNamara (MOY)
ALEast5th788420Roger Clemens (CYA)
ALEast ^1st8973+1Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0 ^
ALEast3rd83796
ALEast ^1st8874+2Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0 ^
ALEast2nd84787Roger Clemens (CYA)
ALEast7th738923
ALEast5th808215
ALEast5th546117Playoffs cancelled
ALEast ^1st8658+7Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0 ^Mo Vaughn (MVP)
ALEast3rd85777
ALEast4th788420Nomar Garciaparra (ROY)
ALEast2nd ¤927022Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–1 ¤
ALEast2nd ¤94684Won ALDS (Indians) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1 ¤Pedro Martínez (CYA, TC)
Jimy Williams (MOY)
ALEast2nd8577Pedro Martínez (CYA)
ALEast2nd8279
ALEast2nd9369
ALEast2nd ¤95676Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–3 ¤
AL *East2nd ¤98643Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–3
Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–0 †Manny Ramirez (WS MVP)
ALEast2nd ¤95670Lost ALDS (White Sox) 3–0 ¤
ALEast3rd867611
AL *East ^1st9666+2Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0
Won ALCS (Indians) 4–3
Won World Series (Rockies) 4–0 †Dustin Pedroia (ROY)
Mike Lowell (WS MVP)
ALEast2nd ¤95672Won ALDS (Angels) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Rays) 4–3 ¤Dustin Pedroia (MVP)
ALEast2nd ¤95678Lost ALDS (Angels) 3–0 ¤
ALEast3rd89737
ALEast3rd90727Jacoby Ellsbury (CPOY)
ALEast5th699326
AL *East ^1st9765+5.5Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1
Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2
Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–2 †David Ortiz (WS MVP)
ALEast5th719125
ALEast5th788415
ALEast ^1st9369+4Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0Rick Porcello (CYA, CPOY)
ALEast ^1st9369+2Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1 ^Craig Kimbrel (RPOY)
AL *East ^1st10854+8Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Won ALCS (Astros) 4–1
Won World Series (Dodgers) 4–1 †Steve Pearce (WS MVP)
Mookie Betts (MVP)
David Price (CPOY)
ALEast3rd847819
ALEast5th243616
ALEast2nd ¤92708Won ALWC (Yankees)
Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Astros) 4–2 ¤
ALEast5th788421
ALEast5th788423
ALEast3rd818113
ALEast3rd ¤89735Lost ALWC (Yankees) 2–1 ¤
ALEastUpcoming
GamesWinsLossesPct.Boston Americans regular season record (1901–1907)Boston Red Sox regular season record (1908–2025)All-time regular season record (1901–2025)19,38010,0449,336****All-time postseason recordAll-time regular and postseason record19,58210,1539,429****
1,020528492
18,3609,5168,844
20210993

Updated through completion of the 2025 regular season.

Regular season record by decade

The number of games scheduled for a full regular season has varied over time, the current 162-game season schedule having been in place since 1961. An exception was , when teams played a reduced 60-game schedule and only faced opponents within their own division as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For reasons including work stoppages or, infrequently, rained out games which are not rescheduled, not all scheduled games are played each season. Excluding 2020, the most recent season during which the Red Sox did not play a full 162-game schedule was when they played 161 games in 2001.

Boston Red Soxborder=1}};"DecadeBoston Red Soxborder=1}};"Total gamesBoston Red Soxborder=1}};"WinsBoston Red Soxborder=1}};"LossesBoston Red Soxborder=1}};"Pct.1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sBoston Red Soxborder=1}};"All-timeBoston Red Soxborder=1}};"19,380Boston Red Soxborder=1}};"10,044Boston Red Soxborder=1}};"9,336Boston Red Soxborder=1}};"
1325691634
1481857624
1533595938
1520705815
1537854683
1539814725
1609764845
1609895714
1563821742
1555814741
1619920699
1620872748
870442428

Updated through completion of the 2025 season.

Source:

Postseason record by year

The Red Sox have made the postseason twenty-six times in their history, with the first being in 1903 and the most recent being in 2025.

Boston Red Soxborder=2}};"YearBoston Red Soxborder=2}};"FinishBoston Red Soxborder=2}};"RoundBoston Red Soxborder=2}};"OpponentBoston Red Soxborder=2}};"Result26
World Series ChampionsWorld SeriesPittsburgh Pirates53
World Series ChampionsWorld SeriesNew York Giants43
World Series ChampionsWorld SeriesPhiladelphia Phillies41
World Series ChampionsWorld SeriesBrooklyn Robins41
World Series ChampionsWorld SeriesChicago Cubs42
American League ChampionsWorld SeriesSt. Louis Cardinals34
American League ChampionsWorld SeriesSt. Louis Cardinals34
American League ChampionsALCSOakland Athletics30
World SeriesCincinnati Reds34
American League ChampionsALCSCalifornia Angels43
World SeriesNew York Mets34
American League East ChampionsALCSOakland Athletics04
American League East ChampionsALCSOakland Athletics04
American League East ChampionsALDSCleveland Indians03
American League Wild CardALDSCleveland Indians13
American League Wild CardALDSCleveland Indians32
ALCSNew York Yankees14
American League Wild CardALDSOakland Athletics32
ALCSNew York Yankees34
World Series ChampionsALDSAnaheim Angels30
ALCSNew York Yankees43
World SeriesSt. Louis Cardinals40
American League Wild CardALDSChicago White Sox03
World Series ChampionsALDSLos Angeles Angels30
ALCSCleveland Indians43
World SeriesColorado Rockies40
American League Wild CardALDSLos Angeles Angels31
ALCSTampa Bay Rays34
American League Wild CardALDSLos Angeles Angels03
World Series ChampionsALDSTampa Bay Rays31
ALCSDetroit Tigers42
World SeriesSt. Louis Cardinals42
American League East ChampionsALDSCleveland Indians03
American League East ChampionsALDSHouston Astros13
World Series ChampionsALDSNew York Yankees31
ALCSHouston Astros41
World SeriesLos Angeles Dodgers41
American League Wild CardALWCNew York Yankees10
ALDSTampa Bay Rays31
ALCSHouston Astros24
American League Wild CardALWCNew York Yankees12
Totals24–1710993

Notes

References

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  31. "1921 Boston Red Sox".
  32. "1922 Boston Red Sox".
  33. "1923 Boston Red Sox".
  34. "1924 Boston Red Sox".
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  36. "1926 Boston Red Sox".
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