The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1901 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 1912.
A dominant team in the early 20th century, the Red Sox (as the Boston Americans) won the first World Series in 1903 and had won a further four championships by 1918. 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 1919 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 2004, and they have since gone on to win another three World Series titles (in 2007, 2013, and 2018), 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 .518 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 2025.
Season record by year
| † | World Series champions (1903–present) |
|---|---|
| * | American League champions (1901–present) |
| ^ | Division champions (1969–present) |
| ¤ | Wild Card berth (1994–present) |
| Season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Postseason | Awards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | AL | 2nd | 79 | 57 | .581 | 4 | Cy Young (TC) | |||
| 1902 | AL | 3rd | 77 | 60 | .562 | 6+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1903 † | AL * | 1st | 91 | 47 | .659 | +14.5 | Won World Series (Pirates) 5–3 † | |||
| 1904 | AL * | 1st | 95 | 59 | .617 | +1.5 | World Series canceled * | |||
| 1905 | AL | 4th | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 | ||||
| 1906 | AL | 8th | 49 | 105 | .318 | 45+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1907 | AL | 7th | 59 | 90 | .396 | 32+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1908 | AL | 5th | 75 | 79 | .487 | 15+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1909 | AL | 3rd | 88 | 63 | .583 | 9+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1910 | AL | 4th | 81 | 72 | .529 | 22+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1911 | AL | 4th | 78 | 75 | .510 | 24 | ||||
| 1912 † | AL * | 1st | 105 | 47 | .691 | +14 | Won World Series (Giants) 4–3 † | Tris Speaker (MVP) | ||
| 1913 | AL | 4th | 79 | 71 | .527 | 15+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1914 | AL | 2nd | 91 | 62 | .595 | 8+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1915 † | AL * | 1st | 101 | 50 | .669 | +2.5 | Won World Series (Phillies) 4–1 † | |||
| 1916 † | AL * | 1st | 91 | 63 | .591 | +2 | Won World Series (Robins) 4–1 † | |||
| 1917 | AL | 2nd | 90 | 62 | .592 | 9 | ||||
| 1918 † | AL * | 1st | 75 | 51 | .595 | +2.5 | Won World Series (Cubs) 4–2 † | |||
| 1919 | AL | 6th | 66 | 71 | .482 | 20+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1920 | AL | 5th | 72 | 81 | .471 | 25+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1921 | AL | 5th | 75 | 79 | .487 | 23+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1922 | AL | 8th | 61 | 93 | .396 | 33 | ||||
| 1923 | AL | 8th | 61 | 91 | .401 | 37 | ||||
| 1924 | AL | 7th | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 | ||||
| 1925 | AL | 8th | 47 | 105 | .309 | 49+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1926 | AL | 8th | 46 | 107 | .301 | 44+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1927 | AL | 8th | 51 | 103 | .331 | 59 | ||||
| 1928 | AL | 8th | 57 | 96 | .373 | 43+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1929 | AL | 8th | 58 | 96 | .377 | 48 | ||||
| 1930 | AL | 8th | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50 | ||||
| 1931 | AL | 6th | 62 | 90 | .408 | 45 | ||||
| 1932 | AL | 8th | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64 | ||||
| 1933 | AL | 7th | 63 | 86 | .423 | 34+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1934 | AL | 4th | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24 | ||||
| 1935 | AL | 4th | 78 | 75 | .510 | 16 | ||||
| 1936 | AL | 6th | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1937 | AL | 5th | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 | ||||
| 1938 | AL | 2nd | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9+1⁄2 | Jimmie Foxx (MVP) | |||
| 1939 | AL | 2nd | 89 | 62 | .589 | 17 | ||||
| 1940 | AL | 4th | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 | ||||
| 1941 | AL | 2nd | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 | ||||
| 1942 | AL | 2nd | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 | Ted Williams (TC) | |||
| 1943 | AL | 7th | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 | ||||
| 1944 | AL | 4th | 77 | 77 | .500 | 12 | ||||
| 1945 | AL | 7th | 71 | 83 | .461 | 17+1⁄2 | ||||
| 1946 | AL * | 1st | 104 | 50 | .675 | +12 | Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 * | Ted Williams (MVP) | ||
| 1947 | AL | 3rd | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 | Ted Williams (TC) | |||
| 1948 | AL | 2nd | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | AL | 2nd | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 | Ted Williams (MVP) | |||
| 1950 | AL | 3rd | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4 | Walt Dropo (ROY) | |||
| 1951 | AL | 3rd | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | ||||
| 1952 | AL | 6th | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19 | ||||
| 1953 | AL | 4th | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 | ||||
| 1954 | AL | 4th | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 | ||||
| 1955 | AL | 4th | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 | ||||
| 1956 | AL | 4th | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 | ||||
| 1957 | AL | 3rd | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | ||||
| 1958 | AL | 3rd | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 | Jackie Jensen (MVP) | |||
| 1959 | AL | 5th | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19 | ||||
| 1960 | AL | 7th | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 | ||||
| 1961 | AL | 6th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 33 | Don Schwall (ROY) | |||
| 1962 | AL | 8th | 76 | 84 | .475 | 19 | ||||
| 1963 | AL | 7th | 76 | 85 | .472 | 28 | ||||
| 1964 | AL | 8th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 | ||||
| 1965 | AL | 9th | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 | ||||
| 1966 | AL | 9th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | ||||
| 1967 | AL * | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | +1 | Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 * | Carl Yastrzemski (MVP, TC) Jim Lonborg (CYA) | ||
| 1968 | AL | 4th | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 | ||||
| 1969 | AL | East | 3rd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 22 | |||
| 1970 | AL | East | 3rd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 21 | |||
| 1971 | AL | East | 3rd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18 | |||
| 1972 | AL | East | 2nd | 85 | 70 | .548 | 1⁄2 | Carlton Fisk (ROY) | ||
| 1973 | AL | East | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | |||
| 1974 | AL | East | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | |||
| 1975 | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 95 | 65 | .594 | +4.5 | Won ALCS (Athletics) 3–0 Lost World Series (Reds) 4–3 * | Fred Lynn (MVP, ROY) | |
| 1976 | AL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15+1⁄2 | |||
| 1977 | AL | East | 2nd | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2+1⁄2 | |||
| 1978 | AL | East | 2nd | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1 | Jim Rice (MVP) | ||
| 1979 | AL | East | 3rd | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11+1⁄2 | |||
| 1980 | AL | East | 4th | 83 | 77 | .519 | 19 | |||
| 1981 | AL | East | 5th | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2+1⁄2 | |||
| 1982 | AL | East | 3rd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | |||
| 1983 | AL | East | 6th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | |||
| 1984 | AL | East | 4th | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18 | |||
| 1985 | AL | East | 6th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18+1⁄2 | |||
| 1986 | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 95 | 66 | .590 | +5.5 | Won ALCS (Angels) 4–3 Lost World Series (Mets) 4–3 * | Roger Clemens (MVP, CYA) John McNamara (MOY) | |
| 1987 | AL | East | 5th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | Roger Clemens (CYA) | ||
| 1988 | AL | East ^ | 1st | 89 | 73 | .549 | +1 | Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0 ^ | ||
| 1989 | AL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | |||
| 1990 | AL | East ^ | 1st | 88 | 74 | .543 | +2 | Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–0 ^ | ||
| 1991 | AL | East | 2nd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | Roger Clemens (CYA) | ||
| 1992 | AL | East | 7th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | |||
| 1993 | AL | East | 5th | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | |||
| 1994 | AL | East | 5th | 54 | 61 | .470 | 17 | Playoffs cancelled | ||
| 1995 | AL | East ^ | 1st | 86 | 58 | .597 | +7 | Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0 ^ | Mo Vaughn (MVP) | |
| 1996 | AL | East | 3rd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7 | |||
| 1997 | AL | East | 4th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | Nomar Garciaparra (ROY) | ||
| 1998 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22 | Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–1 ¤ | ||
| 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) | |
| 2000 | AL | East | 2nd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2+1⁄2 | Pedro Martínez (CYA) | ||
| 2001 | AL | East | 2nd | 82 | 79 | .509 | 13+1⁄2 | |||
| 2002 | AL | East | 2nd | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10+1⁄2 | |||
| 2003 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 95 | 67 | .586 | 6 | Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2 Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–3 ¤ | ||
| 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) | |
| 2005 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 95 | 67 | .586 | 0 | Lost ALDS (White Sox) 3–0 ¤ | ||
| 2006 | AL | East | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | |||
| 2007 † | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 96 | 66 | .593 | +2 | Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0 Won ALCS (Indians) 4–3 Won World Series (Rockies) 4–0 † | Dustin Pedroia (ROY) Mike Lowell (WS MVP) | |
| 2008 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2 | Won ALDS (Angels) 3–1 Lost ALCS (Rays) 4–3 ¤ | Dustin Pedroia (MVP) | |
| 2009 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 95 | 67 | .586 | 8 | Lost ALDS (Angels) 3–0 ¤ | ||
| 2010 | AL | East | 3rd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | |||
| 2011 | AL | East | 3rd | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | Jacoby Ellsbury (CPOY) | ||
| 2012 | AL | East | 5th | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | |||
| 2013 † | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | +5.5 | Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1 Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2 Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–2 † | David Ortiz (WS MVP) | |
| 2014 | AL | East | 5th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | |||
| 2015 | AL | East | 5th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 15 | |||
| 2016 | AL | East ^ | 1st | 93 | 69 | .574 | +4 | Lost ALDS (Indians) 3–0 | Rick Porcello (CYA, CPOY) | |
| 2017 | AL | East ^ | 1st | 93 | 69 | .574 | +2 | Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1 ^ | Craig Kimbrel (RPOY) | |
| 2018 † | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 108 | 54 | .667 | +8 | Won 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) | |
| 2019 | AL | East | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | |||
| 2020 | AL | East | 5th | 24 | 36 | .400 | 16 | |||
| 2021 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 92 | 70 | .568 | 8 | Won ALWC (Yankees) Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1 Lost ALCS (Astros) 4–2 ¤ | ||
| 2022 | AL | East | 5th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21 | |||
| 2023 | AL | East | 5th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | |||
| 2024 | AL | East | 3rd | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | |||
| 2025 | AL | East | 3rd ¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 5 | Lost ALWC (Yankees) 2–1 ¤ | ||
| 2026 | AL | East | Upcoming | |||||||
| Games | Wins | Losses | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Americans regular season record (1901–1907) | 1,020 | 528 | 492 | .518 |
| Boston Red Sox regular season record (1908–2025) | 18,360 | 9,516 | 8,844 | .518 |
| All-time regular season record (1901–2025) | 19,380 | 10,044 | 9,336 | .518 |
| All-time postseason record | 202 | 109 | 93 | .540 |
| All-time regular and postseason record | 19,582 | 10,153 | 9,429 | .518 |
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 2020, 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.
| Decade | Total games | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1325 | 691 | 634 | .522 |
| 1910s | 1481 | 857 | 624 | .579 |
| 1920s | 1533 | 595 | 938 | .388 |
| 1930s | 1520 | 705 | 815 | .464 |
| 1940s | 1537 | 854 | 683 | .556 |
| 1950s | 1539 | 814 | 725 | .529 |
| 1960s | 1609 | 764 | 845 | .475 |
| 1970s | 1609 | 895 | 714 | .556 |
| 1980s | 1563 | 821 | 742 | .525 |
| 1990s | 1555 | 814 | 741 | .523 |
| 2000s | 1619 | 920 | 699 | .568 |
| 2010s | 1620 | 872 | 748 | .538 |
| 2020s | 870 | 442 | 428 | .508 |
| All-time | 19,380 | 10,044 | 9,336 | .518 |
Updated through completion of the 2025 season.
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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.
| Year | Finish | Round | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | World Series Champions | World Series | Pittsburgh Pirates | Won | 5 | 3 |
| 1912 | World Series Champions | World Series | New York Giants | Won | 4 | 3 |
| 1915 | World Series Champions | World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | Won | 4 | 1 |
| 1916 | World Series Champions | World Series | Brooklyn Robins | Won | 4 | 1 |
| 1918 | World Series Champions | World Series | Chicago Cubs | Won | 4 | 2 |
| 1946 | American League Champions | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 3 | 4 |
| 1967 | American League Champions | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 3 | 4 |
| 1975 | American League Champions | ALCS | Oakland Athletics | Won | 3 | 0 |
| World Series | Cincinnati Reds | Lost | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1986 | American League Champions | ALCS | California Angels | Won | 4 | 3 |
| World Series | New York Mets | Lost | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1988 | American League East Champions | ALCS | Oakland Athletics | Lost | 0 | 4 |
| 1990 | American League East Champions | ALCS | Oakland Athletics | Lost | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | American League East Champions | ALDS | Cleveland Indians | Lost | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | American League Wild Card | ALDS | Cleveland Indians | Lost | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | American League Wild Card | ALDS | Cleveland Indians | Won | 3 | 2 |
| ALCS | New York Yankees | Lost | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003 | American League Wild Card | ALDS | Oakland Athletics | Won | 3 | 2 |
| ALCS | New York Yankees | Lost | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | World Series Champions | ALDS | Anaheim Angels | Won | 3 | 0 |
| ALCS | New York Yankees | Won | 4 | 3 | ||
| World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | Won | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | American League Wild Card | ALDS | Chicago White Sox | Lost | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | World Series Champions | ALDS | Los Angeles Angels | Won | 3 | 0 |
| ALCS | Cleveland Indians | Won | 4 | 3 | ||
| World Series | Colorado Rockies | Won | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | American League Wild Card | ALDS | Los Angeles Angels | Won | 3 | 1 |
| ALCS | Tampa Bay Rays | Lost | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | American League Wild Card | ALDS | Los Angeles Angels | Lost | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | World Series Champions | ALDS | Tampa Bay Rays | Won | 3 | 1 |
| ALCS | Detroit Tigers | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
| World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | American League East Champions | ALDS | Cleveland Indians | Lost | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | American League East Champions | ALDS | Houston Astros | Lost | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | World Series Champions | ALDS | New York Yankees | Won | 3 | 1 |
| ALCS | Houston Astros | Won | 4 | 1 | ||
| World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | Won | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | American League Wild Card | ALWC | New York Yankees | Won | 1 | 0 |
| ALDS | Tampa Bay Rays | Won | 3 | 1 | ||
| ALCS | Houston Astros | Lost | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | American League Wild Card | ALWC | New York Yankees | Lost | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Totals | 24–17 | 109 | 93 | ||
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