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Baseball Teams - American League East
Boston Red Sox
Team's name: Boston Red Sox
League: American League
Division: East
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Nickname:
The Red Sox,
The Sox,
The BoSox,
The Olde Towne Team
Mascot: Wally the Green Monster
Team Colours:
Midnight Navy, Red and White
Joined the League: 1969
Team's President: Larry Lucchino
Manager: Terry Francona
General Manager: Theo Epstein
Baseball Field: Fenway Park
Current Capacity: 39,195 / 39,605
First Year of Baseball: 1901
League Titles:
AL Pennants: 1903, '04, '12, '15, '16, '18, '46, '67, '75, '86, 2004, '07
East Div: 1975, '86, '88, '90, '95, 2007
Wild Card berths:
1998, '99, 2003, '04, '05
World Series: 1903, '12, '15, '16, '18, 2004, '07 |
This legendary Boston professional baseball team was founded in 1901. During its early beginnings the team was known as the Boston Americans but only a few years later it changed its name to Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox have been a very successful team as it has achieved 12 AL Pennants, 7 Division titles and 7 World Series being their more recent one in 2007.
The team has been known for being one of the leading teams in baseball history despite their 86-years without a World Series title.
Amongst the Red Sox’s Hall of Famers we can mention: Luis Aparicio, Cy Young, Tom Seaver, Al Simmons , Tris Speaker, Wade Boggs, Orlando Cepeda, Harry Hooper, Jimmie Foxx, Waite Hoyt, Tony Perez, Babe Ruth, Bobby Doerr, and George Kell just to name a few.
Currently, the Red Sox play their home games at Fenway Park. |
During the 2007 campaign the Boston Red Sox finished with 96 wins, 66 loses and a percentage of .593. basically a first place in the AL East.
Boston Red Sox 2008 Roster
| Pitchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 53 |
David Aardsma |
RP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-4 |
205 |
| 30 |
Bryan Corey |
RP |
R |
R |
34 |
6-0 |
175 |
| 17 |
Manny Delcarmen |
RP |
R |
R |
26 |
6-2 |
190 |
| 48 |
Javier Lopez |
RP |
L |
L |
30 |
6-4 |
220 |
| 37 |
Hideki Okajima |
RP |
L |
L |
32 |
6-1 |
194 |
| 58 |
Jonathan Papelbon |
RP |
R |
R |
27 |
6-4 |
225 |
| 50 |
Mike Timlin DL |
RP |
R |
R |
42 |
6-4 |
210 |
| 19 |
Josh Beckett |
SP |
R |
R |
27 |
6-5 |
222 |
| 61 |
Clay Buchholz |
SP |
L |
R |
23 |
6-3 |
190 |
| 31 |
Jon Lester |
SP |
L |
L |
24 |
6-2 |
190 |
| 18 |
Daisuke Matsuzaka |
SP |
R |
R |
27 |
6-0 |
200 |
| 38 |
Curt Schilling DL |
SP |
R |
R |
41 |
6-5 |
225 |
| 51 |
Julian Tavarez |
SP |
L |
R |
34 |
6-2 |
195 |
| 49 |
Tim Wakefield |
SP |
R |
R |
41 |
6-2 |
210 |
| Catchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 36 |
Kevin Cash |
C |
R |
R |
30 |
6-0 |
190 |
| 33 |
Jason Varitek |
C |
B |
R |
35 |
6-2 |
230 |
| Infielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 22 |
Sean Casey |
1B |
L |
R |
33 |
6-4 |
230 |
| 13 |
Alex Cora |
SS |
L |
R |
32 |
6-0 |
200 |
| 25 |
Mike Lowell |
3B |
R |
R |
34 |
6-3 |
210 |
| 23 |
Julio Lugo |
SS |
R |
R |
32 |
6-1 |
175 |
| 15 |
Dustin Pedroia |
2B |
R |
R |
24 |
5-9 |
180 |
| 20 |
Kevin Youkilis |
1B |
R |
R |
29 |
6-1 |
220 |
| Outfielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 10 |
Coco Crisp |
CF |
B |
R |
28 |
6-0 |
180 |
| 7 |
J.D. Drew |
RF |
L |
R |
32 |
6-1 |
200 |
| 46 |
Jacoby Ellsbury |
CF |
L |
L |
24 |
6-1 |
185 |
| 34 |
David Ortiz |
DH |
L |
L |
32 |
6-4 |
230 |
| 24 |
Manny Ramirez |
LF |
R |
R |
35 |
6-0 |
200 |
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