The Red Sox are one of the most storied franchises in Major League baseball. It’s been a blast to be a member of Red Sox Nation over the past eight years. With two World Series wins since 2004, we are flying high! But, to really appreciate the sweet taste of recent success, you’ve got to understand the profound angst fans felt for decades of late summer days, and chilly fall evenings when the Sox simply swooned.
Here’s a brief Red Sox timeline to give you a sense of the highs and lows over the last century.
| 1901 | The team was established in Boston as part of the American League. |
| 1903 | World Series #1 |
| 1908 | The Red Sox became the official team name. |
| 1912 | Fenway Park Opens! |
| World Series #2 | |
| 1915 | World Series #3 |
| 1916 | World Series #4 |
| 1918 | World Series #5 |
| 1919 | Babe Ruth is sold to the New York Yankees – and the “Curse of the Babe” begins |
| 1941 | Ted Williams his .406 for the entire season. |
| 1960 | Ted Williams retires – hits a homerun in his final at bat |
| 1961 | Carl Yazstremski (Yaz) replaces Ted Williams |
| 1967 | “The Impossible Dream Season” – Yaz wins the Triple Crown – The Red Sox go to the World Series, losing in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals – Tony Conigliaro is struck in the face by a fastball, and misses the entire 1968 season. |
| 1975 | Red Sox lose to the Cincinatti Reds in the World Series |
| 1978 | In a one-game playoof New York Yankees lyer Bucky dent hits a homerun to help propel the Yankees over the Sox in a one-game playoff for the the American League Pennant. |
| 1986 | The Red Sox lose the World Series to the New York Mets. Bill Buckner infamously allows a slow ground ball hit from Mookie Wilson to roll through his legs at first base in Game 6. |
| 2003 | The red Sox hire Theo Epstein as General Manager |
| 2004 | The Red Sox Win the World Series in a 4-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals! |
| 2007 | The Red Sox win the World Series, again, in a 4-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies! |
