1975 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1975 Boston Red Sox

American League champions
American League East champions
League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Fenway Park
City| Boston, Massachusetts
Record| 95–65 (.594)
Divisional place| 1st
Owner| Tom Yawkey
President| Tom Yawkey
General manager| Dick O'Connell
Manager| Darrell Johnson
Television| WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson)
Radio| WHDH-AM 850
(Ned Martin, Jim Woods)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1975 Boston Red Sox season was the 75th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 95–65. Following a sweep of the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS, the Red Sox lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in seven games.

## Offseason

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### Long expectations

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Jim Rice

The 1975 baseball season should have dawned for Red Sox fans with bright hopes. The team had made a legitimate run for the pennant the previous year, and this time the team had Carlton Fisk and Rick Wise for full seasons. Rick Burleson had surprised everyone by playing outstanding shortstop and hitting higher in the majors than he ever had in the minors. In addition, the Sox had two rookies who gave every indication they would be phenoms, Fred Lynn and Jim Rice. But the memory of the collapse of 1974 still hung heavy over New England fans.[citation needed]

At first most of the preseason talk had to do with the decision by Tony Conigliaro to try one more comeback and with the salary hassle concerning Luis Tiant, who felt he deserved more than $70,000 he was earning and wouldn't show up at Winter Haven, Florida, causing team owner Tom Yawkey to meet with "El Tiante", agree on a raise (to $90,000) and get the Sox pitching ace back in camp.[citation needed]

Still, it didn't take too long before the stories and pictures coming out of Florida about the two phenoms got Sox fans thinking. The betting lines in Las Vegas had Boston as a long shot, although not the 100–1 shot they were in 1967. The odds against them went up, however, after Fisk, returning from the serious knee injury of 1974, was hit in the right arm and broke it. Even the positive talk about young Mr. Lynn couldn't drive away the gloom over Fisk's injury. Catching is absolutely vital to a successful team, and Fisk was going to be sidelined for at least a couple of months.[citation needed]

### Youngsters and comebacks

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Fred Lynn

The word out of Florida on Lynn was very positive. The young man who had gone to the USC as a football linebacker, but gave up football for baseball, seemed to be doing it all. Not only did he hit and run and field, he was a good-looking, charming young man. He was a hit with Boston and New England fans and hit with power, and with the way big Jim Rice was clobbering the baseball, Boston appeared to have a power punch that could only get better when Fisk got back into the lineup.[citation needed]

Rick Wise, back after a year of shoulder trouble and then a broken finger, looked ready to boost a pitching staff, which already had Luis Tiant, Bill Lee, Reggie Cleveland, and the stringbean flame-thrower Roger Moret. The bullpen also looked strong, with Dick Drago as the closer and hard-thrower Dick Pole and veteran Diego Seguí.[citation needed]

Additionally, the word on Tony Conigliaro was encouraging, and that boosted spirits back home. Carl Yastrzemski was at first base, and after three short trials in previous years Cecil Cooper was going to make this team and probably be the designated hitter.[citation needed]

### Notable transactions

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* October 24, 1974: Juan Marichal was released by the Red Sox.[1]
* March 29, 1975: Danny Cater was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Danny Godby.[2]

## Regular season

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Record by month[3] Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref.

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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB
April | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5th (tie) | 3 | [4]
May | 16 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 1st | +2+1⁄2 | [5]
June | 18 | 13 | 41 | 31 | 1st | +1 | [6]
July | 22 | 11 | 63 | 42 | 1st | +9 | [7]
August | 16 | 12 | 79 | 54 | 1st | +6 | [8]
September | 16 | 11 | 95 | 65 | 1st | +4+1⁄2 | [9]

The Red Sox played only 160 games, as two games against the Yankees were rained out in the final week of the season, and not rescheduled once Boston clinched the AL East title.[10][11]

Luis Tiant Denny Doyle Rick Burleson Rico Petrocelli Juan Beníquez Bill Lee

### Season standings

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AL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Boston Red Sox | 95 | 65  | .594  | —  | 47‍–‍34  | 48‍–‍31
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 69  | .566  | 4½  | 44‍–‍33  | 46‍–‍36
New York Yankees | 83 | 77  | .519  | 12  | 43‍–‍35  | 40‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 80  | .497  | 15½  | 41‍–‍39  | 38‍–‍41
Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94  | .420  | 28  | 36‍–‍45  | 32‍–‍49
Detroit Tigers | 57 | 102  | .358  | 37½  | 31‍–‍49  | 26‍–‍53

### Record vs. opponents

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1975 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CAL  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | KC  | MIL  | MIN  | NYY  | OAK  | TEX
Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 10–8 | 12–4 | 7–5 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5
Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–2 | 11–5 | 6–6 | 8–4
California | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 4–14 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9
Chicago | 4–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 5–13
Cleveland | 8–10 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | — | 12–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 3–6 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 5–7
Detroit | 4–12 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 1–11
Kansas City | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 14–4
Milwaukee | 4–14 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6
Minnesota | 6–6 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 10–2 | — | 4–8 | 6–12 | 8–10
New York | 10–8 | 5–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 8–4
Oakland | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | — | 12–6
Texas | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–12 | —

### Notable transactions

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* June 3: Dave Schmidt was selected by the Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft[12]
* June 14: The Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Denny Doyle. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Chuck Ross (minors) to the Angels on March 5, 1976.[13]

### Opening Day lineup

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Bob Montgomery 20 | Juan Beníquez | LF

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19 | Fred Lynn | CF
8 | Carl Yastrzemski     | 1B
25 | Tony Conigliaro | DH
6 | Rico Petrocelli | 3B
24 | Dwight Evans | RF
10 | Bob Montgomery | C
7 | Rick Burleson | SS
2 | Doug Griffin | 2B
23 | Luis Tiant | P

Source:[14]

Boston's Opening Day opponent was the Milwaukee Brewers, then a member of the AL East; the game was notable for being the first game that Hank Aaron played in the American League, having previously played from 1954 through 1974 in the National League.[15]

### Roster

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1975 Boston Red Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* 46 Steve Barr
* 43 Jim Burton
* 26 Reggie Cleveland
* 41 Dick Drago
* 21 Rick Kreuger
* 37 Bill Lee
* 29 Roger Moret
* 45 Dick Pole
* 28 Diego Seguí
* 23 Luis Tiant
* 38 Jim Willoughby
* 40 Rick Wise

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* 39 Tim Blackwell
* 27 Carlton Fisk
* 33 Tim McCarver
* 50 Andy Merchant
* 10 Bob Montgomery

Infielders

* 11 Kim Andrew
*  7 Rick Burleson
* 17 Cecil Cooper
* 49 Steve Dillard
* 15,5 Denny Doyle
*  2 Doug Griffin
* 12 Bob Heise
* 51 Butch Hobson
*  5 Buddy Hunter
* 15 Deron Johnson
*  3 Dick McAuliffe
*  6 Rico Petrocelli
*  8 Carl Yastrzemski

|  | Outfielders

* 20 Juan Beníquez
*  1 Bernie Carbo
* 24 Dwight Evans
* 19 Fred Lynn
* 16 Rick Miller
* 14 Jim Rice

Other batters

* 25 Tony Conigliaro

|  | Manager

* 22 Darrell Johnson

Coaches

* 31 Don Bryant (Bullpen)
* 35 Johnny Pesky (First base)
* 36 Eddie Popowski (Special assignment)
* 32 Stan Williams (Pitching)
* 34 Don Zimmer (Third base)

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos  | Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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C | Carlton Fisk | 79 | 263 | 87 | .331 | 10 | 52
1B | Carl Yastrzemski | 149 | 543 | 146 | .269 | 14 | 60
2B | Doug Griffin | 100 | 287 | 69 | .240 | 1 | 29
SS | Rick Burleson | 158 | 580 | 146 | .252 | 6 | 62
3B | Rico Petrocelli | 115 | 402 | 96 | .239 | 7 | 59
LF | Jim Rice | 144 | 564 | 174 | .309 | 22 | 102
CF | Fred Lynn | 145 | 528 | 175 | .331 | 21 | 105
RF | Dwight Evans | 128 | 412 | 113 | .274 | 13 | 56
DH | Cecil Cooper | 106 | 305 | 95 | .311 | 14 | 44

#### Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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Bernie Carbo | 107 | 319 | 82 | .257 | 15 | 50
Denny Doyle | 89 | 310 | 96 | .310 | 4 | 36
Juan Beníquez | 78 | 254 | 74 | .291 | 2 | 17
Bob Montgomery | 62 | 195 | 44 | .226 | 2 | 26
Tim Blackwell | 59 | 132 | 26 | .197 | 0 | 6
Bob Heise | 63 | 126 | 27 | .214 | 0 | 21
Rick Miller | 77 | 108 | 21 | .194 | 0 | 15
Tony Conigliaro | 21 | 57 | 7 | .123 | 2 | 9
Tim McCarver | 12 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 0 | 3
Dick McAuliffe | 7 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1
Deron Johnson | 3 | 10 | 6 | .600 | 1 | 3
Steve Dillard | 1 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0
Andy Merchant | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0
Butch Hobson | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0
Kim Andrew | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0
Buddy Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bill Lee | 41 | 260.0 | 17 | 9 | 3.95 | 78
Luis Tiant | 35 | 260.0 | 18 | 14 | 4.02 | 142
Rick Wise | 35 | 255.1 | 19 | 12 | 3.95 | 141

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Reggie Cleveland | 31 | 170.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.43 | 78
Roger Moret | 36 | 145.0 | 14 | 3 | 3.60 | 80
Dick Pole | 18 | 89.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.42 | 42
Steve Barr | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 2

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Dick Drago | 40 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3.84 | 43
Diego Segui | 33 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4.82 | 45
Jim Burton | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.89 | 39
Jim Willoughby | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3.54 | 29
Rick Kreuger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1

## Postseason

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Carl Yastrzemski Dwight Evans Carlton Fisk

After a great season, The Red Sox continued their magical season by sweeping the Oakland Athletics in three games in the American League Championship Series to advance to their first World Series since 1967.

In the historic World Series that followed, it came down to Carl Yastrzemski with the Red Sox trailing, 4–3, with two outs in the ninth inning of Game 7. Yaz's drive fell into the hands of Reds outfielder César Gerónimo, and Boston's magical season fell one game short. Boston would not return to the World Series until 1986.

### ALCS

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Main article: 1975 American League Championship Series

#### Game 1

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October 4 at Fenway Park

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Oakland  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 1 | 3 | 4
Boston | 2 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 5 | 0 | X  | 7 | 8 | 3
W: Luis Tiant (1–0)   L: Ken Holtzman (0–1)
HR: None

#### Game 2

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October 5 at Fenway Park

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Oakland  | 2 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3 | 10 | 0
Boston | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3 | 0 | 1  | 1 | 1 | X  | 6 | 12 | 0
W: Roger Moret (1–0)   L: Rollie Fingers (0–1)   S: Dick Drago (1)
HR: OAK: Reggie Jackson (1) BOS: Carl Yastrzemski (1), Rico Petrocelli (1)

#### Game 3

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Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Boston | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 3 | 0  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 5 | 11 | 1
Oakland  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 0 | 2 | 0  | 3 | 6 | 1
W: Rick Wise (1–0)   L: Ken Holtzman (0–2)   S: Dick Drago (2)
HR: None

### World Series

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Main article: 1975 World Series

The Red Sox scored first in six of the seven World Series games, only to see the Reds come back and win four of those games, spoiling Boston's chances at their first championship since 1918. In Game 7, the Red Sox entered the sixth inning with a 3–0 lead, but the Reds rallied back to win the game, 4–3, and the series.

NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)  Game  | Score  | Date  | Location  | Attendance  | Time of Game

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1 | Reds – 0, Red Sox – 6 | October 11 | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 2:27
2 | Reds – 3, Red Sox – 2 | October 12 | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 2:38
3 | Red Sox – 5, Reds – 6 (10) | October 14 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,392 | 3:03
4 | Red Sox – 5, Reds – 4 | October 15 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,667 | 2:52
5 | Red Sox – 2, Reds – 6 | October 16 | Riverfront Stadium | 56,393 | 2:23
6 | Reds – 6,  Red Sox – 7 (12) | October 21 | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 4:01
7 | Reds – 4, Red Sox – 3 | October 22 | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 2:52

## Awards and honors

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* Darrell Johnson – Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
* Fred Lynn – American League MVP, American League Rookie of the Year, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, Gold Glove Award (OF), AL Player of the Month (June)
* Luis Tiant – Babe Ruth Award

All-Star Game

* Fred Lynn, reserve OF
* Carl Yastrzemski, reserve 1B

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Joe Morgan
AA | Bristol Red Sox | Eastern League | Dick McAuliffe and Bill Slack
A | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | John Kennedy
A | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | Rac Slider
A-Short Season | Elmira Red Sox | New York–Penn League | Dick Berardino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol
Source:[16][17]

## References

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1. ^ Juan Marichal page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "The 1975 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
4. ^ "Events of Wednesday, April 30, 1975".
5. ^ "Events of Saturday, May 31, 1975".
6. ^ "Events of Monday, June 30, 1975".
7. ^ "Events of Thursday, July 31, 1975".
8. ^ "Events of Sunday, August 31, 1975".
9. ^ "Events of Sunday, September 28, 1975".
10. ^ Keane, Clif (September 24, 1975). "Rain doing Red Sox a favor". The Boston Globe. p. 51. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Games remaining for Red Sox, Orioles". The Boston Globe. September 26, 1975. p. 27. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
12. ^ Dave Schmidt page at Baseball Reference
13. ^ Denny Doyle page at Baseball Reference
14. ^ "Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2". Retrosheet. April 8, 1975. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
15. ^ Wolf, Gregory H. "April 8, 1975: Luis Tiant spoils Hank Aaron's Brewers debut". SABR. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
16. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
17. ^ Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook. 1975. p. 25. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

## External links

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* 1975 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
* 1975 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
* 1975 ALCS Official Scorebook Magazine
* 1975 World Series Media Guide and Scorebook

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American League champions

1900s|

* 1901: Chicago White Stockings
* 1902: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1903: Boston Americans
* 1904: Boston Americans
* 1905: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1906: Chicago White Sox
* 1907: Detroit Tigers
* 1908: Detroit Tigers
* 1909: Detroit Tigers

1910s|

* 1910: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1911: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1912: Boston Red Sox
* 1913: Philaelphia Athletics
* 1914: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1915: Boston Red Sox
* 1916: Boston Red Sox
* 1917: Chicago White Sox
* 1918: Boston Red Sox
* 1919: Chicago White Sox

1920s|

* 1920: Cleveland Indians
* 1921: New York Yankees
* 1922: New York Yankees
* 1923: New York Yankees
* 1924: Washington Senators
* 1925: Washington Senators
* 1926: New York Yankees
* 1927: New York Yankees
* 1928: New York Yankees
* 1929: Philadelphia Athletics

1930s|

* 1930: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1931: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1932: New York Yankees
* 1933: Washington Senators
* 1934: Detroit Tigers
* 1935: Detroit Tigers
* 1936: New York Yankees
* 1937: New York Yankees
* 1938: New York Yankees
* 1939: New York Yankees

1940s|

* 1940: Detroit Tigers
* 1941: New York Yankees
* 1942: New York Yankees
* 1943: New York Yankees
* 1944: St. Louis Browns
* 1945: Detroit Tigers
* 1946: Boston Red Sox
* 1947: New York Yankees
* 1948: Cleveland Indians
* 1949: New York Yankees

1950s|

* 1950: New York Yankees
* 1951: New York Yankees
* 1952: New York Yankees
* 1953: New York Yankees
* 1954: Cleveland Indians
* 1955: New York Yankees
* 1956: New York Yankees
* 1957: New York Yankees
* 1958: New York Yankees
* 1959: Chicago White Sox

1960s|

* 1960: New York Yankees
* 1961: New York Yankees
* 1962: New York Yankees
* 1963: New York Yankees
* 1964: New York Yankees
* 1965: Minnesota Twins
* 1966: Baltimore Orioles
* 1967: Boston Red Sox
* 1968: Detroit Tigers
* 1969: Baltimore Orioles

1970s|

* 1970: Baltimore Orioles
* 1971: Baltimore Orioles
* 1972: Oakland Athletics
* 1973: Oakland Athletics
* 1974: Oakland Athletics
* 1975: Boston Red Sox
* 1976: New York Yankees
* 1977: New York Yankees
* 1978: New York Yankees
* 1979: Baltimore Orioles

1980s|

* 1980: Kansas City Royals
* 1981: New York Yankees
* 1982: Milwaukee Brewers
* 1983: Baltimore Orioles
* 1984: Detroit Tigers
* 1985: Kansas City Royals
* 1986: Boston Red Sox
* 1987: Minnesota Twins
* 1988: Oakland Athletics
* 1989: Oakland Athletics

1990s|

* 1990: Oakland Athletics
* 1991: Minnesota Twins
* 1992: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1993: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1994: No champion
* 1995: Cleveland Indians
* 1996: New York Yankees
* 1997: Cleveland Indians
* 1998: New York Yankees
* 1999: New York Yankees

2000s|

* 2000: New York Yankees
* 2001: New York Yankees
* 2002: Anaheim Angels
* 2003: New York Yankees
* 2004: Boston Red Sox
* 2005: Chicago White Sox
* 2006: Detroit Tigers
* 2007: Boston Red Sox
* 2008: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2009: New York Yankees

2010s|

* 2010: Texas Rangers
* 2011: Texas Rangers
* 2012: Detroit Tigers
* 2013: Boston Red Sox
* 2014: Kansas City Royals
* 2015: Kansas City Royals
* 2016: Cleveland Indians
* 2017: Houston Astros
* 2018: Boston Red Sox
* 2019: Houston Astros

2020s|

* 2020: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2021: Houston Astros
* 2022: Houston Astros
* 2023: Texas Rangers
* 2024: New York Yankees

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American League East champions

1960s|

* 1969: Baltimore Orioles

1970s|

* 1970: Baltimore Orioles
* 1971: Baltimore Orioles
* 1972: Detroit Tigers
* 1973: Baltimore Orioles
* 1974: Baltimore Orioles
* 1975: Boston Red Sox
* 1976: New York Yankees
* 1977: New York Yankees
* 1978: New York Yankees
* 1979: Baltimore Orioles

1980s|

* 1980: New York Yankees
* 1981: New York Yankees
* 1982: Milwaukee Brewers
* 1983: Baltimore Orioles
* 1984: Detroit Tigers
* 1985: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1986: Boston Red Sox
* 1987: Detroit Tigers
* 1988: Boston Red Sox
* 1989: Toronto Blue Jays

1990s|

* 1990: Boston Red Sox
* 1991: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1992: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1993: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1994: No champion
* 1995: Boston Red Sox
* 1996: New York Yankees
* 1997: Baltimore Orioles
* 1998: New York Yankees
* 1999: New York Yankees

2000s|

* 2000: New York Yankees
* 2001: New York Yankees
* 2002: New York Yankees
* 2003: New York Yankees
* 2004: New York Yankees
* 2005: New York Yankees
* 2006: New York Yankees
* 2007: Boston Red Sox
* 2008: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2009: New York Yankees

2010s|

* 2010: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2011: New York Yankees
* 2012: New York Yankees
* 2013: Boston Red Sox
* 2014: Baltimore Orioles
* 2015: Toronto Blue Jays
* 2016: Boston Red Sox
* 2017: Boston Red Sox
* 2018: Boston Red Sox
* 2019: New York Yankees

2020s|

* 2020: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2021: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2022: New York Yankees
* 2023: Baltimore Orioles
* 2024: New York Yankees

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1975 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1975 MLB draft
* 1975 All-Star Game
* 1975 World Series

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Boston Red Sox

* Established in 1901
* Formerly the Boston Americans
* Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise|

* History
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* Logos and uniforms
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Ballparks|

* Huntington Avenue Grounds
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Spring training
Venues
West End Park
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Whittington Park
League Park
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Ninth Street Park
Legion Field
Municipal Stadium
Payne Park
Oriole Park
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Scottsdale Stadium
Chain of Lakes Park
City of Palms Park
JetBlue Park at Fenway South

Culture|

| Fenway environs|

* Green Monster
* Kenmore Square
* Citgo Sign
* Pesky's Pole
* Yawkey Way

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Groups|

* The Jimmy Fund
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* Royal Rooters
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Individuals|

* Carl Beane
* Sherm Feller
* "Nuf Ced" McGreevy
* Jerry Remy
* Victoria Snelgrove
* Golden Outfield
* Wally the Green Monster
* Sam Malone

Music|

* "Tessie"
* "Dirty Water"
* "Sweet Caroline"
* "Dream On"
* "I'm Shipping Up to Boston"

Entertainment|

* Films: The Babe
* Fear Strikes Out
* Fever Pitch
* Field of Dreams
* Game 6
* Good Will Hunting
* Moneyball
* Patriots Day
* Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie
* The Town
* Wait 'til This Year
* TV series: Cheers
* Four Days in October
* Sox Appeal
* Books: Faithful
* Now I Can Die in Peace
* Red Sox Rule
* Theo-logy
* Art: The Rookie

Lore|

* Curse of the Bambino
* Cy Young's perfect game
* Slaughter's Mad Dash
* 1948 AL tie-breaker game
* The Impossible Dream
* Carlton Fisk waves it fair
* 1978 AL East tie-breaker game
* Bill Buckner's error
* "Idiots" break the curse
* MLB Japan Opening Series 2008
* 2011 Major League Baseball wild card chase
* Boston Strong
* 2019 MLB London Series

Rivalries|

* New York Yankees
* Tampa Bay Rays

Administration|

* Owners: Fenway Sports Group
* John W. Henry
* Tom Werner
* President and CEO: Sam Kennedy
* Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Brian O'Halloran
* Chief Baseball Officer: Craig Breslow
* General Manager: vacant
* Manager: Alex Cora

World Series championships (9)|

* 1903
* 1912
* 1915
* 1916
* 1918
* 2004
* 2007
* 2013
* 2018

American League pennants (14)|

* 1903
* 1904
* 1912
* 1915
* 1916
* 1918
* 1946
* 1967
* 1975
* 1986
* 2004
* 2007
* 2013
* 2018

Division championships (10)|

* 1975
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1995
* 2007
* 2013
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018

Wild card berths (8)|

* 1998
* 1999
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2008
* 2009
* 2021

Minor league affiliates|

* Triple-A
* Worcester Red Sox
* Double-A
* Portland Sea Dogs
* High-A
* Greenville Drive
* Single-A
* Salem Red Sox
* Rookie
* FCL Red Sox
* DSL Red Sox

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* New England Sports Network (NESN)

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Radio|

* WEEI-FM
* Radio network affiliates

Seasons (125)

1900s|

* 1900 ·  1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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