The Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox
2017 Boston Red Sox season
Established in 1901
Based in Boston since 1901
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	1 4 6 8 9 14 26 27 45 42
Colors
Red, Midnight Navy Blue, White
Name
Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901–1907)
Other nicknames
* The Sox The BoSox The Olde Towne Team
Ballpark
Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Grounds (1901–1911)
Major league titles
World Series titles (8)	1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2004 2007 2013
AL Pennants (13)	1903 1904 1912 1915 1916 1918 1946 1967 1975 1986 2004 2007 2013
East Division titles (8)	1975 1986 1988 1990 1995 2007 2013 2016
Wild card berths (7)	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009
Front office
Owner(s)	Fenway Sports Group (John Henry (Principal Owner), Tom Werner (Chairman), Sam Kennedy (CEO))
Manager	John Farrell
President of Baseball Operations	Dave Dombrowski

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won eight World Series championships and have played in 13. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "", including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves.

Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918. However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in 2004. The team's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, including Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" in 1946, the "Impossible Dream" of 1967, Carlton Fisk's home run in 1975, and Bill Buckner's error in 1986. Following their victory in the 2013 World Series, they became the first team to win three World Series trophies in the 21st century, including championships in 2004 and 2007. Red Sox history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.

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