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Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

2008 AL East 24-19 (.558) 2 Terry Francona Youkilis Matsuzaka 2008

2007 AL East 96-66 (.593) WS 1 Terry Francona Ortiz Beckett 2007

2006 AL East 86-76 (.531) 3 Terry Francona Ramirez Schilling 2006

2005 AL East 95-67 (.586) WC 2 Terry Francona Ortiz Wakefield 2005

2004 AL East 98-64 (.605) WS 2 Terry Francona Ramirez Schilling 2004

2003 AL East 95-67 (.586) WC 2 Grady Little Ramirez Martinez 2003

2002 AL East 93-69 (.574) 2 Grady Little Ramirez Martinez 2002

2001 AL East 82-79 (.509) 2 Jimy Williams and Joe Kerrigan Ramirez Wakefield 2001

2000 AL East 85-77 (.525) 2 Jimy Williams Garciaparra Martinez 2000

1999 AL East 94-68 (.580) WC 2 Jimy Williams Garciaparra Martinez 1999

1998 AL East 92-70 (.568) WC 2 Jimy Williams Vaughn Martinez 1998

1997 AL East 78-84 (.481) 4 Jimy Williams Vaughn Gordon 1997

1996 AL East 85-77 (.525) 3 Kevin Kennedy Vaughn Clemens 1996

1995 AL East 86-58 (.597) DIV 1 Kevin Kennedy Vaughn Wakefield 1995

1994 AL East 54-61 (.470) 4 Butch Hobson Vaughn Clemens 1994

1993 AL East 80-82 (.494) 5 Butch Hobson Vaughn Viola 1993

1992 AL East 73-89 (.451) 7 Butch Hobson Brunansky Clemens 1992

1991 AL East 84-78 (.519) 2 Joe Morgan Boggs Clemens 1991

1990 AL East 88-74 (.543) DIV 1 Joe Morgan Burks Clemens 1990

1989 AL East 83-79 (.512) 3 Joe Morgan Boggs Clemens 1989

1988 AL East 89-73 (.549) DIV 1 John McNamara and Joe Morgan Boggs Clemens 1988

1987 AL East 78-84 (.481) 5 John McNamara Boggs Clemens 1987

1986 AL East 95-66 (.590) AL 1 John McNamara Boggs Clemens 1986

1985 AL East 81-81 (.500) 5 John McNamara Boggs Boyd 1985

1984 AL East 86-76 (.531) 4 Ralph Houk Evans Nipper 1984

1983 AL East 78-84 (.481) 6 Ralph Houk Boggs Ojeda 1983

1982 AL East 89-73 (.549) 3 Ralph Houk Evans Stanley 1982

1981 AL East 59-49 (.546) Ralph Houk Evans Torrez 1981

1980 AL East 83-77 (.519) 5 Don Zimmer and Johnny Pesky Evans Stanley 1980

1979 AL East 91-69 (.569) 3 Don Zimmer Lynn Eckersley 1979

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1978 AL East 99-64 (.607) 2 Don Zimmer Rice Eckersley 1978

1977 AL East 97-64 (.602) 2 Don Zimmer Rice Jenkins 1977

1976 AL East 83-79 (.512) 3 Darrell Johnson and Don Zimmer Lynn Tiant 1976

1975 AL East 95-65 (.594) AL 1 Darrell Johnson Lynn Lee & Wise 1975

1974 AL East 84-78 (.519) 3 Darrell Johnson Yastrzemski Tiant 1974

1973 AL East 89-73 (.549) 2 Eddie Kasko and Eddie Popowski Yastrzemski Lee 1973

1972 AL East 85-70 (.548) 2 Eddie Kasko Fisk Tiant 1972

1971 AL East 85-77 (.525) 3 Eddie Kasko Smith Siebert 1971

1970 AL East 87-75 (.537) 3 Eddie Kasko Yastrzemski Culp 1970

1969 AL East 87-75 (.537) 3 Dick Williams and Eddie Popowski Petrocelli Nagy 1969

1968 American Lg 86-76 (.531) 4 Dick Williams Yastrzemski Culp 1968

1967 American Lg 92-70 (.568) AL 1 Dick Williams Yastrzemski Stange 1967

1966 American Lg 72-90 (.444) 9 Billy Herman and Pete Runnels Conigliaro Santiago 1966

1965 American Lg 62-100 (.383) 9 Billy Herman Yastrzemski Monbouquette 1965

1964 American Lg 72-90 (.444) 8 Johnny Pesky and Billy Herman Bressoud Monbouquette 1964

1963 American Lg 76-85 (.472) 7 Johnny Pesky Yastrzemski Wilson 1963

1962 American Lg 76-84 (.475) 8 Pinky Higgins Runnels Monbouquette 1962

1961 American Lg 76-86 (.469) 6 Pinky Higgins Geiger Schwall 1961

1960 American Lg 65-89 (.422) 7 Billy Jurges, Del Baker, and Pinky Higgins Runnels & Wertz Monbouquette 1960

1959 American Lg 75-79 (.487) 5 Pinky Higgins, Rudy York, and Billy Jurges Jensen Brewer 1959

1958 American Lg 79-75 (.513) 3 Pinky Higgins Williams Delock 1958

1957 American Lg 82-72 (.532) 3 Pinky Higgins Williams Sullivan 1957

1956 American Lg 84-70 (.545) 4 Pinky Higgins Williams Sullivan 1956

1955 American Lg 84-70 (.545) 4 Pinky Higgins Jensen Sullivan 1955

1954 American Lg 69-85 (.448) 4 Lou Boudreau Williams Sullivan 1954

1953 American Lg 84-69 (.549) 4 Lou Boudreau Kell McDermott 1953

1952 American Lg 76-78 (.494) 6 Lou Boudreau Goodman Parnell 1952

1951 American Lg 87-67 (.565) 3 Steve O'Neill Williams Parnell 1951

1950 American Lg 94-60 (.610) 3 Joe McCarthy and Steve O'Neill Dropo Parnell 1950

1949 American Lg 96-58 (.623) 2 Joe McCarthy Williams Parnell 1949

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1948 American Lg 96-59 (.619) 2 Joe McCarthy Williams Parnell 1948

1947 American Lg 83-71 (.539) 3 Joe Cronin Williams Dobson 1947

1946 American Lg 104-50 (.675) AL 1 Joe Cronin Williams Hughson 1946

1945 American Lg 71-83 (.461) 7 Joe Cronin Lake Ferriss 1945

1944 American Lg 77-77 (.500) 4 Joe Cronin Johnson Hughson 1944

1943 American Lg 68-84 (.447) 7 Joe Cronin Doerr Hughson 1943

1942 American Lg 93-59 (.612) 2 Joe Cronin Williams Hughson 1942

1941 American Lg 84-70 (.545) 2 Joe Cronin Williams Wagner 1941

1940 American Lg 82-72 (.532) 4 Joe Cronin Williams Bagby 1940

1939 American Lg 89-62 (.589) 2 Joe Cronin Foxx Grove 1939

1938 American Lg 88-61 (.591) 2 Joe Cronin Foxx Grove 1938

1937 American Lg 80-72 (.526) 5 Joe Cronin Foxx Grove 1937

1936 American Lg 74-80 (.481) 6 Joe Cronin Foxx Grove 1936

1935 American Lg 78-75 (.510) 4 Joe Cronin Cronin Grove 1935

1934 American Lg 76-76 (.500) 4 Bucky Harris Werber Ostermueller 1934

1933 American Lg 63-86 (.423) 7 Marty McManus Johnson Weiland 1933

1932 American Lg 43-111 (.279) 8 Shano Collins and Marty McManus Jolley Durham 1932

1931 American Lg 62-90 (.408) 6 Shano Collins Webb Moore 1931

1930 American Lg 52-102 (.338) 8 Heinie Wagner Webb Gaston 1930

1929 American Lg 58-96 (.377) 8 Bill Carrigan Rothrock MacFayden 1929

1928 American Lg 57-96 (.373) 8 Bill Carrigan Taitt Morris 1928

1927 American Lg 51-103 (.331) 8 Bill Carrigan Flagstead Harriss 1927

1926 American Lg 46-107 (.301) 8 Lee Fohl Rigney Wiltse 1926

1925 American Lg 47-105 (.309) 8 Lee Fohl Boone Ehmke 1925

1924 American Lg 67-87 (.435) 7 Lee Fohl Boone Quinn 1924

1923 American Lg 61-91 (.401) 8 Frank Chance Harris Piercy 1923

1922 American Lg 61-93 (.396) 8 Hugh Duffy Pratt Quinn 1922

1921 American Lg 75-79 (.487) 5 Hugh Duffy Pratt Jones 1921

1920 American Lg 72-81 (.471) 5 Ed Barrow Hooper Harper 1920

1919 American Lg 66-71 (.482) 6 Ed Barrow Ruth Mays 1919

Year League Record Finish/Rank Manager High OPS Low ERA Year

1918 American Lg 75-51 (.595) WS 1 Ed Barrow Hooper Bush 1918

1917 American Lg 90-62 (.592) 2 Jack Barry Lewis Mays 1917

1916 American Lg 91-63 (.591) WS 1 Bill Carrigan Gardner Ruth 1916

1915 American Lg 101-50 (.669) WS 1 Bill Carrigan Speaker Wood 1915

1914 American Lg 91-62 (.595) 2 Bill Carrigan Speaker Leonard 1914

1913 American Lg 79-71 (.527) 4 Jake Stahl and Bill Carrigan Speaker Leonard 1913

1912 American Lg 105-47 (.691) WS 1 Jake Stahl Speaker Wood 1912

1911 American Lg 78-75 (.510) 4 Patsy Donovan Speaker Wood 1911

1910 American Lg 81-72 (.529) 4 Patsy Donovan Speaker Collins 1910

1909 American Lg 88-63 (.583) 3 Fred Lake Stahl Cicotte 1909

1908 American Lg 75-79 (.487) 5 Deacon McGuire and Fred Lake Gessler Young 1908

1907 American Lg 59-90 (.396) 7 Cy Young, George Huff, Bob Unglaub, and Deacon McGuire Congalton Young 1907

1906 American Lg 49-105 (.318) 8 Jimmy Collins and Chick Stahl Stahl Dinneen 1906

1905 American Lg 78-74 (.513) 4 Jimmy Collins Collins Young 1905

1904 American Lg 95-59 (.617) AL 1 Jimmy Collins Stahl Young 1904

1903 American Lg 91-47 (.659) WS 1 Jimmy Collins Freeman Young 1903

1902 American Lg 77-60 (.562) 3 Jimmy Collins Freeman Young 1902

1901 American Lg 79-57 (.581) 2 Jimmy Collins Freeman Young 1901

An AL or NL under Finish/Rank means they won the pennant, and WS the World Series.
High OPS requires 3.1 PAs per team game and Low ERA requires 1 IP per team game.

Stats updated through May 15, 2008.

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Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
2008	AL East	24-19 (.558)	2	Terry Francona	Youkilis	Matsuzaka	2008
2007	AL East	96-66 (.593)	WS 1	Terry Francona	Ortiz	Beckett	2007
2006	AL East	86-76 (.531)	3	Terry Francona	Ramirez	Schilling	2006
2005	AL East	95-67 (.586)	WC 2	Terry Francona	Ortiz	Wakefield	2005
2004	AL East	98-64 (.605)	WS 2	Terry Francona	Ramirez	Schilling	2004
2003	AL East	95-67 (.586)	WC 2	Grady Little	Ramirez	Martinez	2003
2002	AL East	93-69 (.574)	2	Grady Little	Ramirez	Martinez	2002
2001	AL East	82-79 (.509)	2	Jimy Williams and Joe Kerrigan	Ramirez	Wakefield	2001
2000	AL East	85-77 (.525)	2	Jimy Williams	Garciaparra	Martinez	2000
1999	AL East	94-68 (.580)	WC 2	Jimy Williams	Garciaparra	Martinez	1999
1998	AL East	92-70 (.568)	WC 2	Jimy Williams	Vaughn	Martinez	1998
1997	AL East	78-84 (.481)	4	Jimy Williams	Vaughn	Gordon	1997
1996	AL East	85-77 (.525)	3	Kevin Kennedy	Vaughn	Clemens	1996
1995	AL East	86-58 (.597)	DIV 1	Kevin Kennedy	Vaughn	Wakefield	1995
1994	AL East	54-61 (.470)	4	Butch Hobson	Vaughn	Clemens	1994
1993	AL East	80-82 (.494)	5	Butch Hobson	Vaughn	Viola	1993
1992	AL East	73-89 (.451)	7	Butch Hobson	Brunansky	Clemens	1992
1991	AL East	84-78 (.519)	2	Joe Morgan	Boggs	Clemens	1991
1990	AL East	88-74 (.543)	DIV 1	Joe Morgan	Burks	Clemens	1990
1989	AL East	83-79 (.512)	3	Joe Morgan	Boggs	Clemens	1989
1988	AL East	89-73 (.549)	DIV 1	John McNamara and Joe Morgan	Boggs	Clemens	1988
1987	AL East	78-84 (.481)	5	John McNamara	Boggs	Clemens	1987
1986	AL East	95-66 (.590)	AL 1	John McNamara	Boggs	Clemens	1986
1985	AL East	81-81 (.500)	5	John McNamara	Boggs	Boyd	1985
1984	AL East	86-76 (.531)	4	Ralph Houk	Evans	Nipper	1984
1983	AL East	78-84 (.481)	6	Ralph Houk	Boggs	Ojeda	1983
1982	AL East	89-73 (.549)	3	Ralph Houk	Evans	Stanley	1982
1981	AL East	59-49 (.546)		Ralph Houk	Evans	Torrez	1981
1980	AL East	83-77 (.519)	5	Don Zimmer and Johnny Pesky	Evans	Stanley	1980
1979	AL East	91-69 (.569)	3	Don Zimmer	Lynn	Eckersley	1979
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1978	AL East	99-64 (.607)	2	Don Zimmer	Rice	Eckersley	1978
1977	AL East	97-64 (.602)	2	Don Zimmer	Rice	Jenkins	1977
1976	AL East	83-79 (.512)	3	Darrell Johnson and Don Zimmer	Lynn	Tiant	1976
1975	AL East	95-65 (.594)	AL 1	Darrell Johnson	Lynn	Lee & Wise	1975
1974	AL East	84-78 (.519)	3	Darrell Johnson	Yastrzemski	Tiant	1974
1973	AL East	89-73 (.549)	2	Eddie Kasko and Eddie Popowski	Yastrzemski	Lee	1973
1972	AL East	85-70 (.548)	2	Eddie Kasko	Fisk	Tiant	1972
1971	AL East	85-77 (.525)	3	Eddie Kasko	Smith	Siebert	1971
1970	AL East	87-75 (.537)	3	Eddie Kasko	Yastrzemski	Culp	1970
1969	AL East	87-75 (.537)	3	Dick Williams and Eddie Popowski	Petrocelli	Nagy	1969
1968	American Lg	86-76 (.531)	4	Dick Williams	Yastrzemski	Culp	1968
1967	American Lg	92-70 (.568)	AL 1	Dick Williams	Yastrzemski	Stange	1967
1966	American Lg	72-90 (.444)	9	Billy Herman and Pete Runnels	Conigliaro	Santiago	1966
1965	American Lg	62-100 (.383)	9	Billy Herman	Yastrzemski	Monbouquette	1965
1964	American Lg	72-90 (.444)	8	Johnny Pesky and Billy Herman	Bressoud	Monbouquette	1964
1963	American Lg	76-85 (.472)	7	Johnny Pesky	Yastrzemski	Wilson	1963
1962	American Lg	76-84 (.475)	8	Pinky Higgins	Runnels	Monbouquette	1962
1961	American Lg	76-86 (.469)	6	Pinky Higgins	Geiger	Schwall	1961
1960	American Lg	65-89 (.422)	7	Billy Jurges, Del Baker, and Pinky Higgins	Runnels & Wertz	Monbouquette	1960
1959	American Lg	75-79 (.487)	5	Pinky Higgins, Rudy York, and Billy Jurges	Jensen	Brewer	1959
1958	American Lg	79-75 (.513)	3	Pinky Higgins	Williams	Delock	1958
1957	American Lg	82-72 (.532)	3	Pinky Higgins	Williams	Sullivan	1957
1956	American Lg	84-70 (.545)	4	Pinky Higgins	Williams	Sullivan	1956
1955	American Lg	84-70 (.545)	4	Pinky Higgins	Jensen	Sullivan	1955
1954	American Lg	69-85 (.448)	4	Lou Boudreau	Williams	Sullivan	1954
1953	American Lg	84-69 (.549)	4	Lou Boudreau	Kell	McDermott	1953
1952	American Lg	76-78 (.494)	6	Lou Boudreau	Goodman	Parnell	1952
1951	American Lg	87-67 (.565)	3	Steve O'Neill	Williams	Parnell	1951
1950	American Lg	94-60 (.610)	3	Joe McCarthy and Steve O'Neill	Dropo	Parnell	1950
1949	American Lg	96-58 (.623)	2	Joe McCarthy	Williams	Parnell	1949
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1948	American Lg	96-59 (.619)	2	Joe McCarthy	Williams	Parnell	1948
1947	American Lg	83-71 (.539)	3	Joe Cronin	Williams	Dobson	1947
1946	American Lg	104-50 (.675)	AL 1	Joe Cronin	Williams	Hughson	1946
1945	American Lg	71-83 (.461)	7	Joe Cronin	Lake	Ferriss	1945
1944	American Lg	77-77 (.500)	4	Joe Cronin	Johnson	Hughson	1944
1943	American Lg	68-84 (.447)	7	Joe Cronin	Doerr	Hughson	1943
1942	American Lg	93-59 (.612)	2	Joe Cronin	Williams	Hughson	1942
1941	American Lg	84-70 (.545)	2	Joe Cronin	Williams	Wagner	1941
1940	American Lg	82-72 (.532)	4	Joe Cronin	Williams	Bagby	1940
1939	American Lg	89-62 (.589)	2	Joe Cronin	Foxx	Grove	1939
1938	American Lg	88-61 (.591)	2	Joe Cronin	Foxx	Grove	1938
1937	American Lg	80-72 (.526)	5	Joe Cronin	Foxx	Grove	1937
1936	American Lg	74-80 (.481)	6	Joe Cronin	Foxx	Grove	1936
1935	American Lg	78-75 (.510)	4	Joe Cronin	Cronin	Grove	1935
1934	American Lg	76-76 (.500)	4	Bucky Harris	Werber	Ostermueller	1934
1933	American Lg	63-86 (.423)	7	Marty McManus	Johnson	Weiland	1933
1932	American Lg	43-111 (.279)	8	Shano Collins and Marty McManus	Jolley	Durham	1932
1931	American Lg	62-90 (.408)	6	Shano Collins	Webb	Moore	1931
1930	American Lg	52-102 (.338)	8	Heinie Wagner	Webb	Gaston	1930
1929	American Lg	58-96 (.377)	8	Bill Carrigan	Rothrock	MacFayden	1929
1928	American Lg	57-96 (.373)	8	Bill Carrigan	Taitt	Morris	1928
1927	American Lg	51-103 (.331)	8	Bill Carrigan	Flagstead	Harriss	1927
1926	American Lg	46-107 (.301)	8	Lee Fohl	Rigney	Wiltse	1926
1925	American Lg	47-105 (.309)	8	Lee Fohl	Boone	Ehmke	1925
1924	American Lg	67-87 (.435)	7	Lee Fohl	Boone	Quinn	1924
1923	American Lg	61-91 (.401)	8	Frank Chance	Harris	Piercy	1923
1922	American Lg	61-93 (.396)	8	Hugh Duffy	Pratt	Quinn	1922
1921	American Lg	75-79 (.487)	5	Hugh Duffy	Pratt	Jones	1921
1920	American Lg	72-81 (.471)	5	Ed Barrow	Hooper	Harper	1920
1919	American Lg	66-71 (.482)	6	Ed Barrow	Ruth	Mays	1919
Year	League	Record	Finish/Rank	Manager	High OPS	Low ERA	Year
1918	American Lg	75-51 (.595)	WS 1	Ed Barrow	Hooper	Bush	1918
1917	American Lg	90-62 (.592)	2	Jack Barry	Lewis	Mays	1917
1916	American Lg	91-63 (.591)	WS 1	Bill Carrigan	Gardner	Ruth	1916
1915	American Lg	101-50 (.669)	WS 1	Bill Carrigan	Speaker	Wood	1915
1914	American Lg	91-62 (.595)	2	Bill Carrigan	Speaker	Leonard	1914
1913	American Lg	79-71 (.527)	4	Jake Stahl and Bill Carrigan	Speaker	Leonard	1913
1912	American Lg	105-47 (.691)	WS 1	Jake Stahl	Speaker	Wood	1912
1911	American Lg	78-75 (.510)	4	Patsy Donovan	Speaker	Wood	1911
1910	American Lg	81-72 (.529)	4	Patsy Donovan	Speaker	Collins	1910
1909	American Lg	88-63 (.583)	3	Fred Lake	Stahl	Cicotte	1909
1908	American Lg	75-79 (.487)	5	Deacon McGuire and Fred Lake	Gessler	Young	1908
1907	American Lg	59-90 (.396)	7	Cy Young, George Huff, Bob Unglaub, and Deacon McGuire	Congalton	Young	1907
1906	American Lg	49-105 (.318)	8	Jimmy Collins and Chick Stahl	Stahl	Dinneen	1906
1905	American Lg	78-74 (.513)	4	Jimmy Collins	Collins	Young	1905
1904	American Lg	95-59 (.617)	AL 1	Jimmy Collins	Stahl	Young	1904
1903	American Lg	91-47 (.659)	WS 1	Jimmy Collins	Freeman	Young	1903
1902	American Lg	77-60 (.562)	3	Jimmy Collins	Freeman	Young	1902
1901	American Lg	79-57 (.581)	2	Jimmy Collins	Freeman	Young	1901