List of Boston Red Sox team records
Carl Yastrzemski , who played in Major League Baseball for 23 seasons, all with the Boston Red Sox , holds multiple team records.
The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They have competed in the American League (AL) since it was founded in 1901 , and in the AL East division since it was formed in 1969 . Note that before 1908, the team was known as the Boston Americans. The list below documents players (by careers and seasons) and teams (by seasons) that hold particular club records.
Individual player records
Note that these records reflect statistics only for a player's tenure with the Red Sox. For example, David Ortiz hit a total of 541 home runs during his MLB career; 483 with the Red Sox and 58 with the Minnesota Twins [ 1] —thus, Ted Williams ' 521 home runs, all hit with the Red Sox , is the team record. Similarly, the team record for wins with the Red Sox is 192, accomplished both by Roger Clemens and Cy Young , who had major league career win totals of 354 and 511, respectively.
Note that "rate" categories (such as batting average or earned run average ) have thresholds (such as a minimum number of at bats or innings pitched ) for eligibility.
Key
Italics
Statistic is ranked from low to high
Bold
MLB record
The below tables have been updated with records through the 2020 season.
Batting
Statistic
Career
Single season
Stat value
Player
Ref.
Stat value
Player
Season
Ref.
Batting average
.344
Ted Williams
[ 2]
.406
Ted Williams
1941
[ 3]
On-base percentage
.482 [ 4]
Ted Williams
[ 5]
.553
Ted Williams
1941
[ 6]
Slugging percentage
.634
Ted Williams
[ 7]
.735
Ted Williams
1941
[ 8]
On-base plus slugging
1.116
Ted Williams
1.287
Ted Williams
1941
Games played
3,308
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 9]
163
Jim Rice
1978
At bats
11,988
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 10]
684
Nomar Garciaparra
1997
[ 11]
Plate appearances
13,992
Carl Yastrzemski
758
Wade Boggs
1985
Runs scored
1,816
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 12]
150
Ted Williams
1949
[ 13]
Hits
3,419
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 14]
240
Wade Boggs
1985
[ 15]
Total bases
5,539
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 16]
406
Jim Rice
1978
[ 17]
Singles
2,262
Carl Yastrzemski
187
Wade Boggs
1985
Doubles
646
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 18]
67 [ 19]
Earl Webb
1931
[ 20]
Triples
130
Harry Hooper
[ 21]
22
Tris Speaker
1913
[ 22]
Home runs
521
Ted Williams
[ 23]
54
David Ortiz
2006
[ 24]
RBIs
1,844
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 25]
175
Jimmie Foxx
1938
[ 26]
Walks
2,021
Ted Williams
[ 27]
162
Ted Williams
1947 1949
[ 28]
Strikeouts
1,643
Dwight Evans
[ 29]
187
Mike Napoli
2013
[ 30]
Stolen bases
300
Harry Hooper
[ 31]
70
Jacoby Ellsbury
2009
[ 32]
Runs created
2,393
Ted Williams
183
Jimmie Foxx Ted Williams
1938 1941
Extra-base hits
1,157
Carl Yastrzemski
92
Jimmie Foxx
1938
Times on base
5,539
Carl Yastrzemski
[ 33]
406
Jim Rice
1949
[ 34]
Hit by pitch
86
Kevin Youkilis
[ 35]
35
Don Baylor
1986
[ 36]
Sacrifice hits
219
Duffy Lewis
54
Jack Barry
1917
Sacrifice flies
105
Carl Yastrzemski
12
Jackie Jensen Jackie JensenJimmy Piersall
1955 1959 1956
Intentional walks
243
Ted Williams
33
Ted Williams
1957
Grounded into double plays
323
Carl Yastrzemski
36 [ 37]
Jim Rice
1984
Caught stealing
123
Tris Speaker
[ 38]
58
Tris Speaker
1912
[ 39]
Outs made
9,126
Carl Yastrzemski
515
Jim Rice
1984
At bats per strikeout
40.9
Stuffy McInnis
64.9
Stuffy McInnis
1921
At bats per home run
14.4
Manny Ramirez
10.3
David Ortiz
2006
Source:[ 40] [ 41]
Additionally, the team record for consecutive games played with at least one hit (hitting streak ) is held by Dom DiMaggio at 34 games, set during the 1949 season.[ 42] [ 43] His streak began with a single on June 29 and ended when he went 0-for-5 on August 9; during that period, DiMaggio also appeared in a game on July 18 only as a pinch runner , which neither counts for or against the hitting streak.[ 44]
Pitching
Source:[ 66] [ 67]
Fielding
This is a partial list of the team's single-season fielding records.
Team records
Note: games behind (GB) applies to non-first-place seasons, while games ahead (GA) applies to first-place seasons. The 2005 Red Sox , who finished in a tie for first in the American League East and were declared the Wild Card team based on head-to-head records, are not included in either category.
† These categories exclude the 2020 team that played a 60-game season; the team won 24 games and lost 36 games (a .400 winning percentage); scored 292 runs and allowed 351 runs; and played without fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
‡ The 1961 and 1985 teams each had a tie game during their 162-game schedule that was subsequently replayed; the 1978 team played a tie-breaker game at the end of their 162-game schedule.
Source:[ 98]
See also
References
^ "David Ortiz Stats" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Career Leaders & Records for On-Base%" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME ON BASE PERCENTAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON ON BASE PERCENTAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME SLUGGING AVERAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON SLUGGING AVERAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME AT BATS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON AT BATS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME RUNS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON RUNS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME HITS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON HITS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME TOTAL BASES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON TOTAL BASES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME DOUBLES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Doubles" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON DOUBLES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME TRIPLES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON TRIPLES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME HOME RUNS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON HOME RUNS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME RUNS BATTED IN LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON RUNS BATTED IN LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME BASES ON BALLS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON BASES ON BALLS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON STRIKEOUTS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME STOLEN BASES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON STOLEN BASES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME TOTAL BASES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON TOTAL BASES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024 .
^ "All-Time Stats: Red Sox, Hit by Pitch" . MLB.com . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024 .
^ "All-Time By Season Stats: Red Sox, Hit By Pitch" . MLB.com . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Double Plays Grounded Into" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME CAUGHT STEALING LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON CAUGHT STEALING LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Top 10 Career Batting Leaders" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ Nason, Jerry (August 10, 1949). "Dom DiMaggio Just Ran Out of Hits, Not Luck" . The Boston Globe . p. 21. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ Couture, Jon (August 14, 2021). "Worcester's Yairo Muñoz runs hit streak to 35 games, breaking a 70-year-old Red Sox record" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved August 14, 2021 .
^ "The 1949 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Dom DiMaggio" . Retrosheet . Retrieved August 14, 2021 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON WINS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME LOSSES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON LOSSES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME SAVES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON SAVES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME EARNED RUN AVERAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON EARNED RUN AVERAGE LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Walks & Hits per IP" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME GAMES PITCHED LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON GAMES PITCHED LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON STRIKEOUTS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME GAMES STARTED LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME COMPLETE GAMES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON COMPLETE GAMES LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME SHUTOUTS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON SHUTOUTS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX ALL-TIME BASES ON BALLS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "BOSTON RED SOX SINGLE SEASON BASES ON BALLS LEADERS" . Baseball Almanac . Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Double Plays Turned as SS" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as C" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as C" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as C" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as 1B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as 1B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as 1B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as 2B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as 2B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as 2B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as 3B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as 3B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as 3B" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as SS" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as SS" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as SS" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as LF" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as LF" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as LF (s.1901)" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as CF" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as CF" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as CF (s.1901)" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as RF" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as RF" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as RF (s.1901)" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Def. Games as P" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Putouts as P" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as P" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Team History & Encyclopedia" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
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