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Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park, the Green Monster, and 86 years of exquisite torment that ended with the most cathartic championship in sports history—the Red Sox are baseball's great romantic tragedy turned triumph, a franchise where suffering became identity and redemption became legend.
Every season in Boston Red Sox history, from the most recent to the founding year.
| Year | Record | Finish | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89–73 | Wild Card Round | Alex Cora |
| 2024 | 81–81 | No Playoffs | Alex Cora |
| 2023 | 78–84 | No Playoffs | Alex Cora |
| 2022 | 78–84 | No Playoffs | Alex Cora |
| 2021 | 92–70 | ALCS | Alex Cora |
| 2020 | 24–36 | No Playoffs | Ron Roenicke |
| 2019 | 84–78 | No Playoffs | Alex Cora |
| 2018 | 108–54 | World Series Champions | Alex Cora |
| 2017 | 93–69 | ALDS | John Farrell |
| 2016 | 93–69 | ALDS | John Farrell |
| 2015 | 78–84 | No Playoffs | John Farrell |
| 2014 | 71–91 | No Playoffs | John Farrell |
| 2013 | 97–65 | World Series Champions | John Farrell |
| 2012 | 69–93 | No Playoffs | Bobby Valentine |
| 2011 | 90–72 | No Playoffs | Terry Francona |
| 2010 | 89–73 | No Playoffs | Terry Francona |
| 2009 | 95–67 | ALDS | Terry Francona |
| 2008 | 95–67 | ALCS | Terry Francona |
| 2007 | 96–66 | World Series Champions | Terry Francona |
| 2006 | 86–76 | No Playoffs | Terry Francona |
| 2005 | 95–67 | ALDS | Terry Francona |
| 2004 | 98–64 | World Series Champions | Terry Francona |
| 2003 | 95–67 | ALCS | Grady Little |
| 2002 | 93–69 | No Playoffs | Grady Little |
| 2001 | 82–79 | No Playoffs | Jimy Williams |
| 2000 | 85–77 | No Playoffs | Jimy Williams |
| 1999 | 94–68 | ALCS | Jimy Williams |
| 1998 | 92–70 | ALDS | Jimy Williams |
| 1997 | 78–84 | No Playoffs | Jimy Williams |
| 1996 | 85–77 | No Playoffs | Kevin Kennedy |
| 1995 | 86–58 | ALDS | Kevin Kennedy |
| 1994 | 54–61 | No Playoffs | Butch Hobson |
| 1993 | 80–82 | No Playoffs | Butch Hobson |
| 1992 | 73–89 | No Playoffs | Butch Hobson |
| 1991 | 84–78 | No Playoffs | Joe Morgan |
| 1990 | 88–74 | ALCS | Joe Morgan |
| 1989 | 83–79 | No Playoffs | Joe Morgan |
| 1988 | 89–73 | ALCS | John McNamara |
| 1987 | 78–84 | No Playoffs | John McNamara |
| 1986 | 95–66 | World Series | John McNamara |
| 1985 | 81–81 | No Playoffs | John McNamara |
| 1984 | 86–76 | No Playoffs | Ralph Houk |
| 1983 | 78–84 | No Playoffs | Ralph Houk |
| 1982 | 89–73 | No Playoffs | Ralph Houk |
| 1981 | 59–49 | No Playoffs | Ralph Houk |
| 1980 | 83–77 | No Playoffs | Don Zimmer |
| 1979 | 91–69 | No Playoffs | Don Zimmer |
| 1978 | 99–64 | No Playoffs | Don Zimmer |
| 1977 | 97–64 | No Playoffs | Don Zimmer |
| 1976 | 83–79 | No Playoffs | Darrell Johnson |
| 1975 | 95–65 | World Series | Darrell Johnson |
| 1974 | 84–78 | No Playoffs | Darrell Johnson |
| 1973 | 89–73 | No Playoffs | Eddie Kasko |
| 1972 | 85–70 | No Playoffs | Eddie Kasko |
| 1971 | 85–77 | No Playoffs | Eddie Kasko |
| 1970 | 87–75 | No Playoffs | Eddie Kasko |
| 1969 | 87–75 | No Playoffs | Dick Williams |
| 1968 | 86–76 | No Playoffs | Dick Williams |
| 1967 | 92–70 | World Series | Dick Williams |
| 1966 | 72–90 | No Playoffs | Billy Herman |
| 1965 | 62–100 | No Playoffs | Billy Herman |
| 1964 | 72–90 | No Playoffs | Johnny Pesky |
| 1963 | 76–85 | No Playoffs | Johnny Pesky |
| 1962 | 76–84 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1961 | 76–86 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1960 | 65–89 | No Playoffs | Billy Jurges |
| 1959 | 75–79 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1958 | 79–75 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1957 | 82–72 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1956 | 84–70 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1955 | 84–70 | No Playoffs | Pinky Higgins |
| 1954 | 69–85 | No Playoffs | Lou Boudreau |
| 1953 | 84–69 | No Playoffs | Lou Boudreau |
| 1952 | 76–78 | No Playoffs | Lou Boudreau |
| 1951 | 87–67 | No Playoffs | Steve O'Neill |
| 1950 | 94–60 | No Playoffs | Joe McCarthy |
| 1949 | 96–58 | No Playoffs | Joe McCarthy |
| 1948 | 96–59 | No Playoffs | Joe McCarthy |
| 1947 | 83–71 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1946 | 104–50 | World Series | Joe Cronin |
| 1945 | 71–83 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1944 | 77–77 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1943 | 68–84 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1942 | 93–59 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1941 | 84–70 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1940 | 82–72 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1939 | 89–62 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1938 | 88–61 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1937 | 80–72 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1936 | 74–80 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1935 | 78–75 | No Playoffs | Joe Cronin |
| 1934 | 76–76 | No Playoffs | Bucky Harris |
| 1933 | 63–86 | No Playoffs | Marty McManus |
| 1932 | 43–111 | No Playoffs | Shano Collins |
| 1931 | 62–90 | No Playoffs | Shano Collins |
| 1930 | 52–102 | No Playoffs | Heinie Wagner |
| 1929 | 58–96 | No Playoffs | Bill Carrigan |
| 1928 | 57–96 | No Playoffs | Bill Carrigan |
| 1927 | 51–103 | No Playoffs | Bill Carrigan |
| 1926 | 46–107 | No Playoffs | Lee Fohl |
| 1925 | 47–105 | No Playoffs | Lee Fohl |
| 1924 | 67–87 | No Playoffs | Lee Fohl |
| 1923 | 61–91 | No Playoffs | Frank Chance |
| 1922 | 61–93 | No Playoffs | Hugh Duffy |
| 1921 | 75–79 | No Playoffs | Hugh Duffy |
| 1920 | 72–81 | No Playoffs | Ed Barrow |
| 1919 | 66–71 | No Playoffs | Ed Barrow |
| 1918 | 75–51 | World Series Champions | Ed Barrow |
| 1917 | 90–62 | No Playoffs | Jack Barry |
| 1916 | 91–63 | World Series Champions | Bill Carrigan |
| 1915 | 101–50 | World Series Champions | Bill Carrigan |
| 1914 | 91–62 | No Playoffs | Bill Carrigan |
| 1913 | 79–71 | No Playoffs | Jake Stahl |
| 1912 | 105–47 | World Series Champions | Jake Stahl |
| 1911 | 78–75 | No Playoffs | Patsy Donovan |
| 1910 | 81–72 | No Playoffs | Patsy Donovan |
| 1909 | 88–63 | No Playoffs | Fred Lake |
| 1908 | 75–79 | No Playoffs | Deacon McGuire |
| 1907 | 59–90 | No Playoffs | Deacon McGuire |
| 1906 | 49–105 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Collins |
| 1905 | 78–74 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Collins |
| 1904 | 95–59 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Collins |
| 1903 | 91–47 | World Series Champions | Jimmy Collins |
| 1902 | 77–60 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Collins |
| 1901 | 79–57 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Collins |