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The 2009 Boston Red Sox season was the 109th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, eight games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 2009 World Series.
Boston Americans regular season record (1901–1907) 1,020 528 492 .518 Boston Red Sox regular season record (1908–present) 18,198 9,427 8,771 .518 All-time regular season record 19,218: 9,955: 9,263.518: All-time postseason record [130] 199 108 91 .543 All-time regular and postseason record: 19,417: 10,063: 9,354.518
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.
David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox reached the 300 home run plateau on July 9. He also got his 1,000th career hit as a member of the team on July 11. On September 15, Ortiz set the record for most home runs for a designated hitter by hitting his 270th against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Yankees, by virtue of finishing with the best record in the American League, were given the choice of playing an eight-day series (with three off-days) or a seven-day series (with two off-days) and opted for the former. This is the third consecutive season—and the fourth since 2004—that the Angels and Red Sox have met in the ALDS.
Following his stint with the Red Sox, he famously played for the Yankees from 2006 to 2009. Damon retired in 2012 but went on to play briefly for the Thailand national baseball team.
June 25: Most home runs in a calendar month – 19 by Sammy Sosa (extended to 20 on June 30). September 8: Most home runs, season – 62 by Mark McGwire ; later extended to 70. Sosa also broke the 37-year-old record held by Roger Maris and was briefly the sole record-holder, hitting his 66th home run of the season (which would be his final ...
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (/ dʒ ə ˈ k oʊ b i / jə-KOH-bee; born September 11, 1983) is an American former professional baseball center fielder.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox from 2007 through 2013 and then played for the New York Yankees from 2014 to 2017.