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Jason Varitek in 2009 with the captain insignia on his chest. The Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), has given the title of captain to select players since the team's inaugural season as a member of the American League in 1901 (the team was known as the Boston Americans through the 1907 season).
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.
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
In December 2004 he was named the captain of the Red Sox, only their fourth captain since 1923. [2] He was a switch-hitter. [3] Varitek is one of only three players, along with pitcher Ed Vosberg and outfielder Michael Conforto, [4] to have played in the Little League World Series, College World Series, and Major League World Series.
He set Red Sox records for career games (1,865), at bats (7,093), hits (2,042), doubles (381), total bases (3,270) and RBIs (1,247), [25] All of Doerr's offensive Red Sox records were later broken by Williams, who referred to Doerr as "the silent captain of the Red Sox."
The Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, a member of the East division within the American League (AL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1901 through 1907, the team was known as the Boston Americans. Since 1912, the Red Sox have played their home games at Fenway Park.
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The following is a list of players, past and present, who have appeared in at least one competitive game for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (founded in 1908), known previously as the Boston Americans (1901–07). Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by ...