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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 .
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.
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
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 ...
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 Red Sox set a team record for wins in a regular season with 108 in 2018, surpassing the 106-year-old record of 105 wins set in 1912. Including playoffs, the Red Sox won a total of 119 games, the third most total wins in an MLB season.
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On October 8, 2018, Brock Holt of the Boston Red Sox hit for the cycle against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Division Series; it was the first cycle in MLB postseason history. In a regular-season game on September 19, 2021, Eddie Rosario of the Atlanta Braves collected his cycle on just five pitches, the smallest number ...