Boston Red Sox

If you have heard the name Minor Western League, or American League then you have heard the name of the Boston Red Sox as these were their two previous titles going all the way back to their birth in the 1900's when under the ownership of Ban Johnson. They truly didn't make their mark in the baseball scene though until their first pennant win in 1903.

The Pittsburg Pirates suffered their defeat at the hand of the Boston Red Socks that year when they lost the pennant. There was no stopping the Boston Red Socks though as they continued on during the next couple of years making their name known in the world of baseball. Then in 1906 they came to an abrupt halt, but not for long as they became pro active in turning things around by bringing in fresh young players.

Reach third place was no easy feat to the Boston Red Sox and neither was their winning of the pennant in 1912, but nevertheless they managed both.

The year 1918 saw the Boston Red Sox back on top once again. No doubt it had plenty to do with adding Babe Ruth to the team.

Whether it was the needs for funds for a Broadway play, or the fact that Ruth was hard to handle, either reason provoked the sale of Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1918. Although the real reason was never proven there was some support by the Yankees that Ruth was a bit of a problem.

Whatever hopes the Boston Red Sox had when they brought the all time great hitter Ted Williams to the team was lost. Ted suffered an injured elbow which took much from the game, and then ended up with army stints that cost him five full baseball seasons.

The win of the 1918 World Series was the last victory for many years to come for the Boston Red Sox.

So in summary, when they were known as the Boston Americans during 1901-1907 this league had 1 playoff appearance, won 2 pennants, and 1 world championship. With their name change to the Boston Red Sox from 1908-present, their record consists of 19 playoff appearances, 10 pennants and 6 world championships.