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are a

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team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are members of the

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(AL) East Division in

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(MLB). They have competed since 1901, initially as the Boston Americans (1901–1907), and under their current name since 1908. Since 1912, the Red Sox have played their home games at

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. In baseball, the

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of a team is called the

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, or more formally, the field manager. There have been 48 different managers in franchise history; the current manager is

Alex Cora Jose Alexander Cora (born October 18, 1975) is a Puerto Rican baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 14 seasons with the Red Sox, Los Angeles ...

, who previously managed the team during the 2018 and 2019 seasons and was re-hired by the team on November 6, 2020.

Jimmy Collins James Joseph Collins (January 16, 1870 – March 6, 1943) was an American professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball. Collins was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Collins was especially regarded for ...

was the first manager of the franchise, managing from 1901 to 1906. Among all Red Sox managers,

Joe Cronin Joseph Edward Cronin (October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Cronin spe ...

managed the most regular season games (2,007) and registered the most regular season wins (1,071), while

Terry Francona Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is an American baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Cleveland Guardians in Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, he was the manager of the Boston Red Sox fo ...

managed the most playoff games (45) and registered the most playoff wins (28). The most

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championships won by a Red Sox manager is two, accomplished by

Bill Carrigan William Francis Carrigan (October 22, 1883 – July 8, 1969), nicknamed "Rough", was a Major League Baseball, Major League baseball catcher and manager. He played for the Boston Red Sox between 1906 and 1916, and he was a player-manager for the la ...

(

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and

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) and Francona (

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and

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). John McNamara and

Jimy Williams James Francis Williams (born October 4, 1943) is an American former professional baseball infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born in Santa Maria, California, and briefly appeared in two MLB seasons as a seco ...

are the only two Red Sox managers to win the AL

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, in 1986 and 1999, respectively.

Key

Managers

The below table summarizes the franchise's managerial records since 1901, its inaugural season in the

. Note that the number of games managed (GM) may exceed the sum of wins and losses, due to tie games that were later replayed; for example,

had a regular season managerial record of 455–376, which sums to 831, 11 less than the 842 total regular season games that he managed. ''Statistics updated through the season.'' One game of the

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ended in a tie, and was replayed. File:Jimmy Collins.jpg,

was the first manager in franchise history, when the team was known as the Boston Americans. File:Frank Chance and Miller Huggins shake hands CROP.jpg,

Frank Chance Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 – September 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (initially named the "Orphans") and New York Yankees from 18 ...

(left), shown with

Miller Huggins Miller James Huggins (March 27, 1878 – September 25, 1929) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Huggins played second base for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–1916). He managed the ...

, managed the team in . File:-Heinie Wagner, Boston AL (baseball)- (LOC).jpg,

Heinie Wagner Charles Frederick "Heinie" Wagner (September 23, 1880 – March 20, 1943) was an American baseball player and manager. He played shortstop for the New York Giants (1902) and the Boston Red Sox (1906–1918). He was also the manager of the Red So ...

managed the team for the season. File:Joe Cronin 1937 cropped.jpg,

managed the team from to , and is the all-time wins leader among Red Sox managers. File:Walpole Joe Morgan.jpg,

Joe Morgan Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, ...

led the Red Sox to two

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titles in four seasons as manager. File:Terry Francona 2009.jpg,

(pictured) and Bill Carrigan are the only managers to lead the team to two World Series titles. File:Bobby Valentine on May 22, 2012.jpg,

Bobby Valentine Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950), nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (196 ...

led the team to its worst season in 47 years. File:John Farrell 7-27-13.jpg, John Farrell led the team to one

championship and was the first Red Sox manager to lead the team to back-to-back division titles. File:Ron Roenicke on April 1, 2013.jpg,

Ron Roenicke Ronald Jon Roenicke ( ; born August 19, 1956) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, coach, and manager. During his playing career, Roenicke played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle ...

, shown with the

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, managed the Red Sox during the 60-game season.

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