The San Jose Red Sox were a

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

affiliate from 1947 to 1955, located in

San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ...

. They competed in the

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and they played at

San Jose Municipal Stadium Excite Ballpark, previously known as San Jose Municipal Stadium or Muni Stadium, is a baseball park in San Jose, California. It is the home of the Minor League Baseball San Jose Giants, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The team plays in ...

and won league championships in 1949 and 1953. After the end of their Red Sox affiliation, they changed the team name to the San Jose JoSox for two seasons before becoming the San Jose Pirates as a

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affiliate in 1958. They moved to

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on May 26, 1958 to become the

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. San Jose would return to baseball when the San Jose Bees began operations in 1962.

Notable alumni

Joe DeMaestri Joseph Paul DeMaestri (December 9, 1928 – August 26, 2016), nicknamed "Froggy", was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1951), St. Louis Browns (1952), Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia / Kansas Cit ...

(1947-1948) MLB All-Star *

Dick Gernert Richard Edward Gernert (September 28, 1928 – November 30, 2017), was an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox (–), Chicago Cubs (), Detroit Tigers ...

(1950) *

Marty Keough Richard Martin Keough (born April 14, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1956–60), Cleveland Indians (1960), Washington Senators (1961), Cincinn ...

(1952-1953) * Bob Lee (1957) MLB All-Star *

Marv Owen Marvin James Owen (March 22, 1906 – June 22, 1991) was an American baseball player, manager, coach and scout. A native of northern California, Owen played both baseball and football at Santa Clara University. He made his Major League Baseb ...

(1947-1951) *

Albie Pearson Albert Gregory ("Albie") Pearson (born September 12, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a centerfielder for the Washington Senators (1958–59), Baltimore Orioles (1959–60), a ...

(1953) MLB All-Star; 1958 AL Rookie of the Year * Frank Sullivan (1948-1949) 2 x MLB All-Star *

Bob Veale Robert Andrew Veale (born October 28, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. Veale was one of th ...

(1958) 2 x MLB All-Star * Earl Wilson (1954)

Year-by-year record

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, , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1948 , , 64–76 , , 7th , ,

, , , -align=center , 1949 , , 76–64 , , 4th , ,

, , League Champs , -align=center , 1950 , , 78–62 , , 4th , ,

, , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1951 , , 80–67 , , 2nd , ,

, , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1952 , , 74–66 , , 3rd , ,

Red Marion John Wyeth "Red" Marion (March 14, 1914 – March 13, 1975) was briefly an outfielder in American Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level. A native of Richburg, South Carolina, he was the older brother of Marty Mario ...

, , Lost League Finals , -align=center , 1953 , , 93–47 , , 1st , ,

Joe Stephenson Joseph Chester Stephenson (June 30, 1921 – September 20, 2001) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants (1943), Chicago Cubs (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1947). Following his retirement as a player, Stephenso ...

, , League Champs , -align=center , 1954 , , 78–62 , , 4th , ,

, , Lost League Finals , -align=center , 1955 , , 98–48 , , 2nd , ,

Sheriff Robinson Warren Grant "Sheriff" Robinson (September 8, 1921 – April 5, 2002) was an American catcher and manager in minor league baseball and a coach and scout for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. A native of Cambridge, Maryland, he earned hi ...

, , , -align=center , 1956 , , 79-61 , , 3rd , ,

Dick Whitman Dick Corwin Whitman (November 9, 1920 – February 12, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. The outfielder, a native of Woodburn, Oregon, appeared in 285 games in Major League Baseball over all or parts of six seasons (1946� ...

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54-81 overall , , -- , ,

Jack Paepke Jack Paepke (August 28, 1922 – November 7, 2014) was an American minor league baseball player, manager and player-manager who became a Major League Baseball coach and scout. Playing career A native of Provo, Utah, Paepke had a 15-year playing ...

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on May 26, 1958
Became the

External links

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