. It included the Boston Red Sox attempting to win the American League East division. The Red Sox finished the season in third place in the AL East and missed the playoffs.
The Boston Red Sox finished 11 games behind the first place team in the American League East, the
. While part of the blame for the Red Sox demise could be the 5 game sweep at the hands of the
from August 18-August 21, the team had a poor record the entire month of August (going just 9-21) and September (13-14). Also, they suffered extensive injuries to
| 10 |
Coco CrispCovelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp is an American professional baseball center fielder. Crisp is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed...
|
CF |
| 3 |
Mark Loretta Mark David Loretta is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. Loretta played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Houston Astros , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers...
|
2B |
| 34 |
David OrtizDavid Américo Ortiz Arias , known as David Ortiz, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican American professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. Previously, Ortiz played with the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox...
|
DH |
| 24 |
Manny RamírezManuel "Manny" Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a retired Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder. He was recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. Ramirez's 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 28...
|
LF |
| 7 |
Trot NixonChristopher Trotman Nixon is an American retired professional baseball right fielder. He played from 1996-2008 for three different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the Boston Red Sox...
|
RF |
| 33 |
Jason Varitek Jason Andrew Varitek is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox...
|
C |
| 25 |
Mike LowellMichael Averett Lowell is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees , Florida Marlins , and the Boston Red Sox...
|
3B |
| 20 |
Kevin YoukilisKevin Edmund Youkilis , also known as "Youk" , is an American professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...
|
1B |
| 11 |
Álex González |
SS |
| 38 |
Curt SchillingCurtis Montague "Curt" Schilling is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a...
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P |
| Player |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
Avg. |
SB |
| Mark Loretta Mark David Loretta is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. Loretta played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Houston Astros , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers...
|
155 |
635 |
75 |
181 |
33 |
0 |
5 |
59 |
49 |
63 |
.285 |
4 |
Mike LowellMichael Averett Lowell is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees , Florida Marlins , and the Boston Red Sox...
|
153 |
573 |
79 |
163 |
47 |
1 |
20 |
80 |
47 |
61 |
.284 |
2 |
Kevin YoukilisKevin Edmund Youkilis , also known as "Youk" , is an American professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...
|
147 |
569 |
100 |
159 |
42 |
2 |
13 |
72 |
91 |
120 |
.279 |
5 |
David OrtizDavid Américo Ortiz Arias , known as David Ortiz, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican American professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. Previously, Ortiz played with the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox...
|
151 |
558 |
115 |
160 |
29 |
2 |
54 |
137 |
119 |
117 |
.287 |
1 |
Manny RamirezManuel "Manny" Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a retired Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder. He was recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. Ramirez's 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 28...
|
130 |
449 |
79 |
144 |
27 |
1 |
35 |
102 |
100 |
102 |
.321 |
0 |
Coco CrispCovelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp is an American professional baseball center fielder. Crisp is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed...
|
105 |
413 |
58 |
109 |
22 |
2 |
8 |
36 |
31 |
67 |
.264 |
22 |
| Álex González |
111 |
388 |
48 |
99 |
24 |
2 |
9 |
50 |
22 |
67 |
.255 |
1 |
Trot NixonChristopher Trotman Nixon is an American retired professional baseball right fielder. He played from 1996-2008 for three different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the Boston Red Sox...
|
114 |
381 |
59 |
102 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
52 |
60 |
56 |
.268 |
0 |
| Jason Varitek Jason Andrew Varitek is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox...
|
103 |
365 |
46 |
87 |
19 |
2 |
12 |
55 |
46 |
87 |
.238 |
1 |
Wily Mo PeñaWily Modesto Peña is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball...
|
84 |
276 |
36 |
83 |
15 |
2 |
11 |
42 |
20 |
90 |
.301 |
0 |
| Alex Cora José Alexander "Alex" Cora is a Major League Baseball infielder. He played college baseball at the University of Miami.-Early career:...
|
96 |
235 |
31 |
56 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
19 |
29 |
.238 |
6 |
Doug MirabelliDouglas Anthony Mirabelli is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants , Texas Rangers , Boston Red Sox , and San Diego Padres before returning to the Red Sox to end his eleven year career...
|
59 |
161 |
12 |
31 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
25 |
11 |
54 |
.193 |
0 |
Gabe KaplerGabriel "Gabe" Stefan Kapler is an American Major League Baseball outfielder.He has played portions of 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Tampa Bay Rays...
|
72 |
130 |
21 |
33 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
.254 |
1 |
Dustin PedroiaDustin Luis Pedroia is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Pedroia has won several awards in Major League Baseball, including the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year and the 2008 AL MVP award...
|
31 |
89 |
5 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
.191 |
0 |
| Eric Hinske Eric Scott Hinske is a Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and third baseman currently an Atlanta Braves organization...
|
31 |
80 |
8 |
23 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
30 |
.288 |
1 |
Javy LópezJavier López Torres is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...
|
18 |
63 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
.190 |
0 |
Willie HarrisWilliam Charles Harris is a Major League Baseball outfielder and infielder. Harris is known for his quick feet and base-stealing abilities, with currently 94 career stolen bases. Harris was formerly a member of the Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Atlanta Braves , and...
|
47 |
45 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
.156 |
6 |
| J.T. Snow |
38 |
44 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
.205 |
0 |
Dustan MohrDustan Kyle Mohr is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the independent Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed....
|
21 |
40 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
.175 |
0 |
Carlos PeñaCarlos Felipe Peña is a Dominican professional baseball left-handed first baseman. He played previously with the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs.Although he was born in Santo Domingo and his family is from San Francisco de Macorís,...
|
18 |
33 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
.273 |
0 |
| David Murphy |
20 |
22 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
.227 |
0 |
Adam SternAdam James Stern is a Canadian Major League Baseball outfielder who is presently a free agent.He bats left-handed, and throws right-handed. He was dubbed the "Canadian Babe Ruth" by Cleveland Indians outfielder Trot Nixon. Stern is the second Jewish player from Canada in major league history....
|
10 |
20 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
.150 |
1 |
Josh BardJoshua David Bard is an American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter who is a free agent. Bard is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed....
|
7 |
18 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
.278 |
0 |
| Josh Beckett Joshua Patrick Beckett is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. During his career in the playoffs, he won the 2003 World Series MVP Award with the Florida Marlins, and received the 2007 ALCS MVP award with the Red Sox.-Florida Marlins :A...
|
2 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
.429 |
0 |
| Ken Huckaby Kenneth Paul Huckaby is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Through , Huckaby is a .222 hitter with three home runs and 31 RBI in 161 games played....
|
8 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
0 |
| Corky Miller Corky Abraham Phillip Miller is a Major League Baseball catcher. His real given name is Corky and he was given two middle names .-College career:...
|
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
| Jon Lester Jonathan Tyler Lester is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...
|
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.000 |
0 |
Tim WakefieldTimothy Stephen Wakefield is an American professional baseball pitcher. Wakefield began pitching with the Red Sox in 1995, making him the longest-serving player currently on the team. Wakefield is also the oldest current active player in the majors, and one of two active knuckleballers, the other...
|
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.000 |
0 |
| Matt Clement Matthew Paul Clement is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Clement played for the San Diego Padres , Florida Marlins , Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox . While on the Red Sox active roster, he was injured all of the 2007 season...
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.333 |
0 |
Curt SchillingCurtis Montague "Curt" Schilling is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a...
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.500 |
0 |
| Abe Alvarez Abraham Alvarez, , is an American former professional baseball pitcher with the Palfinger Reggio Emilia of Italy's Serie A1. He bats and throws left-handed.-College career:...
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
| Lenny DiNardo Leonard Edward DiNardo is a professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He graduated from Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida in 1998, and went on to attend Stetson University...
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
| Jason Johnson Jason Michael Johnson is starting pitcher for the Camden Riversharksin the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He throws and bats right-handed.-Career:...
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
0 |