This is a list of award winners and single-season leaderboards for the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 professional baseball

Professional baseball

Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....

 team.

Abbreviations

•   p: pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
  
•   c: catcher
  Catcher
  Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
  
  
• 1b: first baseman
  First baseman
  First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
  
  
• 2b: second baseman
  Second baseman
  Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
  
  
• 3b: third baseman
  Third baseman
  A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
  
  
• ss: shortstop
  Shortstop
  Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
  
  
• lf: left fielder
  Left fielder
  In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
  
  
• cf: center fielder
  Center fielder
  A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...
  
  
• rf: right fielder
  Right fielder
  A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
  
  
• if: infielder
  Infielder
  An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...
  
  
• of: outfielder
  Outfielder
  Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
  
  
• dh: designated hitter
  Designated hitter
  In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter , to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to...
  
  

MVP Award winners

MLB Most Valuable Player Award

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...

• 1912: Tris Speaker
  Tris Speaker
  Tristram E. Speaker , nicknamed "Spoke" and "The Grey Eagle", was an American baseball player. Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345 , and still holds the record of 792 career doubles...
  
  
• 1938: Jimmie Foxx
  Jimmie Foxx
  James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
  
  
• 1946: Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• 1949: Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• 1958: Jackie Jensen
  Jackie Jensen
  Jack Eugene Jensen was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• 1967: Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
  
  
• 1975: Fred Lynn
  Fred Lynn
  Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , California Angels , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres .Fred Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame...
  
  
• 1978: Jim Rice
  Jim Rice
  James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
  
  
• 1986: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  
• 1995: Mo Vaughn
  Mo Vaughn
  Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn , nicknamed "The Hit Dog", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played from 1991 to 2003...
  
  
• 2008: Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin 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...
  
  

Cy Young Award winners

Cy Young Award

The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...

• 1967: Jim Lonborg
  Jim Lonborg
  James Reynold Lonborg is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• 1986: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  
• 1987: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  
• 1991: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  
• 1999: Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
  
  
• 2000: Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
  
  

Rookie of the Year Award winners

MLB Rookie of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America . The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946...

• 1950: Walt Dropo
  Walt Dropo
  Walter Dropo , nicknamed "Moose", was an American college basketball standout and a professional baseball first baseman...
  
  
• 1961: Don Schwall
  Don Schwall
  Donald Bernard Schwall is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox , Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves ....
  
  
• 1972: Carlton Fisk
  Carlton Fisk
  Carlton Ernest Fisk , nicknamed "Pudge" or "The Commander", is a former Major League Baseball catcher. During a 24-year baseball career, he played for both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox .Fisk was known by the nickname "Pudge" due to his 6'2", 220 lb frame...
  
  
• 1975: Fred Lynn
  Fred Lynn
  Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , California Angels , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres .Fred Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame...
  
  
• 1997: Nomar Garciaparra
  Nomar Garciaparra
  Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...
  
  
• 2007: Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin 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...
  
  

Silver Slugger Award winners

Silver Slugger

The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball...

• 1981: Carney Lansford
  Carney Lansford
  Carney Ray Lansford is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball and the hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies...
  
   (3B) – Dwight Evans
  Dwight Evans
  Dwight Michael Evans , nicknamed "Dewey", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball....
  
   (rf) Rick Burleson (SS)
• 1983: Wade Boggs
  Wade Boggs
  Wade Anthony Boggs is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent his 18-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox, but also played for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
  
   (3b) – Jim Rice
  Jim Rice
  James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
  
   (lf)
• 1984: Tony Armas
  Tony Armas
  Antonio Rafael Armas Machado is a former Venezuelan professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was one of the top sluggers in the American League in the early 1980s. Twice Armas led the league in home runs, and led all of Major League Baseball in RBIs in...
  
   (cf) – Jim Rice (lf)
• 1986: Wade Boggs (3b) – Don Baylor
  Don Baylor
  Donald Edward Baylor is a Major League Baseball coach currently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and a former player and manager. During his 19-year playing career, he was a power hitter who played as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter...
  
   (dh)
• 1987: Wade Boggs (3b) – Dwight Evans (rf-1b)
• 1988: Wade Boggs (3b) – Mike Greenwell
  Mike Greenwell
  Michael Lewis Greenwell is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox . He briefly played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan , before retiring. Greenwell was nicknamed "The Gator." He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
   (lf)
• 1989: Wade Boggs (3b)
• 1990: Ellis Burks
  Ellis Burks
  Ellis Rena Burks is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball for 18 seasons...
  
   (cf)
• 1991: Wade Boggs (3b)
• 1995: John Valentin
  John Valentin
  John William Valentin is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed...
  
   (ss) – Mo Vaughn
  Mo Vaughn
  Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn , nicknamed "The Hit Dog", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played from 1991 to 2003...
  
   (1b)
• 1997: Nomar Garciaparra
  Nomar Garciaparra
  Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...
  
   (ss)
• 2001: Manny Ramírez
  Manny Ramírez
  Manuel "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...
  
   (of)
• 2002: Manny Ramírez
  Manny Ramírez
  Manuel "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...
  
   (dh)
• 2003: Bill Mueller
  Bill Mueller
  William Richard Mueller is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Mueller's playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox , and Los Angeles Dodgers . He won the American League batting title in 2003, and helped the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series...
  
   – Manny Ramírez (of)
• 2004: David Ortiz
  David Ortiz
  David 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) – Manny Ramírez (of)
• 2005: David Ortiz (dh) – Manny Ramírez (of)
• 2006: David Ortiz (dh) – Manny Ramírez (of)
• 2007: David Ortiz (dh)
• 2008: Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin 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...
  
   (2b)
• 2009: Jason Bay
  Jason Bay
  Jason Raymond Bay is a Canadian professional baseball player. An outfielder, he currently plays for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball...
  
   (of)
• 2010: Adrian Beltre
  Adrián Beltré
  Adrián Beltré Pérez is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers.The youngest player in the National League when he made his major league debut, he has also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , the Seattle Mariners , the Boston Red Sox , and the Texas Rangers . He bats and...
  
   (3b)

Gold Glove Award

Gold Glove Award

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League , as voted by the...

 winners

Seventeen different Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 players have won a total of 40 Gold Gloves since the award was begun in 1957. Dwight Evans

Dwight Evans

Dwight Michael Evans , nicknamed "Dewey", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball....

 with eight Gold Gloves is the all-time Red Sox leader while Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...

 is second with seven. Only three outfielder

Outfielder

Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

s have won more Gold Gloves than Evans: Willie Mays

Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his...

 (12), Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. Clemente played his entire 18-year baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates . He was awarded the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in...

 (12) and Al Kaline

Al Kaline

Albert William "Al" Kaline is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kaline played his entire 22-year baseball career with the Detroit Tigers. Kaline still works for the Tigers as a front office official. Because of his lengthy career and...

 (10).
The following is a list of Red Sox Gold Glove winners:

• 1957: Frank Malzone
  Frank Malzone
  Frank James Malzone is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger who played for the Boston Red Sox and California Angels ....
  
   (3b) [one major league selected]
• 1958: Frank Malzone (3b) [2] – Jim Piersall (cf)
• 1959: Frank Malzone (3b) [3] – Jackie Jensen
  Jackie Jensen
  Jack Eugene Jensen was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox...
  
   (rf)
• 1963: George Scott (1b) – Carl Yastrzemski (lf)
• 1965: George Scott (1b) [2] – Carl Yastrzemski (lf)
• 1968: George Scott (1b) [3] – Reggie Smith
  Reggie Smith
  Carl Reginald Smith is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, coach and front office executive. During a 17-year big league career , Smith appeared in 1,987 games, hit 314 home runs and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime, he had one of the strongest...
  
   (of) – Carl Yastrzemski (of)
• 1969: Carl Yastrzemski (of)
• 1971: George Scott (1b) [4] – Carl Yastrzemski (of)
• 1972: Carlton Fisk
  Carlton Fisk
  Carlton Ernest Fisk , nicknamed "Pudge" or "The Commander", is a former Major League Baseball catcher. During a 24-year baseball career, he played for both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox .Fisk was known by the nickname "Pudge" due to his 6'2", 220 lb frame...
  
   (c) – Doug Griffin
  Doug Griffin
  Douglas Lee Griffin is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played in the American League for the California Angels and Boston Red Sox...
  
   (2b)
• 1975: Fred Lynn
  Fred Lynn
  Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , California Angels , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres .Fred Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame...
  
   (of)
• 1976: Dwight Evans (of) – Cal Yastrzemski (of)

• 1977: Carl Yastrzemski (of)
• 1978: Dwight Evans (of) – Fred Lynn (of) [2]
• 1979: Rick Burleson
  Rick Burleson
  Richard Paul Burleson is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. "Rooster," as he was nicknamed was a famously intense ballplayer...
  
   (ss) – Dwight Evans (of) – Fred Lynn (of) [3]
• 1980: Fred Lynn (of) [4]
• 1981: Dwight Evans (of)
• 1982: Dwight Evans (of)
• 1983: Dwight Evans (of)
• 1984: Dwight Evans (of)
• 1985: Dwight Evans (of)
• 1990: Mike Boddicker
  Mike Boddicker
  For the similarly named musician , see Michael BoddickerMichael James "Mike" Boddicker was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles , Boston Red Sox , Kansas City Royals , and Milwaukee Brewers...
  
   (p) – Ellis Burks
  Ellis Burks
  Ellis Rena Burks is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball for 18 seasons...
  
   (of)
• 1991: Tony Peña
  Tony Peña
  Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla is a former professional baseball player, manager and current coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pirates, Cardinals, Red Sox, Indians, White Sox, and Astros. Peña was the manager of the Kansas City Royals between 2002 and 2005. He...
  
   (c)
• 2005: Jason Varitek
  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)
• 2007: Kevin Youkilis
  Kevin Youkilis
  Kevin Edmund Youkilis , also known as "Youk" , is an American professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...
  
   (1b)
• 2008: Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin Pedroia
  Dustin 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...
  
   (2b)
• 2011: Dustin Pedroia (2b) [2] - Adrian Gonzalez
  Adrián González
  Adrian Gonzalez is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.Gonzalez was the first overall pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins. He was traded to the Texas Rangers, and later to the San Diego Padres, where he...
  
   (1b) - Jacoby Ellsbury
  Jacoby Ellsbury
  Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury ; born September 11, 1983) is an American professional baseball center fielder with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball....
  
   (of)

Relief Man of the Year Award

See footnote

• 1977: Bill Campbell
  Bill Campbell (baseball player)
  William Richard Campbell is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1973 to 1987. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers all of the American League and the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St...
  
  
• 1998: Tom Gordon
  Tom Gordon
  Thomas Gordon , nicknamed "Flash", is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played with the Kansas City Royals , Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , Houston Astros , Chicago White Sox , New York Yankees , Philadelphia Phillies and the...
  
  

MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award (AL)

• 2011: Jacoby Ellsbury
  Jacoby Ellsbury
  Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury ; born September 11, 1983) is an American professional baseball center fielder with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball....
  
  

DHL Hometown Heroes

DHL Hometown Heroes

On September 27, 2006, Major League Baseball announced a list of players, one from each team, voted by MLB fans. Fans were asked to vote for the most outstanding player in the history of each MLB franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value.The candidates for...

 (2006)

• Ted Williams — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

MLB All-Century Team

Major League Baseball All-Century Team

In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball players from the past century...

 (1999)

MLB All-Time Team

Major League Baseball All-Time Team

The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history...

 

Sporting News All-Decade Team (2009)

See Sporting News #Major-league baseball awards

Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team

See List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors #MLB All-Decade Team

• David Ortiz, designated hitter (2009) (Twins–Red Sox)

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

Topps All-Star Rookie Rosters

This is a year-by-year list of the Topps All-Star Rookie teams. Note that players selected for a particular team appear in the following year's set release...

Baseball America Manager of the Year

See: Baseball America #Major League Baseball awards

See footnote

The Sporting News Manager of the Year

The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball...

Note: Established in 1936, this award was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1986 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league.

See footnote

Associated Press Manager of the Year Award

See: Associated Press #AP sports awards

Note: Discontinued in 2001. From 1959 to 1983, the award was given annually to one manager in each league. From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of Major League Baseball.

See footnote

Sporting News Executive of the Decade (2009)

See Sporting News #Major-league baseball awards

• Theo Epstein
  Theo Epstein
  Theo Nathan Epstein is the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.On November 25, 2002, he became the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball when the Boston Red Sox hired him at the age of 28...
  
  

Sports Illustrated Best General Manager of the Decade (2009)

See List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors #Major League Baseball

• Theo Epstein

Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year

See Baseball America #Major League Baseball: Theo Epstein

Batting

Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...

• 1942: Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
   (.356, 36, 137)
• 1947: Ted Williams (.343, 32, 114)
• 1967: Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
  
   (.326, 44, 121)

Pitching

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

• 1901: Cy Young
  Cy Young
  Denton True "Cy" Young was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career , he pitched for five different teams. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937...
  
   (33, 158, 1.62)
• 1999: Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
  
   (23, 313, 2.07)

Post-Season and All-Star Game MVP Award Winners

World Series MVP

World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...

• 2004: Manny Ramírez
  Manny Ramírez
  Manuel "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...
  
  
• 2007: Mike Lowell
  Mike Lowell
  Michael 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...
  
  

Lee MacPhail MVP Award (ALCS)

• 1986: Marty Barrett
• 2004: David Ortiz
  David Ortiz
  David 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...
  
  
• 2007: Josh Beckett
  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...
  
  

All-Star Game MVP

Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the most outstanding player in each year's MLB All-Star Game. Awarded each season since , it was originally called the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in honor of Arch Ward, the man who...

Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.

• 1970: Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
  
  
• 1986: Roger Clemens
  Roger Clemens
  William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
  
  
• 1999: Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Martínez
  Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
  
  
• 2008: J.D. Drew

Team award

For Boston's earlier World Series championships, see the "Achievements" navigation box (below "References") – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)

• 1976 – Babe Ruth League Hall of Fame – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• 2004 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
• 2004 – Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
  Sportsman of the Year
  Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Americans are eligible, though in the past the...
  
  
• 2005 – Laureus World Sports Awards (Spirit of Sport Award)
• 2007 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) – Sporting News Team of the Decade

Team captains

• Doc Gessler
  Doc Gessler
  Henry Homer "Doc" Gessler was a Major League Baseball player born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania who began his eight season career, at the age of 22, with the Detroit Tigers in . He played mainly as a right fielder in a career that totaled 880 games played, 2969 at bats, 831 hits, 363 RBIs and 14...
  
   (1909)
• Harry Hooper
  Harry Hooper
  Harry Bartholomew Hooper was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hooper was born in Bell Station, California. A graduate in engineering at Saint Mary's College of California, he broke into the majors with the Red Sox in 1909,...
  
   (1918–1920)
• Everett Scott
  Everett Scott
  Lewis Everett Scott , nicknamed "Deacon", was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds . Scott batted and threw right-handed...
  
   (1921)
• Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Yastrzemski
  Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
  
   (1966,1969–83)
• Jim Rice
  Jim Rice
  James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
  
   (1985–89)
• Jason Varitek
  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...
  
   (2005–present)

Baseball Hall of Famers

See Boston Red Sox#Baseball Hall of Famers

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

• 1957
• 1967
• 1975

Hickok Belt

Note: The Hickok Belt

Hickok Belt

The S. Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award, known as the Hickok Belt, was a trophy awarded for 27 years to the top professional athlete of the year in the United States...

 trophy was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976.

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

See navigation box below and Sportsman of the Year

Sportsman of the Year

Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Americans are eligible, though in the past the...

Sports Illustrated Top 10 Coaches/Managers of the Decade (2009)

See List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors #Top 10 Coaches/Managers of the Decade

• No. 4 – Terry Francona
  Terry Francona
  Terry Jon Francona , nicknamed "Tito," is a former Major League Baseball manager and a former player. He was a first baseman and outfielder in the majors from 1981 to 1990. After retiring as a player, he managed several minor league teams in the 1990s before managing the Philadelphia Phillies for...
  
   (the list's only other MLB manager was the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers' Joe Torre, No. 3)

Sports Illustrated Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (2009)

See: List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors #Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade

• No. 3 – Theo Epstein
  Theo Epstein
  Theo Nathan Epstein is the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.On November 25, 2002, he became the youngest GM in the history of Major League Baseball when the Boston Red Sox hired him at the age of 28...
  
   (the list's only other MLB GMs were Seattle and Philadelphia's Pat Gillick, No. 7, and Oakland's Billy Beane, No. 10)

United States Sports Academy "Carl Maddox Sport Management Award"

• 2007 – Theo Epstein

Hitters

• Batting Champions
  Batting average
  Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
  
  

• • 1938: Jimmie Foxx
    Jimmie Foxx
    James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
    
     (.349)
  • 1941: Ted Williams
    Ted Williams
    Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
    
     (.406)
  • 1942: Ted Williams (.356)
  • 1947: Ted Williams (343)
  • 1948: Ted Williams (.369)
  • 1950: Billy Goodman (.354)
  • 1957: Ted Williams (.388)
  • 1958: Ted Williams (.328)
  • 1960: Pete Runnels
    Pete Runnels
    James Edward "Pete" Runnels was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Washington Senators , Boston Red Sox and Houston Colt .45s . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
    
     (.320)

• • 1962: Pete Runnels (.326)
  • 1963: Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
    
     (.321)
  • 1967: Carl Yastrzemski (.326)
  • 1968: Carl Yastrzemski (.301)
  • 1979: Fred Lynn
    Fred Lynn
    Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , California Angels , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres .Fred Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame...
    
     (.333)
  • 1981: Carney Lansford
    Carney Lansford
    Carney Ray Lansford is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball and the hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies...
    
     (.336)
  • 1983: Wade Boggs
    Wade Boggs
    Wade Anthony Boggs is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent his 18-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox, but also played for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
    
     (.361)
  • 1985: Wade Boggs (.368)
  • 1986: Wade Boggs (.357)

• • 1987: Wade Boggs (.363)
  • 1988: Wade Boggs (.366)
  • 1999: Nomar Garciaparra
    Nomar Garciaparra
    Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...
    
     (.357)
  • 2000: Nomar Garciaparra (.372)
  • 2002: Manny Ramírez
    Manny Ramírez
    Manuel "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...
    
     (.349)
  • 2003: Bill Mueller
    Bill Mueller
    William Richard Mueller is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Mueller's playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox , and Los Angeles Dodgers . He won the American League batting title in 2003, and helped the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series...
    
     (.326)

• Home Run Champions
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
  
  • 1910: Jake Stahl
    Jake Stahl
    Jacob Garland "Jake" Stahl was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Highlanders. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he was a member of the Kappa Kappa chapter of Sigma Chi...
    
     (10)
  • 1918: Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth
    George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
    
     (11)
  • 1919: Babe Ruth (29)
  • 1939: Jimmie Foxx
    Jimmie Foxx
    James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
    
     (35)
  • 1941: Ted Williams
    Ted Williams
    Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
    
     (37)
  • 1942: Ted Williams (36)
  • 1947: Ted Williams (32)
  • 1949: Ted Williams (43)
  • 1965: Tony Conigliaro
    Tony Conigliaro
    Anthony Richard Conigliaro , nicknamed "Tony C" and "Conig", was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox and California Angels . He was born in Revere, Massachusetts, and was a 1962 graduate of St. Mary's High School...
    
     (32)
  • 1967: Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
    
     (44)
  • 1977: Jim Rice
    Jim Rice
    James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
    
     (39)
  • 1978: Jim Rice (46)
  • 1981: Dwight Evans
    Dwight Evans
    Dwight Michael Evans , nicknamed "Dewey", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball....
    
     (22)
  • 1983: Jim Rice (39)
  • 1984: Tony Armas
    Tony Armas
    Antonio Rafael Armas Machado is a former Venezuelan professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was one of the top sluggers in the American League in the early 1980s. Twice Armas led the league in home runs, and led all of Major League Baseball in RBIs in...
    
     (43)
  • 2004: Manny Ramírez
    Manny Ramírez
    Manuel "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...
    
     (43)
  • 2006: David Ortiz
    David Ortiz
    David 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...
    
     (54)

• RBI Champions
  Run batted in
  Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
  
  
  • 1902: Buck Freeman
    Buck Freeman
    John Frank "Buck" Freeman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of his era, his most famous feat being the 25 home runs he hit during the 1899 season.A native of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Freeman showed talent as...
    
     (121)
  • 1903: Buck Freeman (104)
  • 1919: Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth
    George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
    
     (114)
  • 1938: Jimmie Foxx
    Jimmie Foxx
    James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
    
     (175)
  • 1939: Ted Williams
    Ted Williams
    Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
    
     (145)
  • 1942: Ted Williams (137)
  • 1947: Ted Williams (114)
  • 1949: Vern Stephens
    Vern Stephens
    Vernon Decatur Stephens was an American shortstop in professional baseball who played 15 seasons in the American League for four different teams. A native of McAlister, New Mexico, Stephens batted and threw right-handed...
    
     and Ted Williams (159)
  • 1950: Walt Dropo
    Walt Dropo
    Walter Dropo , nicknamed "Moose", was an American college basketball standout and a professional baseball first baseman...
    
     and Vern Stephens (144)
  • 1955: Jackie Jensen
    Jackie Jensen
    Jack Eugene Jensen was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox...
    
    : (116)
  • 1958: Jackie Jensen (122)
  • 1959: Jackie Jensen (112)
  • 1963: Dick Stuart
    Dick Stuart
    Richard Lee Stuart was a Major League Baseball first baseman from 1958 to 1966 and 1969. In 1967 and 1968, he played in Japan for the Taiyo Whales. Throughout his baseball career, Stuart was known as a fine hitter, but a subpar fielder, garnering the unique nickname of "Dr. Strangeglove" for his...
    
     (118)
  • 1967: Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Yastrzemski
    Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...
    
      (121)
  • 1968: Ken Harrelson
    Ken Harrelson
    Kenneth Smith Harrelson , nicknamed "The Hawk" due to his distinctive profile, is a former All-Star first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball...
    
     (109)
  • 1978: Jim Rice
    Jim Rice
    James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
    
     (139)
  • 1983: Jim Rice (126)
  • 1984: Tony Armas
    Tony Armas
    Antonio Rafael Armas Machado is a former Venezuelan professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was one of the top sluggers in the American League in the early 1980s. Twice Armas led the league in home runs, and led all of Major League Baseball in RBIs in...
    
     (123)
  • 1995: Mo Vaughn
    Mo Vaughn
    Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn , nicknamed "The Hit Dog", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played from 1991 to 2003...
    
     (126)
  • 2005: David Ortiz
    David Ortiz
    David 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...
    
     (148)
  • 2006: David Ortiz (137)

Pitchers

• Winning Games leaders
  • 1901: Cy Young
    Cy Young
    Denton True "Cy" Young was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career , he pitched for five different teams. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937...
    
     (33)
  • 1902: Cy Young (32)
  • 1903: Cy Young (28)
  • 1912: Smoky Joe Wood (34)
  • 1935: Wes Ferrell
    Wes Ferrell
    Wesley Cheek Ferrell was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1927 through 1941. Primarily a starting pitcher, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators , New York Yankees , Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves...
    
     (25)
  • 1942: Tex Hughson
    Tex Hughson
    Cecil Carlton Hughson, , was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed....
    
     (22)
  • 1955: Frank Sullivan
    Frank Sullivan (baseball)
    Franklin Leal Sullivan is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He tied for the American League lead in wins in 1955 with Boston...
    
     (18)
  • 1967: Jim Lonborg
    Jim Lonborg
    James Reynold Lonborg is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies...
    
     (22)
  • 1986: Roger Clemens
    Roger Clemens
    William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
    
     (24)
  • 1987: Roger Clemens (20)
  • 1999: Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
    
     (23)
  • 2004: Curt Schilling
    Curt Schilling
    Curtis 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...
    
     (21)
  • 2007: Josh Beckett
    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...
    
     (20)

• Strikeouts leaders
  Strikeout
  In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
  
  
  • 1901: Cy Young
    Cy Young
    Denton True "Cy" Young was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career , he pitched for five different teams. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937...
    
     (158)
  • 1942: Tex Hughson
    Tex Hughson
    Cecil Carlton Hughson, , was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed....
    
     (113)
  • 1967: Jim Lonborg
    Jim Lonborg
    James Reynold Lonborg is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies...
    
     (246)
  • 1988: Roger Clemens
    Roger Clemens
    William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
    
     (291)
  • 1991: Roger Clemens (241)
  • 1996: Roger Clemens (257)
  • 1999: Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
    
     (313)
  • 2000: Pedro Martínez (284)
  • 2001: Hideo Nomo
    Hideo Nomo
    is a former right-handed pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball from Japan. He achieved early success in Japan, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to...
    
     (220)
  • 2002: Pedro Martínez (239)

• ERA leaders
  Earned run average
  In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
  
  
  • 1901: Cy Young
    Cy Young
    Denton True "Cy" Young was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career , he pitched for five different teams. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937...
    
     (1.62)
  • 1914: Dutch Leonard
    Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)
    Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913–1921, 1924-1925. He played for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, and holds the major league modern-era record for the lowest single-season ERA of all time — 0.96...
    
     (0.96)
  • 1915: Smoky Joe Wood (1.49)
  • 1916: Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth
    George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
    
     (1.75)
  • 1935: Lefty Grove
    Lefty Grove
    Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was a professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, winning 300 games in his 17-year MLB career...
    
     (2.70)
  • 1936: Lefty Grove (2.81)
  • 1938: Lefty Grove (3.08)
  • 1939: Lefty Grove (2.54)
  • 1949: Mel Parnell
    Mel Parnell
    Melvin Lloyd Parnell is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.Parnell spent his entire ten-year career with the Boston Red Sox , compiling a 123-75 record with 732 strikeouts, a 3.50 earned run average, 113 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 1752.2 innings pitched in 289 games...
    
     (2.78)
  • 1972: Luis Tiant
    Luis Tiant
    Luis Clemente Tiant Vega , born November 23, 1940 in Marianao, Cuba, , is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , Minnesota Twins , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels...
    
     (1.91)
  • 1986: Roger Clemens
    Roger Clemens
    William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
    
     (2.48)
  • 1990: Roger Clemens (1.93)
  • 1991: Roger Clemens (2.62)
  • 1992: Roger Clemens (2.41)
  • 1999: Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...
    
     (2.07)
  • 2000: Pedro Martínez (1.74)
  • 2002: Pedro Martínez (2.26)
  • 2003: Pedro Martínez (2.22)

See also

• Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award
  Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
  The Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the most outstanding player in each year's MLB All-Star Game. Awarded each season since , it was originally called the "Arch Ward Memorial Award" in honor of Arch Ward, the man who...
  
   (All-Star Game)
• Tony Conigliaro Award
  Tony Conigliaro Award
  The Tony Conigliaro Award is a national award instituted in 1990 by the Boston Red Sox to honor the memory of their former star Tony Conigliaro. It is given annually to a Major League Baseball player who best overcomes an obstacle and adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and...
  
  
• Baseball awards
• List of MLB awards