2008 Boston Red Sox

	2008 Boston Red Sox ; Wild Card winners
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1901) East Division (Since 1969); ;
	Location
	Fenway Park (Since 1912); Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901);
	2008 Information
Owner(s)	John Henry; Tom Werner; Larry Lucchino
Manager(s)	Terry Francona
Local television	NESN
Local radio	WRKO; WEEI
Baseball-Reference	2008 Boston Red Sox

Record: 95-67, Finished 2nd in AL Eastern Division (2008 AL) | 2008 American League Wild Card

Clinched Wild Card: September 23, 2008, Cleveland Indians

Managed by Terry Francona

Coaches: Luis Alicea, John Farrell, DeMarlo Hale, Dave Magadan, Brad Mills and Gary Tuck

Ballpark: Fenway Park

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

On September 8, Boston had its 456th straight sellout crowd at Fenway, breaking the record for MLB. The mark was held by the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field from 1995-2001.

Awards and Honors[edit]

All-Stars: J.D. Drew, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis
AL MVP: Dustin Pedroia
AL Gold Glove: Dustin Pedroia (2B)
AL Silver Slugger Award: Dustin Pedroia (2B)

Postseason[edit]

ALDS vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[edit]

Main article: 2008 ALDS1

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Boston Red Sox 4 Los Angeles Angels 1	October 1	Jon Lester (1-0) John Lackey (0-1)	10:00 p.m.
2	Boston Red Sox 7 at Los Angeles Angels 5	October 3	Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-0) Ervin Santana (0-0)	9:30 p.m.
3	Los Angeles Angels 5 Boston Red Sox 4	October 5	Joe Saunders (0-0) vs. Josh Beckett (0-0)	7:25 p.m.
4	Los Angeles Angels 2 Boston Red Sox 3	October 6	John Lackey (0-1) vs. Jon Lester (1-0)	8:35 p.m.

ALCS vs. Tampa Bay Rays[edit]

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers	Time (ET)
1	Boston Red Sox 2 Tampa Bay Rays 0	October 10	Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0) James Shields (0-1)	8:37 p.m.
2	Boston Red Sox 8 Tampa Bay Rays 9	October 11	Josh Beckett (0-0) Scott Kazmir (0-0)	8:07 p.m.
3	Tampa Bay Rays 9 Boston Red Sox 1	October 13	Matt Garza (1-0) Jon Lester (0-1)	4:37 p.m.
4	Tampa Bay Rays 13 Boston Red Sox 4	October 14	Andy Sonnanstine (1-0) Tim Wakefield (0-1)	8:07 p.m.
5	Tampa Bay Rays 7 Boston Red Sox 8	October 16	Scott Kazmir (0-0) Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0)	8:07 p.m.
6	Boston Red Sox 4 Tampa Bay Rays 2	October 18	Josh Beckett (1-0) James Shields (0-2)	8:07 p.m.
7	Boston Red Sox 1 Tampa Bay Rays 3	October 19	Jon Lester (0-2) Matt Garza (2-0)	8:07 p.m.