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==Champions==
==Champions==
The Americans went 91-47 in 1903 to win the AL by a healthy 14.5 games over second place Philadelphia Athletics. They won the [[World Series]] over the [[Natinal League|National League's]] [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], five games to three.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1903_WS.shtml</ref> After falling back for a few years, the renamed Red Sox won their second title in 1912 over the New York Giants in what was their first year playing at [[Fenway Park]].<ref>Murnane, TH. "Boston Now Supreme in Baseball World"; ''Boston Globe'', 17 October 1912</ref> They went on to win three more titles from 1913-1918.
The Americans went 91-47 in 1903 to win the AL by a healthy 14.5 games over second place Philadelphia Athletics. They won the [[World Series]] over the [[Natinal League|National League's]] [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], five games to three.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1903_WS.shtml</ref> After falling back for a few years, the renamed Red Sox won their second title in 1912 over the New York Giants in what was their first year playing at Fenway Park.<ref>Murnane, TH. "Boston Now Supreme in Baseball World"; ''Boston Globe'', 17 October 1912</ref> They went on to win three more titles from 1913-1918.
==Sale of Ruth==
==Sale of Ruth==
==Jackie Robinson==
==Jackie Robinson==
In 1945, Boston politician Isadore Mushnick pressured the Red Sox to open their team to black players. The team consented and offered tryouts to [[Negro League]] players [[Jackie Robinson]], [[Sam Jethroe]] and [[Marvin Williams]].<ref>Kountze, Doc. "Three Race Baseball Canidates Impress Red Sox Coach Hugh Duffy"; ''Boston Guardian'', 21 April 1945</ref> Coah Hugh Duffey oversaw the tryout with manager [[Joe Cronin]] watching from the stands. Said Duffy, "We were glad to give them a tryout...(They) (d)eserve the same chance as anybody". During the tryout, a sportswriter claimed to have heard a voice in the stands, possibly GM Eddie Collins, yell to, "Get those (people) off the field!" After a delay due to Collins' suffering a broken leg, the team decided not to sign the players.
In 1945, Boston politician Isadore Mushnick pressured the Red Sox to open their team to black players. The team consented and offered tryouts to [[Negro League]] players [[Jackie Robinson]], [[Sam Jethroe]] and [[Marvin Williams]].<ref>Kountze, Doc. "Three Race Baseball Canidates Impress Red Sox Coach Hugh Duffy"; ''Boston Guardian'', 21 April 1945</ref> Coach Hugh Duffey oversaw the tryout with manager [[Joe Cronin]] watching from the stands. Said Duffy, "We were glad to give them a tryout...(They) (d)eserve the same chance as anybody". During the tryout, a sportswriter claimed to have heard a voice in the stands, possibly GM Eddie Collins, yell, "Get those (people) off the field!" After a delay due to Collins' suffering a broken leg, the team decided not to sign the players. When asked about Boston's chances during the 1967 season, Robinson said, "I'd like to see them lose because (Tom Yawkey) is probably one of the most bigoted guys in baseball."<ref> Stout, Glenn. (2000). ''Red Sox Century'', Houghton Miffin, Page 242</ref>
==Duquette Years==
In 1994, team CEO John Harrington hired [[Montreal Expos]] GM [[Dan Duquette]] to the same position. His stated goal was to build the team through a revitalized farm system. He got off to a solid start by selecting [[Georgia Tech]] shortstop [[Nomar Garciaparra]] with his first draft pick. Duquette also had a skill for finding talent in players other teams had no use for, such as [[Tim Wakefield]] and [[Troy O'Leary]]. However when the team surprisingly won the AL East in 1995, he abandoned the farm system and signed several past their prime players in a Yawkey-esque attempt to win a championship. Although he was able to acquire Expos ace [[Pedro Martinez]] and future All-Stars [[Derek Lowe]] and [[Jason Varitek]] in a trade with the [[Seattle Mariners]], he was never able to bring in complementary players. His allegedly pompous style in dealing with the media, players and other executives was said to have hurt the team's reputation.<ref>Mnookin, Seth. (2006). ''Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top'', Simon & Schuster, Pages 138-139</ref>
==Sale of the Team and Henry Years==
In late 2001, a year after Harrington announced the team was up for sale, three bidders emerged as the finalists; New York lawyer Miles Prentice, Cablevision's Charles Dolan, and a group made up of former [[Florida Marlins]] owner John Henry and former [[San Diego Padres]] owner Tom Werner. Prentice entered a bid of $740 million. Dolan bid $700 million. Henry, known as "Investor 11" due to his still technically owning the Marlins<ref>Mnookin, Seth. (2006). ''Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top'', Simon & Schuster, Page 108</ref>, and Werner also bid $700 million. Due to Prentice's questionable financing, he was eliminated from consideration.<ref name="buy">Mnookin, Seth. (2006). ''Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top'', Simon & Schuster, Pages 122-124</ref> With the other two bids being similar, and the Henry group likely to receive a quick approval from the other baseball owners<ref name="buy"/>, their bid was chosen.
Henry's first decision was to name former Orioles and Padres executive Larry Lucchino as team president. He then announced the firings of Duquette and manager [[Joe Kerrigan]]. Duquette's assistant, Mike Port, was named interim GM. The team tried to interview Houston Astros bench coach Tony Pena and Oakland Athletics bench coach Ken Macha for the managerial opening but were denied permission from their current teams. Henry then wanted to hire former Expos manager Felipe Alou, but was overruled by Lucchino's choice of Cleveland Indians bench coach [[Grady Little]].
==Management==
==Management==