Fenway is the name of the baseball stadium in Boston, home to the Red Sox.
The Red Sox took the old Boston Braves name of Red Stockings and changed it to Sox in the 1900's. They were originally known as the Pilgrams and also the Beaneaters but team nicknames weren't official in those days and were often the brainchild of local sports writers.
The Red Sox were a charter team of the American League when it was founded in 1901.
The Red Sox were founded in 1901 as one of the eight charter teams in the American league, however they were earlier known as the Boston Americans. Then in 1901, as they joined the American League, they changed their name to Boston Somersets, then in 1903 to the Boston Pilgrims, then in 1907 to our beloved Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox play in Massachusetts. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.
Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk was the original Pudge.
Boston Pilgrams. They won the first ever world series.
The Red Sox entered the American League as one of the eight original teams in 1901. They were known as the Americansbetween 1901-1907. The nickname was changed to Red Sox for the 1908 season.
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The Boston Braves existed between 1912, and 1952 before moving to Milwaukee in 1953, and Atlanta in 1966. They are part of the original franchise of the Boston Red Stockings (1871-1876) Their name Boston Braves, was changed to the Boston Bees in 1936, and back to the Braves in 1941. From 1876-1882 the team name was the Boston Red Caps, and from 1883 -1906 the Boston Beaneaters. From 1907 -1910 the franchise was called the Boston Doves, in 1911 they were called the Boston Rustlers, before the name was change to Braves in 1912.
1901. The first year of operation of the American League was 1901. But at that time, they were not called the Red Sox. They were just called the Boston Americans.
The original names for the Major League Baseball team that is currently (as of October 2009) known as the Atlanta Braves are the Boston Red Caps, the Boston Beaneaters, the Boston Doves, the Boston Rustlers, the Boston Braves, the Boston Bees and the Milwaukee Braves.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox used to be called the Boston Braves.
Fenway is the name of the baseball stadium in Boston, home to the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox, unlike some other teams, actually play in the city they take their name from. Boston is, of course, in Massachusetts.