2013 red sox world series roster

The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for their World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 8:37p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Starter Jake Peavy pitched 5 2/3 solid innings for Boston, but the Rays got on the board first in the bottom of the fifth with a deep outfield RBI double by David DeJesus. Heading back out on the road, the Red Sox played a 14-inning game on national television as ESPN's Monday Night Baseball covered the 108 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Pick the players that were on the Red Sox 2013 World Series Roster. The next batter, Xander Bogaerts, bounced a ball up the middle for an RBI single of his own, knotting the game at 44. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Boston evened the four-game series with a 92 victory on Thursday, May 30. Craig slid into third, popped up and started for home. We present them here for purely educational purposes. On June 21, signed C Jon Denney for a minor league contract, signed OF Jordon Austin for a minor league contract, signed LHP Jake Drehoff for a minor league contract, signed OF Joseph Monge for a minor league contract. 100-62, 853 Runs, 656 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Many thanks to him. Boston quickly responded in the top of the eighth by loading the bases off Carlos Martnez. The Red Sox won the Fall Classic in six games, marking the first World Series title clinched at Fenway Park since 1918. Boston failed to complete the sweep, however, with starting pitcher Ryan Dempster relinquishing a 42 defeat in his Red Sox debut the following evening. The series then moved back to Fenway Park, where the Red Sox decisively won the final game on October 30, becoming the World Series champions for 2013. You start with the expectation, and then the drive to do what it . Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. The ALDS was contested from October 4 to 10 between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. The Red Sox suffered their first World Series loss since 1986 in that year's Game 7. He popped out and grounded out, then said he planned to auction off the bats for charity.[23]. The 2013 Red Sox season opened on April 1, with an afternoon road game against the New York Yankees. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. 617 (one of Boston's area codes), displaying "Boston" above the numerals and "Strong" below them, hung in the Sox' dugout. 3. Those players would form the core of the 2018 champion Red Sox, managed by Alex Cora. To close out the series, the Red Sox gave Angels starting pitcher Joe Blanton his tenth loss of the season in a 105 victory on June 9. The Cardinals finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, earning the best record in the National League. The home run provided one of the 2013 season's most enduring images, when Tigers outfielder (and Ortiz's close friend) Torii Hunter dove over the wall into the Red Sox' bullpen in an attempt to catch the ball, resulting in his legs being completely vertical while Boston Police officer Steve Horgan lifted his arms in celebration. [38] Steve Rushin wrote an article and interview for Sports Illustrated, "The Hirsute of Happiness", exploring how the beard trend had helped unite the team. The Tigers won the series 32. Coming home to Fenway Park, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games from the Texas Rangers from June 46, including a 175 romp. The Red Sox lost the first two games on May 20 and 21, but avoided the sweep in a 62 victory on May 22 that brought starting pitcher Clay Buchholz's record to 70. [27] After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. Beltrn drove in the Cardinal's first run on a left field single into the shift and advanced on a wild pitch. In the top of the ninth, closer Koji Uehara struck out the first two batters he was facing and the game ended with an unassisted ground out by Mike Napoli to secure the 20 series lead. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. The inspired play of the Red Sox took them from last place the previous season to American League East champions with a 28-game turnaround, helped by Farrell's calming presence and familiarity with some of the players. Jacoby Ellsbury lead off the third inning with a single and Pedroia advanced him to second on a groundout. The bullpen were also powered by youngsters, led by closer Trevor Rosenthal, set-up man Carlos Martnez, and middle relievers Seth Maness and Kevin Siegrist. The group's music was included in anything from "opening teases and commercial bumpers to montages, as well as additional promotional inventory across Fox prime-time and cable. Wainwright's return to form, along with the emergence of the young starters, helped fill the void left by star pitcher Chris Carpenter, who missed the entire season due to various injuries. Following the All-Star break the Red Sox played the Yankees for the first time at Fenway in 2013. Lester was joined by Clay Buchholz, John Lackey and midseason acquisition Jake Peavy. Prior to this game he posted a 1.00 ERA in the postseason. [37][38][39], Uehara tied John Wetteland, Robb Nen, Troy Percival, and Brad Lidge for most saves in one postseason year, with 7 (since then, Greg Holland matched this record the next year). Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. It was the first time in a World Series game that a winning play was on an obstruction call and only the second time in baseball history.[31]. The dual-victory was renowned as one of the most sensational days in Boston sports history, and will be remembered for some time. [58] Then, in their third consecutive National League Championship Series appearance, St. Louis defeated the third-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two for their 19th National League pennant. Although there was still daylight present, Game 3 temporarily ceased in the middle of the second inning due to a light failure at Comerica Park which commenced at 4:42p.m. EDT and lasted for seventeen minutes. Jul 29, BOS (63-44) lost to TBR, 1-2, 120. Boston swept the White Sox and extended the AL East lead to 5+12 games but ended a streak of 11 games allowing only three runs or less. Boston slugger J.D. The Red Sox and Indians wore black armbands to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. We present them here for purely educational purposes. John Farrell(97-65), Attendance: 2,833,333 He made a diving stab and threw home to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who tagged out the sliding Molina. However, Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz gave up home runs to Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila in the top of the 6th, widening the Tigers' lead to five runs. [citation needed]. The roster is as follows: PITCHERS (11): Craig Breslow, Clay Buchholz, Ryan Dempster, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Franklin Morales, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Brandon Workman. On June 8, Boston faced the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a day-night doubleheader, losing the first game but winning the second as Buchholz's aforementioned perfect record improved to 90. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Despite winning the first two series against the Diamondbacks and the Astros the Red Sox played .500 ball for the first .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}3+12 weeks of August. Decoy Marker % % Score . With the loss, the series was guaranteed to return to Boston for Game 6 at Fenway Park on Saturday, October 19. Francona received a standing ovation in the first game of the four-game series. "[55], Major League Baseball International syndicated the television coverage outside Canada and the U.S., with English-language commentary provided by Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer Gary Thorne and ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe. Won World Series. He was immediately relieved by Junichi Tazawa who stranded both runners. Ultimately, Boston's disgruntled offense would strike out 17 times, an ALCS record. Jul 22, BOS (60-41) lost to TBR, 0-3, 103. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. In the same inning the first two batters for the Red Sox reached base, a single by Jonny Gomes and a walk by Shane Victorino, but after back-to-back popouts into foul territory by Xander Bogaerts and Stephen Drew, David Ross struck out. Carlos Beltrn, Joe Kelly and Matt Adams would later win the World Series with different teams: Beltrn with the 2017 Astros, Kelly with the 2018 Red Sox and 2020 Dodgers, and Adams with the 2019 Nationals. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Boston fell to Cleveland in a lopsided 123 loss on May 23, but proceeded to triumph in the following three matches on May 24, 25 and 26 to win the four-game series. On Sunday, May 12, the Red Sox' new 2013 starting pitcher, Ryan Dempster, fell to 24 in a game in which Boston relinquished 12 runs. Boston's Shane Victorino opened the scoring with a three-run double in the third inning[42] and had four runs batted in. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Tampa Bay sent a postseason record nine pitchers to the mound in the course of the game, emptying their bullpen, and scheduled game five starter David Price was warming in the pen. This was the first time a World Series game ended on a pickoff. A day later, the Red Sox secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs thanks to a 75 loss by the Oakland A's to the Seattle Mariners, making the last two games virtually pointless. 97-65-0, We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Red Sox will host the Cardinals in Game 1 of the 2013 World Series tonight at Fenway Park beginning at 8:07 p.m. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. [11], Despite losing first baseman Albert Pujols to the Angels and manager Tony La Russa to retirement after their 2011 World Series triumph, the Cardinals under new manager Mike Matheny still came within one game of a return trip to the World Series, but lost the final three games to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the 2012 National League Championship Series. The Red Sox closer struck out Matt Carpenter, grounded out pinch hinter John Jay and Holliday flew out to right field to earn the save in back-to-back games. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. [2] This was the first World Series since 1999 to feature both #1 seeds from the AL and NL. The Red Sox came back again in the eighth after a leadoff single by Jacoby Ellsbury and Shane Victorino was hit by reliever Carlos Martnez. - unknown, for minors. Boston threatened in the fifth after a leadoff hit by Xander Bogaerts and a one out single by David Ross but Wainwright struck out Lester and Ellsbury to strand both runners. This was McCarver's 24th and final World Series broadcast (including four with ABC and four with CBS prior to his joining Fox in 1996), as he had announced that he would retire from the network's lead crew following the season. Aug 20, BOS (74-54) lost to SFG, 2-3, 130. Do you have a sports website? This was the fourth meeting of the Cardinals and the Red Sox in the World Series (previously meeting in 1946, 1967, and 2004). BOSTON Most Valuable Papi. 0. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. over Tampa Bay Rays, Manager: In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Red Sox finally got on the scoreboard, as Pedroia walked with one out and Ortiz hit a two-run home run to left center field on a 32 changeup to give the Red Sox a 21 lead. In game two Buchholz suffered his first loss of the season, albeit allowing only three runs, two of them earned. The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. . [54], Pregame coverage was handled by host Matt Vasgersian, joined by regular analyst Harold Reynolds. Do you have a sports website? According to StatMuse, Boston was 26-50 against AL East opponents last season the second-worst interdivison record in the MLB behind the Nationals. Boston lost 3 of 4 games in a road series against Baltimore from June 1316. Sep 29, BOS (97-65) lost to BAL, 6-7. Flix Doubront, who relieved Buchholz after four innings, pitched 2 2/3 innings before giving up his only hit, a double by Shane Robinson. In the bottom of the ninth Red Sox closer Koji Uehara took over, giving up a one out long single to Allen Craig. Let's do some math. Advancing to the World Series, the Red Sox defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games, to capture the franchise's eighth championship overall and third in ten years. Trevor Rosenthal came in to pitch, and the first batter he faced, Daniel Nava, grounded in to a fielder's choice, after a great diving stop by rookie second baseman Kolten Wong. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for the 2013 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. [25] Boston proceeded to win the rubber game of the series on April 24 by a score of 65. Or write about sports? Dustin Pedroia, 2B. They set a new Major League Baseball record for hitting efficiency with runners in scoring position, hitting .330 (447for1,355), the best in baseball since the Boston Red Sox hit .312 in 1950,[10] also beating the 2007 Detroit Tigers, and 1996 Colorado Rockies with a .311 average. Struggling again against the Orioles, Boston dropped the first two games before John Lackey posted a two hit gem and the Red Sox clinched a spot in the postseason. [28], In the bottom of the ninth inning, Boston reliever Brandon Workman stayed in, having pitched in the eighth inning and having batted in the top of the ninth, striking out in his first professional at bat. The Red Sox are also the first team to win three Championships after 2000, having previously been the first to win two Championships after 2000, when they won in 2007. INFIELDERS (6): Xander Bogaerts, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Mike Napoli, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia. Will Middlebrooks posted two home runs, including the fifth grand slam in the month of September for Boston, and David Ortiz collected his 100th RBI on the season. Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, having surrendered only 3 hits and 2 earned runs. Carlos Beltrn drove in the run on a base hit, unearned for starter Clay Buchholz. By Peter Abraham. March 31, 2013. The Cardinals' 8676 finish in 2016 and 8379 finish in 2017 ended without a postseason appearance. First . In addition, Lester joined Babe Ruth as the only Red Sox lefthanders to win three World Series games.[40]. RECOMMENDED Red Sox star pitcher suffers Spring. Allowing only one run and handing Max Scherzer just his second loss of the season, the Red Sox took game two and exploded in game three, scoring 20 runs, a season high amongst all Major League teams, on 19 hits including 8 long balls. A giant American flag flew at half-mast before the series opener with a moment of silence prior to the first pitch. 5:37p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, David Ortiz had his first multi-home run postseason game to lead the Red Sox to victory, smashing solo blasts in the 1st and 8th innings. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Throughout the game, fans at Fenway Park heckled Wil Myers, a Tampa Bay right fielder who made a critical error that had helped open up scoring for the Red Sox in Game 1. The Red Sox became the second team to win the World Series the season after finishing last in their division; the first had been the 1991 Minnesota Twins. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. in Jeff Roberson/Associated Press. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. All rights reserved. There are decoys. They closed out their weeklong homestand by losing 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays from May 1012. (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Midway through the 2018 season, Matheny was fired and replaced by Mike Shildt. Boston closer Koji Uehara was brought in to face pinch hitter Allen Craig, who doubled on the first pitch. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF. The Red Sox swept a four-game home stand on April 2528 against the Astros, their first series against Houston since the Astros moved to the American League West. Lackey pitched out of the jam on a flyout by Adams and striking out Freese. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Additionally, to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The 2013 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2013 season. After that Peavy settled in and pitched himself out of a bases loaded, nobody out situation in the fourth. In the bottom of the second inning, Stephen Drew led off with a pop-up in front of the pitcher's mound. Boston Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski threw the ceremonial first pitch,[22] as he had done before Game 1 in 2004 and 2007. With two runners in scoring position Ellsbury's single scored Drew but Ross was tagged out at home plate on the throw by Shane Robinson. The Red Sox also placed closer Joel Hanrahan on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.[14][15]. One-year: Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. On Memorial Day, May 27, the Red Sox opened a four-game home-and-home series against Philadelphia, the team's first interleague series of 2013. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. With one out and the bases loaded (David Freese walked, Jon Jay singled and Daniel Descalso walked), Carpenter hit a fly ball to Gomes in left field for the second out. hide this ad. All rights reserved. Top 10 Plays cWPA and cLI Explanation Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table Get as Excel Workbook Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by 1985 NL MVP Willie McGee. The Red Sox scored first, but, with the bases loaded and nobody out, the Tigers took the lead on a two-run single off the Green Monster. Wainwright then got David Ortiz to ground to second base, but Matt Carpenter's flip was mishandled by shortstop Pete Kozma, ending the possibility of a double play. The sweep improved Boston's record to 187.[26]. [32] (However, it was not the first time a World Series game ended with a runner being tagged out during an at-bat; in the 1926 World Series, Babe Ruth was caught stealing for the final out of Game 7. After a leadoff single by Bogaerts, Stephen Drew walked and Ross drove in one run on a ground rule double to left field. The Red Sox closed April by falling, 97, on the road to the Blue Jays. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics, 2022 Major League Baseball statistical updates. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Like in the last two games, St. Louis scored first. AL_East . Buchholz returned to the rotation three months after his last start on June 8 and protected his undefeated season record in game one of a three-game series in St. Peterburg by allowing, with the help of the relievers, no runs. 2013 World Series Game 1, Cardinals at Red Sox, October 23 2013 World Series Series Summary St. Louis Cardinals 1 97-65 Prev Game Next Game Boston Red Sox 8 97-65 Prev Game Next Game Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Start Time: 8:09 p.m. Local Attendance: 38,345 Venue: Fenway Park Game Duration: 3:17 Night Game, on grass A young Indians fan presented the Red Sox with a sign he wrote in red ink and ornamented with hearts. He made contact with Middlebrooks, who was lying face-first on the dirt, with his feet in the air. The 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. They were joined by special guest analysts A. J. Pierzynski of the Texas Rangers (his third consecutive World Series as a guest analyst), and Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies. A day later the Red Sox clinched their first AL East title since 2007 by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 63. Even though this happened with no outs, Holliday was stranded at third. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for the 2013 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Red Sox had a scheduled weekend series against the Kansas City Royals during April 1921. David Ortiz was bothered by inflammation in both heels during spring training and didn't play in any exhibition games, but he was 2 for 4 in his return, tying the score 1-all with a sixth-inning RBI single off James Shields. Between his World Series-clinching performance in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros and his three appearances against the Dodgers in the World Series, Price posted a 3-0 record with a . The trend began during spring training, when outfielder Jonny Gomes arrived considerably unshaven. In the top of the ninth, a melting Rays closer Fernando Rodney walked two of the first three batters he faced and drilled Victorino on a two strike pitch. 25. Projected Lineup. After Matt Adams lined out, catcher Yadier Molina grounded out softly to Dustin Pedroia to score Holliday and give the Cardinals a 10 lead. Mike Shannon and John Rooney called the games for the Cardinals on KMOX in St. Louis, while Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, and Lou Merloni announced for the Red Sox on WEEI in Boston. They were joined by outfielders Carlos Beltrn and Matt Holliday, third baseman David Freese, and first baseman Matt Adams. St. Louis had back-to-back leadoff singles in the second and third by Carlos Beltrn and David Freese, latter advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Pete Kozma but was left in scoring position. Finished 1st in the AL's East Division. David Ross then singled to center field, followed by a flyout by Ellsbury. With Pete Kozma, who pinch-ran for Freese, scoring on the throw, the ball got away from catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Hall of Famer and two-time World Series MVP Bob Gibson threw the ceremonial first pitch. While Red Sox starter Jon Lester allowed only one run, he did give up nine hits and struck out six batters, whereas Detroit's Anbal Snchez struck out twelve. The Royals ended a season-opening streak of 16 games by Red Sox starters allowing three runs or less, tying an AL record achieved by the Oakland Athletics in 1978 and 1981. Boston scored first for the first time since Game 1 when Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz hit back-to-back doubles with one out in the first. 3:07p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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