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Boston Red Sox: References & Edit History

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  • Adam Augustyn
    Adam Augustyn was a senior editor at Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Updated through the end of the 2024 season. Mar 07, 2025
Media added. Mar 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - Boston Red Sox History. Oct 21, 2022
Add new Web site: Sports Team History - Boston Red Sox Team History. Apr 22, 2022
Added information about the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Nov 10, 2021
Add new Web site: Colonial America - Puritans. Nov 14, 2019
Noted the team's play in the 2019 season. Oct 07, 2019
Add new Web site: Massachusetts Historical Society - The Boston Red Sox. Jan 31, 2019
Added author signature. Nov 20, 2018
Updated to mention the team's 2018 World Series title. Oct 29, 2018
Added the team's 2016 division title. Jan 12, 2017
Add new Web site: Digital History - The Puritans. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Digital History - The Puritans. Dec 21, 2016
Added description of the team's 2014 season. Feb 03, 2015
Updated article to mention the team's eighth World Series championship. Oct 31, 2013
Added Boston's 2012 downturn and return to the World Series the following year. Oct 22, 2013
Add new Web site: Official Site of Boston Red Sox. Feb 19, 2013
Add new Web site: Official Site of Boston Red Sox. Feb 04, 2013
Added mention of the team's 2011 late-season collapse. Sep 29, 2011
Added 2008 Wild Card play-off berth. Sep 30, 2008
New article added. Sep 17, 2008
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