The 2011 Boston Red Sox season was the 111th season in the franchise's

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history. Before the season, the

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were favored to win the

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and reach the

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, with some comparing the team to the 1927 New York Yankees. With a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, the Red Sox finished third in their division, seven

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the

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. After leading the

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by nine games in the AL wild card race on September 3—when their odds of reaching the

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peaked at 99.6%—the Red Sox lost 18 of their final 24 games. On the last day of the season, September 28, a ninth-inning Red Sox loss to the

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via a blown- save, coupled with a 12-inning comeback victory by the Rays over the Yankees, made the Rays the AL wild card winners and eliminated the Red Sox from playoff contention.

Offseason

November

*11/04/10- Detroit Tigers traded

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. *11/07/10-3B

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elected to free agency. *LF Bill Hall elected to free agency. *2B Felipe López elected to free agent. *C Víctor Martínez elected to free agency. *C

Jason Varitek Jason Andrew Varitek (; born April 11, 1972), nicknamed Tek, is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is currently the game planning coordinator, a uniformed coaching position, for the Boston Red Sox. After being traded ...

elected to free agency. *11/08/10-Activated RHP

Junichi Tazawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for ENEOS of the Japanese Industrial League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels. He also played in the Chinese Professional Baseba ...

from the 60-day disabled list. *Activated CF

Mike Cameron Michael Terrance Cameron (born January 8, 1973) is an American former professional Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, B ...

from the 60-day disabled list. *Activated 1B

Kevin Youkilis Kevin Edmund Youkilis (; born March 15, 1979), nicknamed "Youk" , is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman, who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Red S ...

from the 60-day disabled list. *Activated LF Jacoby Ellsbury from the 60-day disabled list. *11/12/10-Traded LHP

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to the

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for LHP Andrew Miller. *11/15/10-Claimed RHP

Taylor Buchholz Taylor Buchholz (born October 13, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Biography Buchholz stands 6 feet 4 inches tall, and weighs 220 lbs. He bats and throws right-handed. He grew up and lives in Springfield, Pe ...

off waivers from

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. *11/19/10-Called up Luis Exposito from

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. *Called up Stolmy Pimentel from

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. *Called up Óscar Tejeda from

. *11/24/10-Claimed Jordan Parraz off waivers from Kansas City Royals.

December

*12/03/10-2B Nate Spears assigned to Boston Red Sox. *RHP Santo Luis assigned to Boston Red Sox. *LHP

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elected free agency. *RHP

elected free agency. *LHP Andrew Miller elected free agency. *Signed free agent RHP Jason Bergmann. *Signed free agent RHP

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. *Signed free agent 2B Drew Sutton. *12/06/10-

traded 1B

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and RHP

Casey Kelly Casey Patrick Kelly (born October 4, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the LG Twins of the KBO League. He was a first-round draft choice, 30th overall, in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox. Kelly was ...

to San Antonio Missions;

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traded 1B Adrián González to Boston Red Sox and

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traded CF

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. *12/10/10-Signed free agent C

. *12/11/10-Signed free agent LF

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. *12/16/10-Traded CF Eric Patterson to

. *Signed free agent LHP Andrew Miller. *Signed free agent RHP Clevelan Santeliz. *Signed free agent LHP Randy Williams. *Signed free agent LHP Rich Hill. *Signed free agent LHP

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. *Signed free agent LHP Matt Albers. *12/18/10-Signed free agent RHP Dan Wheeler. *12/21/10-Designated SS

for assignment. *Signed free agent RHP

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. *12/23/10-Outrighted

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January

*1/05/11-Designated Matt Fox for assignment. *Claimed Max Ramírez off waivers from Texas Rangers. *1/06/11-Signed free agent RHP Tony Peña Jr. *1/10/11-Signed free agent LHP

. *1/13/11-Released RHP Matt Fox.

2011 Spring training

Fans gathered at

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on February 8, 2011 in order to kick off the Red Sox preseason by celebrating Truck Day. The first full team workout of the preseason took place on February 19. Playing other teams in the

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the Red Sox finished with 14 wins and 19 losses.

2011 Season

The Red Sox made several high profile roster moves hoping to return to postseason success after missing the playoffs in 2010. During the offseason the Red Sox traded for first baseman Adrián González, and they followed that move up by signing star outfielder

Opening day

The Red Sox kicked off the year against the defending AL Pennant Winners, the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Friday, April 1.

Lineup

Source:

The Red Sox home opener was Friday, April 8, against the

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Pitching woes

On May 15,

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and

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were placed on the disabled list. On June 10, Matsuzaka underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery. Clay Buchholz was afflicted with what would be diagnosed as a stress fracture in his back and was also put on the disabled list on June 17, where he would remain for the rest of the season. Other pitchers including Rich Hill and

spent significant time on the disabled list. The Red Sox obtained Érik Bédard from the

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seconds before the trading deadline, after

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(who was highlighted by his ejection on his MLB debut) proved ineffective. Starting pitchers John Lackey and ace

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were ineffective down the stretch, as the Red Sox crashed down to a 7-20 finish, blowing a 9-game wild card lead that they held entering September.

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missed a start early in the month after spraining his ankle in a previous start, and was ineffective in most of his September starts after that point.

Collapse

The Red Sox became the first team in the history of Major League Baseball to have a nine-game lead in September and fail to make the playoffs that season, thanks to their 7-20 record in the final month of the regular season. In the days following this historic collapse, the front office and manager

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decided to part ways, and not exercise either of the additional year options on Francona's contract. After the regular season ended, General Manager

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entered talks with the Chicago Cubs to interview for the National League club's vacant General Manager position. The Cubs offered Epstein the position of President of Baseball Operations, and he accepted. After five months of negotiations, the Red Sox and Cubs agreed to the compensation the Red Sox would receive for Epstein. The Cubs acquired minor-league first baseman Jair Bogaerts (twin brother of

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) from the Red Sox, and the Red Sox received pitchers

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and Aaron Kurcz. Soon after the season ended, stories broke in the local media about several of Boston's starting pitchers, including Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and John Lackey, had been playing video games, eating fried chicken, and drinking beer in the clubhouse and dugout during games when they were not pitching. Jon Lester was the first to speak publicly about the allegations, and admitted to eating and drinking in the clubhouse during games, though infrequently, but denied that these actions ever took place in the dugout.

2011 roster

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 34 , , May 8 , ,

, , 9–5 , , Matsuzaka (3–3) , , Pavano (2–4) , , , , 37,526 , ,

, , 16–18 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 35 , , May 9 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Okajima (1–0) , , Hoey (0–1) , , , , 37,276 , ,

, , 17–18 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 36 , , May 10 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7–6 (10) , , Villanueva (1–0) , ,

Albers Albers is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning " Albert's son". Notable people with the surname include: ;Academics * Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), German gynecologist and radiologist * :de:Johann Abraham Albers (1772– ...

(0–1) , , , , 17,820 , , Rogers Centre , , 17–19 ,
L1
, 37 , , May 11 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9–3 , , Litsch (4–2) , , Lackey (2–5) , , , , 19,163 , , Rogers Centre , , 17–20 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 38 , , May 13 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Buchholz (4–3) , , Colón (2–2) , , Papelbon (6) , , 48,254 , ,

Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the orig ...

, , 18–20 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 39 , , May 14 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Beckett (3–1) , , Sabathia (3–3) , , , , 48,790 , ,

, , 19–20 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 40 , , May 15 , , @

, , 7–5 , ,

(5–1) , , García (2–3) , , Papelbon (7) , , 46,945 , ,

, , 20–20 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 41 , , May 16 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Aceves (1–0) , , Gregg (0–1) , , , , 37,138 , ,

, , 21–20 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , 42 , , May 17 , ,

, , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19'' ,
Rain2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 42 , , May 18 , ,

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 1–0 , , Bard (1–3) , , Schlereth (0–1) , , Papelbon (8) , , 37,311 , ,

, , 22–20 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 43 , , May 19 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Papelbon (2–0) , , Alburquerque (0–1) , , , , 37,660 , ,

, , 23–20
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 44 , , May 20 , , Cubs , , 15–5 , ,

(6–1) , , Davis (0–2) , ,

Atchison Atchison may refer to: Places In the United States: *Atchison, California, a former settlement *Atchison, Kansas, a city *Atchison County, Kansas *Atchison County, Missouri People with the surname * Bob Atchison (born 1941), Canadian drag race ...

(1) , , 37,140 , ,

, , 24–20
W7
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 45 , , May 21 , , Cubs , , 9–3 , ,

Marshall Marshall may refer to: Places Australia * Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Islands * Marshall Islands, an i ...

(2–0) , ,

(0–2) , , , , 37,798 , ,

, , 24–21 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 46 , , May 22 , , Cubs , , 5–1 , ,

(1–1) , , Russell (1–5) , , , , 37,688 , ,

, , 25–21 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 47 , , May 23 , , @ Indians , , 3–2 , ,

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

(2–1) , , Bard (1–4) , , Perez (13) , , 19,225 , , Progressive Field , , 25–22 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 48 , , May 24 , , @ Indians , , 4–2 , , Beckett (4–1) , , Carmona (3–5) , , Papelbon (9) , , 23,752 , , Progressive Field , , 26–22 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 49 , , May 25 , , @ Indians , , 14–2 , ,

(7–1) , ,

Talbot Talbot was an automobile marque introduced in 1902 by English-French company Clément-Talbot. The founders, Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury and Adolphe Clément-Bayard, reduced their financial interests in their Clément-Talbot ...

(1–1) , , , , 26,408 , , Progressive Field , , 27–22 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 50 , , May 26 , , @

, , 14–1 (8) , , Aceves (2–0) , , Scherzer (6–2) , , , , 24,213 , ,

Comerica Park Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the home of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium. History Construction Founded in 1894, the Tigers had played at the c ...

, , 28–22 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 51 , , May 27 , , @

, , 9–3 , ,

(2–1) , , Porcello (4–3) , , , , 34,046 , ,

, , 29–22 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , 52 , , May 28 , , @

, , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 29'' ,
Rain3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 52 , , May 29 (Game 1), , @

, , 4–3 , ,

(1–2) , , Valverde (2–2) , , Papelbon (10) , , 36,285 , ,

, , 30–22 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 53 , , May 29 (Game 2) , , @

, , 3–0 , , Verlander (5–3) , , Beckett (4–2) , , Valverde (12) , , 39,873 , ,

, , 30–23 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 54 , , May 30 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, , 7–3 , , Peavy (2–0) , ,

(7–2) , , , , 37,463 , ,

, , 30–24 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 55 , , May 31 , ,

, , 10–7 , ,

Humber The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From there to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between t ...

(4–3) , , Aceves (2–1) , , Sale (2) , , 37,269 , ,

, , 30–25 ,
L3
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 56 , , June 1 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Floyd (6–5) , ,

(1–3) , , Santos (9) , , 37,321 , ,

, , 30–26 ,
L4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 57 , , June 3 , ,

, , 8–6 , , Jenks (2–2) , , Devine (0–1) , , , , 37,808 , ,

, , 31–26 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 58 , , June 4 , ,

, , 9–8 (14) , , Aceves (3–1) , , Moscoso (2–1) , , , , 37,485 , ,

, , 32–26 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 59 , , June 5 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Lackey (3–5) , ,

(3–6) , , Bard (1) , , 37,796 , ,

, , 33–26 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 60 , , June 7 , , @

, , 6–4 , ,

(8–2) , , García (4–5) , , Papelbon (12) , , 48,450 , ,

, , 34–26 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 61 , , June 8 , , @

, , 11–6 , ,

(3–1) , , Burnett (6–4) , , Aceves (1) , , 47,863 , ,

, , 35–26 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 62 , , June 9 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Beckett (5–2), , Sabathia (7–4) , , , , 48,845 , ,

, , 36–26 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 63 , , June 10 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–1 , , Buchholz (5–3) , , Reyes (2–5) , , , , 28,588 , , Rogers Centre , , 37–26 ,
W7
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 64 , , June 11 , , @ Blue Jays , , 16–4 , , Lackey (4–5) , ,

Morrow Morrow is a word meaning "the next day" in literary English. It also means "morning" in archaic English Morrow may also refer to: Places in the United States and Canada United States * Morrow, Arkansas *Morrow, Georgia * Morrow, Louisiana *Morr ...

(2–4) , , , , 39,437 , , Rogers Centre , , 38–26 ,
W8
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 65 , , June 12 , , @ Blue Jays , , 14–1 , ,

(9–2) , , Drabek (4–5) , , , , 30,364 , , Rogers Centre , , 39–26 ,
W9
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 66 , , June 14 , , @

, , 4–0 , ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of ...

(6–4) , ,

(3–2) , , , , 20,972 , ,

Tropicana Field Tropicana Field (commonly known as the Trop) is a multi-purpose domed stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The stadium has been the home of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural sea ...

, , 39–27 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 67 , , June 15 , , @

, , 3–0 , , Beckett (6–2) , , Hellickson (7–5) , , , , 19,388 , ,

, , 40–27 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 68 , , June 16 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Buchholz (6–3) , ,

(7–6) , , Papelbon (13) , , 23,495 , ,

, , 41–27 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 69 , , June 17 , , Brewers , , 10–4 , , Lackey (5–5) , , Estrada (1–4) , , , , 37,833 , ,

, , 42–27 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 70 , , June 18 , , Brewers , , 4–2 , ,

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

(5–4) , ,

(9–3) , , Axford (19) , , 38,175 , ,

, , 42–28 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 71 , , June 19 , , Brewers , , 12–3 , ,

(4–2) , , Gallardo (8–4) , , , , 37,903 , ,

, , 43–28 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 72 , , June 20 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

, , 14–5 , ,

(2–3) , , Luebke (1–2) , , , , 38,020 , ,

, , 44–28 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 73 , , June 21 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Qualls (4–3) , , Wheeler (0–1) , ,

(19) , , 38,422 , ,

, , 44–29 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 74 , , June 22 , ,

, , 5–1 (8) , ,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

(3–9) , , Lackey (5–6) , , , , 37,419 , ,

, , 44–30 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 75 , , June 24 , , @ Pirates , , 3–1 , , Malholm (4–8) , ,

(9–4) , ,

Hanrahan Hanrahan is an Irish surname shared by many Irish people and descendants of Irish emigrants. The name is most common in the area of the Shannon Estuary (counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare) in Ireland. Through emigration the name has become fair ...

(21) , , 39,330 , ,

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). It was opened during the 2001 MLB season, after the controlled implosion of the Pira ...

, , 44–31 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 76 , , June 25 , , @ Pirates , , 6–4 , , Karstens (5–4) , ,

(4–3) , ,

(22) , , 39,483 , ,

, , 44–32 ,
L4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 77 , , June 26 , , @ Pirates , , 4–2 , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

(1–0) , ,

Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

(0–2) , , Papelbon (14) , , 39,511 , ,

, , 45–32 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 78 , , June 28 , , @

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , 5–0 , , Lee (9–5) , , Beckett (6–3) , , , , 45,714 , ,

Citizens Bank Park Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the city's South Philadelphia Sports Complex. It is the home playing field of the Philadelphia Phillies, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The ...

, , 45–33 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 79 , , June 29 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Worley (3–1) , , Lackey (5–7) , , Bastardo (3) , , 45,612 , ,

, , 45–34 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 80 , , June 30 , , @

, , 5–2 , ,

(10–4) , , Herndon (0–2) , , Papelbon (15) , , 45,810 , ,

, , 46–34 ,
W1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 81 , , July 1 , , @

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

, , 7–5 , , Wheeler (1–1) , , Escalona (1–1) , , Papelbon (16) , , 36,279 , ,

Minute Maid Park Minute Maid Park is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 as the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. It has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 ...

, , 47–34 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 82 , , July 2 , , @

, , 10–4 , ,

(2–0) , ,

Happ Happ is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dieter Happ (born 1970), Austrian snowboarder * Ethan Happ (born 1996), American basketball player *Ian Happ Ian Edward Happ (born August 12, 1994) is an American professional basebal ...

(3–10) , , , , 39,021 , ,

, , 48–34 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 83 , , July 3 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Beckett (7–3) , , Melancon (5–2) , , Papelbon (17) , , 38,035 , ,

, , 49–34 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 84 , , July 4 , , Blue Jays , , 9–7 , ,

(5–4) , , Lackey (5–8) , ,

Francisco Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

(10) , , 38,072 , ,

, , 49–35 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 85 , , July 5 , , Blue Jays , , 3–2 , ,

(3–3) , , Cecil (1–4) , , Papelbon (18) , , 37,745 , ,

, , 50–35 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 86 , , July 6 , , Blue Jays , , 6–4 , ,

(5–3) , ,

(7–8) , , Papelbon (19) , , 37,404 , ,

, , 51–35 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 87 , , July 7 , ,

, , 10–4 , ,

(3–0) , ,

Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...

(9–6) , , , , 37,981 , ,

, , 52–35 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 88 , , July 8 , ,

, , 10–3 brawl
, , Beckett (8–3) , , Britton (6–7) , , , , 37,729 , ,

, , 53–35 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 89 , , July 9 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Lackey (6–8) , , Simón (1–2) , , , , 38,205 , ,

, , 54–35 ,
W5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 90 , , July 10 , ,

, , 8–6 , , Aceves (4–1) , , Guthrie (3–12) , , Papelbon (20) , , 37,688 , ,

, , 55–35 ,
W6
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 91 , , July 15 , , @

, , 9–6 , ,

(9–7) , ,

(3–1) , , Farnsworth (18) , , 25,729 , ,

, , 55–36 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 92 , , July 16 , , @

, , 9–5 , , Lackey (7–8) , ,

(8–8) , , , , 32,487 , ,

, , 56–36 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 93 , , July 17 , , @

, , 1–0 (16) , , Aceves (5–1) , , Russell (1–2) , , Papelbon (21) , , 21,504 , ,

, , 57–36 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 94 , , July 18 , , @

, , 15–10 , , Wheeler (2–1) , , González (1–2) , , , , 27,924 , ,

, , 58–36 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 95 , , July 19 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Guthrie (4–13) , , Weiland (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 32,314 , ,

, , 58–37 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 96 , , July 20 , , @

, , 4–0 , ,

(4–1) , ,

(9–7) , , , , 35,174 , ,

, , 59–37 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 97 , , July 22 , , Mariners , , 7–4 , , Lackey (8–8) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(8–9) , , Papelbon (22) , , 38,048 , ,

, , 60–37 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 98 , , July 23 , , Mariners , , 3–1 , , Beckett (9–3) , ,

Beavan Beavan is a surname of Welsh origin, meaning "son of Evan". Notable people with the surname include: * Blake Beavan (born 1989), American professional baseball player * Colin Beavan (born 1963), American non-fiction writer and internet blogger * Ch ...

(1–2) , , Papelbon (23) , , 38,115 , ,

, , 61–37 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 99 , , July 24 , , Mariners , , 12–8 , ,

(6–3) , , Pineda (8–7) , , , , 37,650 , ,

, , 62–37 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 100 , , July 25 , , Royals , , 3–1 (14) , , Coleman (1–2) , , Williams (0–1) , ,

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial populati ...

(18) , , 37,727 , ,

, , 62–38 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 101 , , July 26 , , Royals , , 13–9 , , Aceves (6–1) , , Adcock (1–1) , , , , 37,460 , ,

, , 63–38 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 102 , , July 27 , , Royals , , 12–5 , , Lackey (9–8) , , Chen (5–4) , , , , 38,329 , ,

, , 64–38 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 103 , , July 28 , , Royals , , 4–3 , , Hochevar (7–8) , , Beckett (9–4) , ,

(19) , , 37,822 , ,

, , 64–39
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 104 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Floyd (9–9) , ,

(6–4) , , Santos (22) , , 27,513 , , U.S. Cellular Field , , 64–40 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 105 , , July 30 , , @

, , 10–2 , ,

(10–4) , ,

(8–7) , , , , 33,919 , , U.S. Cellular Field , , 65–40 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 106 , , July 31 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Aceves (7–1) , , Crain (5–3) , , Papelbon (24) , , 28,278 , , U.S. Cellular Field , , 66–40 ,
W2
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 107 , , August 1 , , Indians , , 9–6 , ,

Pérez Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of Sephardic Jewish descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not o ...

(4–1) , , Bard (1–5) , , , , 37,943 , ,

, , 66–41 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 108 , , August 2 , , Indians , , 3–2 , , Papelbon (3–0) , , Pestano (1–1) , , , , 38,101 , ,

, , 67–41 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 109 , , August 3 , , Indians , , 4–3 , , Papelbon (4–0) , ,

(2–2) , , , , 38,172 , ,

, , 68–41 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 110 , , August 4 , , Indians , , 7–3 , , Masterson (9–7) , ,

Morales Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfredo Morales (born 1990), American footballer * Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people * Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower * Bartolomé Mo ...

(0–2) , , , , 38,477 , ,

, , 68–42 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 111 , , August 5 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Logan (3–2) , ,

(11–5) , ,

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

(29) , , 38,006 , ,

, , 68–43 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 112 , , August 6 , ,

, , 10–4 , , Lackey (10–8) , , Sabathia (16–6) , , , , 37,416 , ,

, , 69–43 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 113 , , August 7 , ,

, , 3–2 (10) , , Bard (2–5) , , Hughes (2–4) , , , , 38,189 , ,

, , 70–43 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 114 , , August 8 , , @

, , 8–6 , , Aceves (8–1) , , Perkins (3–2) , , Papelbon (25) , , 40,080 , ,

Target Field Target Field is a baseball stadium in the North Loop, Minneapolis, historic warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis. Since its opening in 2010, the stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. The stadium hos ...

, , 71–43 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 115 , , August 9 , , @

, , 4–3 , ,

(4–3) , , Capps (3–6) , , Papelbon (26) , , 39,974 , ,

, , 72–43 ,
W4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 116 , , August 10 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Perkins (4–2) , ,

(11–6) , , Nathan (9) , , 40,491 , ,

, , 72–44 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 117 , , August 12 , , @ Mariners , , 6–4 , , Lackey (11–8) , ,

(3–3) , , Papelbon (27) , , 40,682 , ,

Safeco Field T-Mobile Park is a retractable roof stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners and has a seating capacity of 47,929. It is in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the western ...

, , 73–44 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 118 , , August 13 , , @ Mariners , , 5–4 , ,

(11–10) , , Beckett (9–5) , , League (28) , , 41,326 , ,

, , 73–45 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 119 , , August 14 , , @ Mariners , , 5–3 , , Furbush (3–4) , ,

(6–5) , , League (29) , , 43,777 , ,

, , 73–46 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 120 , , August 16 , ,

, , 3–1 , ,

(12–6) , ,

(11–10) , , Papelbon (28) , , 38,525 , ,

, , 74–46 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 121 , , August 16 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Niemann (8–4) , , Bédard (4–8) , , , , 38,278 , ,

, , 74–47 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 122 , , August 17 , ,

, , 4–0 , ,

(11–10) , , Lackey (11–9) , , , , 37,747 , ,

, , 74–48 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 123 , , August 18 , , @ Royals , , 4–3 , , Beckett (10–5) , , Hochevar (8–10) , , Papelbon (29) , , 20,547 , ,

Kauffman Stadium Kauffman Stadium (), often called "The K", is a baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is home to the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is part of the Truman Sports Complex together with the adjacent Arrowhead ...

, , 75–48 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 124 , , August 19 , , @ Royals , , 7–1 , ,

(5–1) , , Francis (4–14) , , Aceves (2) , , 21,262 , ,

, , 76–48 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 125 , , August 20 , , @ Royals , , 9–4 , , Paulino (2–9) , ,

(4–4) , , , , 28,588 , ,

, , 76–49 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 126 , , August 21 , , @ Royals , , 6–1 , ,

(13–6) , , Duffy (3–8) , , , , 25,723 , ,

, , 77–49 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 127 , , August 22 , , @ Rangers , , 4–0 , , Wilson (13–5) , , Bédard (4–9) , , , , 33,920 , ,

, , 77–50 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 128 , , August 23 , , @ Rangers , , 11–5 , , Lackey (12–9) , ,

(11–9) , , , , 25,705 , ,

, , 78–50 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 129 , , August 24 , , @ Rangers , , 13–2 , , Beckett (11–5) , ,

(10–9) , , , , 30,724 , ,

, , 79–50 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 130 , , August 25 , , @ Rangers , , 6–0 , ,

(6–1) , , Ogando (12–6) , , , , 29,729 , ,

, , 80–50 ,
W3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 131 , , August 26 , ,

, , 15–5 , , González (11–11) , ,

(6–6) , , , , 38,239 , ,

, , 80–51 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center;background:#ddd;" , colspan="11" , August 27: ''

Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 ...

forced Saturday doubleheader vs.

OAK An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

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, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 132 , , August 27 , ,

, , 9–3 , ,

(14–6) , , Moscoso (6–8) , , , , 37,314 , ,

, , 81–51 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 133 , , August 27 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Aceves (9–1) , , Godfrey (1–2) , , , , 37,039 , ,

, , 82–51 ,
W2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" , colspan="11" , ''Normal schedule resumes'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 134 , , August 30 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Sabathia (18–7) , , Lackey (12–10) , ,

(35) , , 37,773 , ,

, , 82–52 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 135 , , August 31 , ,

, , 9–5 , , Beckett (12–5) , , Hughes (4–5) , , , , 38,021 , ,

, , 83–52 ,
W1
, - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 136 , , September 1 , ,

, , 4–2 , ,

Wade Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated communi ...

(3–0) , , Aceves (9–2) , ,

(36) , , 38,074 , ,

, , 83–53 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 137 , , September 2 , , Rangers , , 10–0 , ,

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

(13–5) , ,

(6–2) , , , , 38,083 , ,

, , 83–54 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 138 , , September 3 , , Rangers , , 12–7 , , Bédard (5–9) , ,

(11–10) , , , , 37,806 , ,

, , 84–54 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 139 , , September 4 , , Rangers , , 11–4 , ,

(11–9) , , Lackey (12–11) , , , , 37,744 , ,

, , 84–55 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 140 , , September 5 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–0 (11) , ,

Camp Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...

(3–3) , , Wheeler (2–2) , , , , 27,573 , , Rogers Centre , , 84–56 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 141 , , September 6 , , @ Blue Jays , , 14–0 , ,

(15–6) , , Perez (3–3) , , , , 17,565 , , Rogers Centre , , 85–56 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 142 , , September 7 , , @ Blue Jays , , 11–10 , ,

(4–3) , , Bard (2–6) , ,

(13) , , 16,154 , , Rogers Centre , , 85–57 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 143 , , September 8 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7–4 , ,

(14–10) , ,

(6–3) , , , , 17,189 , , Rogers Centre , , 85–58 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 144 , , September 9 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Davis (10–8) , , Lackey (12–12) , , , , 18,482 , ,

, , 85–59 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @

, , 5–6 (11) , ,

Gomes ''Gomes'' is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name ''Gomes'', which derived from the Visigothic word ''guma'', meaning "man". Its Spanish equivalent is Gómez. Notable people A–E * Al Gomes (born 1960), ...

(2–1) , , Bard (2–7) , , , , 24,566 , ,

, , 85–60 ,
L4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @

, , 1–9 , ,

(15–10) , ,

(15–7) , , , , 25,220 , ,

, , 85–61 ,
L5
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 147 , , September 13 , , Blue Jays , , 18–6 , ,

(7–6) , ,

(9–11) , , , , 38,020 , ,

, , 86–61 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 148 , , September 14 , , Blue Jays , , 4–5 , ,

(15–10) , , Bard (2–8) , ,

(15) , , 37,087 , ,

, , 86–62 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 149 , , September 15 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Hellickson (13–10) , , Weiland (0–2) , , , , 38,071 , ,

, , 86–63 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 150 , , September 16 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Beckett (13–5) , ,

(15–11) , , Papelbon (30) , , 38,019 , ,

, , 87–63 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 151 , , September 17 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Niemann (11–7) , ,

(15–8) , , Peralta (4) , , 37,682 , ,

, , 87–64 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 152 , , September 18 , ,

, , 8–5 , , McGee (3–1) , ,

(7–7) , , Peralta (5) , , 37,613 , ,

, , 87–65 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 153 , , September 19 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Guthrie (9–17) , , Weiland (0–3) , ,

(7) , , 37,885 , ,

, , 87–66 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 154 , , September 19 , ,

, , 18–9 , ,

(1–0) , , Matusz (1–8) , , , , 37,261 , ,

, , 88–66 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 155 , , September 20 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Eyre (2–1) , , Bard (2–9) , ,

(8) , , 37,414 , ,

, , 88–67 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 156 , , September 21 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Rapada (2–0) , , Beckett (13–6) , ,

(9) , , 38,004 , ,

, , 88–68 ,
L2
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , 157 , , September 23 , , @

, , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 25 as part of a Doubleheader'' ,
Rain4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 158 , , September 24 , , @

, , 9–1 , , García (12–8) , ,

(15–9) , , , , 49,556 , ,

, , 88–69 ,
L3
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 159 , , September 25 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Burnett (11–11), ,

(7–8), , , , 49,541 , ,

, , 88–70 ,
L4
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 159 , , September 25 , , @

, , 7–4 (14) , ,

(1–2) , , Proctor (2–5) , , Doubront (1) , , 49,072 , ,

, , 89–70 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 160 , , September 26 , , @

, , 6–3 , ,

Patton George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in Franc ...

(2–1) , , Beckett (13–7) , , , , 21,786 , ,

, , 89–71 ,
L1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 161 , , September 27 , , @

, , 7–6 , , Aceves (10–2) , , Britton (11–11) , , Papelbon (31) , , 22,123 , ,

, , 90–71 ,
W1
, - style="text-align:center; background:#993333; color:white;" , 162 , , September 28 , , @ Orioles , , 4–3 , , Johnson (6–5) , , Papelbon (4–1) , , , , 29,749 , , Camden Yards , , 90–72 ,
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Players stats

Batting

''Note: ## = Player number; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average'' *Source
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Pitching

''Note: ## = Player number; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; SVO = Saves opportunities; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R= Runs; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts '' *Source
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Awards and honors

– AL Player of the Week (May 23–29) * Jacoby Ellsbury –

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters co ...

(OF), Gold Glove Award (OF), AL Player of the Week (June 6–12) * Adrián González –

(1B), Gold Glove Award (1B), AL Player of the Month (June), AL Player of the Week (August 22–28) * David Ortiz –

(DH), AL Player of the Week (May 30–June 5) *

Dustin Pedroia Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played his entire Major League Baseball career for the Boston Red Sox, from 2006 to 2019. He was a four-time All-Star, and won the Americ ...

– Gold Glove Award (2B), AL Player of the Month (July)

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

, reserve P * Jacoby Ellsbury, reserve OF * Adrián González, starting 1B *

, reserve P (roster replacement) * David Ortiz, starting DH *

, reserve 3B (roster replacement)

Farm system

Source:

Amateur draft

Boston's selections during the first five rounds of the

2011 MLB draft The 2011 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles, with the first ...

were as follows: Additionally, the team selected

Travis Shaw Travis Richard Shaw (born April 16, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays—his nickname is Mayor of ...

in the 9th round,

Daniel Gossett Daniel James Gossett (born November 13, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Gossett attended James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, South Carolina. H ...

in the 16th round, and

Mac Williamson Johnathan Mackensey Williamson (born July 15, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lio ...

in the 46th round. Each of the above listed draftees went on to play in MLB, with Barnes being the last to leave the Red Sox organization, in January 2023.

Offseason

November

December

January

2011 Spring training

2011 Season

Opening day

Lineup

Pitching woes

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2011 roster

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Players stats

Batting

Pitching

Awards and honors

Farm system

Amateur draft

References

External links