The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Miami Marlins have been to the playoffs once in the last 19 seasons. Or write about sports? 2013 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox - MLB Playoffs - ESPN Michael Tureski/Icon SMI This video is unavailable. On May 1, signed C Isaias Lucena for a minor league contract. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. (Schedule and Results), Postseason: Won World Series (4-2) With no off-day the Red Sox headed west to play the Astros for the first time in Minute Maid Park as a team of the American League. In his first two at bats on the day game, Jonny Gomes used a bat with the words "Boston Strong" on it as well as the names of the four people killed in the bombing and its aftermath. 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. 2013 World Series (42): Boston Red Sox (A.L.) Go Orange. Baseball-Reference.com Series Win Probability - Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers, 2013 ALCS Gm 1 Gm 2 Gm 3 Gm 4 Gm 5 Gm 6 BOS 50% DET The height of bar indicates the probability of a team winning the series given the current series state. With the bases loaded Dustin Pedroia delivered a sacrifice fly which scored Bogaerts to add some insurance for Boston. David Ortiz walked off as the World Series MVP on Wednesday night, capping a dominant week in which he spurred the . Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search 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. [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. Hall of Famer and two-time World Series MVP Bob Gibson threw the ceremonial first pitch. Throughout the regular season, numerous Red Sox players sported considerable facial hair, which drew media attention and later drove team marketing. August started just like July ended, with a walk-off win against the Mariners. Postseason History 2013 World Series Lackey won the series clincher with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002 as a rookie. The Red Sox' May slide continued when they lost three of four games at home against Minnesota from May 69. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' rosters on FOXSports.com today! Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Correct. Aug 23, BOS (75-55) lost to LAD, 0-2, 135. This was the fourth meeting of the Cardinals and the Red Sox in the World Series (previously meeting in 1946, 1967, and 2004). The NLCS was contested from October 11 to 18 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? They were an AL-best 53-28 at home in 2013. AL_East The sweep improved Boston's record to 187.[26]. Is this anything more than a bridge year for the Red Sox? Maybe, but 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. 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. Or write about sports? Uehara struck out pinch hitter Matt Adams on three pitches for the third out. TOP STORIES TOP VIDEOS Home Delivery It has been 95. 2013 ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox - MLB Playoffs [3][4] It was also the first World Series since 1958 to feature two teams with identical regular season records. So without further ado, let's delve into the prospective Red Sox roster for the 2013 postseason. CATCHERS (2): David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. 3. 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. Tampa Bay starter David Price had a rough outing, being charged with all seven of Boston's runs. Eventually, well after midnight, the Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the 14th which were unanswerable by the Rays in the bottom half of the inning. American League ( AL) Team Record: 97-65. 34,979. [citation needed]. The Red Sox had a shaky opening in Game 1, with Jon Lester surrendering solo home runs to Sean Rodriguez and Ben Zobrist. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by 1985 NL MVP Willie McGee. Find the MLB Boston Red Sox player roster for this season on FOX Sports. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? David Ortiz planning impactful Rafael Devers move ahead of WBC "That's where it all starts. 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. Aug 15, BOS (72-51) lost to TOR, 1-2, 124. In the 7th and 8th innings, the Rays threatened with two runners on base, but in each frame no runners could score for Tampa Bay due to inning-ending 463 double plays to conserve the Sox' two-run lead, which stretched to a three-run gap with Ortiz's home run. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Finished 1st in the AL's East Division. All rights reserved. Meanwhile, Lester was brilliant for the Red Sox, pitching 7+23 scoreless innings. The 2013 Boston Red Sox won the World Series. However, with the help of Matheny and general manager John Mozeliak, the Cardinals were able to stay in contention even with a roster consisting mostly of rookies, free-agent veteran additions, and a few holdovers from the 2011 championship team. Mike Napoli secured the series win in the rubber match with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th. In the eighth, after his third hit on three at bats that night, Ortiz was pinched run for by Quintin Berry who stole the first Red Sox base on the very first attempt in the series against the Cardinals. [34] This was the fourth time Victorino was hit by a pitch in this series. [49][50] This was the final World Series of the 2010s in which the home team won a deciding game and received the Commissioner's Trophy on their home field. The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 2013 season with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division. This caught the eye of first baseman Mike Napoli and catcher David Ross, who decided to also stop shaving. The Red Sox had a scheduled weekend series against the Kansas City Royals during April 1921. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. [15], Boston's offense was powered by designated hitter David Ortiz, who hit .309 during the season. Dustin Pedroia, 2B. This was the second longest game by time in Rays history. Red Sox lost their season tying three series in a row. 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]. [27] After Boston starter Clay Buchholz, pitching through a shoulder injury, was removed for a pinch-hitter after four innings, five Red Sox relievers combined to hold St. Louis to one run on three hits the rest of the way. 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. INFIELDERS (6): Xander Bogaerts, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Mike Napoli, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia. Attendance: 2,833,333, Avg. World Series 2013: Cardinals and Red Sox set rosters David Ortiz was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. May 23, BOS (28-20) lost to CLE, 3-12, 77. [34] All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. In a combined effort of Doubront and the bullpen, Boston shut-out the team from the NL West. Shane Victorino then hit a ground ball to deep short, but Kozma again mishandled it, his second error of the game, and once again the bases were loaded with one out. Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame members Carlton Fisk and Luis Tiant, both of whom played in historic Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, threw ceremonial first pitches. 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. * - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. - unknown, for minors. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. In the bottom of the ninth with one out, Koji Uehara took the mound and gave up a double on his first pitch to Allen Craig which advanced Yadier Molina, who singled earlier in the inning, to third. Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina would become life-time Cardinals, never playing for another team in their careers. Ortiz hit his 30th home run of the season, making it his seventh season with 30 HR/100 RBI, tying Ted Williams for the club record. [25] Boston proceeded to win the rubber game of the series on April 24 by a score of 65. 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. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The Cardinals' pitching staff were led by Adam Wainwright, who returned to form after posting an NL-leading 19 wins. The 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The note, which was hung in Boston's dugout, read: "From our city to your city: Our hearts and prayers go out to you, Boston. But Lackey induced another flyout against Matt Holliday. This was the first World Series victory clinched at Fenway Park by the Boston Red Sox in 95 years, having won their 2004 and 2007 titles on the road, and the first time a World Series was won at Fenway since 1975 (when the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Red Sox). This was the most recent World Series in which the championship was won by the home team until 2020, which the Dodgers won the series clinching Game 6 as the home team (Game 6 in 2020 was not played at Dodger Stadium due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic). On a ground ball to Pedroia, who was playing the infield grass, Molina was tagged out at home by Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who fired to third to try to get Craig. [30], The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,432) saw the game. Victorino and Ortiz shaved theirs during a charity event sponsored by Gillette. Lester allowed only one run on three hits, while Buchholz allowed only one unearned run on two hits. Or write about sports? On July 30, Boston acquired starting pitcher Jake Peavy from the White Sox in a three-way deal, sending infielder Jos Iglesias to the Tigers and Avisal Garca from Detroit to Chicago. One at home against the Tampa Bay Rays and another on the road against the Cleveland Indians, resulting in a six-game winning streak which improved their record to 114, and put them in first place in the American League East. The Red Sox had home field advantage for the series, based on the AL's win in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game on July 16. Boston headed with a 5839 record to the All-Star break, leading the AL with 1 game ahead of the Athletics (5639) and with most wins in the majors, just ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals with 5736, who entered the break with the best record. With the bases loaded and one out, Mike Napoli doubled to left-center, scoring Ellsbury, Pedroia and Ortiz, the latter after Shane Robinson misplayed a carom off the wall. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The ALDS was contested from October 4 to 10 between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. It wasn't until the top of the fifth inning before the Red Sox got on the board themselves, when pinch hitter Mike Carp grounded into a fielder's choice off Cardinals starter Joe Kelly.