This page is a list of the owners and executives of the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They have been a member of the American League since its inaugural season of 1901, playing their first seven seasons as the Boston Americans.
Name | Years |
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Charles Somers | 1901–1903 |
Henry Killilea | 1903–1904 |
John I. Taylor | April 19, 1904–September 1911 |
John I. Taylor & Jimmy McAleer | September 1911–December 21, 1913 |
John I. Taylor & Joseph Lannin | December 21, 1913–May 15, 1914 |
Joseph Lannin | May 15, 1914–November 2, 1916 |
Harry Frazee | November 2, 1916–August 2, 1923 |
Bob Quinn | August 2, 1923–February 25, 1933 |
Tom Yawkey | February 25, 1933–July 9, 1976 |
Jean R. Yawkey | July 9, 1976–February 26, 1992 |
JRY Trust (John Harrington, CEO) | February 26, 1992–December 20, 2001 |
New England Sports Ventures / Fenway Sports Group (John W. Henry, majority owner) | December 20, 2001–present |
Name | Years |
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Charles Somers | 1901–1903 |
Henry Killilea | 1903–1904 |
John I. Taylor | 1904–1911 |
Jimmy McAleer | 1911–1913 |
Joseph Lannin | 1913–1916 |
Harry Frazee | 1916–1923 |
Bob Quinn | 1923–1933 |
Tom Yawkey | 1933–1976 |
Jean R. Yawkey | 1976–1987 |
John Harrington | 1987–2001 |
Larry Lucchino | 2001–2015 |
Sam Kennedy | 2015–present |
Source: [1]
The team has used different titles for the person superior to a general manager.
Name | Years | Title |
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Dave Dombrowski | 2015–2019 | President of Baseball Operations |
Chaim Bloom | 2020–present | Chief Baseball Officer |
Source: [1]
Name | Start date | End date | Ref. |
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Eddie Collins | February 25, 1933 | September 29, 1947 | [2] |
Joe Cronin | September 29, 1947 | January 15, 1959 | [3] |
Bucky Harris | January 15, 1959 | September 27, 1960 | [4][5] |
none | September 27, 1960 | October 6, 1962 | [a] |
Pinky Higgins | October 6, 1962 | September 16, 1965 | [6][7] |
Dick O'Connell | September 16, 1965 | October 24, 1977 | [8] |
Haywood Sullivan | October 24, 1977 | June 5, 1984 | [9] |
Lou Gorman | June 5, 1984 | November 9, 1993 | [10] |
Lou Gorman (acting) | November 9, 1993 | January 27, 1994 | |
Dan Duquette | January 27, 1994 | February 28, 2002 | [11] |
Mike Port (acting) | February 28, 2002 | November 25, 2002 | |
Theo Epstein | November 25, 2002 | October 31, 2005 | [b] |
none | October 31, 2005 | December 12, 2005 | |
Ben Cherington & Jed Hoyer | December 12, 2005 | January 25, 2006 | [12] |
Theo Epstein | January 25, 2006 | October 21, 2011 | [13] |
none | October 21, 2011 | October 25, 2011 | |
Ben Cherington | October 25, 2011 | August 18, 2015 | [14] |
none | August 18, 2015 | September 24, 2015 | |
Mike Hazen | September 24, 2015 | October 16, 2016 | |
none | October 16, 2016 | October 2019 | [c][15] |
Brian O'Halloran | October 2019 | present | [16] |