Pawtucket Red Sox
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Name | Pawtucket Red Sox (1977–2020)
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Colors | Navy, red, white, light blue | ||||
Mascots | Paws and Sox | ||||
Ballpark | McCoy Stadium (1970–2020) |
The Pawtucket Red Sox, known
The Pawtucket Red Sox were born as a
On February 23, 2015, the team was sold to a group headed by then-Boston Red Sox president and chief executive officer Larry Lucchino and Rhode Island attorney James J. Skeffington. Thwarted in two attempts to replace McCoy Stadium with a new facility (first in adjacent Providence, then in a downtown site in Pawtucket), the club announced on August 17, 2018, that it would move to Worcester, located 42 miles (68 km) to the northwest at the opposite end of the Blackstone Valley, in 2021.
On June 30, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 Minor League Baseball season was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[3] Thus, the team last played minor league games in Pawtucket during the 2019 season.[4]
Team history
Eastern League franchise (1970–1972)
The first team to be dubbed the Pawtucket Red Sox debuted at McCoy Stadium in 1970 as a member of the Double-A Eastern League. The franchise, owned by former Major League shortstop Joe Buzas, had spent the previous five seasons (1965–69) as the Pittsfield Red Sox after playing in four different Pennsylvania cities—Allentown, Johnstown, York and Reading—over seven years (1958–64).
After three seasons, Pawtucket's Eastern League franchise moved to Bristol, Connecticut, in 1973 to make room for the Triple-A PawSox, the former Louisville Colonels of the International League.
The
Roots in Toronto and Louisville
The Triple-A team that became the Pawtucket Red Sox began in 1896 as the Toronto Maple Leafs. It spent 72 consecutive seasons representing Ontario's capital city and won ten league championships before a deteriorating ballpark forced it to relocate to Louisville, Kentucky, following the 1967 season.
Louisville had spent the previous five years out of
Early struggles and bankruptcy (1973–1976)
In 1972, the Kentucky State Fair Board remodeled Cardinal Stadium so it could accommodate football. The renovations made the stadium unsuitable for baseball; among other things, it was far too large for a Triple-A team. However, the stadium was later used by the latter-day Louisville Redbirds club, setting minor league attendance records and outdrawing several major league teams. Following the 1972 season, the Louisville Colonels of the International League moved to McCoy Stadium and became the Pawtucket Red Sox, with Buzas taking over as owner.
The first Triple-A team was a success on the field, led by future major leaguers Cooper and
While the parent club was on their way to the 1975 World Series, the 1975 PawSox finished with a 53–87 mark. The team changed its name to the Rhode Island Red Sox for the 1976 season, but little changed on the field with a third straight sub-.500 season and falling attendance. Anez threatened to move his club to Jersey City, New Jersey. After the season, the franchise went bankrupt, unable to pay off $2 million worth of debt. The International League took it over, then awarded it in December 1976 to Massachusetts businessman Marvin Adelson, who renamed the team the New England Red Sox—and explored transferring it to Worcester. But after less than two months, in January 1977, the league revoked Adelson's franchise, alleging "nonperformance of terms and conditions".[6]
The Ben Mondor era (1977–2015)
Although it appeared the Red Sox's stay in the Pawtucket area was about to come to an end, retired Lincoln businessman Ben Mondor stepped in and made sure the team remained in the city. Mondor was granted a brand-new franchise and restored the name to the Pawtucket Red Sox. However, it retained the old team's history and affiliation with the big-league Red Sox.
Mondor's tenure began inauspiciously. While the PawSox rebounded to win the regular-season pennant, they only drew 1,000 fans per game—believed to be the fewest for a first-place team in the history of the International League. That year's edition of the PawSox fell in the Governors' Cup finals to Charleston in four straight games. However, it won its second league championship in 1984, and drew almost 199,000 fans, second in the league.
For most of their first quarter-century in Rhode Island, the PawSox had to devote considerable resources to keeping McCoy Stadium at something approaching Triple-A standards. In 1998, Mondor and team president Mike Tamburro heavily renovated McCoy Stadium. The PawSox led the league in attendance in 2008, when 636,788 fans saw baseball at McCoy, an average of 9,097 for each of the 70 openings. In 2005, they set a franchise record with 688,421 tickets sold during the year.[7] Kevin Youkilis played for the team in 2003, and completed a streak he started while in Portland: he reached base in 71 consecutive games, tying future teammate Kevin Millar's minor-league records for consecutive games reaching base.
In addition to their success at the box office, the PawSox have excelled on the field. In 2000, Pawtucket set an all-time franchise record for victories with 82, as the team completed their fifth-straight winning season. Three years later the PawSox would top their own record by winning 83 games. In 2008, they won 85 games. The 1984 team defeated the now-defunct Maine Guides 3–2 to win the 1984 Governors' Cup trophy for their second championship in Pawtucket Red Sox history. In 2012, the PawSox defeated the Charlotte Knights to win the Governors' Cup for a third time. A fourth title was won in 2014 when the PawSox took down the Durham Bulls in five games.
The origins of the team's most popular nickname, "PawSox," dates to the first season in which Mondor owned the club. Three weeks before the 1977 season began the team lacked uniforms. BoSox vice president Haywood Sullivan stepped in and sent Pawtucket 48 sets of old home and away uniforms from the parent club. Although the home uniforms were fine for the team to use, the road uniforms had "Boston" stitched across the chest, which was a problem. Tamburro suggested using the name "PawSox" across the front, with each unstitched "Boston" letter replaced with one that spelled "PawSox". Thus, the PawSox name was born out of the necessity of a uniform crisis.
Mondor died on October 3, 2010, at the age of 85. His widow, Madeleine, became the new majority owner of the PawSox.[8]
Sale and Rhode Island stadium plans (2015–2018)
On November 29, 2014, it was reported that members of the Boston Red Sox' ownership group were in the process of purchasing the PawSox from Madeleine Mondor and two long-time executives who also held stock in the team: president Tamburro and vice president and general manager
Nearly three months later, on February 23, the sale to Lucchino, Skeffington and their partners was formally announced. Lucchino added the title of chairman of the PawSox to his Boston responsibilities, and Skeffington became club president. Other partners included Rhode Island businessmen Bernard Cammarata, William P. Egan, Habib Gorgi, J. Terrence Murray and Thomas M. Ryan, as well as Fenway Sports Management (a division of the BoSox' parent company, Fenway Sports Group), and two limited partners in FSG, Arthur E. Nicholas and Frank M. Resnek.[10]
That day, the new owners also announced their intention to move the team out of McCoy Stadium, build a new baseball park six miles (9.65 km) to the south in downtown Providence, and begin play there as early as 2017.[11] Skeffington said the club would be renamed the Rhode Island Red Sox upon the move.[11] That name was previously used by the 1976 edition of the PawSox, before Mondor purchased the team and restored its Pawtucket identity. In the weeks following announcement of the sale, Skeffington led a media tour of the proposed new stadium site on the Providence River and, with Lucchino, served as a point person in negotiations with state and local officials over public financing arrangements for the new park.[12][13]
However, Skeffington, 73, died from a heart attack while jogging near his Barrington home on May 17, 2015, disrupting the team's efforts to secure an agreement with Rhode Island officials.[14][15] Then, on August 1, Lucchino announced his retirement as the CEO and president of the Boston Red Sox, effective at the end of the 2015 season.
In September, Governor Gina Raimondo told Lucchino that the riverfront parcel, consisting of public land formerly occupied by Interstate 195 and private property owned by Brown University, "was not suitable and there were too many obstacles that remained."[16] In the wake of the setback, Lucchino said that the team preferred to remain in Rhode Island, but neither he nor other PawSox officials immediately commented about possible alternative locations. In the ensuing weeks, reports surfaced that Worcester and two other Massachusetts cities—Springfield and Fall River—might bid for the team.[17]
On November 5, Skeffington's position was filled when Dr. Charles Steinberg, longtime Lucchino aide and a senior public affairs and PR executive with four big-league teams, including the Red Sox, became club president. Tamburro remained on board as vice chairman, and Dan Rea III became the PawSox' new general manager, after Schwechheimer departed to join an ownership group that purchased the Triple-A
During the summer of 2016, the city, state and team began a feasibility study to determine the extent of needed renovations to McCoy Stadium. That study concluded that renovating McCoy would cost $68 million, while building a new stadium on the site would cost $78 million. On May 16, 2017, a downtown Pawtucket stadium proposal, The Ballpark at Slater Mill, was jointly announced by Lucchino and Pawtucket's mayor, Donald Grebien. The ballpark, to be built on a site bracketed by Interstate 95 and the Blackstone River,[20] would cost an estimated $83 million, with the team footing $45 million, the state $23 million, and the city the remaining $15 million.[21] But when the stadium project went before the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2018, the financing formula was amended to shift the risk of borrowing money from the state to investors, thus exposing them to potentially higher interest rates. The amended bill passed, and was signed into law by Raimondo on June 29, 2018.
Final season and relocation to Worcester (2019–2021)
The new financing arrangement was rejected by the PawSox ownership.[22] On August 17, 2018, the team announced that it would relocate to a new stadium in Worcester in April 2021.[23] The stadium was to be part of a $240 million redevelopment of Worcester's Kelley Square and Canal District.[24] The move would end the team's history in Pawtucket after 51 seasons.
Alluding to "controversy, disagreement and opposition", apparently on the part of Rhode Island legislators who changed the Pawtucket stadium's financing formula, Lucchino said that a 35-page letter of intent had been signed with Worcester's mayor and city manager for the downtown ballpark project to house the relocated team. The announcement capped a concerted three-year effort by Worcester and Massachusetts officials and local business leaders to woo the PawSox to anchor a downtown redevelopment that includes the stadium, new housing, a hotel, a parking garage and redesign of the Kelley Square intersection.[23] On September 12, 2018, the Worcester City Council voted 9–1 to approve the stadium proposal, paving the way for the PawSox' relocation.[25]
During the 2019 season of the International League, Pawtucket finished last in the North Division, with a record of 59–81.[26] The team's final game was played on September 2, 2019; it was a 5–4 home victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in 10 innings.[27]
While 2020 was planned to be the team's final season of play in the International League, the Minor League Baseball season was cancelled, due to the
The Pawtucket Red Sox' regular season record over the half-century (1970 through 2019) of their existence was 3,461–3,610, for a winning percentage of .490.
On January 11, 2021, the City of Pawtucket announced that it would be filing a lawsuit against Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club LLC for breach of contract, in that McCoy Stadium was not kept up to standards or renovations, citing that "the City of Pawtucket will be exposed for the entire facility and upkeep which was originally the responsibility of the State and PawSox, leaving the burden on the taxpayers to fix or knock down the facility,"[31] In a statement, the PawSox were "Stunned to learn of this unfounded lawsuit from our friends and long-time partners at the City of Pawtucket, We will now allow the legal process to run its course, and therefore have no further comment at this time."
"The Longest Game"
The PawSox played in and won the longest game in professional baseball history. The game against the
On June 23, 2006, the PawSox celebrated the 25th anniversary of "The Longest Game" with events and festivities when they played the Columbus Clippers. The 35th anniversary was also commemorated on April 19, 2016.
Perfect games
- Tomo Ohka pitched a nine-inning perfect game for the Pawtucket Red Sox on June 1, 2000. Ohka retired all 27 batters he faced in a 2–0 win over the Charlotte Knights, and he needed just 76 pitches to toss the first nine-inning perfect game in the International League since 1952.
- On August 10, 2003, Wily Mo Pena.
Hall of Famers
Several PawSox players and personnel have been inducted into the
In July 2016, Rice, Boggs, and Mondor (represented by his widow Madeleine) became the inaugural class of inductees into the PawSox Hall of Fame. Additions are considered on an annual basis.
Person | Role | Induction date | Ref. |
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Ben Mondor | Owner | July 28, 2016 | [33] |
Jim Rice | Player | ||
Wade Boggs | Player | ||
Joe Morgan |
Manager | July 23, 2017 | [34] |
Mo Vaughn | Player | ||
Carlton Fisk | Player | August 27, 2017 | [35] |
Mike Tamburro | Executive | May 26, 2018 | [36] |
Fred Lynn | Player | ||
Roger Clemens | Player | June 21, 2019 | [37][38] |
Titles
The PawSox won the
- 1973 Defeated Charleston (now Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
- 1977 Lost to Charleston (now Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
- 1978 Lost to Richmond (now Gwinnett)
- 1984 Defeated Maine (now Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
- 1991 Lost to Columbus
- 2003 Lost to Durham
- 2012 Defeated Charlotte
- 2013 Lost to Durham
- 2014 Defeated Durham
Notable former players
- Don Aase 1975–77
- Andy Abad 1997–99, 2003
- Izzy Alcántara 1999–2001
- Bronson Arroyo 2003
- Steve Avery 1997–98
- Marty Barrett 1981–83, 1989*
- Rod Beck 2000
- Todd Benzinger 1985–87
- Mookie Betts 2014
- Wade Boggs 1980–81
- Oil Can Boyd 1983–84, 1987, 1989
- Craig Breslow 2006–07, 2013
- Clay Buchholz 2007–09
- Ellis Burks 1987, 1989*
- José Canseco1995*, 1996*
- John Cerutti 1992
- Roger Clemens 1983–84, 1993*, 1995*
- Tony Conigliaro 1975
- Cecil Cooper 1973
- Wil Cordero 1996
- Jim Corsi 1997–98
- Brian Daubach 1999, 2001, 2004
- Bo Díaz 1976–77
- Gary DiSarcina 2002
- Dennis Eckersley 1998*
- David Eckstein 2000
- Sang-Hoon Lee 2000–01
- Jacoby Ellsbury 2007, 2010*, 2011*
- Mark Fidrych 1982–83
- John Flaherty 1990–93
- Scott Fletcher 1994
- Jeff Frye 1999
- Nomar Garciaparra 1996, 2001*
- Rich Gedman 1980–81, 1988
- Álex González 2006*
- Mike Greenwell 1985–86, 1995*, 1996*
- Mark Guthrie 1999
- Bill Haselman 2003
- Scott Hatteberg 1993–96, 1999
- Dustin Hermanson 2002
- Ken Hill 2001
- Sam Horn 1986–89
- Bruce Hurst 1980–81
- Byung-hyun Kim 2004
- Gabe Kapler 2005*, 2006*
- Ryan Lavarnway, 2011–14
- Jon Lester 2006, 2007*
- Steve Lyons 1984, 1992–93
- Fred Lynn 1974
- Ramón Martínez 1999*
- Justin Masterson 2008
- Daisuke Matsuzaka 2012*
- Joe McEwing 2007
- Willie McGee 1995*
- Lou Merloni 1996–2001
- Wade Miller 2005*
- Kevin Mitchell 1996*
- Bill Mueller 2004*
- Tim Naehring 1989–90, 1992–94*
- Trot Nixon 1997–98, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*
- Alex Ochoa 2007
- Tomo Ohka 1999–2001
- Bobby Ojeda1980–81
- John Olerud 2005*
- Jonathan Papelbon 2005
- Carl Pavano 1997
- Dustin Pedroia 2005–06
- Dick Pole 1973–74
- Arquimedez Pozo 1996–98
- David Price 2017*
- Paul Quantrill 1991–92
- Manny Ramírez2002*
- Jim Rice 1973–74
- Ken Ryan 1991–93, 1995
- Bret Saberhagen 1997*, 2000*
- Pablo Sandoval 2017*
- Curt Schilling 2005*
- Calvin Schiraldi 1986
- Aaron Sele 1993, 1995–96
- Earl Snyder 2003–04
- Matt Stairs 1995
- Bob Stanley 1988*
- Dave Stapleton 1977–80, 1985
- Jeff Suppan 1995–97
- Mike Timlin 2007*
- Michael Tucker 2007
- John Valentin 1991–94, 2001*
- Jason Varitek 1997, 2006*
- Mo Vaughn 1990–92
- Tim Wakefield 1995
- David Wells 2006*
- Mark Whiten 1995
- Kevin Youkilis 2003–05
(*) = rehab assignment
Yearly results
Year | W | L | Pct. | Finish | GA/GB | Manager |
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1970 | 68 | 70 | .493 | 4th Eastern League | −9.5 | Matt Sczesny |
1971 | 63 | 76 | .453 | 7th Eastern League | −16 | Billy Gardner |
1972 | 61 | 79 | .436 | 7th Eastern League | −23 | Don Lock |
1973 | 78 | 68 | .534 | 2nd International League* | −1 | Darrell Johnson |
1974 | 57 | 87 | .396 | 4th International League | −31 | Joe Morgan
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1975 | 53 | 87 | .379 | 8th International League | −32.5 | Joe Morgan |
1976 | 68 | 70 | .493 | 5th International League | −20 | Joe Morgan |
1977 | 80 | 60 | .571 | 1st International League | +2 | Joe Morgan |
1978 | 81 | 59 | .579 | 2nd International League | −4 | Joe Morgan |
1979 | 66 | 74 | .471 | 5th International League | −19.5 | Joe Morgan |
1980 | 62 | 77 | .446 | 7th International League | −20.5 | Joe Morgan |
1981 | 67 | 73 | .479 | 6th International League | −21.5 | Joe Morgan |
1982 | 67 | 71 | .489 | 5th International League | −14.5 | Joe Morgan |
1983 | 56 | 83 | .403 | 8th International League | −26.5 | Tony Torchia |
1984 | 75 | 65 | .536 | 4th International League* | −7.5 | Tony Torchia |
1985 | 48 | 91 | .345 | 8th International League | −30.5 | Rac Slider |
1986 | 74 | 65 | .532 | 3rd International League | −5.5 | Ed Nottle |
1987 | 73 | 67 | .521 | 4th International League | −8 | Ed Nottle |
1988 | 63 | 79 | .444 | 3rd IL East | −14.5 | Ed Nottle |
1989 | 62 | 84 | .425 | 4th IL East | −21.5 | Ed Nottle |
1990 | 62 | 84 | .425 | 4th IL East | −27.5 | Ed Nottle (through 6/26)
Johnny Pesky (from 6/27) |
1991 | 79 | 64 | .552 | 1st IL East | +3.5 | Butch Hobson |
1992 | 71 | 72 | .497 | 2nd IL East | −13.5 | Rico Petrocelli |
1993 | 60 | 82 | .423 | 4th IL East | −14.5 | Buddy Bailey |
1994 | 78 | 64 | .549 | 1st IL East | +7 | Buddy Bailey |
1995 | 70 | 71 | .492 | 3rd IL East | −2.5 | Buddy Bailey |
1996 | 78 | 64 | .549 | 1st IL East | +5.5 | Buddy Bailey |
1997 | 81 | 60 | .574 | 2nd IL East | −2 | Ken Macha |
1998 | 77 | 64 | .546 | 3rd IL North | −3 | Ken Macha |
1999 | 76 | 68 | .528 | 2nd IL North | −2 | Gary Jones
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2000 | 82 | 61 | .573 | 3rd IL North | −3 | Gary Jones |
2001 | 60 | 82 | .423 | 5th IL North | −31 | Gary Jones |
2002 | 60 | 84 | .417 | 5th IL North | −31 | Buddy Bailey |
2003 | 83 | 61 | .576 | 1st IL North | +4 | Buddy Bailey |
2004 | 73 | 71 | .507 | 2nd IL North | −10 | Buddy Bailey |
2005 | 75 | 69 | .521 | 2nd IL North | −7 | Ron Johnson |
2006 | 69 | 75 | .479 | 5th IL North | −16 | Ron Johnson |
2007 | 67 | 75 | .472 | 4th IL North | −16.5 | Ron Johnson |
2008 | 85 | 58 | .594 | 2nd IL North | −2.5 | Ron Johnson |
2009 | 61 | 82 | .427 | 5th IL North | −21 | Ron Johnson |
2010 | 66 | 78 | .458 | 4th IL North | −21.5 | Torey Lovullo |
2011 | 81 | 61 | .570 | 1st IL North | +2 | Arnie Beyeler |
2012 | 79 | 65 | .549 | 2nd IL North* | −5 | Arnie Beyeler |
2013 | 80 | 63 | .559 | 1st IL North | +3.5 | Gary DiSarcina |
2014 | 79 | 65 | .549 | 2nd IL North* | −2.5 | Kevin Boles |
2015 | 59 | 85 | .410 | 6th IL North | −22 | Kevin Boles |
2016 | 74 | 68 | .521 | 4th IL North | −16.5 | Kevin Boles |
2017 | 67 | 75 | .472 | 4th IL North | −19.5 | Kevin Boles |
2018 | 66 | 73 | .475 | 3rd IL North | −17.5 | Kevin Boles |
2019 | 59 | 81 | .421 | 6th IL North | −16.5 | Billy McMillon |
(*= Won Governors' Cup)
Playoff history
Year | W | L | Result | Round | W | L | Result | Round | W | L | Result | Round |
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1973 | 3 | 2 | Beat Tidewater | 1st round of playoffs | 3 | 2 | Beat Charleston | Governors' Cup championship | 4 | 1 | Beat Tulsa | Junior World Series |
1977 | 3 | 1 | Beat Richmond | 1st round of playoffs | 0 | 4 | Lost to Charleston | Governors' Cup championship | – | – | – | – |
1978 | 3 | 2 | Beat Toledo | 1st round of playoffs | 3 | 4 | Lost to Richmond | Governors' Cup championship | – | – | – | – |
1984 | 3 | 1 | Beat Columbus | 1st round of playoffs | 3 | 2 | Beat Maine | Governors' Cup championship | – | – | – | – |
1986 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Rochester | 1st round of playoffs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1987 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Tidewater | 1st round of playoffs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1991 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | Lost to Columbus | Governors' Cup championship | – | – | – | – |
1992 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Scranton | IL East championship | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1994 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Syracuse | IL East championship | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1996 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Rochester | IL East championship | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1997 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Rochester | IL East championship | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2003 | 3 | 2 | Beat Ottawa | 1st round of playoffs | 0 | 3 | Lost to Durham | Governors' Cup championship | – | – | – | – |
2008 | 1 | 3 | Lost to Scranton | 1st round of playoffs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2011 | 0 | 3 | Lost to Lehigh | 1st round of playoffs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2012 | 3 | 1 | Beat Scranton | 1st round of playoffs | 3 | 0 | Beat Charlotte | Governors' Cup championship | 0 | 1 | Lost to Reno | Triple-A National Championship |
2013 | 3 | 2 | Beat Rochester | 1st round of playoffs | 1 | 3 | Lost to Durham | Governors' Cup championship | – | – | – | – |
2014 | 3 | 0 | Beat Syracuse | 1st round of playoffs | 3 | 2 | Beat Durham | Governors' Cup championship | 0 | 1 | Lost to Omaha | Triple-A National Championship |
Triple-A managerial history
Name | Record | Win Pct. | Duration |
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Darrell Johnson | 78–68 | .534 | 1973 |
Joe Morgan | 601–658 | .477 | 1974–1982 |
Tony Torchia | 131–148 | .470 | 1983–1984 |
Rac Slider | 48–91 | .345 | 1985 |
Ed Nottle | 302–338 | .472 | 1986–1990 (June 26) |
Johnny Pesky | 32–41 | .438 | 1990 (June 27 – September 3) |
Butch Hobson | 79–64 | .552 | 1991 |
Rico Petrocelli | 71–72 | .497 | 1992 |
Buddy Bailey | 502–497 | .503 | 1993–1996 2002–2004 |
Ken Macha | 158–124 | .560 | 1997–1998 |
Gary Jones | 218–211 | .508 | 1999–2001 |
Ron Johnson | 357–359 | .499 | 2005–2009 |
Torey Lovullo | 66–78 | .458 | 2010 |
Arnie Beyeler | 160–126 | .559 | 2011–2012 |
Gary DiSarcina | 80–63 | .559 | 2013 |
Kevin Boles | 288–301 | .489 | 2014–2018 |
Billy McMillon | 59–81 | .421 | 2019–2020 |
Totals | 3230–3320 | .493 | 1973–2020 |
Broadcasters
As of March 2020, the announcers for the Pawsox Radio Network were Josh Maurer, Mike Antonellis, Jim Cain and Steve McDonald, of URI football and men's basketball.[39] Pawtucket served as a springboard for multiple Major League Baseball broadcasters.
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External links
- Media related to Pawtucket Red Sox at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Boston Red Sox prospects
- Roster, splits, and situational stats[permanent dead link]