The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division.
Bill Nowlin’s research has shown that the “Pilgrims” were never utilized as the team’s official nickname during the team’s early years in the American League.
The poem “The Pilgrims Before Home,” penned by Edwin Fitzwilliam and sung at the 1907 home opener (“Rory O’More” music), appears to be the source of the term.
Perhaps since the squad had a new manager and some rookie players, this moniker became popular during that season. According to John I. Taylor, the Pilgrims “sounded too much like homeless wanderers” in December 1907.
Boston’s National League team, though no longer known as the “Red Stockings,” sported red trim on its uniforms. In 1907, the National League introduced an all-white uniform, and the American League squad seized the opportunity.
Will The Red Sox Ever Leave Fenway?
Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, also owns Liverpool F.C. of the English Premier League. Because of Fenway Park’s limited capacity, they aren’t able to have the highest overall attendance of any MLB team.
Over the past two decades, Fenway Park has undergone numerous upgrades, and Red Sox ownership says the park will be viable for future generations to enjoy.
Fenway Park, which opened in 1912 and was followed two years later by Wrigley Field in Chicago, is the last of the dead-ball era ballparks to remain open. The next-oldest parks in the American League, Angel Stadium in Anaheim and the Oakland Coliseum, both opened in 1966, are 54 years older than Boston’s Fenway Park.