List of Boston Red Sox owners and executives

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.

Owners

Majority owners
Name Years
Charles Somers1901–1903
Henry Killilea1903–1904
John I. TaylorApril 19, 1904–September 1911
John I. Taylor & Jimmy McAleerSeptember 1911–December 21, 1913
John I. Taylor & Joseph LanninDecember 21, 1913–May 15, 1914
Joseph LanninMay 15, 1914–November 2, 1916
Harry FrazeeNovember 2, 1916–August 2, 1923
Bob QuinnAugust 2, 1923–February 25, 1933
Tom YawkeyFebruary 25, 1933–July 9, 1976
Jean R. YawkeyJuly 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

Minority owners

Executives

Team presidents
Charles Somers, first team president
Name Years
Charles Somers1901–1903
Henry Killilea1903–1904
John I. Taylor1904–1911
Jimmy McAleer1911–1913
Joseph Lannin1913–1916
Harry Frazee1916–1923
Bob Quinn1923–1933
Tom Yawkey1933–1976
Jean R. Yawkey1976–1987
John Harrington1987–2001
Larry Lucchino2001–2015
Sam Kennedy2015–present

Source: [1]

Heads of baseball operations

The team has used different titles for the person superior to a general manager.

Name Years Title
Dave Dombrowski2015–2019President of Baseball Operations
Chaim Bloom2020–presentChief Baseball Officer

Source: [1]

General Managers
Theo Epstein, general manager when the team won the 2004 World Series
Name Start date End date Ref.
Eddie CollinsFebruary 25, 1933September 29, 1947[2]
Joe CroninSeptember 29, 1947January 15, 1959[3]
Bucky HarrisJanuary 15, 1959September 27, 1960[4][5]
noneSeptember 27, 1960October 6, 1962[lower-alpha 1]
Pinky HigginsOctober 6, 1962September 16, 1965[6][7]
Dick O'ConnellSeptember 16, 1965October 24, 1977[8]
Haywood SullivanOctober 24, 1977June 5, 1984[9]
Lou GormanJune 5, 1984November 9, 1993[10]
Lou Gorman (acting)November 9, 1993January 27, 1994
Dan DuquetteJanuary 27, 1994February 28, 2002[11]
Mike Port (acting)February 28, 2002November 25, 2002
Theo EpsteinNovember 25, 2002October 31, 2005[lower-alpha 2]
noneOctober 31, 2005December 12, 2005
Ben Cherington & Jed HoyerDecember 12, 2005January 25, 2006[12]
Theo EpsteinJanuary 25, 2006October 21, 2011[13]
noneOctober 21, 2011October 25, 2011
Ben CheringtonOctober 25, 2011August 18, 2015[14]
noneAugust 18, 2015September 24, 2015
Mike HazenSeptember 24, 2015October 16, 2016
noneOctober 16, 2016October 2019[lower-alpha 3][15]
Brian O'HalloranOctober 2019present[16]

Other executives

Notes
  1. From September 27, 1960 to October 6, 1962, the duties usually held by a general manager were split between executive vice president Dick O'Connell, manager Pinky Higgins, and scouting director Neil Mahoney.
  2. Theo Epstein briefly left the team during the 2005–06 offseason; the general manager position was initially vacant, then was jointly filled by Ben Cherington and Jed Hoyer until Epstein's return.
  3. After Mike Hazen left the team in October 2016, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was the de facto general manager, although he did not formally hold the title. The general manager position remained vacant until filled by Brian O'Halloran in October 2019.

References
  1. "Club Executives" (PDF). Boston Red Sox Media Guide. Boston Red Sox. 2020. pp. 23–24. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via athletics.com.
  2. "Eddie Collins Buys Red Sox". The Delmarva Star. February 26, 1933. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. Reichler, Joe (September 30, 1947). "Joe McCarthy Takes Over as Red Sox Pilot". Associated Press. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. "Bucky Harris Takes Over As Boston General Manager". Associated Press. January 16, 1959. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. "Red Sox Fire Bucky Harris". Associated Press. September 28, 1960. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  6. "Johnny Pesky New Boston Red Sox Manager". Associated Press. October 8, 1962. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  7. "Red Sox Ax Pinky Higgins". Associated Press. September 17, 1965. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  8. "Bosox Dismiss Three Officials". Associated Press. October 24, 1977. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  9. "Red Sox reorganize their front office". The Associated Press. June 6, 1984. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  10. "Red Sox Kick Gorman Upstairs". Associated Press. November 10, 1993. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  11. "Names in Sports". Wilmington Morning Star. January 28, 1994. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  12. "Red Sox name Ben Cherington and Jed Hoyer co-general managers in internal restructuring". Redsox.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  13. Abraham, Peter (October 22, 2011). "Epstein leaves for Cubs". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  14. Lauber, Scott (October 25, 2011). "Ben Cherington takes reins". Boston Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  15. Lauber, Scott (October 25, 2016). "Dave Dombrowski: Red Sox won't hire a general manager". ESPN.
  16. Mastrodonato, Jason (October 28, 2019). "Red Sox name Brian O'Halloran GM under Chaim Bloom". Boston Herald.
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