BOSTON -- 1901: The Boston Somersets join the American Baseball League Denton True "Cy" Young joins Boston Somersets, posting a 33-10 record, a 1.62 ERA, 5 shutouts his first year.

1903: Boston Somersets are renamed The Boston Pilgrims and win the first World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1907: The Boston Pilgrims are renamed The Boston Red Sox by owner John I. Taylor.

1907: Tristram "Spoke" Speaker, considered the best center fielder of all time, joins the Red Sox roster.

1908: "Smokey" Joe Wood is purchased by Boston from Kansas City and becomes Cy Young's successor.

1912: Fenway Park opens.

1912: Red Sox win World Series against New York Giants

1914: Red Sox purchase George Herman "Babe" Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles' minor franchise for 8,000 dollars. The Babe starts his baseball career as a pitcher for the Red Sox.

1915: Red Sox win World Series

1916: Red Sox win World Series

1918: Red Sox win World Series

1918: Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees for 125,00 dollars and the "Curse of the Bambino" is born.

1933: Tom Yawkey takes over a struggling Boston franchise from Bob Quinn in order to get Red Sox on a winning path. A process that took 44 years, Yawkey turned the Boston Red Sox into an annual contender for the World Series.

1935: Red Sox acquire Joe Cronin, a seven-time all-star. Cronin hit over .300 seven times, drove in over 90 runs six times, and scored 90 or more runs five times during his time with the Red Sox

1937: Bobby Doerr, one of the most productive and consistent second basemen of his era, joins the Red Sox. Sport experts say Doerr would have been the best second baseman of all time if he had not been forced into retirement by a back injury.

1939: Baseball legend Ted Williams plays with the Red Sox from 1939-1960, leaving twice to fight in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Ted Williams retired from the Boston Red Sox at the end of the 1960 season with a lifetime batting average of .344, a lifetime home run count of 521 and a legendary reputation.

1942: Johnny Pesky begins his baseball career with the Boston Red Sox. Pesky was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1952 but over the years has returned to the Sox as a coach, announcer and assistant general manager. It was rumored that Pesky was even collecting tickets and selling popcorn at home games

1946: Red Sox lose to Cardinals in game 7 World Series

1947: The 240-feet long wall, now known as "The Green Monster", is painted green

1953: The Red Sox score 17 runs in one inning against the Detroit Tigers.

1960: During his last at bat, Ted Williams sends 10,454 fans into frenzy as he launches a 1-1 pitch from Baltimore Orioles' pitcher Jack Fisher into the Red Sox bullpen for a home run.

1964: Hometown hero Tony Conigliaro starts his baseball career in Fenway hitting 24 homeruns in 11 games and batting .290.

1967: Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski carries his team to "The Impossible Dream", when he chases a Bob Allison drive into the left field corner and guns him out at second. The 1967 season was nicknamed "The Impossible Dream" when the Red Sox won the American League Pennant, with what seemed like divine intervention.

1974: Jim Rice joins the Red Sox, batting .309 with 22 home runs and 102 RBI in his first full year with the big club.

1975: Red Sox enter World Series under Jim Rice's leadership

1979: Carl Yastrzemski earns his 3,000th career hit and then plays his final game in 1983

1986: Roger Clemens breaks the Major League record for strikeouts when he shoots down 20 Seattle Mariners in one night.

1986: Red Sox lose World Series in game 7 against The New York Mets when Sox first basemen Bill Buckner lets a routine grounder roll through his legs.

1990: Tom Brunansky makes a diving catch in right field and clinches the AL East for the Sox.

1991: Roger Clemens earns his third and final Cy Young as a Red Sox.

1997: Rookie shortstop Nomar Garciaparra joins the Red Sox and earns Rookie of the Year honors by hitting .306 with 122 runs, 209 hits, 44 doubles, 11 triples, 30 homers, 98 RBIs and 22 stolen bases.

1998: Red Sox acquire Pedro Martinez and produce their first 90-win season since 1996.

2000: Nomar Garciaparra earned his second consecutive batting title and Pedro Martinez earned his third Cy Young award in four years. Boston finished 85-77, 2 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the AL East.

2001: Red Sox sign superstar Manny Ramirez

2002: Red Sox name 28-year-old Theo Epstein as their new General Manager

2003: Red Sox enter playoffs for first time in four years.