# 2012 Boston Red Sox season

The 2012 Boston Red Sox season was the 112th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the five-team American League East with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses, 26 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. It was the first time the Red Sox finished last in their division since 1992. Under manager Bobby Valentine, the Red Sox finished with the third-lowest winning percentage in the American League.
On the heels of a 2011 season that ended with the team losing 20 of 27 games during September, resulting in their elimination from playoff contention and the departure of manager Terry Francona, the Red Sox struggled throughout their 2012 campaign under new manager Bobby Valentine. At the All-Star break the team was 43–43, and at the end of August they had fallen to 62–71. At 66–81 on September 16, the Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. On September 19, the team lost their 82nd regular season game, thus clinching their first losing season since 1997. On September 30, the Red Sox reached the 90-loss mark, assuring them of their first season with 90 or more losses since 1966. The next day, the team suffered their 91st loss of the season, to the arch-rival Yankees, the most defeats since their 100-loss season in 1965. On October 4, a day after their final game of the season, Valentine was fired, with one year and two option years still remaining on his contract.

## Offseason
### November

* Jonathan Papelbon, the closer of the Red Sox for seven seasons (2005–2011), signed a 4-year, $50 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.
* On November 29, 2011, Bobby Valentine accepted the Red Sox offer to become their new manager for the 2012 season.

### December

* On December 13, 2011, the Red Sox signed catcher Kelly Shoppach to a 1-year, $1.35 million contract.
* On December 14, 2011, the Red Sox signed infielder Nick Punto to a 2-year contract.
* Also on December 14, 2011, the Red Sox traded right-handed pitcher Kyle Weiland and shortstop Jed Lowrie to the Houston Astros, in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mark Melancon.
* On December 28, 2011, the Red Sox traded right-handed pitcher Raul Alcantara, first baseman Miles Head, and right fielder Josh Reddick to the Oakland Athletics for right-handed pitcher Andrew Bailey and right fielder Ryan Sweeney.

### January

* On January 9, 2012, the Red Sox signed starting pitcher Aaron Cook.
* On January 16, 2012, the Red Sox signed another pitcher, Vicente Padilla.
* On January 21, 2012, the Red Sox sent infielder Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitcher Clayton Mortensen.
* On January 23, 2012, the Red Sox agreed to sign outfielder Cody Ross to a 1-year, $3 million deal plus incentives.

## Spring training

The Red Sox began spring training play at the new JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, replacing City of Palms Park as their home field for spring training.

## Regular season
### Opening Day

The Red Sox opened their 2012 season on April 5, 2012, against the Detroit Tigers. Tigers closer José Valverde recorded his first blown save since September 2, 2010, allowing the Red Sox to tie the game in the 9th inning, but the Tigers won, 3–2, on a game-winning single by Austin Jackson.

#### Opening Day lineup

| 2 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 15 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 28 | Adrián González* | 1B |
| 34 | David Ortiz | DH |
| 20 | Kevin Youkilis* | 3B |
| 12 | Ryan Sweeney | RF |
| 7 | Cody Ross | LF |
| 39 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 3 | Mike Avilés | SS |
| 31 | Jon Lester | P |
    * Traded later in the season

### April

After new closer Andrew Bailey injured his thumb days before Opening Day, the Red Sox went 1–5 over their first six games before mercifully hitting a three-game winning streak, resulting in a second consecutive undesirable start for the Red Sox after going 0–6 over their first six games in 2011. Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was placed on the 15-day disabled list after a shoulder injury during the home opener on April 13.
During an interview aired on local television on April 15, manager Bobby Valentine ripped 3B Kevin Youkilis, saying he is not "as physically or emotionally into the game as he has been in the past". After outspoken defense of Youkilis by teammates Dustin Pedroia and Adrián González, Valentine turned on his own words, saying he "was totally behind him". After Valentine's comments, the Red Sox plunged into a 5-game losing streak.
On April 20, the Red Sox celebrated 100 years at Fenway Park prior to the game against the New York Yankees with introductions of around 200 former Red Sox players, managers and coaches. Both teams wore throwback uniforms during the game similar to those used in the first major league game at Fenway Park. The Red Sox had off-white uniforms and caps, with only the words "Red Sox" in red across the chest. The Yankees' uniforms were all grey with the only printing the letters "NY" on the caps and left breast. After losing 4 consecutive games, the Red Sox took a 9–0 lead through 5 innings against the rival Yankees on April 21, but relief pitchers Vicente Padilla, Matt Albers, Franklin Morales, Alfredo Aceves, Justin Thomas, and Junichi Tazawa combined to allow 14 runs total in the 7th and 8th innings, as the Yankees prevailed by a score of 15–9, for the Red Sox' 5th consecutive loss. After the game, the Red Sox traded pitcher Michael Bowden to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Marlon Byrd to help out their outfield after the injuries to Carl Crawford before the season and Ellsbury earlier in the season.
After their losing streak, the road was kind to the Red Sox, as they amassed a six-game winning streak by sweeping the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis and taking the first three games of a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox, including scoring 9 runs in 5 innings against Philip Humber, who had thrown a perfect game in his previous start. In the end, the Red Sox closed out April with an 11–11 record.

### May

The second month of the season did not start well for the Red Sox, as they went winless over their first five games in May. The Red Sox dropped the latter two games of a three-game series against the Oakland A's and were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game series that featured both 13- and 17-inning romps. On May 6, the Red Sox used all of their available bullpen pitchers in the lengthy 17-inning game and had to send in outfielder Darnell McDonald to pitch, ultimately leading to a 9–6 setback. On a lighter note, however, rookie third baseman Will Middlebrooks hit a grand slam in that game for his first Major League home run, and would then hit 2 home runs in the Red Sox' next game, which they won to snap their losing streak.
The Red Sox finally saw some measurable success at Fenway over and just after Mothers' Day weekend, taking three games of four from the Cleveland Indians and sweeping a quick two-game series over the Seattle Mariners before embarking on another road trip. During this time, McDonald went on the Disabled List, but the Red Sox recalled OF Daniel Nava and acquired OF Scott Podsednik, who had not played a Major League game since September 9, 2010. Podsednik was initially assigned to AAA Pawtucket for the time being. On this road trip, the Red Sox went 5–3, including taking 2 out of 3 games against the Philadelphia Phillies in their first interleague series of the year and 2 out of 3 games against the division-leading Orioles. Closer Alfredo Aceves had 4 saves in the 8-game road trip. While on the road trip, outfielders Cody Ross and Ryan Sweeney were injured, but 3B Kevin Youkilis returned from the Disabled List. With Middlebrooks settled into starting at third base, the Red Sox used Youkilis at first base with Adrián González playing right field. Podsednik and Che-Hsuan Lin were promoted from the minor leagues to help out in the injury-torn outfield.
On May 26, Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a pinch-hit, two-run home run off Fernando Rodney with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, to lift the Red Sox to a 3–2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. It was the first walk-off home run of Saltalamacchia's career, while Rodney suffered the first blown save of the season after opening the year with a perfect 15-for-15 in save opportunities.
On May 29, the Red Sox cruised to a 6–3 win over pitcher Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers to achieve a record of 25–24, their first winning record of the season.

### June

The Red Sox entered June having finally amassed a winning record, but they soon found themselves struggling to keep it afloat. The Sox peaked at 28–25 on June 2, before slipping into a three-game setback. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Toronto Blue Jays but only salvaged one game of a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.
With a short period of divisional play now through, the Red Sox commenced with interleague play, facing off against the Washington Nationals, only to be swept by the Nats in the weekend series and yet again shoved below the .500 winning-percentage mark. Then, the Sox proceeded to try to rack up wins on the road over a six-game road voyage. They challenged the Miami Marlins, winning two of three games while visiting the new Marlins Park in Miami for the first time, and then proceeded to also take two of three games from the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Back at Fenway, starting pitcher Clay Buchholz continued his domination against Miami at Fenway on June 19, racking his 8th win of the season. On June 24, the Red Sox cruised to a 9–4 victory against Atlanta at Fenway in what was to become Kevin Youkilis' last game with the Red Sox before being traded to the Chicago White Sox. Fans, aware of the trade rumors, gave Youkilis a standing ovation after he hit a triple during the game. The Red Sox received utility player Brent Lillibridge and pitcher Zach Stewart (who was assigned to AAA Pawtucket) in the trade. On June 24, 2012, the Red Sox completed interleague play for the 2012 regular season. They finished off their homestand by welcoming the Blue Jays to Fenway and winning two of three games against them.
To finish off June, the Red Sox set out on a seven-game western road swing beginning with the first three games of a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle, having amassed a 1–2 record in the series before entering July.

### July

The BoSox opened the month of July by ending the four-game Seattle series with a victory on July 1. The club traveled down the coast to Oakland, where they were swept by the Athletics in a 3-game series from July 2–4. Although they often have an afternoon home game on the Fourth of July, the Red Sox remained on the road during the holiday this season.
The Sox came home to Fenway Park to face the rival Yankees in a four-game series, which included a Saturday doubleheader created to compensate for a rained out Red Sox-Yankees game earlier in the year. The Red Sox lost 3 of 4 games against New York, dropping the Friday, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday games, and being victorious only in the Saturday night game. One bright spot for the Red Sox over the weekend was the surprising breakout performance of Pedro Ciriaco, making his debut with the Red Sox. Ciriaco amassed four hits and four RBIs in the Saturday night game, as his offensive prowess became the main storyline of the Red Sox' lone win of the series.
Boston headed into the All-Star Break at exactly .500, harboring a 43–43 record. They had gone 2–6 thus far in the month of July by that time.
In their first week after the All-Star Break, things began to pick up for the Red Sox, as they took 2 of 3 from the Rays at Tropicana Field. Returning home, the Red Sox faced a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox, the team to which fan favorite Kevin Youkilis had been traded from the Red Sox less than a month prior. Youkilis received a standing ovation in his first at bat returning to Fenway Park, and continued to receive strong applause and "Youk" calls as the series went on. Cody Ross exploded in this series, slamming two three-run home runs on July 18 against Chicago and again crushing another three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth on July 19, vaulting the BoSox from a 1–0 deficit to a 3–1 victory. The Red Sox enjoyed this offensive prowess in spite of the loss of big hitter David Ortiz to the 15-day disabled list after injuring himself during a slide. Mauro Gómez took his place as designated hitter during his absence.
The Red Sox soon hit another bump in the road, however, getting swept in a vital intra-divisional series with Toronto, then proceeding to lose two of three to the Rangers. The Sox fell as low as 49–51 but were able to close out July with a strong surge, salvaging the Saturday and Sunday games of a weekend series against the Yankees in the Bronx after losing the Friday contest, and then winning the first two games of a three-game home series against Detroit, such that the BoSox were able to close out July on a four-game winning streak. The Sox went 12–14 in July, making it their worst month of the season thus far, but the club remained above .500 at 53–51.

### August

The Red Sox fell into a rut yet again as they entered the season's fifth month. They opened August with four consecutive losses and by August 9 they came out victorious in only two of their last nine matchups. Beginning on August 10, the Sox began a pattern of alternating wins and losses. As of August 14, the Sox' record stood at a measly 57–60.
The club as a whole was jolted by the death of Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky on Monday, August 13, 2012, at the age of 92, in hospice care in the nearby North Shore suburb of Danvers. To honor Johnny's memory, the team added a black armband to the right sleeve of their road uniform, as well as added a black patch with a white no. 6 to their home uniform. Oddly, David Ortiz, Clay Buchholz, Vicente Padilla, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia were the only Red Sox players who attended Pesky's funeral, only for most of the team to appear at a bowling event led by pitcher Josh Beckett later that night, which angered fans, press, and front office executives alike.
On August 16, Buchholz pitched the second immaculate inning in franchise history, striking out all three Baltimore Orioles batters on a total of nine pitches in the sixth inning. After consecutive losses to the Orioles, the Sox recommenced their pattern of alternating wins and losses and traveled to Yankee Stadium for the second time in less than a month to take on the Bronx Bombers in a weekend series, which they lost, surrendering the Friday and Sunday games and salvaging only the Saturday contest.
Returning home, the Sox were swept by the Angels and ended a losing streak at four games by triumphing over Kansas City. With playoff hopes looking dim, Red Sox office management decided to look ahead to the following season by freeing up money in the payroll by performing a salary dump trade that sent Adrián González, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto to the Dodgers in exchange for James Loney and four prospects: pitchers Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa, infielder Ivan De Jesus Jr., and outfielder Jerry Sands. The trade was finalized on August 25, 2012.
The Red Sox took three of four from Kansas City but relapsed into another large rut as they commenced a West Coast road trip by being swept by the Angels (since the Angels also won all three of their games at Fenway Park against the Sox a week earlier, the Angels completely swept the season series against Boston, 6 games to 0) and losing extravagantly to the Oakland Athletics on Friday, August 31, by a score of 20–2; the game was the worst loss for the Red Sox in 12 years, as former Red Sox Brandon Moss, George Kottaras, and Josh Reddick hit home runs against their former team. The Red Sox finished off an extremely shoddy August with a 9–20 record, only two wins more and the same number of losses as the Sox' infamous 7–20 record in their collapse of September 2011.

### September and October

The Red Sox opened September in the middle of a weekend series against Oakland, losing their first game in September, 7–1, and losing again the following day by a score of 6–2, giving Oakland the sweep. The Athletics had previously swept the Red Sox in 2012 in July. On Labor Day, the Red Sox opened up a three-game swing in Seattle with yet another loss, bringing their losing streak to a season-worst seven games. The Red Sox came out of the spiral with a 4–3 win against Seattle on Tuesday, September 4, but the extreme damage of the losing streak and of the Sox' August 9–20 to the team's playoff hopes had already been done. The Red Sox slipped into last place in the American League East shortly afterward after being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in a weekend series, allowing the Jays to hop over the Red Sox up to fourth place. Boston broke yet another losing streak with a bottom-ninth victory over the rival Yankees on Tuesday, September 11, in a game wherein Jacoby Ellsbury recorded a walk-off single for the 4–3 triumph.
Heading into a weekend series in Toronto, the Sox found some success, winning the three-game series by taking the first two games on Friday, September 14 and Saturday, September 15, resulting in the first consecutive victories for the BoSox since August 26–27. However, the very next day, on Sunday, September 16, the Sox fell to the Jays to put their record at 66–81, officially eliminating them, albeit unsurprisingly, from the playoff race for the third straight year.
On Wednesday, September 19, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Red Sox, 13–3 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. As a result, the Red Sox are assured of their first losing season since 1997, when they went 78–84.
The Red Sox closed out home play with a five-game homestand at Fenway, losing four of those five games. Their last home victory of the year was a 2–1 decision against the Orioles on Sunday, September 23. Fenway hosted its final MLB game until 2013 on Wednesday, September 26, a 4–2 setback to Tampa Bay.
Embarking on a six-game road trip to close out their season, the Red Sox secured their first 90-loss season since 1966 with a loss to Baltimore on Sunday, September 30.
The Red Sox faced their archrival Yankees in the final series of the season and, fittingly, lost all three games, two of them by blowout scores of 10–2 and 14–2, and one in an extra-inning heartbreaker by a score of 4–3 after 12 innings.
Their final few weeks of the 2012 season poignantly summed up the season as a whole: the Red Sox ended the season with their eighth straight loss, and lost 12 of 13 to finish out the club's most disastrous season since the 1990s.
The 2012 season for the Red Sox was marred by injuries to key players, inconsistent play, massive unloading of players with large contracts, turmoil, and clubhouse drama featured by feuds between manager Bobby Valentine and players, feuds between Valentine and the coaching staff, and Valentine's persistent run-ins with the media.

#### Firing of Bobby Valentine and aftermath

On the final day of the season, it was announced that the Red Sox have plans to fire Bobby Valentine from his position as manager after this one season with him as manager of the club, according to "people familiar with the situation", as quoted from a CBS report on the issue.
On Thursday, October 4, 2012, Valentine was officially fired from the position of manager of the Boston Red Sox after one season, confirming the earlier rumors. He was replaced with Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell on Saturday, October 20, 2012. The Red Sox proceeded to vault back into first place the following season, winning the 2013 World Series.

### 2012 Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Dustin Pedroia | 141 | 563 | 81 | 163 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 65 | 20 | 48 | .290 | .449 |
| Mike Avilés | 136 | 512 | 57 | 128 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 14 | 23 | .250 | .381 |
| Adrián González | 123 | 484 | 63 | 145 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 31 | .300 | .469 |
| Cody Ross | 130 | 476 | 70 | 127 | 34 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 2 | 42 | .267 | .481 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 121 | 405 | 55 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 38 | .222 | .454 |
| David Ortiz | 90 | 324 | 65 | 103 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 56 | .318 | .611 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 74 | 303 | 43 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 19 | .271 | .370 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 75 | 267 | 34 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 4 | 13 | .288 | .509 |
| Daniel Nava | 88 | 267 | 38 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 37 | .243 | .390 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 76 | 259 | 33 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | .293 | .390 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 63 | 204 | 22 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12 | .260 | .373 |
| Scott Podsednik | 63 | 199 | 19 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | .302 | .352 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 46 | 153 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | .157 | .248 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 42 | 146 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | .233 | .377 |
| Kelly Shoppach | 48 | 140 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | .250 | .471 |
| Nick Punto | 65 | 125 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 19 | .200 | .272 |
| Carl Crawford | 31 | 117 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .282 | .479 |
| Mauro Gómez | 37 | 102 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8 | .275 | .422 |
| James Loney | 30 | 100 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .230 | .310 |
| Marlon Byrd | 34 | 100 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .320 |
| Ryan Kalish | 36 | 96 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .229 | .260 |
| Darnell McDonald | 38 | 84 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | .214 | .369 |
| José Iglesias | 25 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .191 |
| Danny Valencia | 10 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 |
| Brent Lillibridge | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
| Che-Hsuan Lin | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
| Jason Repko | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 |
| Lars Anderson | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
| Iván De Jesús Jr. | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Nate Spears | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Guillermo Quiróz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5604 | 734 | 1459 | 339 | 16 | 165 | 695 | 97 | 428 | .260 | .415 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Jon Lester | 9 | 14 | 4.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.1 | 216 | 117 | 110 | 68 | 166 |
| Clay Buchholz | 11 | 8 | 4.56 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 189.1 | 187 | 104 | 96 | 64 | 129 |
| Félix Doubront | 11 | 10 | 4.86 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 161.0 | 162 | 95 | 87 | 71 | 167 |
| Josh Beckett | 5 | 11 | 5.23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 127.1 | 131 | 75 | 74 | 38 | 94 |
| Aaron Cook | 4 | 11 | 5.65 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 94.0 | 117 | 68 | 59 | 21 | 20 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 2 | 10 | 5.36 | 69 | 0 | 25 | 84.0 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 75 |
| Franklin Morales | 3 | 4 | 3.77 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 76.1 | 64 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 76 |
| Daniel Bard | 5 | 6 | 6.22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 59.1 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 38 |
| Scott Atchison | 2 | 1 | 1.58 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| Vicente Padilla | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 59 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 51 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 1 | 7 | 8.28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 45.2 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 41 |
| Mark Melancon | 0 | 2 | 6.20 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 41 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 1 | 1 | 1.43 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 45 |
| Clayton Mortensen | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 41 |
| Andrew Miller | 3 | 2 | 3.35 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 51 |
| Matt Albers | 2 | 0 | 2.29 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Craig Breslow | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| Rich Hill | 1 | 0 | 1.83 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| Andrew Bailey | 1 | 1 | 7.04 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 15.1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
| Pedro Beato | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Chris Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Zach Stewart | 0 | 2 | 22.24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Germano | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Justin Thomas | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Bowden | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Darnell McDonald | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 93 | 4.70 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1443.0 | 1449 | 806 | 754 | 529 | 1176 |
Source:

### Game log

| Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed | Eliminated from Playoff Race |
| Boldface text denotes a Red Sox pitcher ||||
Boston Red Sox 2012 Season Game Log — Season Record: (69–93), 5th in AL East :
April (11–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1April 5@ Tigers2–3Valverde (1–0)Melancon (0–1)Comerica Park45,0270–1L1
2April 7@ Tigers0–10Below (1–0)Beckett (0–1)Comerica Park44,7100–2L2
3April 8@ Tigers12–13 (11)Below (2–0)Melancon (0–2)Comerica Park30,7880–3L3
4April 9@ Blue Jays4–2Atchison (1–0)Santos (0–1)Aceves (1)Rogers Centre48,4731–3W1
5April 10@ Blue Jays3–7Drabek (1–0)Bard (0–1)Rogers Centre26,3511–4L1
6April 11@ Blue Jays1–3Romero (1–0)Lester (0–1)Santos (1)Rogers Centre25,2851–5L2
7April 13Rays12–2Beckett (1–1)Price (1–1)Fenway Park37,0322–5W1
8April 14Rays13–5Buchholz (1–0)Badenhop (0–1)Fenway Park38,0243–5W2
9April 15Rays6–4Padilla (1–0)Moore (0–1)Aceves (2)Fenway Park38,0244–5W3
10April 16Rays0–1Shields (2–0)Bard (0–2)Rodney (4)Fenway Park38,1084–6L1
11April 17Rangers3–18Lewis (2–0)Lester (0–2)Fenway Park38,2294–7L2
12April 18Rangers3–6Holland (2–0)Beckett (1–2)Fenway Park37,9674–8L3
13April 20Yankees2–6Nova (3–0)Buchholz (1–1)Fenway Park36,7704–9L4
14April 21Yankees9–15Soriano (2–0)Aceves (0–1)Fenway Park37,8394–10L5
April 22YankeesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 7 as part of a double-header
15April 23@ Twins6–5Bard (1–2)Capps (0–1)Aceves (3)Target Field32,3515–10W1
16April 24@ Twins11–2Beckett (2–2)Blackburn (0–2)Target Field33,6516–10W2
17April 25@ Twins7–6Buchholz (1–2)Hendriks (0–1)Aceves (4)Target Field32,2547–10W3
18April 26@ White Sox10–3Doubront (1–0)Humber (1–1)Tazawa (1)U.S. Cellular Field20,2668–10W4
19April 27@ White Sox10–3Bard (2–2)Danks (2–3)U.S. Cellular Field20,4149–10W5
20April 28@ White Sox1–0Lester (1–2)Peavy (3–1)Aceves (5)U.S. Cellular Field20,05710–10W6
21April 29@ White Sox1–4Floyd (2–3)Beckett (2–3)Thornton (1)U.S. Cellular Field22,81110–11L1
22April 30Athletics11–6Buchholz (3–1)Milone (3–2)Fenway Park37,35911–11W1 :
May (15–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
23May 1Athletics3–5Parker (1–0)Doubront (1–1)Norberto (1)Fenway Park37,22511–12L1
24May 2Athletics2–4McCarthy (2–3)Bard (2–3)Fuentes (1)Fenway Park37,43411–13L2
25May 4Orioles4–6 (13)Patton (1–0)Morales (0–1)Johnson (8)Fenway Park37,22311–14L3
26May 5Orioles2–8Hammel (4–1)Cook (0–1)Fenway Park37,58111–15L4
27May 6Orioles6–9 (17)Davis (1–0)McDonald (0–1)Fenway Park37,39411–16L5
28May 7@ Royals11–5Doubront (2–1)Sánchez (1–2)Padilla (1)Kauffman Stadium19,50212–16W1
29May 8@ Royals4–6Mijares (2–1)Bard (2–4)Broxton (6)Kauffman Stadium20,52412–17L1
30May 9@ Royals3–4Chen (1–4)Lester (1–3)Broxton (7)Kauffman Stadium18,33912–18L2
31May 10Indians3–8Lowe (5–1)Beckett (2–4)Fenway Park37,34812–19L3
32May 11Indians7–5Buchholz (4–1)Jiménez (3–3)Aceves (6)Fenway Park37,43813–19W1
33May 12Indians4–1Doubront (3–1)McAllister (1–1)Aceves (7)Fenway Park38,04814–19W2
34May 13Indians12–1Bard (3–4)Masterson (1–2)Fenway Park37,61115–19W3
35May 14Mariners6–1Lester (2–3)Vargas (4–3)Fenway Park37,33416–19W4
36May 15Mariners5–0Beckett (3–4)Beavan (1–4)Fenway Park37,29217–19W5
37May 16@ Rays1–2Hellickson (4–0)Buchholz (4–2)Rodney (12)Tropicana Field20,84317–20L1
38May 17@ Rays5–3Doubront (4–1)Moore (1–4)Aceves (8)Tropicana Field19,84218–20W1
39May 18@ Phillies4–6Hamels (6–1)Bard (3–5)Papelbon (12)Citizens Bank Park45,20518–21L1
40May 19@ Phillies7–5Lester (3–3)Blanton (4–4)Aceves (9)Citizens Bank Park45,65619–21W1
41May 20@ Phillies5–1Beckett (4–4)Lee (0–2)Citizens Bank Park45,58620–21W2
42May 21@ Orioles8–6Miller (1–0)Gregg (2–2)Aceves (10)Camden Yards16,39221–21W3
43May 22@ Orioles1–4Matusz (4–4)Doubront (4–2)Johnson (16)Camden Yards25,17121–22L1
44May 23@ Orioles6–5Bard (4–5)Arrieta (2–5)Aceves (11)Camden Yards27,80622–22W1
45May 25Rays4–7Cobb (2–0)Lester (3–4)Rodney (15)Fenway Park37,59422–23L1
46May 26Rays3–2Hill (1–0)Rodney (2–1)Fenway Park38,09923–23W1
47May 27Rays3–4McGee (2–1)Aceves (0–2)Rodney (16)Fenway Park37,84423–24L1
48May 28Tigers7–4Doubront (5–2)Fister (0–3)Fenway Park37,92124–24W1
49May 29Tigers6–3Bard (5–5)Verlander (5–3)Aceves (12)Fenway Park37,21625–24W2
50May 30Tigers6–4Albers (1–0)Dotel (1–2)Aceves (13)Fenway Park37,19526–24W3
51May 31Tigers3–7Scherzer (5–3)Beckett (4–5)Fenway Park37,62926–25L1 :
June (15–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
52June 1@ Blue Jays7–2Buchholz (5–2)Álvarez (3–5)Rogers Centre29,67827–25W1
53June 2@ Blue Jays7–4Doubront (6–2)Drabek (4–6)Aceves (14)Rogers Centre43,39028–25W2
54June 3@ Blue Jays1–5Hutchison (5–2)Bard (5–6)Rogers Centre41,92528–26L1
55June 5Orioles6–8 (10)Johnson (1–0)Aceves (0–3)Fenway Park37,18128–27L2
56June 6Orioles1–2Chen (5–2)Beckett (4–6)Johnson (18)Fenway Park37,24328–28L3
57June 7Orioles7–0Buchholz (6–2)Matusz (5–6)Fenway Park37,30729–28W1
58June 8Nationals4–7Strasburg (7–1)Doubront (6–3)Clippard (6)Fenway Park37,30929–29L1
59June 9Nationals2–4González (8–2)Matsuzaka (0–1)Clippard (7)Fenway Park37,53429–30L2
60June 10Nationals3–4Gorzelanny (2–1)Aceves (0–4)Clippard (8)Fenway Park37,46729–31L3
61June 11@ Marlins1–4Johnson (4–4)Beckett (4–7)Bell (13)Marlins Park32,56229–32L4
62June 12@ Marlins2–1Buchholz (7–2)Buehrle (5–7)Aceves (15)Marlins Park29,32630–32W1
63June 13@ Marlins10–2Doubront (7–3)Nolasco (6–5)Marlins Park33,11931–32W2
64June 15@ Cubs0–3Dempster (3–3)Matsuzaka (0–2)Mármol (3)Wrigley Field40,07331–33L1
65June 16@ Cubs4–3Lester (4–4)Samardzija (5–5)Aceves (16)Wrigley Field40,76632–33W1
66June 17@ Cubs7–4Albers (2–0)Camp (2–4)Wrigley Field38,53133–33W2
67June 19Marlins7–5Buchholz (8–2)Buehrle (5–8)Aceves (17)Fenway Park37,70134–33W3
68June 20Marlins15–5Doubront (8–3)Nolasco (6–6)Fenway Park37,36235–33W4
69June 21Marlins6–5Atchison (2–0)Mujica (0–3)Aceves (18)Fenway Park37,26136–33W5
70June 22Braves1–4Jurrjens (1–2)Lester (4–5)Kimbrel (21)Fenway Park37,28136–34L1
71June 23Braves8–4Morales (1–1)Delgado (4–8)Fenway Park37,78237–34W1
72June 24Braves9–4Cook (1–1)Minor (3–6)Fenway Park37,56538–34W2
73June 25Blue Jays6–9Álvarez (4–6)Doubront (8–4)Janssen (8)Fenway Park37,20838–35L1
74June 26Blue Jays5–1Miller (2–0)Pérez (2–2)Fenway Park37,75539–35W1
75June 27Blue Jays10–4Lester (5–5)Romero (8–2)Fenway Park37,74440–35W2
76June 28@ Mariners0–1Hernández (6–5)Atchison (2–1)Safeco Field20,69240–36L1
77June 29@ Mariners5–0Cook (2–1)Noesí (2–10)Safeco Field23,09441–36W1
78June 30@ Mariners2–3 (11)Kelley (2–2)Aceves (0–5)Safeco Field31,31141–37L1 :
July (12–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
79July 1@ Mariners2–1 (10)Padilla (2–0)League (0–5)Aceves (19)Safeco Field34,06542–37W1
80July 2@ Athletics1–6Parker (5–3)Matsuzaka (0–3)O.co Coliseum17,43442–38L1
81July 3@ Athletics2–3Blevins (2–0)Aceves (0–6)O.co Coliseum35,06742–39L2
82July 4@ Athletics2–3Balfour (2–2)Cook (2–2)Cook (8)O.co Coliseum28,24042–40L3
83July 6Yankees8–10Logan (4–0)Miller (2–1)Soriano (20)Fenway Park38,06642–41L4
84July 7Yankees1–6García (3–2)Morales (1–2)Fenway Park38,17042–42L5
85July 7Yankees9–5Doubront (9–4)Hughes (9–7)Fenway Park37,79143–42W1
86July 8Yankees3–7Nova (10–3)Lester (5–6)Fenway Park38,27043–43L1
July 10All-Star GameNL 8–0 ALMatt Cain NL, (SF)Justin Verlander AL, (DET)Kauffman Stadium40,933Kansas City, MO
87July 13@ Rays3–1Morales (2–2)Hellickson (4–6)Aceves (20)Tropicana Field29,08944–43W1
88July 14@ Rays3–5Price (12–4)Buchholz (8–3)Rodney (26)Tropicana Field27,31144–44L1
89July 15@ Rays7–3Beckett (5–7)Shields (8–6)Tropicana Field26,13145–44W1
90July 16White Sox5–1Padilla (3–0)Séptimo (0–1)Fenway Park38,33446–44W2
91July 17White Sox5–7Humber (4–4)Lester (5–7)Reed (15)Fenway Park37,77146–45L1
92July 18White Sox10–1Doubront (10–4)Hernández (0–1)Fenway Park37,36747–45W1
93July 19White Sox3–1Aceves (1–6)Thornton (2–6)Fenway Park38,41448–45W2
94July 20Blue Jays1–6Laffey (2–1)Beckett (5–8)Fenway Park38,09348–46L1
95July 21Blue Jays3–7Villanueva (5–0)Cook (2–3)Fenway Park38,17048–47L2
96July 22Blue Jays7–15Álvarez (6–7)Lester (5–8)Fenway Park37,73748–48L3
97July 23@ Rangers1–9Feldman (4–6)Doubront (10–5)Rangers Ballpark44,13248–49L4
98July 24@ Rangers2–1Padilla (4–0)Nathan (1–3)Aceves (21)Rangers Ballpark41,23749–49W1
99July 25@ Rangers3–5Holland (7–5)Beckett (5–9)Nathan (20)Rangers Ballpark44,10449–50L1
100July 27@ Yankees3–10Hughes (10–8)Cook (2–4)Yankee Stadium49,57149–51L2
101July 28@ Yankees8–6Miller (3–1)Soriano (2–1)Aceves (22)Yankee Stadium49,57350–51W1
102July 29@ Yankees3–2 (10)Aceves (2–6)Robertson (1–4)Yankee Stadium48,52651–51W2
103July 30Tigers7–3Buchholz (9–3)Scherzer (10–6)Fenway Park37,78452–51W3
104July 31Tigers4–1 (6)Mortensen (1–0)Verlander (11–7)Morales (1)Fenway Park37,27553–51W4 :
August (9–20)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
105August 1Tigers5–7Porcello (8–6)Cook (2–5)Valverde (21)Fenway Park37,21353–52L1
106August 2Twins0–5Deduno (3–0)Lester (5–9)Perkins (6)Fenway Park37,19153–53L2
107August 3Twins5–6 (10)Gray (6–1)Padilla (4–1)Burton (4)Fenway Park37,28553–54L3
108August 4Twins4–6Burnett (4–3)Aceves (2–7)Burton (5)Fenway Park37,91453–55L4
109August 5Twins6–4Morales (3–2)Blackburn (4–7)Aceves (23)Fenway Park37,01954–55W1
110August 6Rangers9–2Cook (3–5)Darvish (11–8)Fenway Park37,31655–55W2
111August 7Rangers3–6Dempster (6–5)Lester (5–10)Nathan (22)Fenway Park38,41655–56L1
112August 8Rangers9–10Ogando (2–0)Mortensen (1–1)Nathan (23)Fenway Park37,71655–57L2
113August 9@ Indians3–5Jiménez (9–11)Doubront (10–6)Perez (30)Progressive Field19,63955–58L3
114August 10@ Indians3–2Buchholz (10–3)Seddon (0–1)Progressive Field27,24656–58W1
115August 11@ Indians2–5McAllister (5–4)Morales (3–3)Perez (31)Progressive Field27,89456–59L1
116August 12@ Indians14–1Lester (6–10)Kluber (0–1)Progressive Field27,48857–59W1
117August 14@ Orioles1–7Chen (11–7)Beckett (5–10)Camden Yards26,20457–60L1
118August 15@ Orioles3–5González (5–2)Cook (3–6)Johnson (35)Camden Yards22,26957–61L2
119August 16@ Orioles6–3Buchholz (11–3)Ayala (4–4)Aceves (24)Camden Yards25,48358–61W1
120August 17@ Yankees4–6Hughes (12–10)Morales (3–4)Soriano (30)Yankee Stadium49,42258–62L1
121August 18@ Yankees4–1Lester (7–10)Phelps (3–4)Aceves (25)Yankee Stadium49,46659–62W1
122August 19@ Yankees1–4Kuroda (12–8)Beckett (5–11)Soriano (31)Yankee Stadium48,62059–63L1
123August 21Angels3–5Santana (7–10)Cook (3–7)Frieri (15)Fenway Park37,79459–64L2
124August 22Angels3–7Weaver (16–3)Buchholz (11–4)Fenway Park37,37359–65L3
125August 23Angels13–14 (10)Frieri (3–0)Aceves (2–8)Fenway Park37,82959–66L4
126August 24Royals4–3Lester (8–10)Herrera (1–2)Bailey (1)Fenway Park37,22860–66W1
127August 25Royals9–10 (12)Bueno (1–0)Tazawa (0–1)Holland (7)Fenway Park37,10360–67L1
128August 26Royals8–6Beato (1–0)Smith (4–6)Melancon (1)Fenway Park37,18861–67W1
129August 27Royals5–1Matsuzaka (1–3)Hochevar (7–12)Fenway Park37,50662–67W2
130August 28@ Angels5–6Jepsen (3–2)Aceves (2–9)Angel Stadium38,74562–68L1
131August 29@ Angels3–10Wilson (10–9)Stewart (1–3)Angel Stadium37,84162–69L2
132August 30@ Angels2–5Greinke (12–5)Lester (8–11)Frieri (16)Angel Stadium39,01362–70L3
133August 31@ Athletics2–20McCarthy (8–5)Cook (3–8)O.co Coliseum20,12162–71L4 :
September/October (7–22)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
134September 1@ Athletics1–7Griffin (4–0)Doubront (10–7)O.co Coliseum20,31562–72L5
135September 2@ Athletics2–6Anderson (3–0)Matsuzaka (1–4)O.co Coliseum25,31462–73L6
136September 3@ Mariners1–4Vargas (14–9)Buchholz (11–5)Wilhelmsen (23)Safeco Field21,64162–74L7
137September 4@ Mariners4–3Lester (9–11)Beavan (9–9)Bailey (2)Safeco Field12,75463–74W1
138September 5@ Mariners1–2Millwood (5–12)Cook (3–9)Wilhelmsen (24)Safeco Field13,03763–75L1
139September 7Blue Jays5–7Álvarez (8–12)Doubront (10–8)Fenway Park37,15663–76L2
140September 8Blue Jays2–9Lincoln (5–2)Matsuzaka (1–5)Fenway Park37,10763–77L3
141September 9Blue Jays3–4Lyon (2–2)Buchholz (11–6)Janssen (20)Fenway Park37,22663–78L4
142September 11Yankees4–3Bailey (1–0)Robertson (1–7)Fenway Park37,43764–78W1
143September 12Yankees4–5Phelps (4–4)Cook (3–10)Soriano (37)Fenway Park37,23064–79L1
144September 13Yankees0–2Hughes (15–12)Doubront (10–9)Soriano (38)Fenway Park38,13464–80L2
145September 14@ Blue Jays8–5Carpenter (1–0)Oliver (3–3)Bailey (3)Rogers Centre21,88865–80W1
146September 15@ Blue Jays3–2Breslow (3–0)Delabar (4–2)Bailey (4)Rogers Centre27,32566–80W2
147September 16@ Blue Jays0–5Lyon (3–2)Lester (9–12)Rogers Centre21,69866–81L1
148September 17@ Rays5–2Cook (4–10)Cobb (9–9)Tropicana Field11,72267–81W1
149September 18@ Rays7–5Doubront (11–9)Farnsworth (1–6)Bailey (5)Tropicana Field11,50268–81W2
150September 19@ Rays3–13Archer (1–3)Matsuzaka (1–6)Tropicana Field12,70868–82L1
151September 20@ Rays4–7Badenhop (2–2)Bailey (1–1)Tropicana Field12,96368–83L2
152September 21Orioles2–4González (7–4)Lester (9–13)Johnson (46)Fenway Park37,73168–84L3
153September 22Orioles6–9 (12)Hunter (6–8)Aceves (2–10)Johnson (47)Fenway Park37,57068–85L4
154September 23Orioles2–1Tazawa (1–1)Ayala (5–5)Bailey (6)Fenway Park37,31069–85W1
155September 25Rays2–5Price (19–5)Buchholz (11–7)Fenway Park37,04569–86L1
156September 26Rays2–4Cobb (10–9)Lester (9–14)Rodney (45)Fenway Park37,24769–87L2
157September 28@ Orioles1–9Tillman (9–2)Cook (4–11)Camden Yards33,51869–88L3
158September 29@ Orioles3–4Hunter (7–8)Doubront (11–10)Johnson (49)Camden Yards46,31169–89L4
159September 30@ Orioles3–6Saunders (9–13)Stewart (1–4)Johnson (50)Camden Yards41,25769–90L5
160October 1@ Yankees2–10Sabathia (15–6)Buchholz (11–8)Yankee Stadium45,47869–91L6
161October 2@ Yankees3–4 (12)Lowe (9–11)Miller (3–2)Yankee Stadium41,56469–92L7
162October 3@ Yankees2–14Kuroda (16–11)Matsuzaka (1–7)Yankee Stadium47,39369–93L8 :

### Season standings
#### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | 2 | 47‍–‍34 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5 | 46‍–‍35 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22 | 41‍–‍40 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 34‍–‍47 | 35‍–‍46 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 |
| Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | .463 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 21 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 24 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 |

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 13–5 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 5–13 | – | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 2–6 | 2–6 | – | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 3–5 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
| Cleveland | 4–4 | 3–5 | 7–11 | – | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 5–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | – | 13–5 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–13 | – | 4–5 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 8–10 |
| Los Angeles | 7–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 1–9 | 10–9 | 4–4 | 12–6 |
| Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 3–6 | – | 3–4 | 4–5 | 2–8 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 9–9 | 13–5 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–5 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 5–5 | – | 12–7 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 1–8 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 8–11 | 8–2 | 3–6 | 7–12 | – | 4–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 8–10 |
| Tampa Bay | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 6–4 | – | 5–4 | 14–4 | 9–9 |
| Texas | 5–2 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 9–10 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–5 | – | 6–3 | 14–4 |
| Toronto | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 7–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 4–14 | 3–6 | – | 9–9 |
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* Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012
Red Sox vs. National League :
| Team | NL East | NL East | NL East | NL East | NL East | |
| Team | ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH | CHC |
| Boston | 2–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |

## Awards and honors

* Adrián González – AL Player of the Week (July 16–22, August 6–12)
* Will Middlebrooks – AL Player of the Week (June 18–24)
* Andrew Miller – Boston Red Sox Fireman of the Year
All-Star Game
* David Ortiz, starting DH

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Arnie Beyeler |
| AA | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League | Kevin Boles |
| A-Advanced | Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Billy McMillon |
| A | Greenville Drive | South Atlantic League | Carlos Febles |
| A-Short Season | Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Bruce Crabbe |
| Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | George Lombard |
| Rookie | DSL Red Sox | Dominican Summer League | José Zapata |
Source:
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket