The Red Sox continued the team’s best start in history on Wednesday with a 9-0 dismantling of the Angels. At 15-2, it’s a remarkable achievement for rookie manager Alex Cora.
Yet the defining attribute of baseball’s season is its length. Success in April is a long way from October. Still, the Red Sox are in rarified historical air. As ESPN noted, Boston’s 15-2 start has been matched by only six other teams since the beginning of the live-ball era in 1920.
For context, here’s a look at those other teams and how each fared over the course of the season.