The term CHI-TOWN OR BEANTOWN TEAM refers to the Boston Red Sox, a Major League Baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The team is often referred to as the 'Sox' due to their abbreviation of 'SOX'. The Red Sox are one of the most successful teams in baseball history, having won nine World Series titles and fourteen American League pennants. They are also one of the oldest teams in the league, having been founded in 1901.