Boston Red Sox in History (Part 2)

Events 101 - 200 of 304

• 1945-08-04 Red Sox outfielder Tom McBride drives in MLB record tying 6 runs in an inning (4th) during 15-4 win v Washington
• 1946-05-08 MLB Boston Red Sox shortstop Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 14-10 win over visiting Chicago White Sox
• 1946-05-10 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
• 1946-07-14 Cleveland's Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles & HR, but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs
• 1946-07-27 Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs
• 1946-09-13 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant
• 1946-10-15 Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4-3 at Sportsman's Park to clinch series, 4 games to 3; Cards 6th championship
• 1947-06-13 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3)
• 1947-09-03 New York Yankees total 18 hits, all singles to rout Boston Red Sox, 11-2 at Fenway Park

• 1948-03-29 New York Yankees & Boston Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game
• 1948-05-20 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4)
• 1948-09-24 MLB NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox & Cleveland Indians are all tied for 1st place in AL (91-56)
• 1948-10-04 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox, 8 - 3, in a one-game playoff to decide the AL pennant; keys are the pitching of Gene Bearden and hitting of Lou Boudreau
• 1949-09-25 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place
• 1949-10-02 For first time in 41 years pennant races in both MLB leagues are decided on the final day of the season; (AL) Yankees upend rival Boston Red Sox, 5-3; (NL) Dodgers beat the Phillies, 9-7 for 97-57 record; Cardinals 96-58
• 1950-04-18 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th
• 1950-06-08 Boston Red Sox rout St Louis Browns, 29-4 at Fenway Park; set 6 MLB records including runs scored and most total bases, 60
• 1950-11-08 Walt Dropo, first baseman of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year
• 1950-11-27 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
• 1951-06-20 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox

• 1953-06-17 Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)
• 1953-06-18 Red Sox rookie Eugene Stephens is 1st player in AL history to register 3 hits in an inning as Boston scores 17 runs in the 7th during 23-3 rout of visiting Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park, Boston
• 1953-08-01 Boston Red Sox pitcher Ben Flowers sets then MLB record of 8 consecutive games in relief
• 1953-08-06 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from military service in Korea; ends abbreviated season with .407 batting average
• 1953-12-01 Red Sox trade for slugger Jackie Jensen, sending pitcher Mickey McDermott and outfielder Tom Umphlett to Washington; Jensen averages 25 HRs a year for his 7 seasons in Boston; AL RBI leader x 3, and AL MVP in 1958
• 1954-03-01 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams fractures his collarbone on the first day of Boston Red Sox spring training; injury keeps him out of Boston lineup until May 15

• 1955-05-27 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0
• 1955-09-16 Bauer & Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st
• 1955-09-23 Yanks clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2
• 1956-07-14 Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 at Fenway Park, Boston
• 1956-08-07 Boston Red Sox fine slugger Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at heckling Boston fans, third incident in 3 weeks

• 1957-05-22 Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
• 1957-10-15 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players
• 1958-02-06 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams becomes highest paid player in MLB when he re-signs with Boston Red Sox for $135,000
• 1958-06-22 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado

• 1959-07-12 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during Yankee-Red Sox game
• 1959-07-21 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)
• 1960-03-25 Ford Frick voids Indians-Red Sox deal as Sam White retires
• 1960-10-03 New York Yankees beat rival Boston Red Sox, 8-7 at Yankee Stadium, ending season on 15 game winning streak & MLB record 193 HRs
• 1961-06-09 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox
• 1962-06-26 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
• 1962-07-22 Chicago White Sox outfielder Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles) as WS defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-3 at Fenway Park
• 1962-08-01 Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at White Sox Park

• 1965-09-16 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0

• 1967-06-21 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3
• 1967-08-06 Minnesota Twins pitcher Dean Chance throws a perfect no-hitter vs Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings before game is called because of weather
• 1967-08-18 Boston Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park; injuries including a fractured cheekbone, dislocated jaw, and eye damage kept him from returning for a year and a half, and led to improvements in batting helmets
• 1967-08-28 MLB Boston Red Sox sign 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus
• 1967-08-29 Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes
• 1967-10-04 St Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 2-1 in Game 1 of Baseball World Series at Fenway Park; first Fall Classic since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers; Cards win series, 4-3

• 1967-11-15 Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP
• 1968-09-29 Boston Red Sox arl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown

• 1969-09-29 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
• 1970-07-14 41st MLB All Star Game, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH: NL beats AL, 5-4; MVP: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, LF
• 1972-03-22 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
• 1972-11-21 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL
• 1973-01-18 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
• 1973-08-01 MLB All Star catchers Thurman Munson of the NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox' Carlton Fisk brawl at home plate Fenway Park; Red Sox win, 3-2

• 1974-08-12 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 & walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2

• 1975-10-07 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat Oakland Athletics, 3 games to 0
• 1975-10-21 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning HR beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS

• 1975-11-26 Boston Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie ever to be named American League MVP

• 1976-11-06 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
• 1977-05-22 Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
• 1977-06-19 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 HRs, all against Yanks
• 1977-07-04 Red Sox end 9-game losing streak by smashing a MLB-record 8 HRs in a 9-6 win vs Toronto at Fenway Park
• 1977-12-14 MLB Boston Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Texas Rangers for John Poloni & cash
• 1978-05-23 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M
• 1978-09-07 1st game of Boston Massacre, NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 15-3
• 1978-09-08 2nd game of Boston Massacre; NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 13-2
• 1978-09-09 3rd game of Boston Massacre; NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 7-0
• 1978-09-10 4th game of Boston Massacre; NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 7-4 to tie for AL East 1st place; Yanks out hit arch rivals, 67-21; score 42-9
• 1978-09-16 New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox, 3-2; at Yankee Stadium; Blue Bombers 6th win over arch rivals in 2 weeks
• 1978-09-17 After 6 losses to the New York Yankees in September, the Boston Red Sox finally score a 7-3 win over their arch rivals at Yankee Stadium

• 1978-11-07 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP
• 1979-06-16 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit
• 1979-07-24 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR
• 1979-09-12 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off NY Yankee Jim Beattie
• 1979-09-15 Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL & NL (Astros)
• 1980-04-12 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper & Money hit grand slams)

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Birthdays 101 - 108 of 108

• 1977-07-05 Javier López, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (World Series 2007 Boston Red Sox; 2010, 12, 14 San Francisco Giants), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 1977-12-06 Kevin Cash, American baseball catcher (World Series 2007, 09; Boston Red Sox; New York Yankees) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 2020; TB Rays), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1979-11-01 Coco Crisp, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2007, Boston Red Sox; AL stolen base leader 2011), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1983-08-17 Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), born in Woodland, California
• 1985-08-26 David Price, American baseball pitcher (2012 Cy Young Award TB Rays; 5 × All-Star; World Series 2018 Boston Red Sox), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• 1985-10-18 Yoenis Céspedes, Cuban baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2014, 16; Gold Glove Award 2015 Detroit Tigers; Silver Slugger Award 2016; Boston Red Sox, NY Mets), born in Campechuela, Cuba
• 1988-06-11 Brock Holt, American baseball utility (only player to hit for the cycle in postseason-Boston Red Sox, 2018; MLB All Star 2015), born in Fort Worth, Texas
• 1993-07-15 Masataka Yoshida, Japanese NPB and MLB baseball outfielder (Orix Buffaloes, Boston Red Sox), born in Fukui, Japan

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