Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 154 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

HOT STOVE LEAGUE: Practice with the Boston Celtics

By |2020-03-21T21:04:45-04:00December 14th, 2014|Categories: Frank Sullivan|

In the winter of 1956 Jack Nichols was the center for the Boston Celtics when Bill Russell was acquired for that team.  Russell could stand flat-footed and jump straight up and touch the rim with both elbows. Jack was no fool and opted for finishing dental school and promised Red Auerbach he would be available for the games, but not practice.  He told Red hi [...]

HOT STOVE LEAGUE: TED WILLIAMS AND HIS POST-PLAYING CAREER

By |2020-03-21T21:07:37-04:00December 12th, 2014|Categories: Ted Williams|

When you think of Ted Williams and his Boston Red Sox playing career, you think of the Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame, You think of .406 in 1941, .388 in 1957, the last of his 521 home runs in his last at-bat in 1960. That career was star-studded aplenty: 18 All-Star Games, two Triple Crowns, two MVP awards, six batting championships, four home r [...]

BILL MONBOUQUETTE REMEMBERS THE HEARST SANDLOT CLASSIC

By |2020-07-28T12:55:12-04:00December 4th, 2014|Categories: Hearst Sandlot Classic|

Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette never forgot his 18th birthday.  That birthday is a milestone for all of us, but Bill spent his 18th birthday on the mound at the old Polo Grounds, Long-time home of the New York Giants, pitching for US All-Stars against the New York All-Star team in 1954 Hearst Sandlot Classic. “What a thrill that was,” Bill recalled [...]

ORLANDO CABRERA REMEMBERS THE 2004 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

By |2020-03-21T21:20:02-04:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: Orlando Cabrera|Tags: |

Orlando Cabrera was stunned when he was traded from the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox at the trading deadline in 2004.  The slick-fielding shortstop still remembers every detail of his conversation with Expos’ manager Frank Robinson on July 31.  “Frank called me into his office and he said, ‘I’m going to give you 25 guesses of where you’ve been traded [...]

UPDATE–Lou Lucier: Oldest Living Red Sox Player

By |2020-03-23T19:14:56-04:00October 20th, 2014|Categories: Blog|

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Lou Lucier on October 18, 2014.  His obituary and arrangements are included in the following link: http://www.legacy.com Mr. Lucier was one of the finest gentlemen I have ever interviewed.  I treasure my memory of the afternoon I describe in the feature below. I spent Saturday afternoon talking baseball w [...]

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