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!

This Day in History: 2000-07-16

July 16, 1998: Tim Wakefield improves to 11-4 as the Red Sox drub the Cleveland Indians 15-5 before 33,568 fans at Fenway Park; Troy O’Leary leads the offense with a grand slam home run and five RBI, while Nomar Garciaparra chipped in with four hits including two doubles and a homer while matching O’Leary’s five RBI.

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