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: 2000-09-26

September 26, 1978: The tenacious Red Sox remained within one game of the AL East-leading New York Yankees as Dennis Eckersley shuts out the Tigers for 6-0 win before 27,078 fans at Fenway Park; Jim Rice and Fred Lynn both drive in two runs and Jerry Remy scores three runs to help The Eck pick up his 19th victory.

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