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: 2000-11-16

November 16, 1979: Future Hall of Famer and long-time member of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, Tony Perez is signed by the Boston Red Sox (1980-1982) as a free agent and in 1980 he hit 25 home runs with 105 RBI; during his three seasons with the Red Sox, Perez will play first base in 195 games and appear as the DH in 117 games.

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