
- May 17, 1971: The Red Sox pick Luis Tiant up off the scrap heap and sign him to a minor league contract after he is released first by the Twins and then by the Atlanta Braves; Luis' sore arm recovers and he will go 15-6 in 1972, and 121-81 during his seven full seasons with the Red Sox, ultimately earning election to the Red Sox Hall of Fame.









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TOM CONNOLLY – THE FIRST AMERICAN LEAGUE UMPIRE
By Herb Crehan|2022-05-05T01:40:13-04:00April 24th, 2022|
REMEMBERING FRANK SULLIVAN
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Luis Tiant Looks Back
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CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF BOSTON BASEBALL!
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IN MEMORIAM: 1967 IMPOSSIBLE DREAM RED SOX
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THE DESIGNATED HITTER TURNS 48!
By Herb Crehan|2021-09-02T12:15:05-04:00August 26th, 2021|
NEW! Wade Boggs Remembers 1986
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CURT SCHILLING
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BRONSON ARROYO REMEMBERS 2004
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CELEBRATING NINE RED SOX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 150 YEARS OF BOSTON BASEBALL!
By Herb Crehan|2020-10-30T18:33:30-04:00October 29th, 2018|
DEREK LOWE REMEMBERS 2004
By Herb Crehan|2021-01-23T16:12:12-05:00October 20th, 2018|
REMEMBERING FRANK SULLIVAN
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-23T20:02:12-04:00January 22nd, 2018|
MIGHTY CASEY
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-16T19:18:55-04:00November 22nd, 2017|
MHS Panel: ‘Impossible Dreamers’: The Pennant-Winning 1967 Boston Red Sox
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-16T19:22:50-04:00July 16th, 2017|
GENE CONLEY Two-Sports Star for the Boston Braves, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-16T19:34:54-04:00July 5th, 2017|
Remembering Jimmy Piersall
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-16T19:55:49-04:00June 4th, 2017|
BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING HISTORY: 1901-2018
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-16T20:05:39-04:00February 16th, 2017|
The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Remembering Spring Training
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-16T20:14:03-04:00February 13th, 2017|
The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Birth of Red Sox Nation
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-21T14:58:37-04:00February 10th, 2017|
The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Carl Yastrzemski
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-21T15:02:10-04:00February 9th, 2017|
The Impossible Dream Team: Jim Lonborg
By Herb Crehan|2020-03-21T15:05:43-04:00February 8th, 2017|