2000February 5, 1933: Thomas A. Yawkey, 30 year-old heir to the Yawkey timber fortune, purchases the Boston Red Sox from John Quinn for $1.5 million; Tom Yawkey, his widow Jean, and ultimately the Yawkey Foundation will control the team for almost 70 years before the team is acquired by a group led by John Henry and Tom Werner in December, 2001.(26)
BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING HISTORY: 1901-2024
This will be the Red Sox 32nd spring training camp in Fort Myers. Their 32 years in Fort Myers is their longest stay in any location.
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BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING HISTORY: 1901-2024
This will be the Red Sox 32nd spring training camp in Fort Myers. Their 32 years in Fort Myers is their longest stay in any location.
February 27, 2025
February 27, 2025
CELEBRATING NINE RED SOX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
When the 2018 Boston Red Sox won Game Five against the Los Angeles Dodgers the club became, and still remain, the only MLB team to win four World Championships in the 21st Century!
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CELEBRATING NINE RED SOX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!
When the 2018 Boston Red Sox won Game Five against the Los Angeles Dodgers the club became, and still remain, the only MLB team to win four World Championships in the 21st Century!
February 17, 2024
February 17, 2024
ELIJAH “PUMPSIE” GREEN
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in a game against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, becoming the first African-American Major League Baseball player in the 20th century.
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ELIJAH “PUMPSIE” GREEN
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in a game against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, becoming the first African-American Major League Baseball player in the 20th century.
February 17, 2024
February 17, 2024
Boston Baseball History Presentations
Herb Crehan Speaks Frequently on Boston Baseball History to Groups Throughout Eastern Massachusetts.
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