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!

About Herb Crehan

Herb Crehan is in his 29th season as a Contributing Writer and MC of Red Sox public service presentations. Herb has written more than 150 feature articles for RED SOX MAGAZINE. He has authored three books on the Red Sox, including The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Birth of Red Sox Nation, which was released in November 2016, and contributed to five others. He speaks frequently in the Boston area on Red Sox history. He is the publisher of this website, which is dedicated to the preservation of Boston baseball history. He speaks frequently on Red Sox history at Councils On Aging and community organizations. Comments and suggestions for future articles may be submitted at his website.

The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Jim Lonborg

By |2024-09-30T18:01:29-04:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Jim Lonborg, The Impossible Dream 1967|Tags: |

It has been fifty-seven years since the 1967 Boston Red Sox captivated New England and built the foundation of Red Sox Nation but Jim Lonborg’s clutch pitching down the stretch lives on in the memories of Red Sox fans. Former Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg pitched one of the most important games in the history of Fenway Park on the last day of the 1967 season. [...]

Herb Crehan Speaks For Hull COA on July 24 At 10 am!

By |2024-07-19T15:50:41-04:00July 19th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

I will be speaking on Red Sox history for the Hull Council on Aging at 197A Samoset Ave, Hull, MA, on July 24 at 10 am on “Remembering the 2024 World Champion Boston Red Sox.” I have been writing feature articles on former Red Sox stars for the team’s publications for 30 years and having interviewed 16 members of the 2004 World Champion I have lots of intere [...]

NEW! KEVIN YOUKILIS Remembers the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox

By |2024-06-11T08:31:52-04:00June 11th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

Fan favorite Kevin Youkilis felt good about the Red Sox chances for the upcoming season when he arrived at spring training in February 2007. “Things just never came together for us the season before,” he says referring to the third-place 2006 Red Sox. “But I thought we had a really good mix of talent for the 2007 season. We had established all-stars like Pap [...]

CELEBRATING 154 SEASONS OF BOSTON BASEBALL!

By |2024-06-06T19:35:43-04:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

When the calendar flipped to 2024, it ushered in the 153rd  anniversary of Boston's first professional baseball team--the Boston Red Stockings! And this year marks the 154th consecutive season of professional baseball in Boston! Those of you who are observant, and most of you are, noticed the "150th Anniversary" uniform patch worn by the Atlanta Braves when [...]

JOHN VALENTIN–MEMBER OF THE BOSTON RED SOX HALL OF FAME

By |2024-10-28T10:07:48-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

When former infielder John Valentin was elected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in the spring of 2010, it was a homecoming of sorts.  “It was an unbelievable honor to be recognized that way,” John said.  “And it meant so much to me because I was a part of the Red Sox organization for so long [14 years], to be included with all those great players made it [...]

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