Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 155 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 155 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.

OPENING DAYS!! SEE YOU MARCH 27 NATICK SENIOR CENTER1:30 pm!!

By |2025-03-22T07:58:34-04:00March 22nd, 2025|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

The Red Sox away Opener is March 27th against the Texas Rangers (3:05) The Boston Baseball History Road openers are: March 25 at Dover Council on Aging (1PM), March 26 at Burlington Council on Aging (1PM), March 27 at Natick - My home Opener! - Council  on Aging (1:30PM)! I hope to see lots of you at one of those dates!!         [...]

CELEBRATING 155 SEASONS OF BOSTON BASEBALL!

By |2025-03-11T07:10:29-04:00March 11th, 2025|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

When the calendar flipped to 2025, it ushered in the 154th  anniversary of Boston's first professional baseball team--the Boston Red Stockings! And this year marks the 155th 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 [...]

AN HISTORIC REUNION: SPRING TRAINING 1946

By |2025-03-11T07:13:47-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

  Spring training is a time of renewal for players and fans.  But spring training in Sarasota, Florida, in 1946, was more than a renewal; it was a reunion of Red Sox players who had been away for as long as three seasons while they served their country during World War II.  The 1946 Boston Red Sox spring training roster included 28 players who had spent [...]

MIKE LOWELL AND THE 2007 WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON RED SOX

By |2024-12-10T19:19:11-05:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Boston Baseball History|

Herb Crehan                                                                                                   Mike Lowell was gratified by Red Sox fans’ warm response when he stepped on the field for the 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park a dozen years ago on April 20, 2012.  But his lasting memory will be of the fans’ reaction to Red Sox legends B [...]

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