Dom DiMaggio was arguably the greatest center fielder in the history of the Boston Red Sox. During his ten full seasons with the Red Sox, Dom’s hits, runs scored and doubles compared favorably with the results of Ted Williams, Stan Musial and his brother Joe during the same period. And while Dom was an excellent hitter, he was an even better fielder: he wa [...]
Opening Day in 2013 marked the 40th anniversary of the designated hitter rule in the American League. The first Boston Red Sox designated hitter was future Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda. Orlando spent only one season in Boston but he tells us that season helped put him in the Hall of Fame.
Herb Crehan: Do you agree with the sentiment that life begins again on Opening Day? Frank Sullivan:You bet! Even though I watch almost all sports on TV, and we get plenty here in the islands, baseball is still the most fascinating game to me. I wish I had paid more attention to the overall game when I was playing. I only concentrated on days I pitched. I [...]
Opening Day at Yankee Stadium for the Boston Red Sox on April 1, 2013, marked the official beginning of 143 consecutive years of professional baseball in our city. Boston has had a professional baseball team longer than any other city in North America. Chicago is second with 141 consecutive years of professional baseball, and New York City is an also-ran w [...]
On March 21, 1972, the Boston Red Sox traded relief pitcher Sparky Lyle to the New York Yankees for first baseman Danny Cater. This may not have been the worst transaction in Red Sox history—the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees is the hands-down winner of that award—but it is probably the worst spring training trade in Boston baseball history. Lyle helped t [...]