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!
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.
BILL “Mombo” MONBOUQUETTE: The Pride of Medford Mass
I have enjoyed every interview I have conducted with a former Red Sox player. My interview of Bill Monbouquette is near to the top of my most enjoyable sessions. I interviewed “Mombo” about 25 years ago at Frank’s Steakhouse, a Cambridge institution since 1938. There is nothing pretentious about Frank’s and there was absolutely nothing pretentious about Bi [...]
NEW! DENNIS ECKERSLEY LOOKS BACK ON HALL OF FAME CAREER
When former pitching ace Dennis Eckersley looked back on the 1978 Red Sox, he focused on the team’s 99 victories and their late-season winning streak to force a one game playoff with the Yankees. “The 1978 team was a very good club, but almost everyone had written us off with two weeks to go. Then we won eight in a row at the end to give ourselves a shot. [...]
The History of Baseball in Massachusetts
Massachusetts holds a storied position in the baseball chronicles. This state's contribution to the sport's narrative extends beyond the confines of a typical playing field, touching bases with historical significance and community spirit. Grand Pavillion The Origins and Early Days Baseball in Massachusetts traces its roots back to the mid-19th century. Th [...]