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!

AN HISTORIC REUNION: SPRING TRAINING 1946

By |2020-03-22T14:46:55-04:00February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Dave Boo Ferriss, Spring Training|

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 the 1945 [...]

GAMES SEVEN REMEMBERED: SO NEAR

By |2020-03-22T17:29:57-04:00October 4th, 2013|Categories: Bill Lee, Bruce Hurst, Dave Boo Ferriss, Jim Lonborg, Playoffs|Tags: , , , |

What do former Red Sox pitchers Dave “Boo” Ferriss, Jim Lonborg, Bill Lee, and Bruce Hurst all have in common?  First, they are four of the better pitchers in the team’s history and are all members of the Red Sox Hall of Fame.  Bill Lee’s ninety-four wins with the team ranks thirteenth among Red Sox career pitching leaders, trailing only Mel Parnell and Left [...]

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