November 8, 1894: Mike "King" Kelly professional baseball's first "superstar" and former Boston Beaneaters' player and manager (1887-1892), dies at age 36, and is laid to rest in Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston; Kelly, who was Boston's first "super star" is generally believed to have been the inspiration for "Casey" in Ernest Thayer's "Casey at the Bat." [...]

November 7, 1978: Red Sox leftfielder Jim Rice, who led the league in home runs, RBI, hits, slugging percentage and triples, is selected as the American League's Most Valuable Player; Rice accumulated 406 total bases to become the first American League player to surpass 400 total bases since Joe DiMaggio in 1937. [...]

November 6, 1928: Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved the state-wide referendum amending the state's "Blue Laws" to allow professional baseball on Sunday; the referendum prohibits professional baseball within 1,000 feet of a house of worship, delaying Sunday games at Fenway Park until that provision is changed in 1932. [...]

November 5, 1920: Former Red Sox star left fielder Hugh Duffy is named as manager to replace Ed Barrows who resigned to become general manager of the New York Yankees; Duffy managed the Red Sox to a 136-172 record in 1921-1922 while Barrows was enormously successful with the Yankees and was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. [...]

November 4, 1986: Red Sox manager John McNamara is named American League Manager of the Year after leading the team to the World Series one year after Boston had finished fifth in the AL East; McNamara managed the Red Sox to a 297-273 record from 1985 through July 1988. [...]