September 19, 1967: The Red Sox score three runs in the top of the ninth inning and go on to defeat Detroit 4-2 as the Red Sox move into a tie with the Twins for first place in the AL while the Tigers fall to fourth; catcher Russ Gibson has two RBI for the Red Sox, Jose Santiago gets his second win in two days and the Sox defeat Tigers' ace Mickey Lolich. [...]

September 18, 1996: Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens ties his own MLB record by striking out 20 Detroit Tigers in 4-0 Boston victory before 8,779 fans at Tigers Stadium; Clemens threw 151 pitches while holding the Tigers to five hits and he did not walk anyone as catcher Bill Haselman paces the Boston offense with Two RBI. [...]

September 17, 2004: The Red Sox stun a Yankee stadium crowd of 55,128, and provide a preview of things to come, by scoring two runs in the ninth inning against closer Mariano Rivera to win 3-2; trailing 2-1 entering the top of the ninth, Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon each singled in a run to give the Red Sox the lead as Keith Foulke gets the save. [...]

September 16, 1975: Louis Tiant shuts out the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 as El Tiante outduels Baltimore ace Jim Palmer before a crowd of 34,724 at Fenway Park to increase the Red Sox lead in the American League East to 5.5 games; home runs by Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk provide Luis with the needed runs and reduce Boston's "magic number" to seven. [...]

September 15, 2009: David Ortiz hits an eighth inning home run to lead the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over John Lackey and the Anaheim Angels as Dice-K holds the Angels scoreless over six innings before a crowd of 37,724 at Fenway Park; the home run is Big Papi's 270th as a designated hitter and it sets an MLB record for a DH. [...]