August 19, 1939: Ted Williams hits the first grand slam home run of his storied carrier to lead the Red Sox to an 8-6 win over the Washington Senators in a game played in Griffith Stadium before 7,000 fans; Teddy Ballgame will go on to hit 17 grand slam homers, which ranks seventh on the MLB all-time list for grand slams. [...]

August 18, 1967: Tony Conigliaro is struck on the left cheekbone by a Jack Hamilton fast ball and is carried unconscious from the field at Fenway Park; Tony C, who had 20 home runs at the time, will miss the rest of 1967 and all of 1968, but despite the tragedy, the Red Sox win 3-2 as Tony's close friend Rico Petrocelli drives in two runs and scores the othe [...]

August 17, 1950: In the first Ladies Night game in American League history the Red Sox, led by Bobby Doerr's first inning grand slam home run, defeat the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 10-6; a total of 7,146 ladies who are accompanied by a paying customer are admitted free and the loss is the A's 19th straight loss at Fenway Park. [...]

August 16, 1954: The Red Sox defeated the New York Giants 6-5 on a Ted Lepcio ninth inning double in an exhibition game played at Fenway Park for the benefit of the Jimmy Fund; the Giants replaced the Braves, who had started the Jimmy Fund in 1948 and then moved to Milwaukee before the 1953 season, transferring stewardship of the charity to the Red Sox. [...]

August 15, 1961: The Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians 8-0 before a "crowd" of 5,551 in Cleveland; the Red Sox offense is led by third baseman Frank Malzone who goes 5-5 with two home runs and drives in three runs as pitcher Gene Conley, who has just finished his third season with the Boston Celtics, shuts out the Indians, and adds a home run of his own. [...]