June 20, 1967: Red Sox third baseman Joe Foy hits a fifth inning grand slam in the fifth inning to pace Boston to a 7-1 win over the Yankees at the Stadium to give Gary Bell has third win with the Red Sox; Foy, whose home was in the Bronx, had returned home the previous evening to find his parent's house on fire and he led them to safety. [...]

June 19, 1977: Carl Yastrzemski and Bernie Carbo both homer twice and George Scott hits one home run as the Red Sox romp 11-1 over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park; The Red Sox had homered six times in the opener of the Yankees' series, added five round trippers in the series' second game and the total of 16 home runs in the three game series sweep sets a [...]

June 18, 1975: Fred Lynn hits three home runs, a single and a triple while driving in ten runs to lead the Red Sox to a 15-1 win over the Tigers in Detroit; Lynn's 17 total bases in the game ties an AL record and Lynn will go on to help the Red Sox to the World Series while becoming the first MLB player to earn Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in their firs [...]

June 17, 1960: Ted Williams hits his 500th home run and his two-run homer gives the Red Sox a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians with the victory going to right-hander Frank Sullivan who struck out 12 Indians; Williams becomes only the fourth player in MLB history to hit 500 or more homers, joining Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott in this exclusive club. [...]

June 16, 1978: Red Sox lefthander Bill "Spaceman" Lee announces that he is quiting the Red Sox and retiring from baseball to protest the trade of his good friend Bernie Carbo to the Brewers; Lee's "retirement" last only one day but the Spaceman, who was 7-3 at the time, spends the rest of the year in Don Zimmer's doghouse! [...]