May 26, 1978: Dwight Evans hits two home runs and lefthander Bill Lee runs his record to 7-1, as the Red Sox defeat the Detroit Tigers 6-3; Jim Rice slugs his league-leading 16th home run to delight a crowd of 33,431 that is on hand at Fenway Park to watch the first-place Red Sox. [...]

May 25, 1935: Babe Ruth, playing for the Boston Braves, puts on one last show of power as he homers three times in an 11-7 loss to the Pittsburg Pirates; 10,000 fans were on hand at Forbes Field to watch the Babe hit the last home runs of his storied career, which ends when he retires from the Braves after just 28 games. [...]

May 24, 1952: Troubled Red Sox rookie Jimmy Piersall gets into a shouting match with Yankee infielder Billy Martin and their dispute escalates to a fistfight under the stands with Martin winning on a TKO; Piersall will ultimately be treated for a nervous breakdown, but he will recover to ultimately play 17 MLB seasons. [...]

May 23, 1919: It is "Hank Gowdy Day" at four year-old Braves Field as Boston fans gather to honor their long-time catcher who has returned from military service in World War I; unfortunately, the visiting Cincinnati Reds put a damper on the ceremonies by defeating the Braves 10-4. [...]

May 22, 1958: Ted Williams' grand slam home run provides the margin of victory as the Red Sox defeat the Kansas City A's 8-5 in a game played before 10,000 fans at Municipal Stadium; the grand slam is the 16th of Ted's career and it ties him with Babe Ruth in second place among all-time MLB career-leaders. [...]