May 11, 1946: The New York Giants defeat the Boston Braves 5-1, before a crowd of 37,407 fans at Braves Field in the first night game played in Boston MLB history; the Braves wore satin home uniforms that were intended to reflect the light generated by the new light towers that had recently been erected. [...]

May 10, 1999: Shortstop Nomar Garciaparra hits three home runs and drives in ten runs as the Red Sox defeat the Seattle Mariners 12-4; Garciaparra's three home runs included two grand slams and his ten RBI ties him with Rudy York (1946), Norm Zauchin (1955), and Fred Lynn (1975), for the club record. [...]

May 9, 1953: Former Red Sox great Dom DiMaggio plays his last game for the team as Boston loses 6-4 to the New York Yankees; DiMaggio, who enjoyed ten outstanding seasons with the Red Sox, retired after demanding a trade when the immortal Tommy Umphlett replaced Dom in centerfield under manager Lou Boudreau's "youth movement." [...]

May 8, 1925: The National League celebrates its 50th continuous year of operation with a "Golden Jubilee Game"; the game at Braves Field, played before 5,500 fans, matches the two remaining teams from 1876, the Boston Braves defeat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 before a crowd including several members of the 1876 Boston Nationals, highlighted by George Wright of the [...]

May 7, 1903: The Boston Americans met the New York American League team for the first time in what would become MLB's greatest rivalry, winning 6-2 at the Huntington Avenue Grounds; the New York team, which had moved from Baltimore at the beginning of 1903, would become the Yankees in 1913, and the name Red Sox became official in 1908. [...]