April 6, 1973: The new designated hitter rule makes its major league debut at Fenway Park and the American League as the Red Sox defeat the Yankees 15-5; Yankees' Ron Bloomberg earns his place in the record books when he bats as the DH in the first inning, while the first Red Sox DH, Orlando Cepeda goes 0-6 for the day. [...]

April 5, 1901: The Boston Americans who didn't oficially become the Red Sox until 1908 played their first game as a team, winning their exhibition game against the University of Virginia 13-0; three pitchers combined to shut-out the Cavaliers, and the Americans played errorless defense, led by future Hall of Fame third baseman, Jimmy Collins. [...]

April 4, 2001: Hideo Nomo celebrates his debut with the Boston Red Sox, and the debut of Don Orsillo on NESN, by pitching a n0-hitter in a 3-0 victory over Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards; Nomo, who is backed by Brian Dubach's two-run homer, becomes only the fourth pitcher to throw a no-hitter in both the National and American Leagues. [...]

April 3, 1992: The Red Sox celebrate their last game in their Winter Haven, FL, spring headquarters with a 14-4 win over the Detroit Tigers; the Red Sox, who had moved to Winter Haven in 1966, after seven springs in Scottsdale, AZ, grew frustrated with the maintenance of the fields by the City of Winter Haven, and they had already announced their move to For [...]

April 2, 2008: Kevin Youkilis sets a major league record with his 194th consecutive errorless game at first base as the Red Sox defeat the Oakland A's 5-0; the versatile Youkilis started in 2004 as a third baseman, moved to first in 2006, and he returned to third base prior to his trade to the Chicago White Sox in 2012, his brief career as a Yankee, and his [...]