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Celebrating 155 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 155 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

2000-03-11

By |2020-04-09T15:38:53-04:00March 23rd, 2020|

March 11, 2002: The new Red Sox ownership, led by John Henry and Tom Werner, introduces Grady Little as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox succeeding interim manager Joe Kerrigan; Little will pilot the Red Sox to 188 wins in two seasons, but he is fired shortly after failing to relieve Pedro Martinez in the 2003 Game Seven ALCS loss to the Yankees. [...]

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2000-03-10

By |2020-04-09T14:32:47-04:00March 23rd, 2020|

March 10, 1946: The Red Sox defeat the Washington Senators 7-3 in an exhibition played in Havana, Cuba, the first game played outside of the United States by the Red Sox, who flew from Sarasota, FL, to Havana in a Pan American Clipper; a crowd estimated at 8,000 watched the Red Sox defeat the Washington Senators 7-3, with Ted Williams' triple the deciding hi [...]

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2000-03-09

By |2020-04-09T15:11:09-04:00March 23rd, 2020|

March 9, 1981: Red Sox All-Star catcher Carlton Fisk signs a contract with the Chicago White Sox after being declared a free agent when the Red Sox fail to deliver a 1981 contract in accordance with MLB's Basic Agreement; Fisk will go on to play 13 years with the White Sox following his 11 years with Boston and he will be elected to baseball's Hall of Fame i [...]

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2000-03-08

By |2020-04-09T14:19:03-04:00March 23rd, 2020|

March 8, 1908: Former Boston Braves right fielder (1924-1925) and Braves manager (1938-1943) Casey Stengel is selected to baseball's Hall of Fame; Stengel gains entry to the Hall of Fame in recognition of his ten American League Pennants and seven World Championships with the New York Yankees and not for his 373-491 (.432) managerial record with the Braves. [...]

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2000-03-07

By |2020-04-09T14:54:38-04:00March 23rd, 2020|

March 7, 1967: Red Sox manager Dick Williams plays first baseman George Scott in right field during an inter-squad game and announces that Scott will be used in the outfield during the regular season "as needed"; Scott will later knock himself unconscious running into the right field wall in Winter Haven, FL, ending the experiment. [...]

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