February 24, 1990: Former Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro, who was the youngest player in the American League to reach 100 home runs, passed away at the age of 45; Tony C., who had been an invalid since his 1982 heart attack, overcame a beaning by Jack Hamilton of the Angels in July 1967, returning to play 1969-1971, and briefly for the Red Sox in 1975. [...]

February 23, 2013: Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schillings "bloody sock" from Game Two of the 2004 World Series is auctioned off for $92,613; it should be noted that the original bloody sock was worn in Game Six of ALCS against the Yankees but Schilling repeated the dramatic performance in Game Two against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. [...]

February 22, 1992: Red Sox first baseman Carlos Quintana, who is scheduled to be the teams starting first baseman after hitting .295 in 1991, breaks his left arm and right toe in an automobile accident in Caracas, Venezuela; Quintana will miss the entire 1992 season and play just one more season for the club in 1993, batting only .244 with one home run in 10 [...]

February 21, 1959: Red Sox infielder Pumpsie Green is denied accommodations at the team's spring training hotel in Scottsdale, AZ; Green, who would become the clubs first African American player in July 1959, is housed separately in a hotel in Phoenix and provided with a car so he can commute to the Red Sox spring training facility in Scottsdale. [...]

February 20, 1871: The Boston Red Stockings, who are to be managed by Harry Wright who led the Cincinnati Red Stockings, become the first member of the newly formed National Association; the league will disband after the 1875 season after Boston dominates by winning four straight league championships, but the N. A. is considered the ancestor of the National [...]