Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 154 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

This Day in History: 2000-05-22

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.

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