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: 2000-06-05

June 5, 2001: The Red Sox defeat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in 18 innings on third baseman Shea Hillenbrand’s home run over the Green Monster; Tim Wakefield gets the win after pitching a hitless 18th inning, and Manny Ramirez ties an American League record when he is walked intentionally four times by the Tigers.

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