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: 2000-06-11

June 11, 1952: Red Sox catcher Sammy White hits a ninth inning walk-off grand slam home run for an 11-9 victory over the St. Louis Browns; White celebrates his home run by crawling on his hands and knees halfway to home plate, which he kisses, adding to a zany evening that also featured Jimmy Piersall harassing pitcher Satchel Paige while leading off first base.

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