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: 2000-08-11

August 11, 2009: The Red Sox defeat the Tigers 7-5 at Fenway Park led by two home runs by third baseman Mike Lowell, and in the second inning Kevin Youkilis is hit a fastball thrown by Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello; Youkilis charges the mound and lands a few punches before order is restored and Lowell replaces Youk following his ejection.

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