Boston Red Sox timeline
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The First Game Of The First World Series
On October 1, 1903, the Boston Americans (soon to become the Red Sox) of the American League played the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates... Read more
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Fenway Park Opens
After two rain delays, Fenway Park finally hosted its first professional baseball game on April 20, 1912. (The first official game played in Fenway... Read more
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1912 World Series
In the 1912 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants four games to three (with one tie). This dramatic series showcased great... Read more
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Babe Ruth sold to the Boston Red Sox
On July 7, 1914, Dunn offered to trade Ruth, along with Ernie Shore and Ben Egan, to Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics. Dunn asked $10,000... Read more
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1915 World Series
In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one. In their only World Series before 1950, the... Read more
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1916 World Series
In the 1916 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Robins (a.k.a. Dodgers) four games to one. Casey Stengel shined on offense for the... Read more
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1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their... Read more
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Babe Ruth is sold to the New York Yankees
On December 26, 1919, Frazee sold Ruth to the New York Yankees. Popular legend has it that Frazee sold Ruth and several other of his best players... Read more
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Jackie Robinson tries out for Boston Red Sox
Jackie Robinson and two other black players, Sam Jethroe and Marvin Williams, participate in a Boston Red Sox tryout at Fenway Park. The Red Sox... Read more
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1946 World Series
The 1946 World Series was played in October 1946 between the St. Louis Cardinals (representing the National League) and the Boston Red Sox... Read more
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1967 World Series
The 1967 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second... Read more
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1975 World Series Game 6 Red Sox 7 - Reds 6
I was 10 years old when this game happened. I remember staying up very late to watch this game and was so excited when Fisk hit his game ending... Read more
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1975 World Series - Game 7: Reds 4, Red Sox 3
Joey Tramontana from Hull, Mass. was chosen by the Jimmy Fund to throw out the first ball in the 7th game of the 1975 World Series. Read more
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Carl Yastrzemski gets 3000th hit
I was 14 years old and in attendance at this game. The Red Sox played the Yankees. My dad, mom, brother and I were sitting on the third base side... Read more
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1986 World Series
The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. It was cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the... Read more
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Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-2
BALTIMORE -- The new Red Sox season, one of great expectations, got off to a rough start at Camden Yards last night. Pedro Martinez was back on the... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-1
BALTIMORE -- We've seen Curt Schilling before and he's seen us, but yesterday afternoon was different. Shortly after 3 o'clock, it was as if... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 10-3
BALTIMORE -- Shave the beard. Keep the beard. Cut the hair. Keep the hair. All kinds of emotions were going through Johnny Damon's floppy-haired... Read more
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Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-2
BALTIMORE -- The walls of his corner office in the Red Sox clubhouse at Fenway Park were bare. The drawers in the hotel suite he will occupy a mile... Read more
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Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 10-5
The Toronto Blue Jays began last season by getting swept by the New York Yankees in three games, then bounced back to sweep the Minnesota Twins.... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-1
Any more questions? Pedro Martinez, who has been peppered all spring with queries about his arm slot, velocity, and ability to succeed after his... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4
When David Ortiz launched a blast into the Monster seats in the 12th inning Sunday, giving the Red Sox a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jays, no one was... Read more
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Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 12-7
Was it the cold weather? The Orioles? Whatever it was, it wasn't good. Far below Pedro Martinez's standard, in fact. The Sox ace lasted five... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 6-2
We'll never know, of course, how much compassion Red Sox fans would have shown Tim Wakefield if they didn't have Grady Little to kick... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 5-2
Those who object to the Red Sox playing the Yankees so many times this early in the season -- seven times in a 10-day span ending next Sunday --... Read more