Red Sox History

Historical photos and facts about the Boston Red Sox

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81 years ago today, only four days after turning 30, Tom Yawkey purchases Red Sox from Robert Quinn for $1.2 million

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28 years ago today Boston third baseman Wade Boggs receives the largest amount ($1.35 million) ever awarded in arbitration up to that point

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85 years ago today the Red Sox announce the team will play Sunday games at Braves Field. Fenway Park is considered too close to a church.

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The most important stolen base in Red Sox history. Dave Roberts steals second in Game 4, 2004 ALCS vs the Yankees

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Is this one of your favorite moments in Red Sox History? @ChrisCotillo

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@ChrisCotillo the inter-webs are dumb

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Please help me get the word out about this account @ChrisCotillo @iamjoonlee people won't know unless somebody tells them. #RedSox

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Jimmy Collins hit .296 and drove in 72 runs as the third baseman/manager of the first World Series Champs in 1903

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Players at Boston's Spring Training in Little Rock Arkansas 1907. Cy Young, second from right. #RedSox

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This date 1966 Ted Williams receives 93.4% of the vote cast by the BBWAA to be elected into the Hall of Fame

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@MLBcathedrals This day in 1961 is the day that Briggs Stadium was officially renamed Tiger Stadium

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@iamjoonlee thanks

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@iamjoonlee should I keep this account up? Do you think Red Sox fans would be all over it?

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Until 1934 there was a 10 ft embankment in front of the wall in left known as "Duffy's Cliff" named for Duffy Lewis

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On this date in 1919, the @RedSox sold Babe Ruth's contract to the @Yankees (h/t @MLBFanCave)

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Workers put a backstop up at Fenway Park on April 17, 1934.

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Frank Addeman and Roland Robinson cut the outfield grass in 1940.

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Ted Williams, in his second year with the Red Sox, pitched two innings of a 12-1 loss to the Tigers on Aug. 24, 1940

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Dec 26, 1919 is the day the Red Sox agreed to send Babe Ruth to the Yankees. It would become official in January.

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When Fenway Park was built they made the wall in left to keep non paying spectators from seeing the game for free