In The Silo: PawSox Win First In Indianapolis; Sea Dogs Avoid Sweep In Connecticut; Salem Sox Blanked By Matusz, Keys
Sunday, May 31st, 2009The Pawtucket Red Sox scored three runs in the fifth inning and held on to beat the Indianapolis Indians (PIT), 7-5, this afternoon to win their first game in three attempts in Indiana. They will attempt to split the four-game series tomorrow night before they return home to start an eight-game homestand on Tuesday night.
Both [...]
G51: New-Look Lineup Pays Immediate Dividends, Sox Avoid Sweep In Toronto, 8-2
Sunday, May 31st, 2009David Ortiz helps 2B Dustin Pedroia celebrate just his second home run of the year in today’s 8-2 win over the Blue Jays… AP photo
Red Sox manager Terry Francona unveiled a new lineup this afternoon in Toronto. This was a shakeup that was a little more dramatic than slotting a struggling David Ortiz in the [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: May 31, 1999
Sunday, May 31st, 2009Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
Tom Gordon recorded his fifty-fourth save in fifty-four chances in the Sox 8-7 win over Detroit, setting an American League record.
This Day in Baseball History: May 31st
Sunday, May 31st, 2009In 1869, the first rain out in professional baseball occurs as heavy rain postpones the Red Stockings game against the Antioch Nine.
In 1927, there was an unassisted triple play for the second consecutive day in the major leagues.
In 1937, a Memorial Day crowd of 61,756 — the second-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: May 30, 1980
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
Dave Stapleton debuted for the Red Sox. He holds the distinction of having seen his batting average decline in each of his seven big league seasons - all with the Red Sox (in [...]
This Day In Baseball History: May 30th (The Babe Says Goodbye)
Saturday, May 30th, 2009In 1894 After going 0-for-6 in the first game of a doubleheader, Beaneater Bob Lowe became the first major leaguer to hit four home runs in one game helping Boston to beat Cincinnati and Elton ‘Icebox’ Chamberlain, 20-11.
In 1904, at the Palace of the Fans in Cincinnati, Cubs first baseman Frank Chance was [...]
In The Silo: PawSox, Sea Dogs Pounded; Salem Sox Rally
Friday, May 29th, 2009If you looked at the scoreboard you might have thought you were at a low-scoring Patriots v Colts game. Unfortunately, it was minor league baseball… and unfortunately, the Pawtucket Red Sox came out on the short end of a 14-7 loss to the Indianapolis Indians (PIT).
Indianapolis scored three runs in the second inning [...]
G49: Janssen, Jays End Nine-Game Skid At Expense Of Sox, 6-3
Friday, May 29th, 2009Tim Wakefield was awful tonight. He didn’t have his good stuff. The knuckleball didn’t dart, it rolled. He pitched behind in the count, walked four batters and surrendered six runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 inning.
Meanwhile, Toronto right-hander Casey Janssen won for the first time in more than two years as the [...]
G49: Tonight’s Lineups Are Posted
Friday, May 29th, 2009The lineups for tonight’s game are in… George Kottaras gets the nod behind the plate with Tim Wakefield on the mound.
Former Red Sox 1B Kevin Millar has OWNED Wakefield — .433, 4 HR, 9 RBI in 30 AB.
Here are the lineups (with career numbers against opponent’s starting pitcher in parenthesis)…
Boston Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: May 29, 1984
Friday, May 29th, 2009Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
Joe Cronin’s #4 was officially retired in a ceremony at Fenway Park.
Ted Williams’ #9 was also re-retired… it had been originally retired in 1960 after his last game, but there had never been [...]
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