1916 – Tilly Walker’s home run over the LF wall is the only home run the Red Sox will hit at Fenway Park this season, but it is the lone Boston score today as the Yankees win, 4 – 1. Inserted as a defensive replacement late in the game, Boston SS Everett Scott starts a string of 1,307 consecutive games, all played at SS. He will complete the streak as a Yankee on May 6, 1925. It will be the longest until Lou Gehrig’s 2,130.

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On June 20, 1916 – Tilly Walker’s home run over the LF wall is the only home run the Red Sox will hit at Fenway Park this season, but it is the lone Boston score today as the Yankees win, 4 – 1. Inserted as a defensive replacement late in the game, Boston SS Everett Scott starts a string of 1,307 consecutive games, all played at SS. He will complete the streak as a Yankee on May 6, 1925. It will be the longest until Lou Gehrig’s 2,130.