Carlton Fisk leaves the Boston Red Sox to sign a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox

On March 18, 1981 ā€” After being declared a free agent because the Red Sox mailed his contract one day past the contractual deadline, Carlton Fisk signs a 5 year ā€“ $2.9 million deal with the White Sox. On Opening Day, the 33 year-oldĀ catcherĀ will hit an eighth-inning three-runĀ home runĀ to tie the score, 3-3, that proves to be the difference in Chicagoā€™s eventual 5-3 victory over his old team at Fenway Park.

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