Luis Tiant and Juan Marchial receive the Roberto Clemente Award

August 24, 1974, Boston Red Sox pitchers Luis Tiant (L) and Juan Marichal (R) pose with their trophies after receiving the second Roberto Clemente Award during Latin American Day ceremonies at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox were in first place by 8 games at the time, will lose the game to the Oakland A’s when Diego Segui gave up 3 runs in the 9th. 4-1, Catfish Hunter picks up his 19th win. The Red Sox will go 14-33 the rest of the way to finish 3rd in the AL East.

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1978 – Ron Guidry (21-2) gives up two singles in the 1st inning and that’s it. New York sends 12 runners to the plate and scores seven runs in the 4th inning to win, 7 – 0, against Dennis Eckersley and cut the Boston lead to a single game. For Guidry, it is his 7th shutout of the year, and the first lefty shutout in Fenway Park since Ken Holtzman fired one on August 5, 1974.

September 9, 1978

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