Mo Vaughn responds to the boos of the crowd with a two-run home run in the 8th inning to lead Boston past Toronto, 4 – 3. Vaughn, who makes it 4 – 2 with the homer off Dan Plesac, is booed during introductions and during his first three at-bats in response to his earlier comments that he does not want to return to the Red Sox next season.

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On September 17, 1997 — Mo Vaughn responds to the boos of the crowd with a two-run home run in the 8th inning to lead Boston past Toronto, 4 – 3. Vaughn, who makes it 4 – 2 with the homer off Dan Plesac, is booed during introductions and during his first three at-bats in response to his earlier comments that he does not want to return to the Red Sox next season.

 

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