On May 17, 1912, historic Fenway Park in Boston is officially dedicated, as the Red Sox play host to the Chicago White Sox. Playing in front of an overflow crowd of 18,000+, the Red Sox lose the game, 5-2. Ed Walsh improves to 7-2 on the young season and helps himself with a 3-3 day…
On April 20, 1912 – The Boston Red Sox play the first game in the history of Fenway Park, after three previous attempts to play the opener have been rained out. Over 27,000 fans attended the opening, the Red Sox had “The Million Dollar” outfield of Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, and Harry Hooper. In 1912,…
This Day in Red Sox History April 19, 1912 Patriot’s Day The Boston Marathon The Red Sox, due to a rainout on Opening Day, schedule a two-admission twin bill, with games starting at 10:30 am and 3:15 pm to give morning fans the chance to see the end of the Boston Marathon, and race watchers…
In the first game ever played at Fenway Park; the Red Sox beat Harvard, 2-0, in an abbreviated exhibition contest played on a cold and snowy afternoon in front of 3,000 hardy fans. Crimson third baseman and captain Dana Wingate, a sophomore from Winchester, Massachusetts, becomes the first batter in the Boston ballpark, taking the first pitch for ball one before being struck out on a fastball thrown by Casey Hageman.
Boston Red Sox – Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper, and Tris Speaker at spring training. Hot Springs, Arkansas – 1912.
Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood and rookie Buck O’Brien toss back-to-back shutouts to beat Cleveland. Wood wins, 6 – 0, and O’Brien follows with a 3 – 0 win. O’Brien, who relieved in his last appearance, will finish all five of his starts, going 5-1.
1911 – Chicago’s Ed Walsh pitches a 5 – 0 no-hitter against the Red Sox. A 4th-inning walk produces the only Red Sox runner. After going 18-20 in 1910, Walsh bounces back to win 27 and lead the league in games (56), IP (369), and strikeouts (255).
Red Sox pitcher Smoky Joe Wood tops the St. Louis Browns, 3 – 2, for his 20th win.
At St. Louis, Smoky Joe Wood allows only a single to Burt Shotton in pitching a one-hitter. Boston wins, 6 – 1.
On June 27, 1911 In the 7th inning at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the A’s Stuffy McInnis steps into the batter’s box to lead off and hits Ed Karger’s warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home runwhile the Red Sox are still taking their positions. Boston manager Patsy Donovan protests to umpire Rip Egan, but Egan rejects the protest on the basis of Ban Johnson’s new rule prohibiting warm-up pitches. The…
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