All posts tagged "red sox"
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13.5KArts and LeisureHappy Jack Chesbro, the Yankees’ Bill Buckner of 1904
In 1904, Happy Jack Chesbro threw a wild pitch as painful to New York Yankees’ fans as Bill Buckner’s error was to...
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10.4KArts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Lefty Grove Is Traded for a Fence
Lefty Grove was a coal miner’s son who threw a fastball like a rifle shot and tantrums like a spoiled two-year-old, but...
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13.0K10Arts and LeisureNew England Patriots History, or Why There Are Still Giants Fans in New England
New England Patriots history began with an unlikely cast of characters, a decade of homelessness and an early success followed by years...
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16.1K1Arts and LeisureThe Boston Redskins Play Their Last Game
George Preston Marshall brought professional football to Boston in 1931 with a team known as the Boston Redskins — and which won...
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31.8K10MassachusettsBlack Cats, Lucky Bones and Superstitious New Englanders
New England Puritans were a superstitious lot who believed luck ruled their lives. They took measures to ward of bad luck, attract...
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9.3K7Arts and LeisureFlashback Photos from Fenway Park
A lot has happened since they broke ground for Fenway Park on September 25, 1911, and not just baseball. Here are a...
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