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The red stocking on the shirt front was a one-year innovation before returning to the plain "BOSTON". The familiar "RED SOX" first appeared in 1912, coincident with the opening of Fenway Park. Through the years, the Red Sox have continued to wear red somewhere in their uniforms. By the 1930s, the color blue was re-added to the mix. (Okkonen)
The 50 Greatest Players in Boston Red Sox History. Down East Books. ISBN 1608933091; Golenbock, Peter (2005). Red Sox Nation: An Unexpurgated History of the Boston Red Sox. Triumph Books. ISBN 1572437448; Nowlin, Bill; Silverman, Matthew. (2010). Red Sox By the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Boston Read Sox by Uniform Number. Sports ...
The tune saw a resurgence in popularity when a new version by Boston area band The Dropkick Murphys was featured in the 2005 film Fever Pitch, which tells the story of an obsessive Red Sox fan. [201] The song is frequently played after home wins and inspired the name of Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster's "sister" Tessie. [202]
Diehard Boston fans are all too familiar with the "Curse of the Bambino," an 86-year drought during which the Red Sox tried and failed to win the World Series between 1918 and 2004. The team came ...
From Pedro Martinez to Curt Schilling to Josh Beckett to Chris Sale, the Boston Red Sox always seemed to have that big-name starter when they were winning four World Series titles in 15 years.
He wears Red Sox jersey #97, indicating the year of his emergence from the wall, and consistently wears his team-issued size 37 cap. In his spare time, Wally likes to play catch with the Red Sox players, and read his favorite book "Hello, Wally" written by his good friend the late NESN Red Sox Broadcaster Jerry Remy. He also sneaks into the ...
The 2004 Red Sox season was the subject of several non-fiction books, including Faithful: Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season, whose authors Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King decided to write the book before the season began, and Reversing the Curse by Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe.
The Red Sox start a three-game series with the Twins on Friday night at Fenway Park. Boston had only one baserunner against Ryan Pepiot before Story tied it at 1-all with a leadoff homer in the sixth.