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July 2
1904: Bill O’Neill and cash are sent to Washington for Kip Selbach.
1906: Cy Young leads the Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Senators (Twins) in game one. Then in game two Washington is the winner in seven innings, so Boston can catch a train.
1912: Larry Gardner legs out two inside-the-park homers but the Sox still lose 9-7 in New York.
1915: Connie Mack continues his fire sale, by sending Jack Barry to Boston for $8,000.
1918: After losing to Washington 3-0 and arguing with Manager Ed Barrow, Babe Ruth quits the team. Playing in centerfield, Ruth is held hitless in two at bats with an error.
1927: New York extends its winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Bob Meusel hits a double in the sixith inning to drive in Lou Gehrig for the winning run. This gives Boston 14 loses in a row.
1940: The Red Sox (14) and A’s (2) combine for an American League record in a single inning. Ted Williams also sets a Major League record by batting three times in an inning. The Splinter has two walks and a groundout.
1950: A 15-9 win over the Red Sox the Yankees earn a split of a four game series with the Red Sox. Big John Mize plays at first base and has a homer and a single.
1956: Ted Williams is 4-5 raising his avarage to .372 to lead the Red Sox to a 3-2 come from behind win over the Senators.
1958: Lead by the hitting of Jackie Jensen and Ted Williams, Boston routs the Senators 10-3. The duo has combined to belt nine homers in the past five games, driving in 20 runs.
1964: Former Red Sox designated hitter (1995-1996) Jose Canseco Capas, Jr. is born in Havana, Cuba.
1972: Reggie Smith homers both from both sides of the plate to lift Boston to a 15-4 win over the Brewers.
1974: Former Red Sox first baseman (2008) Sean Thomas Casey is born in Willingboro, New Jersey.
1975: In his first game as the “regular” leftfielder, Jim Rice cracks two homers, including one that is the longest ever hit at CountyStadium. Rick Wise is the game one winner by the score of 6-3. He does not give up a hit until there are two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Then in the second game of the double header Fred Lynn’s streak of getting on base comes to an end.
1978: In the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado one of the biggest Red Sox fans of this generation is born. This “Superfan” not only plans a major neurological surgery around the 2004 World Series Game, he also where a make shift Sox cap into the operation room. Currently he writes a blog on www.sawxheads.com entitled “This Day in Red Sox History”.
1982: Tony Perez’s single off Milwaukee’s Bob McClure is his 2,500th career hits. Sadly that is Boston’s lone bright spot as the Brew Crew wallops the Red Sox 14-5.
1986: Scoring three runs in the eighth inning, the Blue Jays beat Roger Clemens and the Red Sox 4-2. This prevents Clemens from getting a record tying 15th consecutive win.
1990: Nolan Ryan strikes out seven Red Sox in a 3-2 loss. These “Ks” give him a record 22 seasons with at least 100 strikeouts.
1998: Pedro Martínez shut out his former club, with a 15-0 win over the Expos (Nationals). Boston batters bash 20 hits.
2001: Manny Ramírez hits a three run homer in the first inning to clip the Blue Jays’ wings with a 16-4 win in Toronto. Ramírez’s 491 foot shot is the longest in the history of the SkyDome.
2006: A 4-3 win over the Marlins gives the Red Sox a 16-2 record against the National League this season. This ties the highest victory total in Interleague history.
-Southstander RSM
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