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| 1953 | The Senators trade Jackie Jensen to the Red Sox for 18-game-winner Maury McDermott and outfielder Tom Umphlett. The Californian Golden Boy, whose fear of flying will end his promising career a few years later, will win the American League Most Valuable Player award playing for Boston in 1958. |
| 1961 | The writers select Red Sox freshman hurler Don Schwall as the American League Rookie of the Year. The 25-year-old right-hander, who managed to get on the All-Star team despite making his big league debut on May 21, compiled a 15-7 record for a sixth-place team that finished ten games under .500. |
| 1970 | The White Sox trade Luis Aparicio to the Red Sox in exchange for infielders Mike Andrews and Luis Alvarado. Boston's acquisition of the future Hall of Fame shortstop shifts All-Star Rico Petrocelli, with his consent, from short to third base. |
| 2011 |
The Red Sox introduce Bobby Valentine as the team's new manager at a news conference covered by approximately 100 members of the media, many from the New York papers and broadcast outlets. Boston announces that the 61-year-old skipper, who hasn't managed since being fired by the Mets in 2002, agreed to a two-year deal and has options for 2014 and 2015.
(Ed. Note: Valentine's tenure in Boston will be brief, dismissed a day after the regular season ends when the team finishes last with a 69-93 record, their worst campaign since 1965. - LP) |
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