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| 1955 |
Carroll Hardy, the 49ers' third-round pick in this year's NFL Draft, enjoys his best day as a professional football player, catching two Y.A. Tittle touchdown passes in the team's 27-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee County Stadium. After one season, the 22-year-old halfback will leave the gridiron and sign with the Red Sox, where he will be the only player to pinch-hit for Boston legend Ted Williams.Â
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| 1958 | Jackie Jensen (.286, 35, 122), breaking New York's four-year stronghold on the award, is selected as the American League's Most Valuable Player. The outcome is unexpected as the Red Sox fleet outfielder played on a non-contender, unlike runner-up Bob Turley, who pitched for the World Champion Yankees. |
| 1987 | Longtime-friend Jim Frey hires Don Zimmer, former Padres, Red Sox, and Rangers skipper, to manage the Cubs. In his last managerial stint, Popeye compiled a 265-258 (.507) record during his three-year tenure in Chicago. |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki becomes the second player in major league history to win the Most Valuable Player Award in the same year as being selected Rookie of the Year. The 28-year-old Mariner outfielder joins Red Sox freshman outfielder Fred Lynn, who accomplished the feat in 1975, as one of two rookies chosen as the MVP. |
| 2004 |
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) introduces a resolution congratulating the Red Sox on their recent World Championship, a four-game sweep of St. Louis. The team had never won the World Series during the lifetime of the 72-year-old legislator.
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| 2007 | Mike Lowell and the Red Sox finalize a $37.5 million, three-year contract. The 33-year-old third baseman, this season's World Series MVP, sought a four-year deal but chose to stay with the World Champions despite longer and more lucrative offers. |
6 Fact(s) Found