Topic: Johnny Pesky
?Pesky?s Pole? is the nickname for the right field foul pole at Fenway Park. It is named after veteran Boston Red Sox infielder Johnny Pesky. However Pesky explains in an interview in 2002 that one of those Fenway home runs was ...
At the beginning of the 1942 baseball season, the Yankees lost Tommy Henrich to the Army -- a continuation of World War II's affect on baseball rosters. Wit?h a deep and versatile attack, they led the American League in runs scored ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Jim Rice will add another honor to his name on Tuesday when the new member of the Hall of Fame has his No. 14 uniform retired by the Boston Red Sox.Rice, inducted with Rickey Henderson at Sunday's Cooperstown ...
Former Red Sox great Dom DiMaggio, younger brother of Yankees Hall of Famer Joe, dies at 92Dominic DiMaggio, the bespectacled Boston Red Sox center fielder who made his own mark on the major leagues despite playing in the shadow of Hall of ...
Johnny Pesky became the sixth player in franchise history to have his number retired when the Boston Red Sox paid tribute to their former star on Sunday at Fenway Park.In a rainy pre-game ceremony, the Boston legend had his number six ...
Johnny Pesky's No. 6 uniform number to be retired this weekend by Red SoxThe Red Sox will retire Johnny Pesky's number on Friday night, putting his No. 6 on the upper deck facade alongside those of teammates Ted Williams and ...
