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2006 Egyptian ferry, Al Salam Boccaccio, sinks killing over 1200 people in the Red Sea
2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 2004 "Paul ""Red"" Adair", Oil well fire expert, Hellfighters, dies at 88 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1 1998 New York Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4 games to 0 1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract 1997 Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty 1997 Red Skelton, comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84 1997 Red Skelton, comic, dies at 84 1997 Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees 1997 Red Wings Vladimir Konstantinov and Slava Fetisov hurt in car crash 1997 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers 1996 Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker, dies at 86 1996 Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win 1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games 1996 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61 1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 1996 Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy 1995 Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1995 Leanoard "Red" Truss, R&B singer, dies at 47 1995 Souphanouvong, Red Prince, president of Laos 1975 - 1987, dies at 85 1994 Richard M Major, U.S. anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72 1994 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (John F. Kennedy, 8 Seconds, Want to Live), dies at 33 1994 Cambodia's Red Khmer surprise attack on train, kills 13 1994 Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired 1994 Boris Alexandrov, conductor, Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble, dies at 88 1994 Johnny Morey Downs, actor/singer (Algiers, Red Head), dies at 80 1994 Red Rodney, Albino Red/The Red Arrow, bebop-trumpeter, dies at 66 1993 "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1993 "Red Shoes" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1993 Richard Jordan, U.S. actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55 1993 Red Sox Roger Clemens pitches 2,000th strike out, Danny Tartabul - New York 1993 Cincinnati Red pitcher Thomas Browning arrested for marijuana possession 1993 New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st 1993 Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 1993 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, he damages his arm 1993 Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox 1993 Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed 1993 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments 1992 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks 1992 New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season 1992 Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91 1992 Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies 1992 Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84 1992 Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 1992 Red Sox Mark Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yankees 1-0) 1992 Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident 1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hours) 1992 Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 1992 Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83 1992 Superbowl XXVI: Washington Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minnesota Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, quarterback 1991 Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed 1991 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award 1991 Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland 1991 Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher 1991 Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9 1991 Red Sox Carlos Quintana is 11th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd) 1991 Red Sox and White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11) 1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 Wim van den Brink, Dutch actor (Turkish Fruit, Red Sien), dies 1991 Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract 1991 Howard "Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost, dies at 87 1990 Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS 1990 Alberto Moravia, Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82 1990 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game 1990 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion 1990 Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 1990 Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic 1990 Capucine, actress (Lion, Red Sun, Fellini Satyricon), dies at 55 1990 Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45 1990 Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asstistant General Manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office) 1989 Red Khmer occupies Pailin in Cambodia 1989 Cornel Wilde, actor (Saadia, Comic, Beach Red, Gargoyles), dies at 74 1989 Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8 1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles 1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway 1989 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle 1989 Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic 1989 Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Hall of Fame 1989 California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs 1989 Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract 1988 Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1988 Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant 1988 Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games 1988 Boston Red Sox set AL consecutive home victories at 23 1988 Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home 1988 Jennifer Levin's parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar 1988 Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month 1988 Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling 1988 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan 1988 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her 1988 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak 1988 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home 1988 Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1988 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony 1988 Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1 1987 Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons 1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia 1987 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis becomes 7th and earliest 30 home run - 30 steal man 1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yankees score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn 1987 West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square 1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1986 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series 1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa 1986 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1986 Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians 1986 With 2 outs in 6th inning, Red Sox score 11 runs 1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1986 Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single 1986 All star MVP: Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox 1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red, white and blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty 1986 Dirk de Vroome, Red Giant, Limbourg activist, dies at 60 1986 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners 1986 Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M) 1985 Stanley G[rauman] Weinbaum, U.S., sci-fi author (Red Peri), dies at 85 1985 Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95 1985 Marge Schott becomes CEO of Cincinnati Red 1985 Boston Red Sox Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs 1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 1984 Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36 1984 Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin) 1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner 1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana 1984 Superbowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB 1983 New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0 1983 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 New York Yankee Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox 1983 Superbowl XVII: Washington Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB 1982 Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev 1982 36" snow Red Lodge, Montana 1982 Dutch Internal minister Mr. M Red assigns BVD to spy on communists 1982 Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans 1982 U.S. General Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy 1982 Red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76 1981 Members of Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier 1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1981 Longest game at Fenway Park completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7 1981 Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 inn (started 9/3) 1981 Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7 1981 George Foster hits his 8th home run into red seats at Riverfront 1981 Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered 1981 Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies 1981 Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd) 1981 Arbitrator Goetz declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent 1981 Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi 1981 40th Islander shut-out opponent-3-0 vs Red Wings-Billy Smith 15th 1980 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets 1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams) 1980 Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at 66 1979 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1979 Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG 1979 Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) 1979 Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th home run 1979 Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies 1978 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP 1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1978 Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox 1978 Red Sox finally beat Yankees in Sept 1978, 7-3 1978 Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2 1978 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 1978 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-0 1978 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 1978 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yankees beat Red Sox 15-3 1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Cincinnati Red Tom Seaver no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1978 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M 1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1978 Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National and retires 1978 Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed 1977 Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash 1977 Leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72 1977 Yankees leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay 1977 Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6 1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees 1977 Red Sox (6) and Brewers (5) tie single game home run record of 11 1977 Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal 1976 Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed 1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years 1976 Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees 1976 Ulrike Meinhof, lead Germany Red Army Faction, dies 1975 Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG 1975 Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL) 1975 Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4 1975 Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS 1975 Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers 1975 Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78 1975 Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh 1975 Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer 1975 Cass Daley, actress (Red Garters), dies at 59 1975 Dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78 1975 John Dierkes, actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69 1974 Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 and walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2 1974 Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings 1974 Italian Red Brigade officer Mario Sossi freed 1974 Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi 1973 M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City 1973 Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor (voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 72 1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet 1973 Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK 1973 Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love" 1973 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont 1973 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH 1973 Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Red Skins, 14-7 in LA 1972 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL 1972 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk, Russia, NHL forward, Detroit Red Wings 1972 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle 1971 Milton Rosmer, director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90 1971 Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65 1971 U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China 1971 Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Cory Bailey, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Joseph Hudson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Allan Walker, actor and writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 1970 Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a home run in red seats at Riverfront 1970 All star MVP: Carl Yastremski (Boston Red Sox) 1970 Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 "Red Skelton Show," last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV 1970 Cincinnati Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight 1970 William Selby, born in Monroeville, Michigan, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 China launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red" 1970 "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City 1970 Ghetty Chasun, Erie Penn, actress, Red Lips 1969 Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City 1969 Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada 1969 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th home run of season 1969 Nathan Minchey, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Lee O'Leary, born in Compton, California, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7 1969 Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0 1969 Jeff Tinsley, born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1969 "Red, White, and Maddox" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 41 performances 1969 Phil Plantier, Manchester, New Hampshire, outfielder, San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's 1969 "Red, White, and Maddox" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 41 performances 1969 Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings 1968 Adam Rich, New York City, actor, Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy 1968 Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Red Foley, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 58 1968 Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1968 Eric Wedge, U.S. baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder, Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995 1967 Tom Gordon, Sebring, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1967 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series 1967 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox 1967 Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1967 Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton 1967 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves 1967 Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings 1967 Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot and Blue), dies at 74 1967 Yankees take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yankees beat them 6-3 1967 John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1967 Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at 1967 John Valentin, Mineola, New York, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame 1967 Tim Naehring, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Chris Nabholz, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 C Thomas Howell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man 1966 Hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies 1966 Jeff Frye, born in Oakland California, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Tim Wakefield, Melbourne, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Irene Jacob, actress, Red, Othello 1966 Heathcliff Slocumb, born in Jamaica, New York, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1966 Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress, Red Lips 2 1966 Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1966 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 1966 Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach 1966 Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Stephen Mailer, born in New York City, actor, Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love 1966 Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics 1965 Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1965 Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59 1965 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0 1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances 1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11, 1-0 1965 Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch 1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances 1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal 1964 Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP 1964 Jeff Sellers, baseball pitcher, Red Sox 1964 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1964 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame 1963 Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1963 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 1963 Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars 1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame 1963 Stark Young, U.S. writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81 1962 Jamie Moyer, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1962 Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Flea, Michael Balzary, bassist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP 1962 Boston Red Sox Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 1962 Brigitte Nielsen, born in Eisinore, Denmark, actress, Red Sonja, Rocky IV 1962 Shawn Paddock, rocker, Red Rockers 1962 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0 1962 Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits White Sox 1-0 1962 John Gruffith, rocker, Red Rockers 1962 Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals 1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square 1961 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor, John F. Kennedy, 8 Sceonds, I Want to Live 1961 Laurence Fishburne, born in Augusta, Georgia, actor, Red Heat, School Daze 1961 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox 1961 Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward, Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings 1961 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 1961 Dan Stuart, U.S. singer and songwriter, Green on Red 1960 Kris Monaghan, Spokane, Washington, golfer, 1990 Red Robin Kyocera Inamori 1960 Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Tony Goldwyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ghost, Kuffs, Traces of Red 1960 Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1960 Jim Reilly, rocker, Red Rockers 1960 Ford Frick voids Indians - Red Sox deal as Sam White retires 1960 Kelly LeBrock, born in New York City, actress, Weird Science, Woman in Red 1959 [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1959 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs 1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own home run 1959 Ali Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1959 Joe Hesketh, U.S. baseball player for the Boston Red Sox 1959 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1959 Otis Nixon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers 1958 Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0 1958 Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado 1958 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88 1958 Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West 1958 Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid 1958 Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84 1958 Norman Lamont Hassan, British reggae musician, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 John Webster, rocker, Red Ryder-Light in the Tunnel 1957 Jim Brown, rocker, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Chris Joyce, rocker, Simply Red 1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players 1957 Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings 1957 Astro, Terrence Wilson, England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 home runs in 6th inning in 11-0 win 1957 NHL Players Association forms (New York City), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president 1957 Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1956 Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway 1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run 1956 Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings 1956 Terry Taylor, Paul Klause, wrestler, WCW/WWF/NWA, Red Rooster 1956 Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans 1956 Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins 1956 Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 1956 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 1956 Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One 1955 Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 1955 Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st 1955 Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo California, actor, Code Red 1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 1955 Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1955 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1954 Robin Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1954 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1954 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China 1954 Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man 1954 Ken Greer, rock guitarist, Red Rider 1954 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 1954 Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos 1954 Captain Sensible, born in Balham, London, rocker, musician, songwriter, bassist, member of Johnny Moped band, Oasis, co-founded punk rock band The Damned, wore signature red beret 1954 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1954 Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain' 1953 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen 1953 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees 1953 John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in New York City 1953 Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment 1953 Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider 1953 Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military 1953 Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief 1953 Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1953 Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 1953 Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox) 1953 Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider 1953 Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder, AL MVP 1978 1953 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea 1952 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games 1952 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca wins 1951 Judith Ivey, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Lady in Red, Hello Again 1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox 1951 Rob Baker, rock drummer, Red Rider 1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1950 Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year 1950 Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year 1950 Chris De Burgh, Davidson, Argent/Irish rock vocalist, Lady in Red 1950 Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases 1950 Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) 1950 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3 1950 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th 1949 Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series 1949 Chinese Red army occupies Canton 1949 Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16 1949 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place 1949 Cincinnati Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs 1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1949 Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai 1949 Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing 1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1949 Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin 1948 Mao's Red army conquerors Mukden, Manchuria 1948 "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 831 performances 1948 China's Red army occupies Chinchov 1948 Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game 1948 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4) 1948 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1948 Yankees and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game 1948 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies 1947 Carlton Fisk, born in Vermont, all star catcher, Red Sox, White Sox 1947 Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox 1947 Harry Carey Sr, actor and director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 1947 Yankees get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2 1947 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 1947 Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) 1947 Marian G Klaren, Dutch mime/actress, Red Cabbage 1947 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 831 performances 1946 Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140) 1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series 1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant 1946 Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45 1946 Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs 1946 Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1946 Elizabeth A. Lynn, U.S., sci-fi author, Watchtower, Red Hawk 1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam 1946 Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game 1945 Red Sox Tom McBride is 3rd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th) 1945 Victory celebration at Red Square 1945 Red Army occupies Demmin 1945 Red Army opens attack on German Reichstag building in Berlin 1945 Red army completely surrounds Berlin 1945 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1945 Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed 1945 Red Army begins Battle of Berlin 1945 Red Army occupy Wien (Vienna) 1945 Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder 1945 Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp 1945 Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress, Town Without Pity, Red Lips 1945 Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize 1944 Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1944 Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0 1944 John Milius, writer, Red Dawn, 1941, Big Wednesday 1944 Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0 1943 Ferguson Jenkins, baseball pitcher, Red Sox 1943 Judith Frost, British Columbia, artist, To Red, Dust Drawings 1943 Red Army recaptures Brjansk 1943 Red Army occupies Bachmatsj 1943 Red Army under General Vatutin recaptures Achtyrka 1943 Red army recaptures Charkow 1943 Red army recaptures Spas-Demensk 1943 Red Army recaptures Tchukujev, at Kharkov 1943 Red Army recaptures Bogodukov 1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs 1943 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1943 Red Army evacuates Belgorod 1943 Red Army evacuates Kharkov 1943 Tully Marshall, actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), dies at 78 1943 Red army conquers Kharkov 1943 Red Army recaptures Kursk 1943 Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1943 Red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad 1942 Red army occupies German airports at Tasjinskaja and Morozowsk 1942 German units go through Red October-factory in Stalingrad 1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator 1942 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1941 Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant 1941 Red army evacuates Smolensk 1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory) 1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game 1941 Robert Forster, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Lady in Red, Alligator 1941 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Shima Iwashita, actress, Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide 1940 Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees 1940 Willie Tyler, Red Level Ala, ventriloquist, Lester 1940 Dario Argento, director, Creepers, Deep Red, Tenebrae 1940 Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross 1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1939 Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1939 Yankees beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win 1939 Carl Yastrzemski, born in New York, Boston Red Sox great, 1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame 1939 Red Sox Jim Tabor hits 2 grand slams in 1 game 1939 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st home run 1939 Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1938 Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader 1938 St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row 1938 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 1938 Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0 1938 Yankees sweep Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium 1938 Paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium 1938 Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red 1937 Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams 1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1937 Al Geiberger, Red Bluff California, PGA golfer, 1962 Ontario Open 1937 Red Grooms, American Artist 1937 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2 1936 Red Sox turn a triple-play on Yankees 1936 Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him 1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies 1936 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 1936 Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in NHL longest game (2h56m30s) 1936 Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 minutes and 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 minutes), ends 1-0 1936 Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne, director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52 1936 1st ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minnesota 1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia 1935 A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000 1935 Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4 1935 Charles Grodin, actor, Woman in Red, Lonely Guy, Heartbreak Kid 1935 Bobby Vinton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Roses are Red, Blue on Blue 1935 Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit 1935 Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!' 1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox 1934 Chinese Red leader under Mao Tse Tung begins Long March 1934 Ulrike Meinhof, German Red Army member 1934 Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0 1934 Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12 1934 Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1934 New Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Red Sox 6-5 1934 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1 1933 Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, U.S., sci-fi author, Mercenary, Red Dragon 1933 1st time, brothers on opposite teams homer in the same game. Red Sox 1933 Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox 1932 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1932 Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying 1932 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 1932 "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies 1931 Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles 1931 Boxcar Willie, born in Red Oak, Texas, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music 1931 Cincinnati Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6 1931 Washington Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0 1930 New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13 1930 1st red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan New York City) 1929 Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager 1929 Jimmy Piersall, baseball player, Red Sox, Senators, Indians 1929 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field 1928 Phyllis Kirk, Syracuse, New York, actress, Thin Man, Red Button's Show 1927 Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter 1927 Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings at Fenway Park 1927 Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings 1927 Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, NHL hall of famer, Norris trophy 1927 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox 1927 Guy Mitchell, Al Cernick, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker/actor, Red Garters 1926 German Marx government falls due to cooperation with red army 1926 Manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together) 1926 Julie Adams, Waterloo Iowa, actress, Yancy Derringer, Code Red 1926 Charles Van de Banks, Flemish writer/poet (Red Horse), dies 1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings 1926 Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox) 1926 White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway 1926 Cincinnati Red Curt Walker ties record of 2 triples in an inning 1926 Moira Shearer, Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina, Red Shoes 1925 Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college 1925 Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1925 Malcolm X, Little, Detroit Red, Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims 1925 Guy Mitchell, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle 1924 Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5 1924 Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) 1924 Bruce Norris, NHL owner, Detroit Red Wings 1924 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square 1923 Yankees slaughter Red Sox 24-4 1923 Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play 1923 After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yankees 1923 Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A's, 4-0 1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M 1923 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning 1923 Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy) 1923 Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 1922 Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II 1921 Red Army under Trotsky attack sailors of Kronstadt 1920 Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair" 1920 Sheila Quinn, adviser, British Red Cross 1920 Red Sox-Indians game postponed in Boston to allow Indian players to attend Ray Chapman's funeral in Cleveland 1920 William "Red" Holzman, NBA coach, New York Knickerbockers, 754 wins 1920 Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th home run leads Yankees to 8-2 win 1920 Washington Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0 1920 General Wrangel opens offensive against red Army 1920 Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees 1920 New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 Yankees and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth 1919 Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia 1919 Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times 1919 Red Buttons, Aaron Chwatt, Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara 1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 1918 Robert Feller, MLB pitcher, Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times 1918 Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47 1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series 1918 Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) 1918 Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter for the Boston Red Sox 1918 Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's Hhome runR to a triple 1918 Josephin Peladan, French writer/CEO (French Red Cross), dies 1918 Boston Red Sox Dutch Leonard's 2nd no-hitter beats Tigers, 5-0 1918 Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4 1918 "Red Baron", Manfred von Richtofen, shot down in WW I at 25 1918 American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms 1918 Dominic DiMaggio, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I 1917 Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM, Boston Celtic 1917 Red Auerbach, American Coach 1917 Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game 1917 Hawaiian Red Cross forms 1917 Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0 1917 Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway 1917 Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox 1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000 1916 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series 1916 Van Johnson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Brigadoon, always wore red socks 1916 Robert Shaw, born in Red Bluff, California, chorale conductor, Robert Shaw Chorale 1916 Stanley Kauffmann, born in New York City, playwright, Red Handkerchief Man 1915 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series 1915 Red Sox, 3-1, with an 8th inning 2 run rally 1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit 1915 Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1915 Cass Daley, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Red Garters 1915 Red Adair, oilman, fought oil fires in Kuwait 1915 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15 1914 Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer, Heaven Sees Red 1914 Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1 1914 Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox 1914 Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleveland 4-3 1914 Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles 1914 Alfred Andersch, German writer, Red Head 1913 Red Skelton, born in Vincennes, Indiana, comedian, Red Skelton Show 1913 Les Tremayne, London, actor, Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds 1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield 1912 Red Sox defeat A's 3-0 for then AL record 105th win 1912 Michelangelo Antonioni, born in Ferrara, Italy, Italian modernist film director, 'Blow-up', 'Red Desert' 1912 Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins 1912 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) 1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11 1912 Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 1912 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs. Harvard) 1911 Red Tuesday-20,000 protest for universal rights 1911 Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0 1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0 1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win 1910 J Henri Dunant, Swiss writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA), dies 1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 1910 Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit 1910 Red Foley, born in Blue Lick, Kentucky, country singer, Mr Smith Goes to Washington 1910 David Rose, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Red Skelton Show, Stripper 1910 Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker 1909 Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies 1909 Souphanouvong, Red Prince, president of Laos, 1975-87 1909 New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers 1909 Emil "Dutch" Leonard, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox 1909 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps 1908 Sophie Stewart, born in Scotland, actress, As You Like It, Under the Red Robe 1908 Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees 1907 Robert A[nson] Heinlein, U.S., sci-fi author, 4 Hugos, Red Planet 1906 Joe Cronin, baseball, Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL President 1906 V Herbert and H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in New York City 1906 Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game 1906 Allan Walker, actor and writer, Red Buttons Show 1905 Michael Powell, English director/screen writer/producer, Red Shoes 1905 Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk 1905 Boris Alexandrov, conductor, Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble 1905 Edgar P. Snow, U.S. author/journalist: Red star over China 1905 Philadelphia A's beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20 inning game 1905 Leila Hyams, New York City, actress, Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap 1904 Justus van Maurik, cigar manufacturer/author/head of Red Guard, dies 1904 Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 1904 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles 1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) 1904 Charles "Red" Ruffing, New York Yankee pitcher, hitter, 1930-46 1903 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox) 1903 New York Giant Red Ames no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game 1903 Harold "Red" Grange, "Galloping Ghost" of football, Illinois Bears 1903 Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner for the Boston Red Sox 1902 Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers 1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Red Circle" 1901 Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka, Indiana, actor, voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder 1900 Andrei Vlasov, Russian general, Red Army, Wehrmacht 1900 Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28 1899 Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of famer, elected 1961 1898 Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL President, 1943-46 1898 Phillies Red Donahue no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 1898 Cincinnati Red Theodore Breitenstein no-hits Pirates 11-0 1896 Samuel Gonard, chairman, International Red Cross 1895 Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1892 Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, Red Baron, German WW I ace 1891 Chet "Red" Hoff, pitcher, New York Yankees 1911-15, lived to 103+ 1890 Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves 1889 Edwin Hubble, astronomer, discoverer of galaxies, red shift 1887 Raymond Hatton, born in Red Oak, Iowa, actor, Girls in Prison, Lady Killer 1887 Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st U.S. ski club 1885 Willem H. Winkel, Dutch physician/founder, Red Cross of Curacao 1884 Sophie Tucker, Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas 1882 U.S. Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross 1881 Milton Rosmer, Southport England, director, Murder in the Red Barn 1881 Stark Young, U.S. critic/writer, So Red the Rose 1881 American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton 1880 Mary Boland, Philadelphia, U.S., comedienne/actress, Ruggles of Red Gap 1879 Victor Seastrom, Silbodal Sweden, director, Wind, Under the Red Robe 1876 Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Caps play 1st NL game, in Phila 1874 Hewlett Johnson, Red Dean of Canterbury, English bishop 1871 Stephen Crane, U.S., novelist/poet, Red Badge of Courage 1871 Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist and writer, Red Laugh 1870 British Red Cross Society forms 1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games 1870 Washington: President Grant meets with Sioux chief Red Cloud 1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East 1869 Suez Canal (Egypt) opens, links Mediterranean and Red seas 1869 Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game, vs Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings beat Antioch 41-7 1867 Dutch Red Cross forms 1866 Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms 1864 International Red Cross forms 1864 Red Cross forms in Geneva 1864 Skirmish at Marksville (Avoyelles) (Red River Campaign) 1864 Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1864 Battle of Cane River, Louisiana (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry) 1864 Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, Louisiana 1864 Red River campaign LA 1863 International Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) 1863 Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva 1862 Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright, Red Madymaynes 1862 Jane Delano, U.S., nurse, teacher and founder, Red Cross 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River 1846 Emile C Wauters, Belgium, painter, Van der Goes in the Red Monastery 1835 William Hicks "Red" Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Jean Henri Dunant, born in Switzerland, writer and founder, Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901 1821 Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Massachusetts, nurse/founder, American Red Cross 1818 Congress decided U.S. flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars 1803 Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner, Red Z Lane 1783 Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus 983 Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 967 John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor 955 Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle |
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