Here is a little laughable red sux trivia.
After their embarrassing loss last night, the announcer said it was tied for the second biggest comeback against them in their history.
I was amazed that it was only their second biggest so I decided to look up the biggest. Fortunately boston.com did the work for me today.
The biggest comeback against them was on June 4, 1989 when they were leading Toronto 10-0 after 6 innings at home.
They ended up losing 13-11 in 12.
The 9 run comeback last night was tied with three other games for the second biggest comeback against them.
Two of those games were against the Yankees.
As I have stated before, I was lucky enough to see the Yanks comeback from 9-0 after 2 1/2 at the Stadium with Clemens on the mound for the sux. The date was June 26, 1987. Best part was that I sat with a sux fan and after he busted my balls at the beginning of the game, I got the last laugh.
But the other time the Yanks came back from down 9 to the red sux is even better. Unfortunately I wasn't there because I wasn't born yet.
Get this...
Opening Day
Fenway Park
April 18, 1950.
The red sux go up 9-0 against their nemesis, the NY Yankees. red sox fans must be delighted.
Then the sky fell down on them.
(the following is from soxsuck.com)
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New York scored four in the sixth inning.
The Red Sox used five pitchers in the nine-run eighth (Mel Parnell, Walt Masterson, Earl Johnson, Al Papai, and Charley Schanz).
Billy Martin, playing in his first major league game, got two hits (a single and a double) in that inning. Tommy Henrich had two triples in the game, and the Yankees overcame the nine-run deficit to win 15-10.
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Of course the Yanks went on to sweep the World Series that year over the Phillies.
(The other game that the sux lost after leading by 9 was on 8/2/36. They were leading the White Sox 10-1 after 4 1/2 and lost 12-11 in 12.)
its beautiful ! such a fine fine day it is today in the baseball world .
ReplyDeletePapelbum's face was priceless!
ReplyDeletehahaha papelfag
ReplyDeleteWhat did Lucchino write on his twitter? $138 Million payroll collapse?
ReplyDeletedamm baltimore bullpen this afternoon though blew their lead vs boston
ReplyDeleteAt least it's still tied, maybe the O's can win it in the bottom half. Scott is leading off the 9th, he's already homered today.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how you remember some events so vividly. I was living in Phillipsburg (NJ) and because the local cable company didn't carry MSG (or was it SportsChannel?), I listened to that 6/26/87 Yankees-Sox game on the den radio, one of those old Toshiba models with an add-on amplifier that could break glass with the sound. Reception faded in & out & I remember being so excited about the comeback I turned the sound up as loud as I dared. It was 22 years ago? Yeesh.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.boston.com/sports/special/redsox/openingday/1950.html
ReplyDeleteThe link above is the box score of the 1950 opening day game if anyone wants to revel in that win long ago
Oh, man, this is rich! I love how the tables have turned in the Yanks/Sox rivalry.
ReplyDeleteNext we'll see Cashman explaining how the Yanks season was a success because they spent more games in first place than anyone else.
Go Mercenaries! Ooops, I mean Yankees!