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| 1912 |
After two days of rain, the first major league game finally occurs at Fenway Park in front of 27,000 enthusiastic fans, the largest crowd in Boston to attend a game. The inaugural contest is memorable, with the Red Sox staging an eleven-inning 7-6 walk-off victory over the Highlanders when Tris Speaker, following a game-saving catch in the top of the frame, singles, plates Steve Yerkes, who reached base on an error and advanced on a passed ball.
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| 1939 | In the only game he'll ever play with Lou Gehrig in the field, Ted Williams strikes out in his first major league at-bat. The 20-year-old Red Sox rookie, last season's American Association Triple Crown winner, will finish the day 1-for-4 with the first hit of 2,654 he will collect during his 19-year career, a 400-foot double in a 2-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. |
| 1988 | Yankees outfielder Claudell Washington, appearing as a pinch-hitter, hits the 10,000th round-tripper in franchise history, the most in the major leagues. The historic home run comes off Jeff Reardon in the top of the ninth inning in New York's eventual 7-6 extra-inning victory over the Twins at the Metrodome. |
| 2007 | Alex Rodriguez becomes the second player to hit twelve home runs in the first fifteen games at the start of the season when he goes deep twice in the Yankees' 7-6 loss to Boston at Fenway Park. Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt also accomplished the feat, hitting a dozen for the Phillies in 1976. |
| 2012 | Ivan Nova wins his 15th straight decision when the Yankees beat Boston at Fenway Park, 6-2. The victory moves the right-hander ahead of Whitey Ford (1961) and Steve Sundra (1938-39) and one shy of the franchise record of 16 consecutive wins, established last season by Roger Clemens. |
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