Happy 68th Birthday to Reid Nichols who was the Red Sox 12th round pick in 1976. Nichols played in Boston from 1980-85, hitting .267 with 15 HR’s, a .723 OPS and a 0.5 WAR.
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Happy 50th Birthday to Bobby Kielty who played in 20 Games for the 2007 Red Sox. His big moment was a PH HR in the 8th inning during Game 4 of the WS to give the Sox a 4-1 lead in a game they eventually won 4-3, giving them a Series sweep over the Rockies. That turned out to be his last MLB at bat.
Happy 79th Birthday to Bernie Carbo who played for the Red Sox from 1974 -78. He played in 344 Games, hitting .261 with 45 HR’s, 157 RBI’s, a .849 OPS, 130 OPS+ and a 7.7 WAR.
Luis Tiant and Bill Lee were 1 & 2 in wins for the Red Sox in the 1970’s.
Koji Uehara at the 2014 All Star Game with Matt Wieters and Adam Jones of the Orioles.
HOF’er Tris Speaker played for the Red Sox from 1907-15 his 792 career Doubles is number 1 in MLB history.
Derek Lowe being interviewed after getting the win in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series. That Postseason he became the 1st Pitcher to win the clinching game in all 3 Playoff Series.
Happy 68th Birthday to Reid Nichols who was the Red Sox 12th round pick in 1976. Nichols played in Boston from 1980-85, hitting .267 with 15 HR’s, a .723 OPS and a 0.5 WAR.
Happy 50th Birthday to Bobby Kielty who played in 20 Games for the 2007 Red Sox. His big moment was a PH HR in the 8th inning during Game 4 of the WS to give the Sox a 4-1 lead in a game they eventually won 4-3, giving them a Series sweep over the Rockies. That turned out to be his last MLB at bat.
Happy 79th Birthday to Bernie Carbo who played for the Red Sox from 1974 -78. He played in 344 Games, hitting .261 with 45 HR’s, 157 RBI’s, a .849 OPS, 130 OPS+ and a 7.7 WAR.
HOF’er Tris Speaker played for the Red Sox from 1907-15 his 792 career Doubles is number 1 in MLB history.
Derek Lowe being interviewed after getting the win in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series. That Postseason he became the 1st Pitcher to win the clinching game in all 3 Playoff Series.
Luis Tiant and Bill Lee were 1 & 2 in wins for the Red Sox in the 1970’s.
Koji Uehara at the 2014 All Star Game with Matt Wieters and Adam Jones of the Orioles.
Happy 57th Birthday to Troy O’Leary who the Red Sox claimed off Waivers from the Brewers on April 14, 1995. O’Leary played for the Sox from 1995-2001, hitting .276 with 117 HR’s, 516 RBI’s, a .791 OPS and a 7.8 WAR.
Happy 29th Birthday to Jahmai Jones who is 5-13 with the Red Sox, including 2 Doubles and 2 HR’s.
Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011 hit .321 with 46 Doubles, 32 HR’s, 105 RBI’s, 39 Steals, a .928 OPS, 146 OPS+ and a league leading 8.3 WAR. He finished 2nd for MVP, was an All Star and won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards.
Happy 49th Birthday to Paxton Crawford who the Red Sox selected in the 9th round of the 1995 draft. Crawford appeared in 15 Games for the 2000 & 2001 Sox, going 5-1 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.1 WAR.
Ted Williams OPS 1.116 and OPS+ 191 are the 2nd highest in MLB history, only behind Babe Ruth in both categories.
