50 years ago today Yaz debuted with the Red Sox. He hit a single in his first AB but failed to get a hit in his other 4 AB’s. (Check out the box score). Chirs Jaffe of The Hardball Times also notes some other nuggets from Red Sox history: Curt Schilling stole the only base of his career 5,000 days ago and today is Jason Varitek’s birthday.
While you are reading The Hardball Times, make sure to check on the article on the rise in the number of retired uniform numbers in MLB.
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