Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Meanwhile, Boston's pride and joy, the amazing Red Sox, are still on the road. They are currently in Cleveland, waiting for the Cuyahoga River to catch fire, as it does every summer, and playing the terrible Indians. Faithful Channel 38 will bring you all four games--Friday at 7:30, Saturday's twi-night doubleheader at 5:30, and Sunday at 2. Then comes the All-Star break, and the obligatory game, Tuesday night from beautiful San Diego...
...Some players signed up on their own. Hank Greenberg was discharged from the Army on Dec. 5, 1941; two days later, Pearl Harbor was attacked and he re-enlisted. "We are in trouble and there is only one thing for me to do," announced the Detroit Tigers outfielder. Red Sox Slugger Ted Williams, who hit .406 in 1941, became a Marine pilot after the 1942 season. The DiMaggio brothers, Joe and Dom, enlisted...
...military services fielded exhibition teams composed of some of the best players in both leagues. On the home front there was a scramble. Top teams like Boston, the Chicago White Sox and the Giants found themselves far off the pace soon after the 1943 season got under way. The Boston Red Sox foundered in sev enth place. Other clubs struggled along with squads of men too young or old or ill to be drafted...
...American League East-leading Boston Red Sox will be in town on Monday and Tuesday to play their age-old nemesis, The World Champion New York Yankees, who at this writing are ten games off the pace. But don't bother trying to get tickets for these games. They were sold out months ago. If you have to go, you might try to get bleacher seats, but you'd have to go early--like the night before--and prepare to camp out. Your best bet, then, is to watch both games of this classic baseball rivalry on television...Monday night...
Films: Boston Red Sox. Highlights of the 1975 World Series and the 1977 season. 4 p.m. Science Center C. Free...