Archive for August, 2006
Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4 (AP)
A game finally went Boston’s way when Toronto right fielder Alex Rios slapped the ball the wrong way. Rios accidentally swatted Alex Cora’s fly ball into the stands from about 10 feet in front of the wall for a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave the Red Sox a 6-4 win Thursday night […]
Posted: August 31st, 2006.
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Charlie Wagner, with Red Sox organization 70 years, dies at 93 (AP)
Charlie Wagner, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox during the 1930s and ’40s and worked for the organization for 70 years, died early Thursday of an apparent heart attack. He was 93. Wagner was stricken after attending a minor league game in his hometown of Reading, Pa. Reading Police Capt. Francis Drexler said Wagner […]
Posted: August 31st, 2006.
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Indians 3, Blue Jays 2, 10 innings (AP)
Jhonny Peralta was looking for a fastball. Still, he wasn’t expecting to hit the first game-ending homer of his life. Peralta connected off closer B.J. Ryan with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday night to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 win over Toronto and a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays. “I was […]
Posted: August 30th, 2006.
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