They got a glimpse of the original 1946 AL championship trophy, which was displayed by granddaughters of the late Joe Cronin, manager of that team, whose No. 4 hangs on the right-field facade. The only missing living member was Dom DiMaggio, who was ill.

You couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions. The weather was wonderful. Many of the customers were in the bleachers in their shirt sleeves. The Red Sox had walloped their way to a nine-run lead. In the opening frame, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky,...

In turn, John showed off a special Boston public library photo from 1940 that features Doerr, Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio showing their reach at Boston’s famed Fenway Park. “Bobby signed the photo simply ‘Fenway Park’ when he turned 94 a few weeks ago.

It also put the Sox ahead for the first time in a wild-eyes encounter which no Hollywood scenarist could have dreamed up for such a history-making event. If there were any doubt about this Foxxian wallop opening the gates for Grove to experience

DiMaggio was stopped -- but so were the Yankees. The Red Sox outscored the Yankees, 6 to 3, at Fenway Park before a capacity crowd of 35,691. The clubs were even on home runs each, hitting a pair, but the McCarthymen won the ball game because their...

The blow, coming in the seventh inning with Dom DiMaggio aboard, off Dizzy Trout, more than repaid the 24,764 fans who honored him with a “Day” for the first time in his lengthy tenure as a major leaguer. Williams must report to Willow Grove, Penn. ,...