This Date in Baseball - Ted Williams becomes the 10th major leaguer to reach 1,000 extra-base hits

Oeschger gave up 22 hits and walked five, while Grimes allowed 15 hits and walked five. 1922 — Charlie Robertson of the ...
Boston Herald

As their best bats play World Baseball Classic, Red Sox fall to Tigers

Sonny Gray’s latest Grapefruit League start was a wind-impact affair, but he wasn’t the reason the Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers 7-2 at JetBlue Park Tuesday afternoon. Gray allowed two earned ...
Major League Baseball

The longest on-base streaks in MLB history

Everyone knows about Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. But did you know Ted Williams once had an 84-game on-base streak? Williams accomplished that feat during the 1949 season, setting a Modern ...