Carl Yastrzemski's 3,000th Hit
Carl Yastrzemski singles against the Yankees at Fenway Park for his 3,000th hit, becoming the first American League player with 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
Boston, MA · 1912–present
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, MA. The register's first major-league date here is April 20, 1912. The register files it under the American League.
9,027 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1912 and 2025. The game logs list the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Braves as home clubs here. Its recorded capacity is 37,499. 68 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Carl Yastrzemski's 3,000th Hit in 1979, George Davis's No-Hitter in 1914, and Rube Foster's No-Hitter in 1916.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 20, 1912, when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Highlanders 7–6. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 28, 2025, when the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4–3. Chris Paddack started for the Detroit Tigers and José De León for the Boston Red Sox. Mark Ripperger was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 47,627, for a game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox on September 22, 1935.
The major leagues also played in Boston, MA at South End Grounds I (1871–1887), Dartmouth Grounds (1884–1884), South End Grounds II (1888–1894), Congress Street Grounds (1890–1894), and South End Grounds III (1894–1914), and 2 other grounds.
Carl Yastrzemski singles against the Yankees at Fenway Park for his 3,000th hit, becoming the first American League player with 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
George Davis threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 9, 1914, winning 7–0.
Rube Foster threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on June 21, 1916, winning 2–0.
Dutch Leonard threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Browns on August 30, 1916, winning 4–0.
George Mogridge threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox on April 24, 1917, winning 2–1.
Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore threw a combined no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Washington Senators on June 23, 1917, winning 4–0.
Walter Johnson threw a no-hitter for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox on July 1, 1920, winning 1–0.
Ted Lyons threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Boston Red Sox on August 21, 1926, winning 6–0.
Mel Parnell threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on July 14, 1956, winning 4–0.
Jim Bunning threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox on July 20, 1958, winning 3–0.
Earl Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Los Angeles Angels on June 26, 1962, winning 2–0.
Dave Morehead threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on September 16, 1965, winning 2–0.
Derek Lowe threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on April 27, 2002, winning 10–0.
Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles on September 1, 2007, winning 10–0.
Jon Lester threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 19, 2008, winning 7–0.
Moose Solters hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1934.
Joe Gordon hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox on September 8, 1940.
Bob Johnson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on July 6, 1944.
Ted Williams hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Browns on July 21, 1946.
Bobby Doerr hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on May 13, 1947.
Larry Doby hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox on June 4, 1952.
Jim King hit for the cycle for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox on May 26, 1964.
Carl Yastrzemski hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on May 14, 1965.
Andre Thornton hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox on April 22, 1978.
Fred Lynn hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Minnesota Twins on May 13, 1980.
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