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Tag Archives: Billy Rohr
Billy Rohr, We Will Love Him Forever…
It was 50 years ago today that I was huddled around an eight transistor radio at the soda fountain counter at Reidy’s Drug Store in Jackson Square in East Weymouth Massachusetts. We were listening to the voice of the man … Continue reading
“There Comes a Time When All the Cosmic Tumblers Click and the Universe Opens Up To Show You What’s Possible”…..Terrance Mann
It was an unusual day in Boston 46 years ago today. A chilly day in early spring in which the low temperature was 45 and although the thermometer would not get past the 52 degree mark, a brief thunderstorm appeared. There were 18,041 … Continue reading
Billy, Lee and Me…..
This is Billy….. This is Lee…. And this is me….. Billy was born in San Diego California in 1945, Lee was born in Albany, New York in 1944 and I was born in Boston in 1953. Our lives would intersect … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellflower High School, Bill Mazeroski, Bill Skowron, Billy Rohr, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Don Larsen, Jackson Square, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Ted Williams, The Impossible Dream, Tom Tresh, Tracy Stallard, Weymouth Massachusetts, Yogi Berra
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“Billy Rohr, on the Threshold, Eight Hits in the Game, All of them Belong to Boston”…..Ken Coleman
He pitched a total of 60 2/3 innings covering 27 games with two teams in two seasons. He had a total of eight career starts, 19 relief appearances in which he garnered a grand total of one save! He had two … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967 Red Sox, Bellflower High School, Billy Rohr, Carl Yastrzemski, Dick Williams, Elston Howard, George Scott, Joy Foy, Ken Coleman, Near No-Hitter, Red Sox No-Hitters, Reggie Smith, Russ Gibson, The Cardiac Kids, The Impossible Dream, Tony Conigliaro, Whitey Ford
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Red Sox Shutout Pitching Debuts……
What do Billy Rohr, Dave Morehead, Dave ‘Boo” Ferris, George Hockette, Buck O’Brien, Larry Pape and Rube Kroh have in common? Herb Kroh was the first Red Sox pitcher to throw a shutout in the first game he ever pitched. He … Continue reading
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