April 20 in Boston Red Sox History: Johnny Pesky Steals The Show on Opening Day (1946)

[adrotate banner=”32″] April 20, 1946 at Fenway a record opening day crowd of, 30,446 sees Johnny Pesky, in 1st home game since 1942 (he was in the service), scores both runs including 8th inning home run to break a 1-1 tie off Dick Fowler as the Red Sox beat Philadelphia A’s 2-1. Pesky will lead th

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