May 16 in Boston Red Sox History: Yastrzemski clears centerfield wall (1970)

On May 16, 1970 — At Fenway Park , in the 8th inning with the score tied at 2, Carl Yastrzemski belts a Dean Chance pitch out of the park to give the red sox a 5-2 lead. Ray Culp is the 6 – 2 winner over Cleveland. Carl Yastrzemski, with perhaps the longest homerun ever hit in Fenway Park gave it to

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