November 6 in Boston Red Sox History: Blue laws keep SOX from playing on sundays (1928)

November 6, 1928: Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved the state-wide referendum amending the state’s “Blue Laws” to allow professional baseball on Sunday; the referendum prohibits professional baseball within 1,000 feet of a house of worship, delaying Sunday games at Fenway Park until that

More Boston Red Sox history & fan-cave gifts →

Source: Historical record

Back to blog