This Day In Baseball
History: April 22, 2007
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| Boston third baseman, Mike Lowell |
It was on this date in 2007 that
the Boston Red Sox became the fifth team in Major League Baseball history to
hit home runs in four consecutive at bats. The game took place at Fenway Park
and the opponent was the New York Yankees.
The Yankees held a 3-0 lead with
two out in the bottom of the third when Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez,
right fielder J.D. Drew, third baseman Mike Lowell and catcher Jason Varitek,
all went deep off of New York starting pitcher Chase Wright.
Lowell would hit his second home
run of the game in the seventh inning as Boston went on to win the game by a
final score of 7-6.
The Red Sox tied the MLB record
that had been set previously by the 1961 Milwaukee Braves, and tied by the 1963
Cleveland Indians, the 1964 Minnesota Twins and the 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers.
Since Boston did it ten years ago, it has been accomplished twice more. The
2008 Chicago White Sox and the 2010 Arizona Diamondbacks being the teams to add
their names to the list.
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