Tampa Bay Rays (1-8) @ Boston Red Sox (2-7)
James Shields (0-1, 4.73) @ John Lackey (1-1, 15.58)
7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts)
TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1510
POSTPONED
PLAYER OF THE DAY
Completely by accident, the morbidness continues for a third with one of the more tragic stories in Boston sports history. On this day in 1954, Harry Agganis made his major-league debut with the Red Sox. Agganis was already a legend in Boston, playing quarterback for Boston University from 1948-49 and 1951-52. He was chosen in the 1952 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns but was lured to the Red Sox by owner Tom Yawkey’s $35,000 contract offer. Agganis was just beginning his promising career when he died of a pulmonary on June 27, 1955.