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  Boston Red Sox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boston Americans, as they were often called, finished second and third before capturing their first pennant in 1903 and repeating next year.
Boston began the playoffs by sweeping the AL West champion Anaheim Angels.
Boston and a new Cincinnati club were charter members of the National League in 1876.
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 Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church
Also on the charter flight, sponsored by the Boston Archdiocese, were dozens of friends and parishioners from Missouri and Mississippi, where Archbishop Law served early in his career, and from the Virgin Islands, where he attended high school.
All the dignitaries, as well as about 600 Boston pilgrims, were there late yesterday afternoon for a Mass celebrated by the archbishop in one of Rome's largest and most splendid basilicas.
The pilgrims who arrived here yesterday from Boston were part of the official tour sponsored by the archdiocese.
www.boston.com /globe/spotlight/abuse/archives/052585_pilgrims.htm   (1067 words)

  
 Boston Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boston Americans entered the American League in 1901, and eventually became the Boston Red Sox.
Though primarily known by that nickname, they were also occasionally called the Boston Somersets and later the Boston Pilgrims.
The Americans were managed by Hall of Fame third baseman Jimmy Collins, and they finished second in the new American League with a record of 79-57.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_Americans   (157 words)

  
 Archdiocese of Boston - 8/26/2005 - World Youth Day celebrations impact Boston youth
Pilgrims from St. Mary’s LifeTeen in Dedham kneel during a Mass for all pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Boston, Aug. 20.
Boston pilgrims were reassured by the large number of participants.
Some Boston pilgrims commented that they were unimpressed with the dinner and breakfast that were provided during the overnight vigil, which consisted of a can of tuna with assorted vegetables, bread, yogurt, sausage and a shrimp spread.
www.rcab.org /Pilot/2005/ps050826/wydbostonyouth.html   (1863 words)

  
 The Pilgrims of the American League
When Boston was granted an AL team in 1901 Collins jumped at the chance to manage.
He was not in the majors in 1900, resurfaced with the Pilgrims for their first year, and then dropped out of baseball again.
This may have been related to his enormous popularity, it is rumored that his involvement with several woman had reached a crisis point at the time of his suicide.
www.thediamondangle.com /marasco/hist/pilgrims.html   (1250 words)

  
 Boys of Summer - Boston Pilgrims
The Pilgrims announced the selection of CF Al Burch in the second round of the draft.
The Boston Pilgrims announced the selection of SP Lew Richie with their first selection (ninth overall) of the 1906 amateur player draft.
The Pilgrims were pleased to announce that star second baseman Erve Beck won the American League Gold Glove as the best defensive Second Baseman in the league last year.
www.angelfire.com /dc/bosbostona/news.html   (466 words)

  
 Boston, Mass.
Boston is a major industrial, financial, and educational hub and has one of the finest ports in the world.
Boston is also a leading city in health care, with 25 inpatient hospitals and numerous community health centers.
Boston Latin School - Boston Latin School, at Boston; opened 1635 as a school for boys; one of the oldest free public...
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 The Boston Pilgrims Never Existed - ROYAL ROOTERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The official name was (perhaps) the Boston American League Ball Club, if we are willing to go by the team name provided for the signature line on the contract to play the World Series which was signed by the Pittsburgh Athletic Co. and the Boston club on September 16, 1903.
All in all, the team was described in newspaper columns as "Boston" or "the Bostons" and, when more clarity was necessary, the "Boston Americans." The Boston Pilgrims, though, never existed, not in the minds of the sportswriters, nor in the minds of the fans (as best we can tell).
The Boston Nationals abandoned their red socks after the 1907 season, allegedly because their manager feared that the red coloring might cause infections if players were spiked, and the Americans quickly adopted them, beginning the 1908 season with red-trimmed uniforms and red socks.
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 Iraq girds for Shi'ite pilgrims - The Boston Globe
BAGHDAD -- Tens of thousands of Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims headed to a shrine city south of the capital yesterday amid heavy security as the daily toll of casualties mounted in a sectarian war without respite.
The pilgrims, whose numbers are expected to top 1 million, are paying homage to a hallowed Shi'ite figure known as the Mahdi.
Last week, 13 Pakistani and Indian Shi'ite pilgrims and their Iraqi driver were ambushed and killed en route to the city.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/09/09/iraq_girds_for_shiite_pilgrims   (733 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox : Ballpark : History of Fenway Park
In 1901, the Boston Pilgrims became one of the charter members of the fledgling American League.
Boston Globe owner General Charles Henry Taylor, a Civil War veteran, bought the team for his son John I. Taylor in 1904.
Boston won that year too, beating the Philadelphia Phillies.
boston.redsox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bos/ballpark/history.jsp   (862 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox : Baseball Team
Originally they were identified as the Boston Somersets after their original proprietor, Charles W. Somers.
After the minor Western League was dissolved, the team became the possession of Henry J. Kililea and was identified as the Boston Pilgrims.
Prior to that, the team was also addressed as “the Bostons” or “the Boston Baseball club.” The Sox are placed in the Eastern division of the American League and became one of the most flourishing team in the first quarter of the 20th century.
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 Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Moved to Boston when that league became the American League in 1900.
Formerly known as: Boston Americans (1901), Boston Somersets (1902), Boston Pilgrims (1903-1906).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bo/Boston_Pilgrims.html   (920 words)

  
 The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims, by Albert Addison
This is written in a Pilgrim cell, one of those dark and narrow dungeons which the Pilgrim Fathers tenanted three hundred and four years ago, in the autumn of 1607, and behind the heavy iron bars of which men have for generations delighted to be locked in memory of their lives and deeds.
William Bradford, baptised in 1589 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, was a leading spirit in the Pilgrim movement from its inception to its absorption in the Union of the New England Colonies.
At last the pilgrims said farewell to a town crowded with precious memories and entrained for Lincoln, where their welcome by the Free Churches and Cathedral authorities was in keeping with that extended to them everywhere on theirroute.
xroads.virginia.edu /~hyper/PLYMOUTH/addisontxt.html   (15433 words)

  
 Pilgrims Today
BOSTON United assistant manager Paul Raynor has taken a few days away from the club to consider his...
PILGRIMS chairman Jim Rodwell has admitted that he and manager Steve Evans had a disagreement concer...
SEPTEMBER was a month when you began wondering on which side of Hadrian's Wall Boston was situated....
www.mysporttoday.co.uk /sportsmain.aspx?sitecode=bost&sportcode=united   (263 words)

  
 The Boston Pilgrims Never Existed
Late in 2002, a quick survey of key baseball websites finds the American League entry in the 1903 Series almost always termed the "Boston Pilgrims." Among these sites are those of Major League Baseball and baseball-reference.com.
I've scoured the Boston newspapers of the day, though, and find nothing which even suggests that there was a team known as the Boston Pilgrims in 1903.
Almost all of today's standard reference books list the 1903 team as the Boston Pilgrims, but it's hard to know why - other than that it really is a nice nickname, and a name that sounds good in print is appealing to many people.
www.redsoxconnection.com /stories/pilgrims.html   (2797 words)

  
 Plimoth Plantation - 1627 Harvest Dinner with the Pilgrims | Boston Central
Join Plimoth Plantation in the year 1627 for an evening of dining, entertainment and hospitality with the residents of the Pilgrim Village.
Discover the table manners that traveled across the Atlantic with the 'Pilgrims,' and find out about what really happened at the harvest celebration of 1621.
Discover the table manners that traveled across the Atlantic with the 'Pilgrims,' (remember not to wipe your mouth with the tablecloth!) and find out about what really happened at the harvest celebration of 1621.
www.bostoncentral.com /events/holiday/p1226.php   (1929 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox Baseball Tickets, Merchandise, And Team History
The team was then sold to entrepreneur Henry J. Killilea, who renamed the team, the Boston Pilgrims.
That was an exciting year for the Pilgrims; they rallied to win the pennant and went on to win the very first World Series.
In 1907 Taylor was also the person who changed the name of the Boston ball club from its original name the Pilgrims to the Red Sox.
www.mvpticket.com /mlb_boston_red_sox.html   (541 words)

  
 Tuesday
Boston pilgrims from St. John parish in Wellesley pause to smile for the camera...
Boston pilgrims then met at the Conti Hotel to pick up their WYD 2005 backpacks before heading out to the Opening Session at the ReinEnergie Stadium.
These pilgrims (from Blessed Kateri in Plymouth, Immaculate Conception in Weymouth, St. Ann and St. Zephryn in Wayland and some others traveling with them form Natick and NH!) stopped by this Roman Arch which is one of the only remaining pieces to the original Roman settlement wall around the city.
www.oymboston.org /WYD2005/081605/Tuesday.html   (434 words)

  
 Boston United News
Boston United have lost the services of their talented young left side midfielder Richard Mason who has accepted what was described by Boston Secretary John Blackwell as an "unbelievable offer" from Conference outfit Hednesford Town.
Boston United this week signed 'keeper Jonathan Scargill on loan from Sheffield Wednesday as manager Greg Fee took disciplinary action against the Pilgrims regular custodian Paul Bastock who was sent off in last week's 3-5 defeat at home to Barrow.
Boston United's teenage sensation Simon Armstrong is pulling scouts from all over the country and at last week's home game against Chorley, Manchester United, Derby County (in the shape of former Pilgrims manager Jim Smith), Wimbledon, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley and Lincoln City were in attendance.
www.bufc.drfox.org.uk /news96.html   (5415 words)

  
 Boston Americans Managers (1901 - 1907) by Baseball Almanac
Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.
Read The Boston Pilgrims Never Existed for a very informative look at Red Sox (click here for their managers) team nicknames.
In 1903 these Boston Americans advanded to the first ever "modern" World Series.
baseball-almanac.com /mgrtmbr2.shtml   (213 words)

  
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Boston starter Greg Palms could miss the next two months with a broken elbow.
Palms was counted on to turn things around for Boston after he was inked to one of the largest free agent contracts in USBA history.
When it was all said and done, the Stingrays held the Pilgrims scoreless for 27 straight innings and pitched four shutouts during the week.
usba.ootp-online.com /index2.shtml   (9072 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Boston United | Pilgrims eye new stadium
Boston are hoping to leave York Street for a new ground
Boston United have announced plans to build a new £8m 7,500-seater stadium, reports BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
If the plans are approved by Boston Borough Council, the new stadium could be ready within three years.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/3887651.stm   (95 words)

  
 WorldSeries.com History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It wasn't until August, with the Pilgrims and Pirates well in front of their respective leagues, that their owners agreed on a so-called "World's Championship Series," best-of-nine format.
It wasn't easy, though, as the Pilgrims tallied three runs in the top of the ninth to make the final 5-4.
Back in Boston for Game 8, the Pilgrims made it four straight to capture the first "modern" World Series Championship, the workhorse Dinneen blanking the Bucs and Phillippe (starting yet again), 3-0 on four hits.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/ws/history/ws_recap_year.jsp?content=ws_history_recap1903   (339 words)

  
 Boston United Football Club Official Site - Home
Boston United boss Steve Evans hailed “magnificent professional” Andy Marriott and goalscorer Anthony Elding as the Pilgrims finally chalked up three points against Stockport County on Saturday at the Staffsmart Stadium.
Injury-stricken Boston United overcame the challenge of Stockport County on Saturday afternoon to record their second victory of the season.
Download 12/08/2006 Julian Joachim bagged two goals as Boston United destroyed Darlington on Saturday to record their first victory of the season.
www.bufc.co.uk   (331 words)

  
 Boston Bus Tours - Pilgrims Path Tour by Bus from Boston
Reserve Boston tours, cruises, and sightseeing activities in Boston, Massachusetts.
From the waterfront, you might take time to board the Splashdown Duck (one hour land and sea tour) or the Pilgrim Belle, a 75-minute paddlewheel cruise.
This tour consists of transportation from Boston to Plmouth and return.
www.bostontours.us /tours/tourDetail.cfm/tid/516   (682 words)

  
 Boston Tours - Sightseeing Tours and Cruises
Visit Boston and enjoy the many sightseeing day tours and attractions that we have to offer.
For an overview of Boston, the Boston Total Experience Tour is our most popular narrated bus tour.
Take advantage of your time in Boston to take tours from Boston to Cape Cod, Newport, the New England Seacoast, Plymouth, or Salem.
www.bostontours.us   (673 words)

  
 The Boston Pilgrims Never Existed by Bill Nowlin
In reading accounts of the 1903 World Series, I so often came across the team name "Boston Pilgrims" that I accepted this on faith as one of the names by which the team was known.
Edition describes the Boston Pilgrims as facing the Pittsburgh Pirates on page 280.
Even within columns by the same sportswriter in the same newspaper, these casual nicknames were changed from day to day.
www.baseball-almanac.com /articles/boston_pilgrims_story.shtml   (2816 words)

  
 TheBostonChannel.com - Sports - Through The Years Of Red Sox History
BOSTON -- 1901: The Boston Somersets join the American Baseball League Denton True "Cy" Young joins Boston Somersets, posting a 33-10 record, a 1.62 ERA, 5 shutouts his first year.
Ted Williams retired from the Boston Red Sox at the end of the 1960 season with a lifetime batting average of.344, a lifetime home run count of 521 and a legendary reputation.
Boston finished 85-77, 2 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the AL East.
www.thebostonchannel.com /sports/2524404/detail.html   (895 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox Quizzes and Trivia -- FunTrivia
I'll give you a uniform number of a famous Boston Red Sox player, you pick the player who wore that number.
This is a quiz on the Boston Red Sox.
Thanks Boston boys for winning it all after 86 years.
www.funtrivia.com /dir/1368.html   (720 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - WHEN BOSTON WON THE WORLD SERIES by Bob Ryan
Ryan masterfully describes how the Hub was the home of both the Boston Pilgrims (American League) and the Boston Beaneaters (National League).
He also tells how owners at the time refused to turn away any fan looking to pay the price of admission and how often crowds would spill into the outfield and become the actual ground rules for play.
By doing tireless research, Ryan explains Murnane's reporting about the Pilgrims' preseason in Macon, Georgia, their tremendous run for the AL pennant and the breathtaking series against Honus Wagner and the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates.
www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0762414669.asp   (421 words)

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