The Red Sox Book

When the American League was founded with backing by a wealthy lumber merchant named Charles Somers, a team was set up in 1901 that was often called the Somersets (or Puritans, or Pilgrims) that became the Red Sox in 1907. One of Major League “Baseball‘s Great Dynasties” covers Boston baseball from 1871 – 1989, featuring Babe Ruth, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Jerry Remy, Carl Yastrzemski, Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, Mike Greenwell, and Jim Rice!