HAPPY 69th BIRTHDAY TO CARNEY LANSFORD … Carney Lansford arrived in Boston in December 1980 as part of a five player deal that sent Rick Burleson and Butch Hobson to California. The Red Sox saw him as a young, athletic third baseman who could stabilize the infield and lengthen a lineup built around Jim Rice and Dwight Evans. He delivered immediately. In the strike split 1981 season, Carney won the American League batting title, hitting .336 and giving the Sox a consistent, line drive presence th

⚾️On April 10, 1981 on Opening Day, White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, playing the first game of his career while not wearing a Red Sox uniform, makes a dramatic return to Fenway Park, hitting a 3-run homer in the 8th to put Chicago up 3-2. The White Sox will tack on 2 more runs in the 9th to beat Boston, 5-3.⚾️ | Davenport Sports Network

On the 40th anniversary of the 1981 World Series Championship, we look back at some of the most memorable moments from that season. | Los Angeles Dodgers

Today In 1975: Boston Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk hits a legendary 12th inning walk-off HR to win Game 6 of the World Series vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Fenwaypark. | Chris Clark Sports

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