Walkoff home run caps special night for Red Sox

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Red Sox manager Don Zimmer was ejected from this game on April 14, 1980.

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Groundskeeper Jim McCarthy did some maintenance on the bullpen mound in 1983.

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The Citgo sign was turned back on in 1983 after being dark for several years.

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Carl Yastrzemski strolled around Fenway Park to salute fans who turned out to honor him in one of his final games before retirement on Oct. 1, 1983.

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Ted Williams joined team owner Jean Yawkey as his and Joe Cronin's numbers were retired by the Red Sox on May 29, 1984.

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''Oil Can" Boyd and Jim Rice were tucked into the corner of the Red Sox dugout in this Aug. 23, 1985, game.

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Bill Buckner dived in vain for this foul ball in 1985.

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Roger Clemens showed off the ball he used in his 20-strikeout game a day earlier on April 30, 1986.

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Daniel Hatfield, Nathan Burbar, and Josh Barrett, all of New Brunswick, loaded up on souvenirs during a trip to Fenway in 1986.

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Ted Williams posed with Carroll Hardy, right, the only player ever to pinch-hit for him, during the 1986 Old Timers game at Fenway.

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''Oil Can" Boyd jumped into the arms of catcher Rich Gedman after the Red Sox clinched the AL East title on Sept. 28, 1986.

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Fans settled in for a cold wait outside Fenway Park for playoff tickets on Oct. 5, 1986.

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Jim Rice saluted the fans after his three-run home run against the Angels in Game 7 of the 1986 ALCS.

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Red Sox players celebrated their first AL pennant in 11 years after winning Game 7 of the ALCS.

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Fans joyously celebrated the Red Sox winning a berth back in the World Series.

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Workers used a crane to hoist the center field scoreboard out of Fenway Park so it could be replaced.

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Fans in the bleachers regularly tracked strikeouts during Roger Clemens's starts with K cards hung on the wall.

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In 1989, Fenway Park underwent a radical reconfiguration when the glass-enclosed 600 Club debuted.

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Teammates congratulated Wade Boggs after his home run helped power a win over the Rangers on May 7, 1989.

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"Oil Can" Boyd took a swing with his son, Dennis Boyd Jr., during family day on Aug. 26, 1989.

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Newly signed Red Sox closer Jeff Reardon and his wife met with Red Sox owner Jean Yawkey in December 1989.