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March 31st, 2009, 07:28 AM
3/31/2003:
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays make new manager Lou Piniella’s first game a memorable one, scoring five runs in the ninth inning to stun the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, on Opening Day at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Terry Shumpert’s two-run homer and Carl Crawford’s walk-off three-run shot provide a bright spot for the forlorn D-Rays, who will stumble to a 63-99 record—a sixth straight season of fewer than 70 wins since their expansion team began play in 1998.
B I R T H D A Y S
Gordie Howe b. 1928
Miller Barber b. 1931
Bob Pulford b. 1936
Tom Barrasso b. 1965
Pavel Bure b. 1971
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays make new manager Lou Piniella’s first game a memorable one, scoring five runs in the ninth inning to stun the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, on Opening Day at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Terry Shumpert’s two-run homer and Carl Crawford’s walk-off three-run shot provide a bright spot for the forlorn D-Rays, who will stumble to a 63-99 record—a sixth straight season of fewer than 70 wins since their expansion team began play in 1998.
B I R T H D A Y S
Gordie Howe b. 1928
Miller Barber b. 1931
Bob Pulford b. 1936
Tom Barrasso b. 1965
Pavel Bure b. 1971