Md. soldier in Iraq dies in bomb blast By Greg Tasker | Greg Tasker,Special to The Sun Greg Tasker and Maria Archangelo, who contributed to this article, are reporters for the Carroll County Sun, a suburban edition of The Baltimore Sun
Red Sox stats and facts By Roger Clemens.......... 209 Saves: Jeff Reardon......... 21 1990 record vs. Orioles: 9-4. Last division title: 1990. Fast facts * The Red Sox were shut out more often (16 times) than any other AL team last season. * The Red Sox had the worst stolen-base record in the AL last season: 53 stolen bases in 105 attempts. * Ellis Burks has homered on Mother's Day for five straight seasons (two in the minors) before being held to a triple last season. * Danny Darwin relieved 31 times last season and got the first batter out 28 times, the best in the majors. * Wade Boggs' .302 batting average last season was the lowest of his career. * Only three Red Sox remain who were on both the 1986 and postseason rosters: Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Mike Greenwell. * The Red Sox led the major leagues in batting average for a record fourth straight time last season. * Last season, Boggs fell 13 hits short of tying Wee Willie Keeler's record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons. * Boston grounded into 174 double plays in 1990, a major-league record. * Clemens wore No. 24 in spring training, a tribute to DwighEvans, who signed with the Orioles after the Red Sox let him go
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