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For Immediate Release:
Contact:
CelebrateBoston.com
peter@celebateboston.com
www.celebrateboston.com
The Boston Pilgrims Did Exist
The controversy over whether the Boston Red Sox were ever nicknamed the
Boston Pilgrims has been resolved.
19-Mar-2007 -- CelebrateBoston completed
detailed research on whether the Boston Red Sox have ever been known as the
Boston Pilgrims. One hundred years ago, on opening day April
15th 1907, Edwin Fitzwilliam sang a poem to inspire the fledgling
Boston Americans (the Red Sox). The first line of the song was, "The
Pilgrims are back on the home ground today." Throughout the 1907 season,
very
likely due to this event, the Boston Americans were unofficially
nicknamed the Pilgrims.
A controversy arose recently on
whether the Pilgrims ever existed. Research indicated that the
Red Sox did not have the nickname in 1903, the year they won the World
Series. In 1907, the Red
Sox clearly were nicknamed the Pilgrims. The team officially changed its
name in December 1907 from the Boston Americans to the Boston Red Sox,
possibly due to the Pilgrims nickname becoming more popular.
The CelebrateBoston
Pilgrims page
has excerpts of the inspirational poem, and relevant headlines of
the 1907 season.
About CelebrateBoston.com: CelebrateBoston is
the product of a single history enthusiast. The goal is to increase
interest in historic events that pertain to Boston. The web site has
become an extremely popular tourist resource and scholarly work as a result.
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