Today in Red Sox History - March 1st

Within an hour after suiting up for the first day of spring training, Ted Williams breaks his collarbone while diving for a ball. He doesn’t return to action until May 15th, 1954. Jimmy Collins, formerly of Boston’s National League team, is hired to manage and play third base for Boston’s brand new America League team in 1901. (Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox, by Bill Nowlin)