"Red Sox Threads is a collection of tangents and tidbits Bill Nowlin assembled while working on a dozen books about the Red Sox. Spinning the many stories of Red Sox history has led to rich and rewarding finds - the first Latino on the Red Sox (Frank Arellanes, 1908) and the first Native American (Case Patten, also 1908), the best and worst Opening Day and Patriots Day games, players who were stabbed or shot or killed themselves, and those who served in the military. Learn about the only Red Sox player to play before the President of the US, the King of England, and have an audience with the Pope." "Stars and streaks and hidden ball tricks, all the players who homered in their last at-bat, players who filled in as umpires during games, the time the whole team showed up to play in the wrong city, the night two men were killed in the wreck of the train transporting the team... think of a thread to follow and there's a good chance it's unraveled here."--BOOK JACKET.