Americans, Expos Win Openers, Black Sox Beat Bulldogs in First Inter-league Game

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ICL action got undereay on Sunday.

Ronnie Luke went six innings to get the win when the Melrose Americans beat the Stoneham Sabres 9-3 at Recreation Park.

In East Boston, the Middlesex Expos got a two run walk off double from Eduardo Soto to come from behind and edge the Malden Maddogs 5-4.

The Brighton Black Sox broke a 2-2 tie with single runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to beat the Lexington Bulldogs 4-2 in the first inter-league game.

The Middlesex Expos visit the Blue Sox in Lexington and the Andre Chiefs host the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood on Monday evening. Both games start at 8:00 PM.

Fred Knox, Charter Hall of Famer, Won 116 ICL Games

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Fred Knox passed away on February 6, 2024  in York Beach, ME. He was 87 years old.

Fred won 116 Intercity League games for the Hosmer Chiefs over his illustrious career. He was inducted into the ICL’s Hall of Fame as a member of its charter class in 2010 and the Suffolk University Hall of Fame in 2009.

Mr. Knox also served as the Head Baseball Coach at Medford High leading the Mustangs to several GBL titles in the 1970’s.

His full obituary is below:

Frederick C Knox, 87, of York ME, passed away on February 6, 2024,at home after ashort illness. He was born in Medford, Mass., son of Webster S. and Margaret J.(MacMillan) Knox.

Fred graduated from Suffolk University and subsequently taught Social Studies at Hobbs Junior High School in Medford and Medford High School for a total of 36 years. For many of those years, he coached the school’s baseball team, leaving a positive impact on his players which is still felt today.

Fred leaves his loving wife Janet of 49 years, and his beloved children Rick (Erik) and Becky (Rebecca), all of York. In addition, he leaves his sister Phyllis Connerney and husband William, of Needham, Mass.; two brothers, Bruce and William Knox, of So. Berwick, Maine; a brother-in-law, Robert Steele, of Millbury, Mass.; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by two brothers, Webber and Robert Knox, and a sister, Margaret J. Carroll, and his sister-in-law, Barbara Steele.

Fred loved playing baseball as well as coaching. He pitched for Suffolk University, as well as for the Hosmer Chiefs, of the Intercity League. He was the most successful pitcher in the Intercity League, with 116 wins. He was inducted into three Halls of Fame: Suffolk University, City of Medford, and the Intercity Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fred’s love of American History was a passion throughout his life. With his best friend, Ellis Lane, he restored a Victorian cottage on the Nubble, in York Beach. In addition, he and Janet moved and restored a colonial house in Medford, the John Oakes house. After they moved to Maine in 1984, they purchased the John Banks house, c. 1680.

Fred maintained his friendship with Ellis Lane and Gordon Lewis, former teammates with the Hosmer Chiefs, and their wives, and continued to meet for coffee with an ever-widening group of sports fans on a weekly basis.

Fred often quoted “A nation that has forgotten its history is like a man who has lost his memory.” He loved this country and flew the American flag with pride daily. There was nothing he loved more than a crowd of friends, the ocean, and his family above all.

There will be a Celebration of Life at First Parish Church in York, Maine, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of
your choice.

Joe O'Donnell

ICL Legend Joe O’Donnell Dies at 79

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Intercity League Legend Joe O’Donnell passed away this Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was the manager of Everett’s McKinnon Club before taking over the Hosmer Chiefs in 1968, leading them to eight Intercity League titles over the next sixteen years. Joe was a charter member of the ICL’s Hall of Fame, inducted with the first class in 2010.
Here are the arrangements:

Joseph J. O’Donnell, of Boston, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on January 7, 2024.Beloved husband for 53 years to Katherine (Kelliher).

Loving father of Kate O’Donnell and her fiancé Ryan Glines of Boston, Casey Buckley and her husband Michael of Brookline, and the late Joey O’Donnell.

Devoted “GoGo” to Blair and JD Buckley. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph I. and Teresa (Cavicchi) O’Donnell, and his brothers Neil and Dennis O’Donnell. He is survived by his sister-in-law Mary O’Donnell, brother-in-law Richard Kelliher and his wife Joan, nephews Dennis, Jonathan, Timothy, and Alexander O’Donnell, Paul Kelliher, niece Janet Elwell, and many grand nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Memorial Church
(1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge)
https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu on Friday, January 12th at 12pm noon. Parking will be available in the Soldiers Field Parking Garage at Harvard Business School (accessed via Kresge Way off of Western Ave). Shuttles will be provided from Soldiers Field Parking to Memorial Church, and back, beginning at 10:30am. The Celebration of Life will be live-streamed in Klarman Hall (at HBS), as well as online, with the link to be announced soon.

A reception will immediately follow the Memorial at the Williams Room at Harvard Business School, filled with all of Joe’s favorite foods.

Please omit flowers. Any gifts in memory of Joe should be directed to The Joey Fund, at www.joeyfund.org or via The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (220 North Main Street, Suite 104, Natick, MA 01760. Tel: 508-655-6000).