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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 23, 1978:
The AL approves the transfer of the Red Sox to a group headed by Jean Yawkey, Buddy LeRoux, and Haywood Sullivan. The purchase price is $15 million. Sullivan had a 7-year catching career for the Red Sox and Royals, while LeRoux was the Boston trainer for eight years.