 The next year in 1962 , the Red Sox had been in the middle of a streak of 8 losing seasons . The team was so bad , that after a 13 @-@ 3 loss to the Yankees on July 26 , Red Sox ace Gene Conley got off the bus and attempted to leave the country and go to Israel . Conley was denied his request because he did not have a passport . Nonetheless , Conley did stay away from the team for 3 days . 
