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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Opened | April 20, 1912 |
| Capacity |
35,000 (1912) |
| Owned By | The Boston Red Sox |
| Architect: |
Osborn Engineering |
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Fenway Park is the home stadium for the Boston Red Sox baseball club. It is located near and named for the Fenway neighborhood in the heart of Boston, which in turn is named for the nearby fens, or marshes. It opened on April 20, 1912, the same day as the now-defunct Tiger Stadium in Detroit. This makes it the oldest ballpark in active use in Major League Baseball.
The stadium is most famous for the " Green Monster", the imposing, 37-foot-tall (11 meters) left field wall, only 310 feet (94.5 meters) from home plate down the left field line. From 1912 to 1933, there was a 10-foot-high mound that formed an incline in front of the left field wall at Fenway park, extending from the left-field foul pole to the centerfield flag pole. As a result of the mound, a left fielder in Fenway Park had to play the entire territory running uphill. Boston's first star left fielder, Duffy Lewis, mastered the skill so well that the area became known as Duffy's Cliff. In 1934, Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey arranged to flatten the ground in left field so that Duffy's Cliff no longer existed and became part of the lore of Fenway Park.
Other notable features include "The Triangle", a region of center field where the walls form a triangle 420 feet (128 meters) from home plate, " Pesky's Pole" — the foul pole down a shallow right field line named for Johnny PeskyJohnny Pesky (born John Michael Paveskovich September 27, 1919 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop/ third baseman who played in the American League from 1942 to 1954. He missed all of the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons while ser a light-hitting shortstop when he once wrapped a homer around it, and the lone red seat in the right field bleachers (Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21). The seat is painted red to mark the spot where the longest measurable home run ever hit inside Fenway Park landed. Ted Williams hit the home run on June 9, 1946 off Fred Hutchinson of the Detroit Tigers. The blast was measured at 502 feet. The power alleys are 378 (?) feet (115 meters) from home plate in left field and 380 feet (116 meters) from home plate in right.
Fenway is known as a hitter's ballpark, especially during July and August when the wind blows out to left field, carrying balls up to and over the Green Monster. However, the 1990 expansion of the press box had the unintended effect of blocking these winds somewhat. As a result, the park has been less hitter-friendly since then.
The park holds approximately 34,000 spectators. This number has increased over the years as seats have been added in what was once foul ground and throughout the upper decks, and most recently on top of the Green Monster and atop the right field wall. Some people have proposed increasing the seating capacity by up to 10,000 more seats through the expansion of upper decks, while others have proposed tearing down the stadium and rebuilding a similar one nearby.
The National Football LeagueFor other uses of the abbreviation "NFL," see NFL (disambiguation). The National Football League NFL is the largest and most popular professional American football league in the world, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. The league was fo's Boston RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a National Football League team based in Ashburn, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D. Founded 1932 Formerly known as Boston Braves 1932, Boston Redskins 1933- 1936 Home stadium FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland (1997-) Head co played at Fenway from 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu to 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th. The American Football LeagueThe American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. There were three earlier, unrelated, and unsuccessful football leagues with the name of "American Football League", one in 1926, one in 1936- 193's Boston PatriotsThe New England Patriots are a National Football League team based in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Founded 1960, as a charter American Football League member. Joined the NFL in the 1970 merger. Formerly known as Boston Patriots (1960-1970) Head coach Bill Beli played at Fenway from 1963 to 1968.
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