Book description
On April 20, 1912, The Boston Red Sox played their first official
game at Fenway Park. 27,000 fans were on hand to witness the Red Sox
defeat the rival New York HighlandersÂ-later known as the
YankeesÂ-7Â-6 in 11 innings. It was an event that may have made front
page news in Boston had it not been for the sinking of the Titanic
five days earlier.
Since that day, the oddly-shaped stadium at 4 Yawkey Way has
played host to nearly 8,000 Red Sox games, including fifty-five in the
postseason, launching the legends of Tris Speaker, Jimmie Foxx, Ted
Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Wade Boggs, and Pedro Martinez,
and making the ballpark a worldwide destination for legions of
baseball fans in the process.
From the Green Monster to Pesky's Pole, The Triangle to the lone
red seat marking the longest home run ever hit in the stadium (a
502-foot blast off the bat of Ted Williams in 1946), Fenway Park's
unique charms have captivated generations of sports fans.
Fenway Park at 100 tells through vivid, full-color photographs
and illuminating prose, the story of the most cherished American
stadium, creating an endearing portrait of a building whose rich
history resonates in the hearts and minds of the Red Sox vast fanbase.
With a special foreword by Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, this is a
book that no Red Sox fan should be without.
