| Boston is the capital and most populous city of | | | | The stadium is most famous for the left field wall |
| Massachusetts. With the reputation of being the | | | | called the "Green Monster". Constructed in 1934, the |
| largest city in New England, Boston is often | | | | 37-foot high wall is 240 feet long, has a 22-foot deep |
| considered to be the unofficial economic and cultural | | | | foundation, and was constructed from 30,000 pounds |
| center of the New England region. The Greater | | | | of Toncan iron. Previously, a 23-½-foot tall |
| Boston area, which is home to over 4.4 million people, | | | | screen protected cars and pedestrians on Lansdowne |
| includes the nearby cities of Worcester and | | | | Street. However, the screen was replaced after the |
| Providence. | | | | 2002 season with more seating atop the Green |
| Puritan colonists from England founded the city, in | | | | Monster. |
| 1630. During the late 1700s, Boston was the location | | | | "The Triangle" is a region of center field where the |
| of several major events during the American | | | | walls form a triangle whose far corner is 420 feet |
| Revolution. | | | | (128 m) from home plate. That deep right-center |
| After the revolution, Boston became a major shipping | | | | point is conventionally given as the center field |
| port and manufacturing center, and its rich history | | | | distance. True center is unmarked, 390 feet from |
| now attracts 16.3 million visitors annually. The city | | | | home plate, to the left of "The Triangle" when |
| was the site of several firsts, including America's first | | | | viewed from home plate. |
| public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and college, | | | | "Williamsburg" was the name, invented by |
| Harvard College (1636) in Cambridge, as well as the | | | | sportswriters, for the bullpen area built in front of the |
| first subway system in the United States. | | | | right-center field bleachers in 1940. It was built here |
| With regard to sports, Boston is famous for the | | | | primarily for the benefit of Ted Williams, to enable |
| Boston Red Sox and their playing field Fenway Park. | | | | him and other left-handed batters to hit more home |
| With various important history associated with it, | | | | runs, since it was 23 feet closer than the bleacher |
| Boston Red Sox can be termed as a mere reflection | | | | wall. The name was inspired both by Colonial |
| of the city as well. | | | | Williamsburg and Yankee Stadium's hitter-friendly right |
| The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball | | | | field area that was often called "Ruthville". |
| team. The team is a charter member of the | | | | The lone red seat in the right field bleachers (Section |
| American League East Division. They play home | | | | 42, Row 37, Seat 21), signifies the spot where the |
| games at Fenway Park, which opened on April 20, | | | | longest measurable home run ever hit inside Fenway |
| 1912, making it the oldest major league ballpark still in | | | | Park's 1934 configuration landed. Ted Williams hit the |
| operation. The Red Sox won the first World Series | | | | home run on June 9, 1946 off Fred Hutchinson of the |
| as the Boston Americans in 1903 against the | | | | Detroit Tigers. Williams' bomb was officially measured |
| Pittsburgh Pirates. They won their most recent World | | | | at 502 feet (153 m)-well beyond "Williamsburg". |
| Series championship in 2004, after an 86-year interval. | | | | According to Hit Tracker Online, the ball, if |
| The Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry is one of the longest | | | | unobstructed, would have flown 520 to 535 feet. |
| standing and most storied rivalries in North American | | | | "The Belly" is the sweeping curve of the box-seat |
| sports. The rivalry has spread both Yankees and Red | | | | railing from the right end of "Williamsburg" around to |
| Sox fans throughout the country, and a great | | | | the right field corner. |
| amount of both can be seen at their respective | | | | Pesky's Pole is the name for the pole on the right |
| team's road games. The Red Sox currently lead all | | | | field foul line, which stands a mere 302 feet from |
| other major league baseball teams in average road | | | | home plate, the shortest right field porch in Major |
| attendance, yet Fenway Park's small capacity has the | | | | League Baseball. |
| Red Sox ranked 11th in attendance at home. The | | | | In a ceremony before the Red Sox's 2005 |
| Red Sox have sold out every home game from May | | | | interleague game against the Cincinnati Reds, the pole |
| 15, 2003 to the present, a span of well over four | | | | on the left field foul line atop The Green Monster |
| years. | | | | was named Fisk Foul Pole, in honor of Carlton |
| Fenway Park is the home ballpark of the Boston Red | | | | "Pudge" Fisk. |
| Sox baseball club. The park, the oldest of all current | | | | From 1912 to 1933, there was a 10-foot-high incline in |
| Major League Baseball stadiums, opened in 1912, and | | | | front of the then 25-foot high left field wall at |
| this season, 2007, marks Fenway's 95th birthday. | | | | Fenway Park, extending from the left-field foul pole |
| Fenway hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star | | | | to the center field flag pole. As a result, a left fielder |
| Game in 1946, 1961, and 1999, and has played host | | | | in Fenway Park had to play part of the territory |
| to nine World Series. Fenway is regarded as one of | | | | running uphill (and back down). Boston's first star left |
| the most historic and tradition-rich stadiums in all of | | | | fielder, Duffy Lewis, mastered the skill so well that |
| sports. | | | | the area became known as "Duffy's Cliff". |
| At Fenway Park, there are several features which | | | | A phrase made popular by Boston television |
| highlight the history and the tradition of this all | | | | commentators, "Canvas Alley" is the open alley |
| important stadium of U.S. sports. They are, | | | | behind the first base line where the grounds crew |
| · The Green Monster | | | | sits. Canvas Alley has recently been narrowed to |
| · The Triangle | | | | accommodate seats. |
| · Williamsburg | | | | With all of these historic and traditional places at |
| · The Lone Red Seat | | | | Fenway Park and the Red Sox team making history |
| · The Belly | | | | themselves, a visit to this sight becomes an |
| · Pesky's Pole | | | | important feature in any visit to Boston. Since the |
| · Fisk Foul Pole | | | | history of the club and the park reflects the history |
| · Duffy's Cliff | | | | of the city as well. |
| · Canvass Alley | | | | |