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Address:
4 Yawkey Way
Phone:
(617) 267-1700
Hours:
Afternoon games: 1:05 pm; Most night games: 7:05 pm
Cost:
Adult: 12.00
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Overview
It's been hailed as 'Boston's Sistine Chapel.' And worshipful fans of New England's beloved but beleaguered Red Sox know the story behind every dent in this venerable baseball park's weathered facade.
The once invincible left field wall, known as the 'Green Monster,' is synonymous with the Boston baseball ethos. So too is the so-called 'Curse of the Bambino' that doomed the team never to win a world championship again. Since the Babe was traded to the Yankees in 1920, heartsick fans have watched as the Sox, who won the World Series five times by 1918, took the pennant in 1946, 67, 75, and 86 - only to lose the Series in the seventh game every time.
In a nationwide poll, both fans and players chose Fenway as the most aesthetic place to experience a baseball game. Sports lovers delight in the authenticity and character of this homey downtown park - with its geometrically peculiar shape (including the only ladder in play in the majors), gorgeous green lawn, hand-operated scoreboard, and high-spirited fans. And if you want to see Bostonians really let down their Puritan reserve, Fenway Park shows them at their raucous best.
After sky-view seats were installed in 1946, lights in 1947, and Diamond Vision in 1976, Fenway has remained much like it was on opening day, April 20, 1912. Fenway has been a link to baseball's past, a living museum commemorating the feats of players whose names evoke enduring emotions: Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Jimmy Collins, Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski, and Roger Clemens.
Sadly for many, this season is the old Fenway's last hurrah. Next year a new and glitzier stadium will be built on the site. Fortunately for long-time fans, the Green Monster will be incorporated in the new ballpark.
Baseball season runs from April to early October.
Admission varies, and is usually $12 - $35 depending on seat location.
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