Fenway Park at 100
Baseball's Hometown
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2012
- Category
- History
-
Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781613210017
- Publish Date
- Jun 2012
- List Price
- $32.99
Add it to your shelf
Where to buy it
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 Highlanders—later known as the Yankees—7–6 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.
100 Years of Fenway Park 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.
About the authors
Bill Nowlin was born in Boston. He is the author of seventeen Red Sox-related books. In 2004, Nowlin was elected vice president of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He lives in Burlington, Massachusetts
Jim Prime has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books on baseball including Ted Williams’ Hit List (with Ted Williams) and The Little Red (Sox) Book with Bill “Spaceman” Lee, and Fenway Park at 100: Baseball’s Hometown with Bill Nowlin.
Bobby Doerr is the oldest living player enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, selected by the Hall's Veterans Committee in 1986. Doerr played second base for the Boston Red Sox for all fourteen years of his major league career, from 1937-1951, and was selected to play in nine All Star Games. His number 1 was retired by the Red Sox in 1988. He lives in Junction City, Oregon.
Other titles by
Other titles by
Amazing Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Red Sox Stories Ever Told
From the Babe to the Beards
The Boston Red Sox in the World Series
Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Blue Jays Stories Ever Told
Amazing Tales from the 2004 Boston Red Sox Dugout
The Greatest Stories from a Championship Season
How Hockey Explains Canada
The Sport That Defines a Country
Baseball Eccentrics
A Definitive Look at the Most Entertaining, Outrageous and Unforgettable Characters in the Game
Red Sox Essential
Everything You Need to Know to be a Real Fan!
The Little Red (Sox) Book
A Revisionist Red Sox History