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Constructed in 1934 the 37 foot two inch high wall is 240 feet long has a 22 foot deep foundation and was constructed from 30 000 pounds of Toncan iron Fenway Park hosted the 1946 Tags: Fenway Park View |
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Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (United States). Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is the only one of the original standards ballparks that is still in use. It is also the oldest venue used by a professional sports team in the United States.
Because of the ballparks age and constrained location in an urban neighborhood next to Boston Universitys large campus, the park has had many renovations and additions over the years not initially envisioned, resulting in unique, quirky features, including "the Triangle", "Peskys Pole", and most notably the famous Green Monster in left field. Fenway Park is renowned for hosting dedicated Red Sox fans, collectively called "Red Sox Nation". Every Red Sox home game since May 15, 2003, has sold out; in 2008, the park sold out its 456th consecutive Red Sox game, breaking a Major League record.
Fenway Park has also been the site of many other sporting and cultural events, including professional football games for the Boston Redskins (Washington Redskins) and the Boston Patriots (New England Patriots), concerts, hockey games, and political campaigns.
Stadium Name: Fenway Park
Allias Name: The Fens,Americas Most Beloved Ballpark
Logo Image: Image:ALE-BOS-Fenway.PNG
Birth Location: 4 Yawkey Way,Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Coordinates: Coord422047N71551Wtype:landmarkdisplay=inline,title
Broke Ground: September 25, 1911
Opened: April 20, 1912
Owner: New England Sports Ventures (NESV) / Boston Red Sox
Surface: Grass
Construction Cost: US$ (United States dollar)650,000 ($14.3 million in 2008 dollars)
Architect: Osborne Engineering Corp. (Osborn Engineering)
Tenants: Boston Red Sox (MLB (Major League Baseball)) (1912-present),Boston Braves (Atlanta Braves) (MLB) (1914-1915),Boston Bulldogs (AFL) (1926),Boston Redskins (Washington Redskins) (NFL (National Football League)) (1933-1936),Boston Shamrocks (AFL) (1936-1937),Boston Yanks (NFL) (1944-1948),Boston Patriots (New England Patriots) (AFL (American Football League)) (1963-1968),Boston Beacons (NASL (North American Soccer League)) (1968),2010 NHL Winter Classic
Seating Capacity: 35,000 (1912),34,824 (1953),33,513 (1977),33,993 (night) & 33,557 (day) (2001),37,400 (night) & 36,984 (day) (2008),37,402 for night games, 36,974 for day games (2010)
Dimensions: Left Field: 310 ft (94.5 m),Deep Left-Center: 379 ft (115.5 m),Center Field: 389 ft 9 in (118.8 m),Deep Right-Center: 420 ft (128 m),Right Center: 380 ft (115.8 m),Right Field: 302 ft (92 m),Backstop: 60 ft (18.3 m)