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Fenway
Park
For more than nine decades
baseball fans have been attending Boston Red Sox games at Fenway
Park. However many may not know that the ballpark has been the
home of three professional football franchises. Fenway Park was
built in 1912 because owner of the Red Sox, John Taylor, wanted a
new ballpark for his team. In April 1912, the ballpark was
complete and named Fenway Park because of its location in "The
Fens" in Boston. The 27,000 seat ballpark was home of the Red Sox
until the Boston Redskins moved to the ballpark in 1933. In July
1932, George Marshall was awarded the Boston football franchise.
During their inaugural first season in 1932 the team was named the
Boston Braves because they played at Braves Field. After the 1932
season the Braves were moved to Fenway Park and renamed the
Redskins. The team played their first game at Fenway Park in
September 1933 against the New York Giants. The Redskins played
four seasons at Fenway Park before moving to Washington after the
1936 because of low fan support.
Eight years after the Redskins moved to
Washington, the Boston Yanks began playing at Fenway Park. The
Yanks played their first game at the ballpark in September 1944
against the Philadelphia Eagles. Because of several losing season
and financial problems, the Yanks folded after the 1948 season.
The last professional football team to play at Fenway Park was the
Boston Patriots. For six seasons the Patriots played at Fenway
Park. They played their last game at the ballpark in a win against
the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968, moving to Foxboro Stadium the next
year. The setup for football games at Fenway Park was relatively
simple. The gridiron was laid out over the baseball infield and
into right field. Bleachers were set up in what was left field
during baseball games.
The Red Sox have continued to played at
Fenway Park since 1968. Although the ballpark has grown in
capacity it still looks similar as when it opened. Today, Fenway
Park has a seating capacity of 38,805. The prominent feature today
at Fenway Park remains the Green Monster, a 37 foot high wall in
left field. Throughout the late 1990s there were discussions of a
new ballpark being built for the Red Sox. However, the current
owners of the team are committed to keeping the team at Fenway
Park.
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Facts and Figures |
Fenway Park Pictures |
-Name: Fenway Park
-Location: Boston, MA
-Tenant: Boston Redskins, Yanks, Patriots
-Capacity: 38,805 (current)
-Surface: Grass
-Opened: September 1933
(NFL)
-Closed: December 1968 (NFL)
-Cost: Unknown
-Architect:
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