Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, less than one mile from Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox. While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantially rebuilt in 1934,[9] and underwent major renovations and modifications in the 21st century. It is the oldest active ballpark in MLB.[10] Because of its age and constrained location in Boston's dense Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood, the park has many quirky features, including "The Triangle", Pesky's Pole, and the Green Monster in left field. It is the fifth-smallest among MLB ballparks by seating capacity, second-smallest by total capacity, and one of eight that cannot accommodate at least 40,000 spectators.
"Fenway" redirects here. For other uses, see Fenway (disambiguation).Address
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Group / Boston Red Sox
37,305 (day)
37,755 (night)[7]
47,627 (September 22, 1935)[5]
- 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)
September 25, 1911
April 20, 1912
1988, 2002–2011, 2017
1934, 1946, 2002–2011, 2017, 2022
US$650,000
($20.5 million in 2023 dollars[6])
Charles Logue Building Company, Coleman Brothers, Inc.[4]
March 7, 2012
Fenway has hosted the World Series 11 times, with the Red Sox winning six of them and the Boston Braves winning one.[note 1] Besides baseball games, it has also been the site of many other sporting and cultural events including professional football games for the Boston Redskins, Boston Yanks, and the Boston Patriots; concerts; soccer and hockey games (such as the 2010 NHL Winter Classic); and political and religious campaigns.
On March 7, 2012 (Fenway's centennial year), the park was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[11][12] It is a landmark at the end of the Boston Irish heritage trail. Former pitcher Bill Lee has called Fenway Park "a shrine".[13] It is a pending Boston Landmark, which will regulate any further changes to the park.[14] The ballpark is considered to be one of the most well-known sports venues in the world and a symbol of Boston.[15]
It is a misconception among fans that a fly ball that gets stuck in the ladder above the scoreboard on the left field wall is ruled a ground rule triple. There is no mention of it in the Red Sox ground rules list.[187]