Historic Fenway

Featured Articles

Fenway Primer

A look at the main characteristics of Fenway Park, including when they were introduced.

The Significance of Fenway Park

A brief tour of the key elements that make Fenway Park unique: its history, physique, and mystique.

News Articles

Unwinding 100-year-old yarn

Boston Globe writer Bob Duffy recounts the history of the Boston Red Sox on the eve of the 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball celebration at Fenway Park, 5/26/01.

100 Most Significant Moments in Red Sox History

Boston Herald columnist Steve Bailey made this top 100 list in honor of the 100th season of Red Sox baseball.

Home opener hits 100th anniversary

Boston Herald writer Michael O'Connor recounts the forgotten story of the original Red Sox (nee Bostonians) home opener at the Huntington Avenue Grounds on May 8, 1901.

Fenway's first batsman

Boston Herald writer Steve Buckley tells the story of the first Fenway at-bat: "...nobody knew Fenway Park was going to be a big deal, that it would become a storied baseball landmark throughout one century and into the next. Thus, on April 9, 1912, when Dana Joseph Paine Wingate became the first man ever to step into the batter's box at Fenway Park, it was just a passing item in the next day's papers...."