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Seven Join the Red Sox Hall of Fame…..

Posted on August 8, 2012 by fenwaypark100

Last Friday, August 3rd, my brother and I took in the Red Sox Hall of Fame Induction luncheon at Fenway Park’s EMC Club.  There were seven members (five of them players) added to the Red Sox Hall of Fame and they spanned … Continue reading →

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“As I grew up, I knew that as a building (Fenway Park) was on the level of Mount Olympus, the Pyramid at Giza, the nation’s capitol, the czar’s Winter Palace, and the Louvre — except, of course, that it is better than all those inconsequential places.” Bart Giamatti

Posted on November 22, 2011 by fenwaypark100

The ground was broken for Fenway Park on September 25, 1911 just days after John I Taylor sold his share of the Red Sox to James McAleer. Taylor stayed on however to oversee the construction of his new ballpark. Through … Continue reading →

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