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  Fenway
Park's most recognizable feature, the Green Monster, gave me the chills when I first saw it. I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, so I am not a natural Sox fan. When I was a child, I remember watching the old NBC Saturday afternoon game of the week one. It was September of 1979, and I watched a game between the Red Sox, and I don't remember who. But I fell in love with the most beautiful park in the major's, Fenway. Eventually, I transferred my affections to the team that calls Fenway home, the Boston Red Sox. Even though I wasn't born in New England, I have suffered as much as any Sox fan has. Thoughts of 1986 still make me sick. To be 1 strike away from ending decades of frustration has got to be one of the most sickening feelings of my life.In the August of 1999, I fulfilled a life long dream. I made the pilgrimage to Boston, Massachusetts. I met several friends from the chat room, TalkCitySports. We attended a game between the Red Sox and the Yankees. I am proud to say that the Red Sox won that game 5-4. When I first walked up the ramp and saw the Green Monster, I had tears in my eyes. I felt as if I was on holy ground. It was August 1, 1999, and I was shivering. Not from cold, but from the feeling as if I was where I was meant to be. The feeling that I had at that moment was absolutely indescribable. This is certainly one of the most memorable moments of my life. | ||
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Year of Construction 1912  |
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| Cost $650,000 (private funding)  |
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| Architect James E. McLaughlin and the Osborn Engineering Company of Cleveland  |
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| Area 365,308 square feet |
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| Occupants American League Boston Red Sox, April 20, 1912 to date National League Boston Braves, September 7-29, 1914; April 14-July 26, 1915 |
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| Capacity 35,000 (1912); 35,500 (1947); 35,200 (1949); 34,824 (1953); 34,819 (1958); 33,368 (1960); 33,357 (1961); 33,524 (1965); 33,375 (1968); 33,379 (1971); 33,437 (1976); 33,513 (1977); 33,538 (1979); 33,536 (1981); 33,465 (1983); 33,583 (1985);
34,182 (1989); 34,171 (1991 to present) |
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| Largest Crowd Total: 49,000, with 40,627 paid, on September 22, 1935 vs. the Yankees. Paid: 41,766 on August 12, 1934 vs. the Yankees |
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| Smallest
Crowd 409 on September 29, 1965 vs. Angels
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