Fenway Park is one of the most beloved sports stadiums in the nation, and definitely holds a special place in the heart of every Red Sox fan. Check out these lesser-known facts about Boston’s favorite stadium.
- The color of the Green Monster is actually a specific copyrighted shade of green: “Green Monster.” You can buy the color from Benjamin Moore.
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- The only perfect game played at Fenway was achieved by Earnie Shore in 1917.
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- There are 211,004 dents in the Green Monster caused by baseball impacts.
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- The first Sunday game at Fenway happened in 1932. According to the law before then, Fenway Park was too near local churches to be allowed to host games on Sunday.
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- Though the park’s capacity is 37,673 (!), the largest crowd to watch a game there was 47,627 people strong. That was for a 1935 game against – who else – the Yankees.
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- Tickets for a Red Sox game are the most costly in the major leagues. Red Sox tickets average around $53, while the average across the league is only $26.92.
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- Fenway Park has hosted basketball, hockey, field hockey, soccer, and even wrestling matches.
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- The Big Green Monster was painted green for the first time in 1947.
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- The park cost $650,000 to build. Construction finished in 1912.
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- Fans couldn’t tour Fenway Park until 1993.
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- Fenway Park sells the most expensive beers out of all the major league stadiums. One will cost you $7.25.
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- The park has the smallest foul territory in major league baseball.
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- Every single Red Sox game since 2003 has completely sold out.
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Do you know any other cool facts about Fenway? Let us know!
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