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The Boston Red Sox are one of the most famed baseball teams in history. The Red Sox were founded in 1901 and began playing in Fenway Park when the stadium opened in 1912. A long string of success followed with World Series titles in 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918. Legendary players emerged such as Smoky Joe Wood, Dutch Leonard, Tris Speaker, Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper, and of course the renowned Babe Ruth. Ruth was sold to New York in 1919 and after that the Sox took a down turn while the Yankess along with Babe Ruth went on to win seven pennants: 'the curse' of the Red Sox.
The luck of the Sox seemed to turn when Ted Williams joined the team in 1939. He, along with players such as Dom DiMaggio, Johnny, Bobby Doerr, Pesky, Boo Ferriss, and Tex Hughson, seemed fated to return the team to championship form. However, World War II took many of Boston 's stars overseas. Williams, nicknamed 'The Kid', retired at the end of the 1960 season. Success came in 1967 when the Sox surprised the entire league when they won the American League pennant and then again in 1975. That year, perhaps one of the best seven-game World Series was played. The Boston Red Sox went up against the Cincinnati Reds. Five of the seven games were determined by one run but the Reds beat the Sox in game seven.
It would be eleven years later, in 1986, when Boston would return to the World Series largely due to the arm of the young "Rocket" Roger Clemens. The Sox lost in game six to the New York Mets. The Boston Red Sox have had a long history of coming up just short of success in the playoffs. In 1988 they won the American League East but were swept in the playoffs. In 1990, they won the division title again but once again got swept in the playoffs. Several new stars started to emerge from the team - first baseman Mo Vaughn in the early nineties and Pedro Martinez in 2000. The Boston Red Sox would make another go to capture a title in 2003, and forced a deciding seventh game in the ALCS before losing to rival the New York Yankees for the pennant.
After 86 years the curse would finally be broken. In 2004 Boston pulled off one of the most unbelievable rallies when they came back from a 3-0 series deficit to the Yankees in the ALCS to win the pennant. They then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games to win the club's first World Series title since 1918.
Since then, Boston has stayed strong. In 2007, the Sox won the American League East Division for the first time in 12 years and tied with Cleveland for the best regular season record in baseball, a feat they had not reached since 1946. Almost identical to 2004, Boston rallied from a 3-1 series deficit in the ALCS against the Indians to win the pennant and then swept the Colorado Rockies in the World Series for the team's second world championship in four years.
Boston Red Sox Stadium Information:
Since its opening in 1912, Fenway Park has been home to the Boston Red Sox.
As one can expect with a stadium almost a hundred years old, the clubhouses are small, the floorboards creak, and the dugouts are usually damp. But it is these characteristics that make Fenway Park so nostalgic. Also a part of Fenway history is the Green Monster, a 305 foot tall wall that features a manually operated scoreboard that displays division standings, the line score for the game and scores from other games.
Even though some have proposed a replacement for Fenway Park , it has remained the home for the Red Sox. In 2002 new owners made steps to preserve the stadium and added seats where they could. The stadium now holds at capacity of 40,000. New restaurants have been added and the old field was completely dug up and replaced with a new $2 million field with state of the art drainage and heating systems which means fewer rainouts. The Red Sox also expanded the team's clubhouse by adding a new weight room, batting cage, interview area, and physical training and therapy area.
Despite all the renovations, Fenway Park is still entrenched with history which is why it is one of the most famous ball parks in the country.
Boston Red Sox Driving Directions:
-North/East of Boston- Route 1A ( Inner North Shore ), Logan Airport
Use Sumner Tunnel (Route 1A)/ Central Artery/Storrow Drive /Charlesgate Overpass:
Take Logan exit to Sumner Tunnel/Route 1 A to Boston .
Take I-93 North ramp at end of Sumner Tunnel.
After only 1/4 mile, take Storrow Drive exit.
Continue on Storrow Drive West to the Fenway exit.
Take Fenway exit off Storrow Drive .
Turn right onto Boylston Street to game parking.
-East of Boston South Boston, Logan Airport
Use Congress-Summer Street/I-93 South/Cass Boulevard :
From South Boston or Ted Williams Tunnel, take Congress Street past Seaport Hotel.
Turn left onto Summer Street.
Just past South Station, turn left onto the Surface Artery.
Proceed south to I-93.
Continue on I-93 South to Massachusetts Avenue exit.
Take Massachusetts Avenue exit.
Continue straight onto Melnea Cass Boulevard .
Turn left onto Tremont Street .
Take next right onto Ruggles Street .
Continue through Fenway Street to Park Drive .
Turn right onto Boylston Street or Brookline Avenue for game parking.
-North/Northwest of Boston Route 3 ( Nashua , New Hampshire ), I-93 ( Concord , New Hampshire )
Take I-93 to Storrow Drive/Charlesgate Overpass:
Shift from Route 3 to I-93, or continue on I-93 past I-95/Route 128.
Continue towards Boston on I-93
Take exit for Storrow Drive West .
Continue on Storrow Drive West to the Fenway exit.
Take Fenway exit off Storrow Drive .
Turn right onto Boylston Street to game parking.
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