April 20, 1912: The First Game at Fenway Park

April 19, 2012 by Arne Christensen · Leave a Comment

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, here is a look at how the Boston Globe of April 21, 1912 described the first game at Fenway, played the day previously. Of course it was a Red Sox-Yankees affair, with perhaps Boston’s best team ever winning 7-6 on a run in the 11th. (The Yankees, […]

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All-Star Game Showcases Eastern Leagueâ€™s Best and Harrisburgâ€™s New Digs

July 19, 2010 by Matt Aber · 1 Comment

The last time that I was in Harrisburg, home of the Eastern League AA Senators, was in 2004 to watch them play the Reading Phillies. Two things from that game still stand out to me; watching a kid by the name of Ryan Howard crush the ball all over the field and, to be frank […]

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