I am in the process of putting together a history section on the Sox. Here are some new photos I have come across

please comment

Fenway Park 1963 for Boston Patriots

Lights at Fenway Park on at 4:30 because of smoke from forest fires in Canada 1950

Ted Williams crosses plate 1939

fans watching from billboard 1937

GATE B 1955

Opening Day 1964

Harvard Band performs anthem Opening Day 1964

Cardinal Cushing with nun at baseball game

L-R, Joe DiMaggio, Ben Chapman of the Sox, Joe McCarthy and Lou Gehrig at Fenway, Red Sox vs. Yankees late 1930's

Catholic religious ceremony at Fenway 1918

Dave Morehead almost loses no hitter 1965

WHDH Radio does game from bleachers 1965

Boston Redskins vs New York Football Giants 1935

Waiting for tickets 1955

Fenway burns down 1934

Governor Coolidge raising the stars and stripes as General Edwards and others look on at Fenway Park 1919

Ted Williams PITCHING batting practice 1940

Fans allowed to watch on field 1937

Opening Day 1934

Lou Gehrig 1937

Babe Ruth 1933

Fans protest Ken Harrelson trade April 1969

Yastrzemski raps out a key hit against the Twins in the final game of the regular 1967 season

more to come

Construction work at Fenway Park 1933

The Monster is born 1933

Opening Day 1934

Bleacher price doubles for 1967 World Series fans outraged

Brookline Av and Lansdowne St 3 years before Fenway built 1909

Tom and Jean in their private booth 1960's

Fenway Park 1920

Sox vs Yankees July 4, 1942

Duffy's Cliff 1928

Rally for Irish Independence at Fenway Park 1919

Joe Cronin reads the American

No Game Today

Joe Louis signs autographs at Fenway Park during World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals

Red Sox Manager Pinky Higgins swings for snowballs at Fenway Park

Cronin and Higgins ( note scoreboard behind 1B )

Harry Frazee 1917

Braves Field scoreboard welcomes Red Sox

Braves ushers 1950

Braves Opening Day 1948 ( notice lack of crowd )

largest crowd to ever see baseball game in Boston 51,331 watching Braves & Phils 1932

Braves Field demolished 1959

Wow! Great stuff, Nuffced. Where did you find them?

His and her boxes for Tom and Jean, overflow fans standing in the outfield as late as the 1930's, lousy sightlines for football.

The photo of the rally for Irish independence was especially dramatic. It belongs in histories of Ireland and of Irish Americans.

Brilliant photo's, really liked the rally for irish independence picture , its winging its way over to a number of addresses in the homeland now

Amazing stuff, it's interesting to see the naked skyline of Boston, aside from the pictures from the 60's. But in one of the late 30's pictures, you can see the Prudential building being built, that's what it looks like at least. Is the Pru that old?

Question, why is the Monster around in the 'Duffy's Cliff' picture from 1928, but you have it being built in 1933? Wasn't Duffy's cliff long gone by 1928?

The "Monster" we know and love was built in the winter of 1933/4, when it redone and covered with tin. The picture with Duffy's Cliff shows the old wooden wall. I found it interesting as I had thought the scoreboard didn't become part of the wall until the Yawkey rebuild.

The Pru being built can be seen in the Patriots pic from 1964 and Opening Day of 1964. The 64 Opener was a fund raiser for the JFK Library and still only drew 24,000, which was a big crowd for the Sox.

These pics come from the Boston Public Library database, and many have not been seen for decades. The Braves pics show how the team was second fiddle to the Sox, as the lack of fans at the 1948 opener is dramatic. The Braves Field scoreboard was the first fully electric board in the major leagues and after the Braves left it would get a second life in Kansas City.

Fenway Park 1925

Fenway Park shuttle 1915

Fan in bleachers 1950

I caught a ball!!!! 1949

Sox fans cheer a win September 1949

Opening Day 1953 was snowed out

Bleachers 1950

Rain Delay vs Yankees 1963

Fenway Park January 1947

Lefty Grove on the mound

Opening Day 1962 ( where are the fans?)

Gate C 1956

Opening Day 1955

Archbishop Cushing at Fenway 1945

Ticket Office 1940's

Fenway Park 1930's

Sold Out??? Let em on the field.... 1930's

Fenway Park grandstand 1915

Fenway Park 1912

Fenway Park rebuilding 1933

Thank you very much Nuf Ced. Being a newbie to Red Sox nation i'm having a really good time learning about the history of the Red Sox. I'm currently reading a book about Fenway written by CHB. It was cool to read about the Rooters and the orignial Nuf Ced. I have a question. When they let people on the field in that picture what were the circumstances. Why did they do it? Did they just rope it off? If the ball got into the crowd was it a ground rule double?

Schillondahill

reason they did it was greed

yes it would be a ground rule double, I was shocked that the practice continued into the at least the mid 30's from looking at those pics

Really great pics Nuf....by the way, what caused Fenway to burn down??

Boston Fire Department story on Fenway Park fire

thanks for the pictures.

Ted

Regarding the rally for Irish Independence 1919, the BPL has an exhibit up at Fenway Park right now and the photo is dated ca. 1921.

I'd love to learn the precise date. Any idea?

Thank you thank you thank you, guys. And thanks billnowlin for reviving this gem of a thread.

This collection is magnificent!!!

never saw this thread the 1st time....amazing pictures......thanks.

Wow amazing photos. I always wondered what Fenway looked like way back when.

wow...unbelievable !!
can't believe that they had it ready for the opener...
Thanks Nuf ced super pictures and great history !!!!!!!!!

Great pics, thanks a lot for putting 'em up!

I love the way that the city behind the wall grew and changed, as well as Fenway itself (of course).

Great work!


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Awesome pics, glad it was bumped back up as I never saw these the first time.

Great to see how Fenway has changed through the years as well as the backdrop. Very cool seeing the Pru being built in a few of the pics

This picture is one of the most interesting to me. If you look closely, there's a big gaping hole where the centerfield bleachers are now. When was the triangle born? Did they add those seats in 1933 during the reconstruction?

Just imagine if that hole was still there now. Double and triples off the wall now would have been inside-the-park HRs for sure.

I believe it was during the 1933 reconstruction that center field area was redone to what we know as the triangle.

I wish there were more photos of the 1920s-early 1930s time period when the Red Sox were the laughing stock of baseball. I believe there was at least one previous fire that took out the left field stands and it would be interesting to see what Fenway looked like heading into its reconstruction.

are there any photos of fenway park from the inside with the playing field from 1912 and also any from the fire damage done in 1926 been look all over the net for em

Nuf, Those are great. Thanks for putting them up for the rest of us to enjoy. I love looking at old ballpark photos.

Don't bother thanking him, he's probably locked up somewhere. (If not, he should be)