What Does That Single Red Seat at Fenway Park Represent?
If your a diehard Red Sox fan you may know what I’m talking about but those of you who have never been to Fenway Park probably don’t know what I’m talking about.
Located in the right field bleachers there is this lone red seat surrounded by all these green seats. Some would maybe ask “did all the seats in the bleachers used to be red and was it just left there on purpose?” No it was not left on purpose, a Red Sox legend has something to do with it. That Red Sox legend is Ted Williams who did something so impossible to happen at Fenway. “The red seat marks a shining moment in the career of Ted Williams when he hit the longest home run ever seen at Fenway.”
The distance from home plate to the seat is a little over 500 feet but it’s very challenging to hit a ball that deep at Fenway. Somehow Williams made it that deep and nobody else has ever since.
Also a fan named Joe Boucher who was sitting in the seat during the time wasn’t paying attention and got the baseball right in the head. Although he was hit in the head, he witnessed an historical moment right in front of him. Also, he didn’t even end up keeping the baseball. “Boucher didn’t try to keep the ball, saying ‘after it hit my head, I was no longer interested.” All I can say is if that was me I would have definitely kept the baseball even being hit by Ted Williams.
So, if you ever get the opportunity to sit in Seat 21 in Row 37 of Section 42, you would be sitting where the longest home run was ever hit at Fenway.
