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The pole was named after Johnny Pesky, a non-power-hitting shortstop and long-time coach for the Red Sox, who hit some of his six home runs at Fenway Park around the pole but never off the pole. Pesky (playing 1942 to 1952, except for 1943 to 1945) was a contact hitter who hit just 17 home runs in his career (6 at Fenway Park). [ 81 ]
On April 26, the Boston Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved the name change back to Jersey Street. [15] [16] The change from Yawkey Way to Jersey Street was made official on May 3, 2018. [17] The ballpark's original address was 24 Jersey Street. [18] With the 1977 name change, it became 4 Yawkey Way. [9]
The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following previous Boston teams that had been known as the "Red Stockings." Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 [ 9 ] and winning four more championships by 1918 .
Johnny Pesky's number 6 was retired by the Boston Red Sox in 2008. Pesky (right) and Bobby Doerr (left) at Fenway's 100th Anniversary. On his 87th birthday, September 27, 2006, the Red Sox honored Pesky by officially naming the right-field foul pole "Pesky's Pole", although it had already been unofficially known as such. On September 23, 2008 ...
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