At Fenway Park, the Red Sox sweep two from the Highlanders, winning 13 – 6 and 6 – 0 behind Smoky Joe Wood

At Fenway Park, the Red Sox sweep two from the Highlanders, winning 13 – 6 and 6 – 0 behind Smoky Joe Wood

At Fenway Park, the Red Sox sweep two from the Highlanders, winning 13 – 6 and 6 – 0. Smoky Joe Wood wins the nitecap, his second shutout in a row, allowing just one hit, in winning 6 – 0 in seven innings. Dutch Sterrett’s single is the lone hit. In the nitecap, Hick Cady makes two hits in one at bat. His single scores Jake Stahl from third base, but umpire Silk O’Loughlin rules that Stahl was balked home. In Cady’s second chance, he doubles.

Fenway Park 1912
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Fenway Park Opens – Boston beats New York

On April 20, 1912 – The Boston Red Sox play the first game in the history of Fenway Park, after three previous attempts to play the opener have been rained out. Over 27,000 fans attended the opening, the Red Sox had “The Million Dollar” outfield of Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, and Harry Hooper. In 1912,…