The Braves sweep a twin bill from the Phillies played at Fenway Park, the home of the American League’s Red Sox, because the seats in the reserved grandstand in their Boston ballpark are still tacky after the team’s Opening Day debacle due to wet paint. As a thank-you, the Red Sox, who play all day games at home, are offered the use of Braves Field for night games, but the team declines the invitation.
On April 28, 1946 — The Braves sweep a twin bill from the Phillies played at Fenway Park, the home of the American League’s Red Sox, because the seats in the reserved grandstand in their Boston ballpark are still tacky after the team’s Opening Day debacle due to wet paint. As a thank-you, the Red Sox, who play all day games at home, are offered the use of Braves Field for night games, but the team declines the invitation.
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National Pastime