Fenway Park in the 1950s
New Red Sox manager Lou Boudreau took his place in Fenway Park on Dec. 1, 1951.
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Dom DiMaggio slid home with an inside-the-park home run against the White Sox on June 24, 1951.
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Ted Williams hung up his jersey for the final time before rejoining the US Marine Corps on April 30, 1952.
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Williams spoke to the crowd that day before reporting for military duty.
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When the Red Sox were snowed out on April 14, 1953, Mel Parnell pitched snowballs instead of baseballs.
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Boston University product Harry Agganis, left, debuted with a flash for the Red Sox in 1954, but died at age 26 the next year of a pulmonary embolism.
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Snow blanketed Fenway Park on this 1955 day.
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Fenway Park was full for Opening Day in 1956 against the Orioles.
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There was a wide swath of empty seats in left field on Aug. 11, 1956.
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Grounds crew workers laid down new turf in 1957.
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Ted Williams slid safely into second base in this game against Kansas City on July 25, 1957.
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Members of the Topsfield girls softball team attended a clinic sponsored by The Boston Globe on April 26, 1958.
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Pumpsie Green, second from right, with (from left) Frank Malzone, Don Buddin, and Pete Runnels, was the first black player to play for the Red Sox in 1959.
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Several thousand kids watched the May 12, 1959, game at Fenway Park as guests of The Boston Globe, Red Sox, and the auto dealers of Greater Boston.
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The seats were empty, but the Red Sox were in Fenway Park for batting practice on May 19, 1959.
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