Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary
Former Red Sox players, coaches, and managers took the field during the celebration of Fenway Park's 100th anniversary.
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Sox legends Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice at the ceremony.
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Terry Francona waved to the current Red Sox team as he entered the park.
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A historic photo of the bleachers showed fans sitting in the same seats as below the monitor.
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Sox employee Russ Raiche gave out souvenir tickets to fans inside the gates of Yawkey Way.
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Carlton Fisk acknowledged the crowd.
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Kevin Millar and Pedro Martinez led the fans at Fenway in a toast to celebrate the 100th anniversary.
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The Red Sox brought 213 former players out onto the field to take their positions.
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Dick Berradino took his place in line below the bleachers.
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Jason Varitek and David Ortiz escorted Johnny Pesky to the mound as Tim Wakefield did for Bobby Doerr.
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Fisk, Rice, and Yaz waited for the first pitch to be thrown out by Caroline Kennedy and Mayor Thomas Menino.
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Dustin Pedroia met second basemen from the past.
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Former Red Sox players, coaches, and managers left the field.
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Nomar Garciaparra made his way through the bleachers.
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The Red Sox donned throwback uniforms for the celebration.
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The scoreboard on the Green Monster marked the anniversary with a "100 years" message.
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