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Long ago, Ted Williams’ shot went far away

On this day in 1946, slugger established seat of power at Fenway Park

By Dan Shaughnessy

 |  Globe Columnist  

  June 09, 1996

It sits in a sea of green, a single red chairback in the outer limits of Fenway Park’s right field bleachers. It is Seat 21 in Row 37 of Section 42.

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