Banners of Glory - Fenway Park - Boston is a photograph by Joann Vitali which was uploaded on July 18th, 2015.
Banners of Glory - Fenway Park - Boston
Red and blue banners of retired numbers of players proudly displayed on the facade of Fenway Park on Van Ness Street. ... more
by Joann Vitali
Title
Banners of Glory - Fenway Park - Boston
Artist
Joann Vitali
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Red and blue banners of retired numbers of players proudly displayed on the facade of Fenway Park on Van Ness Street.
The second tier of Red Sox immortals are honored with their banners waving high above Van Ness Street.
Now these players are on the second tier for a couple of different reasons. One is that they did not play their entire career, or close to it, in Boston therefore their impact upon the franchise was not as profound as the top-tier boys. And in the cases of Cy Young, Jimmy Collins, Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper, there were no numbers worn to even be retired. The Fenway crowd did not see numbers on Red Sox jerseys until 1931.
Excerpt from "Banners of Glory, Long May they Wave"
Read more of this interesting story here:
http://fenwaypark100.org/2012/02/17/banners-of-glory-long-may-they-wave/
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July 18th, 2015