June 9 in Boston Red Sox History: Ted Williams hits the longest homerun at Fenway – The Red Seat (1946)

On June 9 1946, At Fenway Park, Ted Williams clouts the farthest home run ever hit at Fenway Park, a shot estimated to have traveled 502 feet before striking the straw hat of a fan sitting in seat 21 in the 37th row of section 42 in right field. The seat will be painted red to commemorate the locati

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