The Historical Significance of Fenway Park

Specific Purpose: To inform my listeners about the history of Fenway Park and note some remarkable things about the said ballpark.

Central Idea: Fenway Park was built to avoid embarrassment of Boston City and to make history in sports especially the baseball area.

1. Introduction

A.. Attention-getter/Grabber

Baseball has been a big part of every American’s life. Its history dated way back the 18^th century when it is known as one of America’s favorite pastimes. Amazing it is that the said sport has entertained the American nation until the present, one of the oldest and most famous ballpark in the United States of America is located at 4 Yawkey Way Boston, Massachusetts. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Boston’s one and only Fenway Park.B. Thesis and preview of main points

Based from my research, I learned that Fenway Park:

1. first, was built to avoid fire and embarrassment of the City of Boston
2. next, had brought both bad luck and good luck to Boston’s Red Sox
3. then, had created some interesting facts as it makes history
4. and finally, had founded an organization to save the said ballpark
5. Credibility Step (Research and Experience)

Every where you look, you’ll see children and even adults playing baseball.  And if they’re not playing, they’re talking about the said sport. Despite this fact, I got all the information I would share with you from an online baseball almanac and a few articles about Fenway Park over the Internet.

1. Body
2. Fenway Park history
3. John Taylor, owner of Boston Red Sox wanted to replace the old ballpark called Huntington Avenue Grounds.
4. In 1912, the 27,000-seater Fenway Park is born in April 20, 1912.
5. Dating back in 1912, the cost of the Fenway Park construction was $650,000
6. Fenway Park bad lucks and good lucks
7. The Red Sox won in the World Series in Fenway Park’s first year.
8. It was followed by three more victories in 1918.
9. Red Sox was believed to be cursed after the Babe Ruth-Trade with the Yankees.
10. Interesting facts
11. Fenway Park hosted three All Star Games.
12. Eight World Series games were done in Fenway Park.
13. 3,000^th hit of Carl Yastrzmski was made.
14. Numbers implying a date before the World Series when the Red Sox would win in almost a hundred years.
15. “Save Fenway Park”
16. The need for a sturdier ballpark was brought up in 1999.
17. The “Save Fenway Park” organization was founded.

III. Conclusion

1. Recap/Summary/Review

With all the years of making baseball history, I learned that Fenway Park:

5. first, was built to avoid fire and embarrassment of the City of Boston
6. next, had brought both bad luck and good luck to Boston’s Red Sox
7. and finally, had founded an organization to save the said ballpark
8. Clincher/Memorable Statement
9. We can help create history by being informed.
10. We can help preserve it by being imvolved.  Let us help make more memories by supporting the “Save Fenway Park” organization

WORKS CITED

Davis, Bryan, Nevard, David. Fenway Park. September 2007. 19 October 2007 http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/fenway.htm

Ballparks of Baseball. Fenway Park. 2001. 19 October 2007 http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/FenwayPark.htm

“Baseball Almanac.” Baseball Almanac. 19 October 2007

            http://www.baseball-almanac.com/