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Old 12-13-2011, 09:07 PM   #152
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Most of the times have been set for next season... And today the Redsox announced the celebrations for Fenway's 100th Anniversary.

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• The Yankees and Red Sox are playing an afternoon game on April 20 -- the exact matchup (besides the Yankees' name change from Highlanders) that was played at Fenway in its first big league game on April 20, 1912. The Sox defeated New York, 7-6, in 11 innings. Tris Speaker brought in the game-winning run in front of 27,000 fans.
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• There will be an open house on April 19, on the eve of the anniversary of that first game, during which fans can tour the stadium for free and view the artifacts and memorabilia on display. Sox legends will be on hand, and normally restricted areas, like the dugout tunnels and clubhouse, will be viewable.
• The Harvard University baseball team will visit the ballpark on April 9, for either a game or a workout. The first baseball game of any sort played at Fenway was an exhibition between the Sox and the Ivy Leaguers on that same day in 1912.
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• With commemoration for Fenway comes compassion for others. The Sox are rolling out "100 Acts of Kindness" throughout the year, and that effort started Thursday with the donation of the 100 Years book to each of the 18 Boston Public Library branches and each of the 125 Boston public schools. Next week, six more acts of kindness are scheduled, one for each of the New England states -- Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island. Donations will be made to hospitals, shelters and other organizations.
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