“Play Ball” – What red seat?

What Red Seat?

Unless you are an avid Boston Red Sox fan,
you probably don’t know about the famed red seat.

Here’s a picture I took of it in July 2013 .
As a colorblindguy, it doesn’t jump out at me.

Here’s the story or is it a fable?!

Legend has it that on June 9th, 1946, Ted Williams hit a home run that landed in the right field bleachers. The extraordinary thing about the home run was the distance. It traveled 450 feet. The estimated total distance was set at 535 feet– reason being the seat was not at field level so it would have gone further if it didn’t run into the seats.

David Ortiz, the former Sox slugger said “I don’t think anyone has ever hit one there,” said Ortiz. “I went up there and sat there one time. That’s far…”

I checked out the longest home runs at Fenway in the 2019 season. Michael Chavis hit one 549 feet and another 451 feet. So it seems this distance is achievable. When comparing the size difference, I was surprised at what I learned. Williams was 6′ 3″ and weighed 205 pounds while Chavis stood 5′ 10″and weighed 216 pounds.

Additionally, the ball landed right on the top of the head of a spectator making a hole in his hat.

Read more from the Boston Globe.

 

You can show your colorblindguy pride with the shirt seen below. The seat is easily spotted by most people, but colorblindguys will need some “extra time”.