Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 154 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

This Day in History: 2000-03-20

March 20, 1915: The Boston Braves break ground on Commonwealth Avenue to begin construction of Braves Field, which will be the home of the Braves until 1952; the Braves will play their home games at three year-old Fenway Park until the park, with a capacity of over 40,000, opens on August 18th and is acclaimed as “The World’s Greatest Ballpark.”

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