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How The Pesky Pole Got Its Name

Aug 13, 2012, 11:12 PM UTC

Contemporary newspaper accounts of all six of Johnny Pesky’s home runs at Fenway Park:

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â†µ Date â†µ	â†µ Description â†µ
â†µ 8/18/42 â†µ	â†µ "nearness to the foul line" -Boston Globe "barely penetrated the stands" -Boston Herald â†µ
â†µ 4/20/46 â†µ	â†µ "into the second or third row" -Globe "a few feet… fair" -Herald â†µ
â†µ 8/08/46 â†µ	â†µ "three feet inside the foul pole" -Globe â†µ
â†µ 6/11/50 â†µ	â†µ "into the right field pavillion" -Globe â†µ
â†µ 6/18/51 â†µ	â†µ "a good way beyond the foul pole" -Globe â†µ
â†µ 8/02/51 â†µ	â†µ "into the right field stands" -Herald â†µ

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