Editor's note: Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912. NESN.com will be celebrating Fenway's 100-year anniversary with unique content from now until April 20, 2012.
When Fenway Park's center field bleachers were replaced with green plastic seats, one chair back was distinctively different. Placed 502 feet from home plate, a red-backed chair marked the longest home run in Fenway Park history.
Ted Williams, the owner of that home run, would have his number retired, along with Joe Cronin's, on May 28. They were the first numbers retired by the Red Sox organization.
The 1984 season, despite huge potential from a starting rotation that included Oil Can Boyd and rookie Roger Clemens, got off to a rough start that Boston never recovered from.
The club finished fourth in the AL East, but saw Tony Armas lead the American League with 43 home runs, 123 RBIs and 339 total bases.
Jerry Remy played his last game for the Red Sox on May 18 and Dennis Eckersley was traded to the Cubs for Bill Buckner one week later.
Fenway also hosted the 1984 United States Olympic baseball team for a game. The team, which included Mark McGwire and Barry Larkin, beat up on a Park League All-Star team 17-2. The U.S. team lost to Japan in the gold-medal game later that summer.
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