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Fenway Park: 10 questions about baseball's 100-year-old

As the oldest ballpark in the major leagues celebrates its centennial, it isn’t just Bostonians who claim familiarity with the Back Bay landmark. To gauge how much you know about Fenway’s past and present, trying taking this quiz.

By Ross Atkin

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The field at Fenway Park is seen in the first inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston, Friday, April 13. The Red Sox will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway's opening when they host the New York Yankees Apr. 20

Michael Dwyer/AP

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the early years of the ballpark, what feature created some unusual fielding challenges?

Monuments in center field

 

An all-dirt infield

 

A slope in left field

 

Drainage ditches in foul territory

 
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