History Of The Lone Red Seat

The Date: June 9th 1946
The Game: Boston vs. Detroit
Pitching:Fred Hutchinson
At Bat: Teddy Samuel Williams (Ted Williams)

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The wind up, the pitch, and Williams hits the ball. Hard. When it
came down it beaned one Joseph A. Boucher. Bounced off his head
only to be snagged by a fan seated quite a bit behind him. He was
seated in Section 42. Row 37. Seat 21.

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Bouchers thoughts?
"How far away must one sit to be safe in this park? I didn't even
get the ball. They say it bounced a dozen rows higher, but after it
hit my head, I was no longer interested. I couldn't see the ball.
Nobody could. The sun was right in our eyes. All we could do was
duck. I'm glad I didn't stand up"

The official distance of the ball was marked at having flown an
amazing 502 ft. Supposedly no one has ever hit one that far in the
park since. The closest measurement being given to Manny Ramirez on
July 23, 2001 of 501 feet.