The curse of Fenway Park is it was considered a graveyard for left-handed pitching with the looming presence of The Green Monster and right-handed bats that would enjoy gently lifting a fly ball into the accommodating screen. Yankee manager Casey Stengel usually gave lefty star Whitey Ford a mulligan when the Yankees came to town. Ford eventually turned his magical pitching prowess into a Hall of Fame career, but at Fenway? Alas – the nightclub companion of Mickey Mantle went just 7-6 with a 6.16 ERA.
How times have changed from the Red Sox perspective with a swing to the left that would make an ardent socialist envious.