According to Baseball Reference, close to three million people attend Red Sox games at Fenway Park every year. The park has a seating capacity of 37,755 for night games and a near 100 percent attendance rate (the Sox averaged 35,748 fans in attendance in 2018).
The team boasts a loyal fan base. But how many of those fans ever stop and wonder how one of Boston’s beloved institutions came to be named after… socks?
It actually starts with the Atlanta Braves franchise.
The Boston Red Stockings professional baseball team was founded on Jan. 20, 1871, according to the Braves’ website.