Manual Scoreboard

Even though there has been an electronic scoreboard above the center field bleacher seats for many years, people still look at the base of the Green Monster to keep track of the action at Fenway Park and at other stadiums. This feature was installed in 1934 and Fenway Park has one of the few remaining manually-operated scoreboards in baseball. During every home game, there are three operators to keep the scoreboard as up-to-date as possible. Green and red lights signal the number of balls, strikes, and outs, 16-inch-square numbers are used to indicate runs and hits, and 12-by-16 inch square numbers are used to show errors, innings, and the number of the current pitcher. In the mid-1970s, when the wall was remodeled, the scoreboard was changed only to show out-of-town American League scores; however, in 2003, the scoreboard was revised to show National League scores as well. Also, if you look closely, you will find the initials of former owners Tom and Jean Yawkey written in Morse code.