Product Details

• Actors: Carlton Fisk, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Run Time: 991 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00142UZ8A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,153 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Since its opening on April 20, 1912, generations upon generations of fans have flocked to this baseball sanctuary to experience the magic of Fenway Park, and the essence of baseball. From its renowned Green Monster, single-level seating, and hand-operated scoreboard, to its neighborhood setting, and timeline of history-making moments, Fenway Park is unique, beloved and bedazzling. Fenway Park speaks Boston. Fenway Park glows with baseball.

This six-game, 6-DVD collection spans five decades of promise, heart-ache, jubilation, and Boston baseball, and salutes the legends that defined these moments which are etched in Red Sox history. Each game of this treasured set was selected by the Red Sox Nation® itself, and the six remarkable games in this set are nothing short of spectacular.

SIX OUTSTANDING GAMES FROM FENWAY PARK, SELECTED BY RED SOX NATION!
DISC 1: Sept. 30, 1967 Regular Season vs Minnesota Twins®--Carl Yastrzemski hit his 44th home run as the Sox tied for the lead in a four-team American League® pennant race.
DISC 2: 1975 World Series® Game 6 vs the Cincinnati Reds®--This see-saw battle of the Titans ended with Carlton Fisk and his 12th inning game-ending home run.
DISC 3: Apr. 29, 1986 Regular Season vs Seattle Mariners®--23-year-old Roger Clemens set the Major League record with 20 strikeouts in this hallmark game.
DISC 4: 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game® and MLB All-Century Team celebration--Fenway Park was selected to house the final Mid-Summer Classic of the 20th Century and the festivities riveted the world.
DISC 5: 1999 American League Championship® Series Game 3 vs New York Yankees--Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez shutdown the vaunted Yankees and former Boston pitcher Roger Clemens with 12 strikeouts over 7 innings.
DISC 6: Apr. 22, 2007 Regular Season vs New York Yankees®--Boston dispensed with its archrival Yankees in large part thanks to four consecutive home runs.

DVD Features: The Origins of Fenway Park; Ted Williams: Fenway s Hometown Hero; Ted Williams Throws out First Pitch at 1999 All-Star Game; Vintage Film: Yaz 1968 World Series Highlights at Fenway; Yaz 400th HR and 3000th hit; Red Sox Clinch 1986 ALCS in Fenway; Brunansky s amazing catch clinches 1990 AL East Crown; Last inning of Derek Lowe s No-Hitter (4/27/02); Red Sox score 10 runs before making their first out (6/27/03); Bill Mueller walk-off HR vs. Mariano Rivera (7/24/04); Dave Roberts: The Steal 2004 ALCS Game 4; Big Papi s 2004 Postseason Walk-off Hits; Last inning of Clay Buchholz s No-Hitter (9/1/07)

Product Description

Since its opening on April 20, 1912, generations upon generations of fans have flocked to this baseball sanctuary to experience the magic of Fenway Park, and the essence of baseball. From its renowned Green Monster, single-level seating, and hand-operated scoreboard, to its neighborhood setting, and timeline of history-making moments, Fenway Park is unique, beloved and bedazzling. Fenway Park speaks Boston. Fenway Park glows with baseball.

This six-game, 6-DVD collection spans five decades of promise, heart-ache, jubilation, and Boston baseball, and salutes the legends that defined these moments which are etched in Red Sox history. Each game of this treasured set was selected by the Red Sox Nation® itself, and the six remarkable games in this set are nothing short of spectacular.

SIX OUTSTANDING GAMES FROM FENWAY PARK, SELECTED BY RED SOX NATION!
DISC 1: Sept. 30, 1967 Regular Season vs Minnesota Twins®--Carl Yastrzemski hit his 44th home run as the Sox tied for the lead in a four-team American League® pennant race.
DISC 2: 1975 World Series® Game 6 vs the Cincinnati Reds®--This see-saw battle of the Titans ended with Carlton Fisk and his 12th inning game-ending home run.
DISC 3: Apr. 29, 1986 Regular Season vs Seattle Mariners®--23-year-old Roger Clemens set the Major League record with 20 strikeouts in this hallmark game.
DISC 4: 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game® and MLB All-Century Team celebration--Fenway Park was selected to house the final Mid-Summer Classic of the 20th Century and the festivities riveted the world.
DISC 5: 1999 American League Championship® Series Game 3 vs New York Yankees--Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez shutdown the vaunted Yankees and former Boston pitcher Roger Clemens with 12 strikeouts over 7 innings.
DISC 6: Apr. 22, 2007 Regular Season vs New York Yankees®--Boston dispensed with its archrival Yankees in large part thanks to four consecutive home runs.

DVD Features: The Origins of Fenway Park; Ted Williams: Fenway s Hometown Hero; Ted Williams Throws out First Pitch at 1999 All-Star Game; Vintage Film: Yaz 1968 World Series Highlights at Fenway; Yaz 400th HR and 3000th hit; Red Sox Clinch 1986 ALCS in Fenway; Brunansky s amazing catch clinches 1990 AL East Crown; Last inning of Derek Lowe s No-Hitter (4/27/02); Red Sox score 10 runs before making their first out (6/27/03); Bill Mueller walk-off HR vs. Mariano Rivera (7/24/04); Dave Roberts: The Steal 2004 ALCS Game 4; Big Papi s 2004 Postseason Walk-off Hits; Last inning of Clay Buchholz s No-Hitter (9/1/07)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New material mixed with some previously released games, May 3, 2008

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Wilcy Moore - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boston Red Sox Essential Games of Fenway Park (Steelbook Packaging) (DVD)

Since the picture on the box was too small for me to read and the product description didn't tell me anything I wanted to know, I contacted A&E to find out which games are included in this collection. Here is their response:

DISC 1: Sept. 30, 1967 Regular Season vs Minnesota Twins--Carl Yastrzemski hit his 44th home run as the Sox tied for the lead in a four-team American League pennant race.

DISC 2: 1975 World Series Game 6 vs the Cincinnati Reds--This see-saw battle of the Titans ended with Carlton Fisk and his 12th inning game-ending home run.

DISC 3: Apr. 29, 1986 Regular Season vs Seattle Mariners--23-year-old Roger Clemens set the Major League record with 20 strikeouts in this hallmark game.

DISC 4: 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and MLB All-Century Team celebration--Fenway Park was selected to house the final Mid-Summer Classic of the 20th Century and the festivities riveted the world.

DISC 5: 1999 American League Championship Series Game 3 vs New York Yankees--Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez shutdown the vaunted Yankees and former Boston pitcher Roger Clemens with 12 strikeouts over 7 innings.

DISC 6: Apr. 22, 2007 Regular Season vs New York Yankees--Boston dispensed with its archrival Yankees in large part thanks to four consecutive home runs.

Extras:
The Origins of Fenway Park
Ted Williams: Fenway's Hometown Hero
Ted Williams Throws out First Pitch at 1999 All-Star Game
Vintage Film: Yaz 1968 World Series Highlights at Fenway
Yaz 400th HR and 3000th hit
Red Sox Clinch 1986 ALCS in Fenway
Brunansky's amazing catch clinches 1990 AL East Crown
Last inning of Derek Lowe's No-Hitter (4/27/02)
Red Sox score 10 runs before making their first out (6/27/03)
Bill Mueller walk-off HR vs. Mariano Rivera (7/24/04)
Dave Roberts: "The Steal" 2004 ALCS Game 4
Big Papi's 2004 Postseason Walk-off Hits
Last inning of Clay Buchholz's No-Hitter (9/1/07)

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars POOOOR selections!, May 31, 2008

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Dean R. Gearhart "El Tiante" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boston Red Sox Essential Games of Fenway Park (Steelbook Packaging) (DVD)

As a Sox fan and an old baseball game junkie - I have about 30 dvds with old games on them, I figured it would be hard for me not to want this. BUT the game selection is uninspiring. I already have 2 of them (75 WS GM 6 & the game from 1967).

Why would they include the entire game from 2007 with the 4 homeruns in a row when that WAS the hi-lite of the game while only showing Bill Mueller's walk off HR from the game on 7/24/04? The 7/24/04 game with the A-Rod brawl and the great Red Sox comeback is the one that should be shown in its entirety - it is pretty much my favorite regular season game I've ever watched.

The only one I'd really pay to see again is Pedro in the '99 ALCS - so I may try to pick this up on the cheap on Ebay some day.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Selections, May 4, 2008

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D. jean "fourzip" (bridgwater, ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boston Red Sox Essential Games of Fenway Park (Steelbook Packaging) (DVD)

Mlb certainly missed the boat on this collection. As two of the games on this set have already been released on other sets with the 1967 game on the impossible dream dvd and the game six on the 1975 World Series DVD. Their were certainly better choices overs the years for MLB to pick from that would've enhanced the experience for a Red Sox fan. Examples of this are The june 1977 Yankee game featuring Billy Martin pulling Reggie Jackson from the game and the altercation that soon followed. I understand why they wouldnt want to put the playoff on their from 1978. Another example of a game they could've put on their was the Derek Lowe no hitter or the Clay Buchholz no hitter from last year. Or for that matter any game except the 2004 ALCS featuring David Ortiz driving in a game winning run in their last at bat.