The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship is an artwork in Boston, Massachusetts, which stands outside Fenway Park's Gate B, at the corner of Ipswich street and Van Ness Street. It consists of four bronze sculptures by Antonio Tobias Mendez atop a granite plinth.
Description The sculptures depict Boston Red Sox teammates (from left to right): Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, and Dom DiMaggio. The statue was erected in honor of not only their time together as teammates—they were teammates for seven seasons—and also the friendship formed between them long after they all retired.
The statue itself features the four players in Red Sox uniforms and carrying bats over their shoulders. Each statue (independent of the plinth) is 120% of the height of each actual player: Williams, the tallest, stood and his statue stands . The figures each weigh . The plinth, which weighs around 15 tons, is made of grey granite from Deer Isle, Maine, and measures wide by deep by tall. It is inscribed with the word "TEAMMATES". A plaque attached to the right side of the plinth identifies each player, their position, their hometown, and when they came to Boston. It also notes their total number of years with the Red Sox (52), number of years served in the military during World War II (11), and number of All-Star Game selections (36).
Dedication The unveiling of the artwork, on June 9, 2010, was attended by Doerr and Pesky, along with Emily DiMaggio, the widow of Dom DiMaggio. Williams had died in July 2002 and DiMaggio in May 2009. Pesky subsequently died in August 2012 and Doerr in November 2017. Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry, chairman Tom Werner, and president Larry Lucchino also attended the dedication, as did Dick Flavin, the "poet laureate of the Boston Red Sox."
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External links The Teammates at Historical Marker Database Fenway 100: The Teammates at MLB.com