Yawkey Way, a street running beside Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
Tom Yawkey | Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum | Yawkey Way | Yawkey |
Managed by Tom Kotchman, the team finished fifth in the league's Yawkey Division with a 22-45 record.
The building, now named the Yawkey Center for Children and Learning also houses several other learner-centered organizations, such as JumpStart, Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS), and Citizen Schools.
Mrs. Yawkey's husband, Tom, became owner and president of the Boston Red Sox in 1933.
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The family owned and operated the team for 59 years, with Mrs. Yawkey taking over as the team's president after her husband's death in 1976 and serving in that role until her own passing.