John F. Fitzgerald was an avid Red Sox fan; he was a member of the Royal Rooters fan club in the early 1900s, and served as mayor of Boston from 1906 to 1908 and 1910 to 1914. At some point during his second term, he threw out the first ball at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Several years later, in 1912, he would throw out the first ball at the opening day of Fenway Park. Fitzgerald died in 1950, and ten years later, his grandson, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was elected President of the United States.
Photo courtesy of Boston Public Library.
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