Last checked October 3, 2026
Three famous outfields, measured by the teams themselves. The numbers below come straight from each club’s official ballpark pages, linked in the last column. Where a team’s own pages disagree, we say so instead of picking a winner.
Outfield distances and wall heights
| Ballpark | Left field line | Left-center | Center field | Right-center | Right field line | Outfield wall heights | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenway Park (Boston) | 310 ft | 379 ft (left-center) | 390 ft (420 ft deep center) | 380 ft (deep right) | 302 ft | Left field 37 ft · center field 17 ft · bullpens 5 ft · right field 3–5 ft | Red Sox: Facts and Figures |
| Wrigley Field (Chicago) | 355 ft | — | 400 ft | — | 353 ft | Bleacher wall 11.5 ft (brick, ivy-covered) | Cubs: Wrigley Field history |
| Daikin Park (Houston) | 315 ft | 366–399 ft | 409 ft | 370 ft | 326 ft | Left field 19 ft · left-center 25 ft · center and right-center 10 ft · right field 7 ft | Astros: Facts and Figures |
A dash means the source page we used does not list that distance. Distances are measured from home plate. Ballparks change: fences move, clubs rename parks. Confirm against the team’s page if the season matters to you. Houston’s park is listed by the Astros as Daikin Park; it was formerly Minute Maid Park.
What the Green Monster numbers mean
- The Red Sox list the left-field wall at 37 feet high and 231 feet long, with 228 feet of it in fair territory (Red Sox Facts and Figures).
- The wall stands just 310 feet from home plate at the foul line. A ball hit high enough to clear it must still carry 37 feet up over a fence only 310 feet away; one that hits the wall stays in play.
- Next to it, the center-field wall is 17 feet and the right-field wall only 3–5 feet, so one park has both a 37-foot wall and a fence only 3–5 feet high.
For the history of the wall, see how the Green Monster came to be.
Wrigley’s ivy: two official stories
The Cubs’ own pages tell the 1937 ivy planting two ways, and the Baseball Hall of Fame tells a third version with more detail.
- The Cubs’ ballpark history page says the original vines were purchased and planted by Bill Veeck in September 1937 (Cubs history).
- MLB.com’s Cubs news quotes Cubs historian Ed Hartig calling Veeck’s role “greatly exaggerated” and credits the Clavey family, local nurserymen who sold the ivy to owner Phil Wrigley. A photograph dated September 4, 1937 shows Elmer Clavey directing the planting, nearly a month before Veeck said he did it (MLB.com: origin of the ivy).
- The Hall of Fame’s account credits Veeck, head groundskeeper Charlie Dorr and assistant Cotton Bogren, who strung wire across the 1,003-foot wall overnight in early September 1937 and draped Boston ivy on it, mixed with Japanese bittersweet to grow faster (Hall of Fame: the ivy).
What all three agree on: the ivy went in during September 1937, as part of a larger rebuild of the bleachers and brick outfield wall, and Boston ivy mixed with bittersweet is what grew. The Hall of Fame also reports that the 1937 rebuild set the dimensions that have stood since: 355 feet 7 inches to left, 400 to center and 353 to right. More in the history of Wrigley’s ivy walls.
Sources
- Boston Red Sox: Facts and Figures
- Chicago Cubs: Wrigley Field history · MLB.com: Fact vs. fiction, origin of Wrigley’s ivy · National Baseball Hall of Fame: Wrigley Field ivy
- Houston Astros: Facts and Figures
Compiled with AI assistance from the pages above and checked on October 3, 2026. See our editorial policy. Found an error? Tell us. Related: youth baseball league age and field finder.