Bobby Doerr (1937-1951)
9 time AL All star
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame -- 1986
Doerr was signed on the same scouting trip that produced Ted Williams. Doerr's fourteen year career totalled some impressive numbers; 1094 runs (5th in team history), 2042 hits (6th), 223 home runs (8th), 1247 runs batted (5th) in and a .288 batting average. Other than batting average, these stats rank him a top the all-time list for second baseman in Sox history. These numbers are even more impressive when you consider Doerr's career was cut short due to injury at the halfway mark of what proved to be his last season.
There is really no one else to consider in Sox history for this spot. Doerr's number 1 was retired and adorns the facing of the right field roof facade.
So here's our starting batting order:
Wade Boggs 3B
Tris Speaker CF
Ted Williams LF
Manny Ramirez DH
Jimmie Foxx 1B
Nomar Garciaparra SS
Dwight Evans RF
Carlton Fisk C
Booby Doerr 2B
In the coming weeks we will name the starting pitchers, relief pitchers and reserve players.
2 comments:
Bobby Doerr is a Hall of Famer not only for what he did on the baseball diamond but for how he cared for his wife Monica until her death.
An absolutely wonderful person, I am as thrilled today about knowing him as the day I met him.
Joe ... thanks for the insight ... I remember reading about that in the book Teammates
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