Bobby Doerr Position: Second BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)Born: April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, CADied: November 13, 2017 in Junction City, ORBuried: Rest Lawn Memorial Park, Junction City, ORHigh School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)Debut: April 20, 1937 (6,738th in MLB history)vs. PHA 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 7, 1951 vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0…
Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr passes away in Junction City, OR at the age of 99. He was the Oldest Living MLB Player and also the last surviving player to have played in the 1930s.
Eddie Carnett, the Oldest Living MLB Player dies in Ringling, OK, a couple of weeks after turning 100. His title passes on to 98-year-old Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.
Hall of Famer Wade Boggs became the tenth Red Sox player to have his number retired by the team. The third baseman’s number 26 joins 1 (Bobby Doerr), 4 (Joe Cronin), 6 (Johnny Pesky), 8 (Carl Yastrzemski), 9 (Ted Williams), 14 (Jim Rice), 27 (Carlton Fisk), 45 (Pedro Martinez), and 42 (Jackie Robinson) on Fenway’s historic right field facade.
April 18, 2016 Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia turned five double plays in a 9-inning game on it tied the team record for most in a game by a second baseman. He tied record was set by Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr on August 8, 1946. The Red Sox will lose the game…
2004 – At Fenway Park, Curt Schilling becomes the first starting pitcher to win a World Series game for three different teams. In addition to his Game 2, 6 – 2, victory for the Red Sox over the Cardinals today, his 8-2 lifetime postseason record includes wins for the Phillies (1993) and Diamondbacks (2001).
The Red Sox honor Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk. The New Hampshire resident, who played his first nine seasons with Boston, joins Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8), and Ted Williams (9) in having his number (27) be retired at Fenway.
In a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park, the Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski’s #8. ‘Yaz’, recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, becomes only the fourth player in franchise history, joining Joe Cronin (4), Bobby Doerr (1), and Ted Williams (9), to be honored by having his uniform number retired by the club.
First ballot inductee Giant first baseman Willie McCovey, the BBWAA’s only choice, is enshrined in the Hall of Fame, along with Veterans Committee selections Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr and the late Ernie Lombardi, a catcher best known for his playing days with the Reds and Giants. Pirates announcer Bob Prince and Cincinnati beat writer Earl Lawson, respectively, accept the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence and the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing.
Reds’ infielder Joe Morgan becomes the first second baseman in 26 years to drive in 100 runs when his third-inning single off Dick Ruthven plates Pete Rose and Ken Griffey in the team’s 6-4 victory in Atlanta. The last second sacker to reach the plateau was Bobby Doerr, who accomplished the feat in 1950 with the Red Sox.