Don't care. If David Ortiz isn't a Hall of Famer, then just close the building. He was an offensive force, the face of a bleeping city, and a monster on the biggest stage. It's impossible to pick one career-defining highlight because he provided so many. Ortiz talked it and then he walked it. He earned his place in Cooperstown. While the primary driver of enshrinement is obviously performance, there should be room to recognize the power of personality, too.
Ortiz was one of the sport's most colorful stars for more than a decade, carrying the Red Sox to their first title in nearly a century in , and then playing a pivotal role in two more championships before calling it quits at the top of his game in Ortiz spoke loudly and carried an even bigger stick.
He was a throwback star who'd call out opponents and then take them deep, feud with reporters and then make up, embrace his adopted home even when times were tough.
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Story continues. Recommended Stories. NBC Sports Philadelphia. NBC Sports Chicago. The Independent. Delaware Online The News Journal. Roll Tide Wire. Giants Wire. The Telegraph. College Football News. Frank currently serves the Red Sox as a scout. He joined Curt Gowdy in the Red Sox booth in and stayed there for the rest of his career. Martin announced the A. The Duke graduate was also a talented football announcer and did play-by-play for the Boston Patriots of the AFL , Dartmouth 7 years , Harvard 6 years , and Yale 2 years.
A native of Medford, MA, he is fifth all-time in games started, sixth in innings pitched and strikeouts, and ninth in wins. He was a game winner in and pitched a no-hitter in Chicago on August 1, He struck out 17 Washington Senators on May 12, He was a 4-time All Star and started the game for the A. Overall, Monbo was with a 3.
Under his guidance and through his player movements, the Red Sox became a perennial contender with A. The club had winning records with 83 or more wins from , and led the A. He is the third best ever left-handed pitcher in Fenway with more than 25 decisions at His best year was in when he went with a 2. He was the starting pitcher for the A.
After two win seasons in and 51, he went in with a 3. Parnell still holds the club career marks of left-handed pitchers with 1, He held the Red Sox record for most hits by a rookie with , until Nomar Garciaparra had in Pesky was the first Red Sox to have three hit seasons and tied the Major League record by leading a league in hits for three straight years.
He also tied a Major League record by scoring six runs in a game on May 8, In he legally changed his last name to Pesky; he was born as John Paveskovich. Over the years Johnny has been involved in many facets of the game with the Red Sox as a player, coach, manager, radio-TV announcer, advertising salesman, and special assistant.
Inducted on November 1, Rico Petrocelli, SS-3B , Rico hit home runs in 1, games in a 12 years with the Red Sox, including a league-record for shortstops when he hit 40 homers in He was the starting shortstop for the A.
He moved to third base in He hit two home runs in Game 6 of the World Series against St. Louis, and hit. Overall he saved games for the Red Sox, second all-time behind Bob Stanley. He received his second Fireman of the Year award in , when he saved 29 games and won 16 in 79 appearances.
He was named the A. Rice helped the Red Sox to A. He was an 8-time All Star and hit 20 or more home runs eleven times and at least RBI eight times.
Jim also served as the Red Sox hitting coach from He finished second in the league in batting in to Ted Williams, who passed him on the final day of the season. In five seasons with Boston, the left-handed hitting Runnels never hit below. Runnels played all infield positions for the Red Sox, leading the AL in fielding at second base in and at first base in He even managed the Red Sox for 16 games in , two years after his retirement as a player. He died in As a rookie in , he hit two home runs in the World Series against the St.
Louis Cardinals. During his Red Sox career, Smith batted. Louis for Rick Wise and Bernie Carbo after the season. After leaving Boston, Smith was named to another four All Star teams and hit over. His totals for the Red Sox were a.
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