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Ted Williams's number 9 was retired by the Boston Red Sox in 1984. After retirement from play, Williams helped Boston's new left fielder, Carl Yastrzemski, in hitting, and was a regular visitor to the Red Sox' spring training camps from 1961 to 1966, where he worked as a special batting instructor. He served as executive assistant to Tom Yawkey ...
Wade Boggs's #12 was retired by the then-Devil Rays, and his #26 is retired by the Red Sox. Roy Halladay's #32 was retired by the Blue Jays, and his #34 is retired by the Phillies. Jackie Robinson’s #42 has been retired by every team in MLB, due to him breaking the color barrier in baseball. Gil Hodges' #14 was retired by the Mets and Dodgers.
The 1950s were viewed as a time of tribulation for the Red Sox. After Williams returned from the Korean War in 1953, many of the best players from the late 1940s had retired or been traded. The stark contrast in the team led critics to call the Red Sox' daily lineup "Ted Williams and the Seven Dwarfs".
This is a list of Boston Red Sox players who have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of ... Ted Williams: LF: 1939–1942, 1946–1960: 1939–1942, 1946 ...
The following is a list of players, past and present, who have appeared in at least one competitive game for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (founded in 1908), known previously as the Boston Americans (1901–07). Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by ...
When I first saw the photo sent to me by a reader of Ted Williams, the late great Boston Red Sox slugger, standing alongside nearly 40 drake mallards and a dozen or so pheasants — all apparently ...
Ted Williams leads the Red Sox in MVP Awards, winning in 1946 and 1949. ... See: Boston Red Sox § Retired numbers. World Baseball Classic All–WBC Team
Among the 52 trading cards unearthed — all dated from the late 1930s to early 1940s — was a 1939 Play Ball rookie card of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams. Don't miss