Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
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The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of selected former Boston Red Sox players, coaches and managers, and non-uniformed personnel. A 15-member selection committee of Red Sox broadcasters and executives, past and present media personnel, and representatives from The Sports Museum of New England and the BoSox Club are responsible for nominating candidates.[ 1] [ 2]
Criteria
The criteria for selection into the Hall is as follows:
Player to be eligible for nomination must have played a minimum of three years with the Boston Red Sox and must also have been out of uniform as an active player a minimum of three years.
Non-uniformed honorees such as broadcasters and front office execs are inducted by a unanimous vote of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame selection committee. The memorable moment will be chosen by the committee as well.
Former Boston Red Sox players and personnel in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York , will be automatically enshrined in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.[ 1]
Inductees
The following 16 people were included as charter members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, by virtue of prior induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame:
Induction ceremonies for additional honorees were held on:
November 1, 1995
September 8, 1997
May 18, 2000
November 14, 2002
November 10, 2004
November 9, 2006
November 7, 2008[ 3]
September 17, 2010[ 4]
August 3, 2012[ 5]
August 14, 2014[ 6]
Members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Class
No.
Name
Position(s)
Tenure
Charter
—
Eddie Collins Formally inducted in 2006
General manager
1933–1947
—
Jimmy Collins † Formally inducted in 2004
3B Manager
1901–1907 1901–1906
4, 6
Joe Cronin †
SS Manager
1935–1945 1935–1947
1, 9
Bobby Doerr †
2B
1937–1944, 1946–1951
2, 7, 9
Rick Ferrell †
C
1933–1937
3
Jimmie Foxx † Formally inducted in 1997
1B
1936–1942
10
Lefty Grove †
P
1934-1941
—
Harry Hooper † Formally inducted in 1997
RF
1909–1920
17
Herb Pennock †
P
1915–1917, 1919–1922, 1934
—
Red Ruffing
P
1924–1930
—
Babe Ruth
OF /P
1914–1919
—
Tris Speaker Formally inducted in 2000
CF
1907–1915
9
Ted Williams †
LF
1939–1942, 1946–1960
8
Carl Yastrzemski †
LF /1B
1961–1983
—
Tom Yawkey
Owner
1933–1976
—
Cy Young Formally inducted in 1997
P Manager
1901–1908 1907
1995
25
Tony Conigliaro
RF
1964–1967, 1969–1970, 1975
7
Dom DiMaggio
CF
1940–1942, 1946–1953
11, 43
Frank Malzone
3B
1955–1965
6
Johnny Pesky
SS /3B Manager
1942, 1946–1952 1963–1964, 1980
14
Jim Rice †
LF /DH
1974–1989
—
Smoky Joe Wood
P /OF
1908–1915
—
Jean R. Yawkey
Owner
1976–1992
1997
27, 40
Carlton Fisk †
C
1969, 1971–1980
—
Dick O'Connell
Executive
1961–1977
17
Mel Parnell
P
1947–1956
6, 38
Rico Petrocelli
SS /3B
1963, 1965–1976
17
Dick Radatz
P
1962–1966
23
Luis Tiant
P
1971–1978
2000
—
Ken Coleman
Broadcaster
1965–1974, 1979–1989
24, 40
Dwight Evans
RF
1972–1990
—
Larry Gardner
3B
1908–1917
—
Curt Gowdy
Broadcaster
1951–1965
4, 30
Jackie Jensen
RF
1954–1959, 1961
—
Ned Martin
Broadcaster
1961–1992
27
Bill Monbouquette
P
1958–1965
7, 41
Reggie Smith
RF /CF
1966–1973
46
Bob Stanley
P
1977–1989
2002
7
Rick Burleson
SS
1974–1980
33, 38
Dave Ferriss
P
1945–1950
—
Lou Gorman
General manager
1984–1993
—
John Harrington
CEO
1992–1999
15, 21, 29
Tex Hughson
P
1941–1944, 1946–1949
—
Duffy Lewis
LF
1910–1917
16
Jim Lonborg
P
1965–1971
19
Fred Lynn
CF
1974–1980
2004
26
Wade Boggs †
3B
1982–1992
—
Bill Carrigan
C Manager
1906, 1908–1916 1913–1916, 1927–1929
43
Dennis Eckersley
P
1978–1984, 1998
10, 28
Billy Goodman
IF
1947–1957
47
Bruce Hurst
P
1980–1988
—
Ben Mondor
Pawtucket Red Sox owner
1977–2010
3
Pete Runnels
IF Manager
1958–1962 1966
16, 30, 41
Haywood Sullivan
C General partner
1955, 1957, 1959–1960 1978–1993
2006
—
Dick Bresciani
Executive
1972–2014
16
Ellis Kinder
P
1948–1955
35
Joe Morgan
Coach Manager
1985–1988 1988–1991
2
Jerry Remy
2B Broadcaster
1978–1984 1988–2021
5, 15, 39
George Scott
1B
1966–1971, 1977–1979
5
Vern Stephens
SS
1948–1952
16
Dick Williams
OF /3B Manager
1963–1964 1967–1969
2008[ 3]
—
George Digby
Scout
1944–2009
12
Wes Ferrell
P
1934–1937
37, 39
Mike Greenwell
LF
1985–1996
—
Edward F. Kenney Sr.
Executive
1948–1991
37
Bill Lee
P
1969–1978
—
Everett Scott
SS
1914–1921
18, 30
Frank Sullivan
P
1953–1960
42
Mo Vaughn
1B
1991–1998
2010[ 4]
4
Tommy Harper
OF /3B
1972–1974
2, 12
Eddie Kasko
SS /3B Manager
1966 1970–1973
2, 24, 26, 34, 37
Jimmy Piersall
CF
1950, 1952–1958
13
John Valentin
SS /3B
1992–2001
23, 34
Don Zimmer
Coach Manager
1974–1976, 1992 1976–1980
2012[ 5]
17
Marty Barrett
2B
1982–1990
12, 25
Ellis Burks
OF
1987–1992, 2004
15, 17, 19, 32
Joe Dobson
P
1941–1943, 1946–1950, 1954
—
Dutch Leonard
P
1913–1918
—
Joe Mooney
Groundskeeper
1971–2000
38
Curt Schilling
P
2004–2007
—
John I. Taylor
Owner
1904–1911
2014[ 6]
—
Joe Castiglione
Broadcaster
1983–present
21
Roger Clemens
P
1984–1996
5
Nomar Garciaparra
SS
1996–2004
45
Pedro Martínez †
P
1998–2004
2016[ 7]
—
Ira Flagstead
OF
1923–1929
—
Larry Lucchino
Executive
2001–2015
33, 47
Jason Varitek
C
1997–2011
49
Tim Wakefield
P
1995–2011
2018[ 8]
—
Arthur D'Angelo
Special achievement[ a]
n/a
—
Buck Freeman
RF
1901–1907
—
Al Green
Fenway Park guest relations
1973–2018
32, 43
Derek Lowe
P
1997–2004
25
Mike Lowell
3B
2006–2010
20
Kevin Youkilis
1B /3B
2004–2012
2020[ 9]
—
Bill Dinneen
P
1902–1907
—
Dan Duquette
General manager
1994–2002
10
Rich Gedman
C
1980–1990
34
David Ortiz †
DH
2003–2016
24
Manny Ramirez
LF
2001–2008
2024[ 10]
7
Trot Nixon
RF
1996, 1998–2006
58
Jonathan Papelbon
RP
2005–2011
15
Dustin Pedroia
2B
2006–2019
—
Elaine Weddington Steward
Front office
1988–present
Moments
Each class of inductees has also included a memorable moment in Red Sox history:
Key
Class
Year of announcement
Date
When the noted game was played
Box
Link to box score for the noted game
Class
Date
Name
Opponent
"Moment" description
Box
1995
April 29, 1986
Roger Clemens
Seattle Mariners
First 20-strikeout performance
[ 12]
1997
October 21, 1975
Carlton Fisk
Cincinnati Reds
Walk-off home run in bottom of the 12th to win Game 6 of 1975 World Series
[ 13]
2000
October 12, 1986
Dave Henderson
California Angels
Top of the 9th home run to take the lead, and top of the 11th sacrifice fly that drove in the winning run, in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS
[ 14]
2002
June 26, 1962
Earl Wilson
Los Angeles Angels
No-hitter
[ 15]
2004
October 21, 1975
Bernie Carbo
Cincinnati Reds
Game-tying three-run home run in 8th inning of Game 6 of 1975 World Series
[ 13]
2006
October 17, 2004
Dave Roberts
New York Yankees
Bottom of the 9th pinch-run stolen base to start rally in Game 4 of 2004 ALCS
[ 16]
2008
September 28, 1960
Ted Williams
Baltimore Orioles
Home run in final major-league at-bat
[ 17]
October 19, 2004
Curt Schilling
New York Yankees
"Bloody sock" performance in Game 6 of 2004 ALCS
[ 18]
2010
October 3, 1990
Tom Brunansky
Chicago White Sox
Game-winning catch in American League East division clinching win
[ 19]
2012
October 1, 1967
1967 Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
"Impossible Dream" season's pennant-clinching victory
[ 20]
2014
September 10, 1999
Pedro Martínez
New York Yankees
1-hit, 17-strikeout winning performance
[ 21]
2016
October 13, 2013
David Ortiz
Detroit Tigers
Grand slam in bottom of the 8th to tie Game 2 of 2013 ALCS
[ 22]
2018
July 21, 1959
Pumpsie Green
Chicago White Sox
Debuts as the first African-American player for the Red Sox
[ 23]
2020
October 27, 2004
2004 Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
2004 World Series clinching win in Game 4
[ 24]
2024
April 14, 1967
Billy Rohr
New York Yankees
One hitter and near no-hitter in first career start
[ 25]
Source:[ 26]
See also
Notes
References
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^ a b Dzen, Gary (February 25, 2008). "Eight selected to Red Sox Hall of Fame" . Boston.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ a b Finn, Chad (September 17, 2010). "Red Sox induct Hall of Fame class of 2010" . Boston.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ a b Forde, Craig (August 3, 2012). "Red Sox induct Schilling, Barrett, Burks, others into hall of fame" . Boston.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ a b McNair, Rick (August 15, 2014). "Closing the circle for Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame trio" . bosoxinjection.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ a b Smith, Christopher (January 11, 2016). "Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame 2016: Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, Larry Lucchino, Ira Flagstead elected" . MassLive.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ a b Maher, Tyler (May 25, 2018). "Lowell, Lowe, Youk inducted into Boston HOF" . MLB.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ a b McWilliams, Julian (May 26, 2022). "David Ortiz relishes his induction into Red Sox Hall of Fame: 'This is home' " . The Boston Globe . Retrieved December 10, 2023 .
^ a b Abraham, Pete (May 29, 2024). "Dustin Pedroia and Jonathan Papelbon were obvious for Red Sox Hall of Fame but Trot Nixon was stunned to be in Class of 2024" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ " '47 Co-Founder Arthur D'Angelo to be Inducted into Red Sox Hall of Fame" . prnewswire.com (Press release). May 22, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 1" .
^ a b "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, Cincinnati Reds 6" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, California Angels 6" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, Los Angeles Angels 0" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 4" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 1" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0" .
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0" .
^ "Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame" . fenwayfanatics.com . February 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
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