William Grady Little is an American former manager in Major League Baseball,currently working in the front office of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston,North Carolina,Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001,Charlotte Baseball Hall of Fame 1985 and was inducted into the Hagerstown Suns Hall of Fame on April 13,2009.
The Salem Red Sox are a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB),based in Salem,an independent city adjacent to Roanoke,Virginia. The team competes at the Single-A level in the Carolina League. Home games are played at Carilion Clinic Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark,a 6,300-seat facility opened in 1995.
David William Wallace is an American former professional baseball pitcher,pitching coach and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays. After his playing career he was a pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets,Boston Red Sox,Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles.
Erick Harding "Rick" Peterson is an American former pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He was most recently the director of pitching development for the Baltimore Orioles. He was a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization,but is most notable as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics,New York Mets,and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Ernest Grady Shore was an American professional baseball pitcher. Shore played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants of the National League in 1912,and in the American League for the Boston Red Sox from 1914 to 1917,and the New York Yankees from 1919 to 1920.
Joseph Melton Oliver is an American former professional baseball catcher. During a 19-year professional playing career,Oliver played parts of 13 seasons in MLB for seven different teams during 1989–2001,and was a member of the World Series-winning 1990 Cincinnati Reds. He later managed in Minor League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox organization from 2014 through 2020,and in collegiate summer baseball in 2021 and 2022. As a player,Oliver was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 215 pounds (98 kg);he batted and threw right-handed.
Ralph Martin Treuel is an American professional baseball coach and a former Minor League Baseball pitcher. He spent all or parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the coaching staff of the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. Treuel has worked for the Red Sox organization in various coaching and advisory roles since 1996.
Anthony Lewis Torchia was a Major League Baseball coach and minor league player and manager. The Chicago native was a left-handed throwing,right-handed batting first baseman who played 13 seasons in the minors.
Timothy P. Blackwell is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1983 for the Boston Red Sox,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,and Montreal Expos. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. Blackwell was known as a light-hitting,defensive specialist with good pitch-calling skills and possessed a strong,accurate throwing arm.
Charles Bunn "Bunny" Hearn was a Major League Baseball pitcher,Major League scout,and minor league,semi-pro and college-level manager.
The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses,15+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the AL championship.
Stephen Bradley Dillard is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,Chicago Cubs,and Chicago White Sox. Dillard,a reserve infielder,played mainly as a second baseman.
Ellis Ferguson "Cot" Deal was an American pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m),185 lb (84 kg),Deal was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. A native of Arapaho,Oklahoma,he grew up in Oklahoma City and was nicknamed "Cot" for his cotton-top hair color.
Rachel Wayne "Rac" Slider is an American former infielder and manager in American minor league baseball who also spent four seasons (1987–1990) as a Major League Baseball coach with the Boston Red Sox. In his playing days,Slider stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall,weighed 160 pounds (73 kg),batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
William Edward McMillon is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during six seasons between 1996 and 2004,for four different teams. As a player,he threw and batted left-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall,and weighed 172 pounds (78 kg). He is an inductee of the International League Hall of Fame.
Below is a partial list of players in the Boston Red Sox minor league organization. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball (MLB),but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety. Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages,such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page,even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.
Richard Stanley Such is an American former pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed hurler who batted left-handed,Such stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
The Roanoke Red Sox was a primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Roanoke,Virginia. Between 1894 and 1953,Roanoke teams played as members of the Virginia League and Piedmont League (1943–1953),winning five league championships and one pennant. Roanoke teams were a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in 1940 and Boston Red Sox from 1943 to 1953. Baseball Hall of Fame members Jack Chesbro (1896) and Heinie Manush (1943) played for Roanoke.
William Francis Denehy is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Denehy threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall,and weighed 200 lb (91 kg). He was born in Middletown,Connecticut and attended Middletown Woodrow Wilson High School.
Nathan Andrew Jones is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox,Cincinnati Reds,Atlanta Braves,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
