List of Boston Red Sox in the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Jimmy Collins, inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1945

This is a list of Boston Red Sox players who have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, a member of the East division within the American League (AL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1901 through 1907, the team was known as the Boston Americans. Since 1912, the Red Sox have played their home games at Fenway Park.

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the honoring of persons who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". The expression "Hall of Fame" or the metonym "Cooperstown" are often used to refer to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Players

Position players

The following position players are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Red Sox cap insignia. Those in bold have the Red Sox listed as their "primary team" by the Hall of Fame.

PlayerPos.MLB yearsRed Sox years AVG H HR RBI Year inductedRef.
David Ortiz DH 1997–20162003–2016.286219254117682022 (1st ballot) [1]
Wade Boggs 3B 1982–19991982–1992.328301011810142005 (1st ballot) [2]
Jimmy Collins 3B 1895–19081901–1907.2941999659831945 (Veteran's Committee) [3]
Joe Cronin SS 1926–19451935–1945.301228517014241956 (10th ballot) [4]
Bobby Doerr 2B 1937–1944, 1946–19511937–1944, 1946–1951.288204222312471986 (Veterans Committee) [5]
Rick Ferrell C 1929–1945, 19471933–1937.2811692287351984 (Veterans Committee) [6]
Carlton Fisk C 1969, 1971–19931969, 1971–1980.269235637613302000 (2nd ballot) [7]
Jimmie Foxx 1B 1925–1942, 1944–19451936–1942.325264653419221951 (7th ballot) [8]
Harry Hooper RF 1909–19251909–1920.2812466758161971 (Veterans Committee) [9]
Jim Rice LF 1974–19891974–1989.298245238214512009 (15th ballot) [10]
Ted Williams LF 1939–1942, 1946–19601939–1942, 1946–1960.344265452118391966 (1st ballot) [11]
Carl Yastrzemski LF 1961–19831961–1983.285341945218441989 (1st ballot) [12]

The following position players, depicted with a different cap insignia, played for the Red Sox during their careers.

Pitchers

The following positions players are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Red Sox cap insignia. Those in bold have the Red Sox listed as their "primary team" by the Hall of Fame.

PlayerMLB yearsRed Sox years Wins Losses ERA K Year inductedRef.
Lefty Grove 1925–19411934–19413001413.0622661947 (3rd ballot) [13]
Pedro Martínez 1992–20091998–20042191002.9331542015 (1st ballot) [14]
Herb Pennock 1912–1917, 1919–19341915–1917, 1919–1922, 19342401623.6012271948 (8th ballot) [15]

The following pitchers, depicted with a different cap insignia, played for the Red Sox during their careers.

Non-players

NamePositionTenureInductedRef.
Joe McCarthy Manager1948–19501957 [16]
Tom Yawkey Executive/Owner1933–19761980 [17]

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References

  1. "David Ortiz".
  2. "Wade Boggs".
  3. "Jimmy Collins".
  4. "Joe Cronin".
  5. "Bobby Doerr".
  6. "Rick Ferrell".
  7. "Carlton Fisk".
  8. "Jimmie Foxx".
  9. "Harry Hooper".
  10. "Jim Rice".
  11. "Ted Williams".
  12. "Carl Yastrzemski".
  13. "Lefty Grove".
  14. "Pedro Martínez".
  15. "Herb Pennock".
  16. "Joe McCarthy".
  17. "Tom Yawkey".