Bobby Doerr

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1938 Goudey

Robert Pershing Doerr (born April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball player. A second baseman, Doerr played his entire fourteen-year career with the Boston Red Sox.

Doerr broke into the majors in 1937 at the age of 19 and, in the following year, became a regular in a powerful Red Sox lineup that included Jimmie Foxx. In 1939, Ted Williams' rookie season with the Sox, Doerr began a string of 12 consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs and 73 or more RBI. He batted over .300 three times, with six 100-RBI seasons. Never playing a game at a position other than second base, he retired after the 1951 season with a .288 lifetime batting average, 223 home runs, 1247 RBI and nine All-Star Game selections. He was also regarded as the top defensive second basemen of his era. Template:MLB HoF Doerr was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986. He has lived in Oregon since his retirement.

His jersey number 1 was retired by the Red Sox on May 21, 1988.

See also

• Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference