John Michael Pesky (born John Michael Paveskovich; February 27, 1919 – August 13, 2012), nicknamed "the Needle" and "Mr. Red Sox", was an American professional...

ownership relaxed the requirements further with the retirement of Johnny Pesky's number 6. Pesky has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame, but in light of...

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Bobby Doerr: 1967–1969 Don Lenhardt: 1970–1973 Eddie Popowski: 1974 Johnny Pesky: 1975–1979 Tommy Harper: 1980–1984 Joe Morgan: 1985 Walt Hriniak: 1986–1987...

of that year, he had 53 base hits, tying a club record with teammate Johnny Pesky. DiMaggio again led the league in runs (113) in 1951, when he had a 27-game...

Culberson was cut off by shortstop Johnny Pesky, who relayed the ball to the plate just a hair too late. Some say Pesky hesitated or "held the ball" before...

Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021. "Johnny Pesky Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...

what some reported at the time as a delayed relay throw by the Red Sox' Johnny Pesky, although the narrative on that play has been placed into serious doubt...

walloped a hit over Johnny Pesky's head into left-center field. As Leon Culberson chased it down, Slaughter started his "mad dash". Pesky caught Culberson's...

team in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, along with his Red Sox teammate Johnny Pesky in pre-flight training, after eight weeks in Amherst, Massachusetts,...

that had faced the Cardinals in 1946: Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky (Ted Williams had died two years earlier). Despite having a torn tendon...

Boston Red Sox teammates (from left to right): Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams. The statue was erected in honor of not only their...

Johnny Pesky displaying a commemorative ring given to him by the Boston Red Sox after the 2004 World Series...

left due to illness In 1970, announcers Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, and Johnny Pesky refused to cross the picket line of WHDH-TV's electrical workers. During...

83 Bobby Abreu .3950 84 Hurley McNair .3948 85 Earl Averill* .3947 86 Johnny Pesky .3943 87 Mark McGwire .3941 88 Cap Anson* .3940 Cool Papa Bell* .3940...

Cramer (200) (MLB Leader). 1942: Johnny Pesky (205) (MLB Leader). 1946: Johnny Pesky (208) (AL Leader). 1947: Johnny Pesky (207) (MLB Leader). 1963: Carl...

Lolich, professional baseball player, 1968 World Series MVP Award winner Johnny Pesky, professional baseball player Richard Sanders, world champion and two-time...

1993) 1919 – Chick Halbert, American basketball player (d. 2013) 1919 – Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012) 1920 – Reg Simpson, English...

later that month. The poem replaced Flynn and Blake with Bobby Doerr and Johnny Pesky, the batters who preceded Williams in the 1946 Red Sox lineup. In 2000...

Harris". Associated Press. September 28, 1960. Retrieved 3 August 2011. "Johnny Pesky New Boston Red Sox Manager". Associated Press. October 8, 1962. Retrieved...

of a baseball school in Oregon; among his most notable attendees was Johnny Pesky. Mays also worked as a scout for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee / Atlanta...

September, the team officially retired uniform number 6 in honor of Johnny Pesky. May 22, 2008: Julián Tavárez was released by the Red Sox. July 12, 2008:...

Pederson, former NHL and Bruins all star; current NESN hockey analyst Johnny Pesky, pro baseball coach, former Red Sox shortstop Antonio Pierro, recognized...

Park during which Johnny Pesky hit the deciding home run near the right field foul pole, Parnell named it the "Pesky Pole" or Pesky's Pole. Research, however...

April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2016. Hunt, John (August 13, 2012). "Johnny Pesky, 92, was a Portland native, Boston Red Sox icon". The Oregonian. Archived...

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...

year in Major League Baseball. After leading the American League in 1942, Pesky missed the next three full seasons serving in World War II. As 1942 was...

two official seats from Fenway by Johnny Pesky, one bearing Garciaparra's own number 5, and the other bearing Pesky's number 6. Garciaparra threw out the...

rotation to the bullpen. At Columbus, Ellis credited his work with manager Johnny Pesky and pitching coach Harvey Haddix for improving his performance. Ellis...

coach Mike González's stop sign and ran for home, while Boston shortstop Johnny Pesky continued to hold the ball instead of throwing to home, costing the Red...