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Bobby Doerr | |||
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Second baseman | |||
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 7, 1918|||
Died: November 13, 2017 Junction City, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 99)|||
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debut | |||
April 20, 1937, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
Last appearance | |||
September 7, 1951, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
Career statistics | |||
Batting average | .288 | ||
Home runs | 223 | ||
Runs batted in | 1,247 | ||
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Induction | 1986 | ||
Election Method | Veterans Committee |
Robert Pershing "Bobby" Doerr (April 7, 1918 – November 13, 2017) was a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1937–1951).
Doerr achieved a batting average over .300 in several seasons. He set Red Sox team records in several statistical categories. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.[1]
Doerr died at his home in Junction City, Oregon on November 13, 2017 of natural causes at the age of 99, five months short of his 100th birthday.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The National Baseball Hall of Fame" Archived 2004-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ↑ "Bobby Doerr, 99, Hall of Fame Red Sox Second Baseman, Is Dead". The New York Times. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Bobby Doerr at Wikimedia Commons