Bobby Doerr
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Robert Pershing Doerr
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- High School John C. Fremont High School
- Debut April 20, 1937
- Final Game September 7, 1951
- Born April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, CA USA
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986
[edit] Biographical Information
"The sculpture is dedicated to the unique friendship of the four players, Williams, Doerr, Pesky and Dom DiMaggio. The kinship and long friendship of the four players was the inspiration for this work." - Sculptor Antonio Tobias Mendez, about his new sculpture at Fenway Park dedicated to the unusual closeness of friendship among the four players
Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr played 14 years in the majors, with excellent range at second base and with good power for a middle infielder. He spent his entire big league career with the Boston Red Sox and was a nine-time All-Star.
Doerr was signed by Red Sox scout Eddie Collins, who also inked Ted Williams on the same scouting trip. He reached the majors in 1937 and became Boston's regular second baseman the following summer. He clubbed 22 home runs in 1940 and led the American League in slugging in 1944, before entering the Army in September.
Doerr was discharged in December 1945 and was third in the MVP voting the following year after hitting .271 with 18 homers and 116 RBI. He also made his only postseason appearances in 1946, hitting .409 in the World Series as the Sox fell to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. During the 1948 season, he went 414 consecutive chances at second without an error. He led the AL with 11 triples in 1950 but retired at the end of the next season at age 33 due to a bad back.
Through 2010, the most similar player to Doerr, according to the similarity scores method, is Tony Lazzeri. Second is his teammate and double-play partner, Vern Stephens.
Doerr scouted for the Red Sox from 1957 to 1966, then spent three seasons as a Boston coach from 1967 to 1969. He was later was the first hitting coach of the expansion Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 1981. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1986.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 9-time AL All-Star (1941-1944, 1946-1948, 1950 & 1951)
- AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1944)
- AL Triples Leader (1950)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 3 (1940, 1948 & 1950)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 6 (1940, 1942, 1946 & 1948-1950)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1950)
- Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1986
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