Fred Lynn: Timeline

Born: February 3, 1952
1970: Drafted by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
1973: Drafted by Boston Red Sox
1975: AL ROY and MVP
1975: .331, 21 HR, 105 RBI, 103 Runs, 175 Hits, 47 Doubles, .401 OBP, .566 SLG, .967 OPS, 299 TB
1975: June 18: 3 HR, 10 RBI vs. Detroit
1975: Red Sox win Pennant
1978: Yankees overtake Sox for AL East
1979: Batting title (.333)
1979: .333, 116 Runs, 177 Hits, 42 Doubles, 39 HR, 122 RBI, .423 OBP, .637 SLG, 1.059 OPS, 338 TB
1981: Traded to California Angels
1982: Angels win AL West
1982: Lynn wins ALCS MVP (only player from a losing team to win MVP)
1982: .611, 1.539 OPS in ALCS
1983: Only ASG Grand Slam
1983: ASG MVP
1984: Signed by Baltimore Orioles
1988: Traded to Detroit Tigers
1989: Signed by San Diego Padres
1991-8: ESPN broadcaster
1994: USC Hall of Fame
1997: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (4.7%)
2011: Hitters Hall of Fame
2012: All Fenway Team

Accomplishments:
9x All Star
1975 AL MVP
1975: ROY
1982: ALCS MVP
4x Gold Glove
1983 ASG MVP
1979 Batting Champion (.333)
2x Player of the Month
6x Player of the Week
.283
306 HR
1111 RBI
1063 Runs
1960 Hits
388 Doubles
.360 OBP
.484 SLG
.845 OPS
3352 TB
100+ Runs: 2x
30+ Doubles: 6x
40+ Doubles: 2x
20+ HR: 10x
39 HR (1979)
100+ RBI: 2x
.300: 4x
.400 OBP: 2x
.500 SLG: 3x
.637 SLG (1979): Led League
1.059 OPS (1979): Led League
338 TB (1979)
Led league in runs (103): 1975
Led league in doubles (47): 1975
Led league in SLG: 2x
Led league in OPS: 2x
Postseason: .407, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 1.043 (3 Series)

Bobby Doerr: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1986

Born: April 7, 1918
1934: Began pro career
1935: Purchased by Boston Red Sox from PCL
1936: Graduated High School
Debut: April 20, 1937 (Red Sox)
1944: Hit for Cycle
1944: TSN AL MVP
1944: .325, 15 HR, 81 RBI, .927 OPS
1945: WWII service
1946: Red Sox win Pennant
1947: Hit for Cycle
1951: Retired
1951-57: Cattle Rancher
1957-66: Scout for Red Sox
1967-9: First Base Coach Red Sox
1967: Red Sox win Pennant
1977-81: Toronto Blue Jays coach
1986: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Cmte)
1988: Red Sox retired his number 1
2014: Died

Accomplishments:
9x All Star
.288
223 HR
1247 RBI
1094 Runs
2042 Hits
809 Walks-608 Strikeouts
.362 OBP
.461 SLG
.823 OPS
3270 TB
30+ Doubles: 6x
10+ Triples: 4x
20+ HR: 3x
100+ RBI: 6x
.300+: 3x
.500 SLG: 3x
Led league in Triples (11): 1950
Led league in Games (155): 1943
Led league in SH (22): 1938
Led league in SLG (.528): 1944
Postseason: .409, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1.049 OPS (1946 WS)

Bruce Hurst: timeline

Born: March 24, 1958
1976: Drafted by Boston Red Sox
1976-80: Minors
Debut: April 12, 1980 (Red Sox)
1981: Retired briefly
1986: Red Sox win Pennant
1986: Was going to be WS MVP until Mets made miraculous comeback
1987: All Star
1988: Red Sox win AL East
1988: Signed by San Diego Padres
1989: 15-11, 2.69, 10 CG, 244.2, 179 Strikeouts, 1.144 WHIP
1992: One-Hit Mets
1992: Shoulder Surgery
1993: Traded to Colorado Rockies
1993: Signed with Texas Rangers
1993: Retired
2000: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0.2%)
2004: Red Sox Hall of Fame
2005: Coached China in Asian Baseball Championship
2008-present: Special Asst for Red Sox

Accomplishments:
1987 All Star
2x Pitcher of the Month
3x Player of the Week
Red Sox Hall of Fame
145-113
3.92
379 games-359 starts
83 CG
23 SHO
2,417.1 IP
1,689 Strikeouts
1.325 WHIP
15+ Wins: 4x
Sub 3.00: 2x
10+ CG: 3x
15 CG (1987)
200+ IP: 9x
Led league CG (10): 1989
Led league SHO (4): 1990
Postseason: 3-2, 2.29, 7 GS, 3 CG, 51 IP, 37 Strikeouts, 1.137 WHIP (3 Series)

Luis Tiant timeline

Born: Novermber 23, 1940
1959-62: Mexico and Cuba
1962: Purchased by Cleveland Indians
1962-4: Minor Leagues
Debut: July 19, 1964 (Indians)
1968: Altered his delivery
1968: Pitching Title
1968: 21-9, 1.60, 19 CG, 9 SHO, 258.1 IP, 264 Strikeouts, 0.871 WHIP
1969: Traded to Minnesota Twins
1970: Twins win AL West
1970: Broke Scapula
1971: Signed by Atlanta Braves
1971: Signed by Boston Red Sox
1972: Comeback Player of the Year
1972: Pitching Title
1975: Red Sox win pennant
1975: Tiant becomes World Series hero
1975: Babe Ruth Award
1978: Signed by New York Yankees
1981: Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates
1981-2: Mexican League
1982: Purchased by California Angels
1983: Appeared on Cheers
1997: Red Sox Hall of Fame
2002: Hispanic Heritage Baseball Hall of Fame
2002: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (18% of vote)

Accomplishments:
3x All Star
1972 Comeback Player of the Year
Red Sox Hall of Fame
Hispanic Heritage Baseball Hall of Fame
1975 Babe Ruth Award
Player of the Month (August 1976)
2x Player of the Week
229-172
3.30
573 games-484 starts
187 CG
49 SHO
15 Saves
3486.1 IP
2416 Strikeouts
1.199 WHIP
Won 15+ Games: 6x
Won 20+ Games: 4x
Sub 3 ERA: 5x
Sub 2 ERA: 2x
10+ CG: 8x
15+ CG: 5x
20+ CG: 2x
25 CG (1974)
200+ IP: 8x
250+ IP: 5x
311.1 IP (1974)
200+ Strikeouts: 3x
264 Strikeouts (1968)
Led league in ERA: 2x
Led league in SHO: 3x
Led league in WHIP (1.085): 1973
Postseason: 3-0, 2.86, 5 games, 4 CG, 3 CG, 1 SHO, 34.2 IP, 1.154 WHIP (3 Series)

Mike Greenwell timeline

Born: July 18, 1963
1982: Drafted by Boston Red Sox
Debut: September 5, 1985 (Red Sox)
1986: Sox win Pennant
1988: Finished 2nd in MVP vote to Jose Canseco
1988: Sox win AL East
1990: Sox win AL East
1995: Sox win AL East
1996: Drove in all 9 runs in a 9-8 win at Seattle
1997: Played in Japan
1997: Retired
2001: Coach
2002: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0.4%)
2006: Began driving stock cars

Accomplishments:
2x All Star
1988 Silver Slugger
Record: Most RBI in a game for a player accounting for all his team's runs
Player of the Month (June 1988)
2x Player of the Week
.303
657 Runs
1400 Hits
130 HR
726 RBI
460 walks-364 K's
.368 OBP
.463 SLG
.831 OPS
2141 TB
30+ Doubles: 5x
22 HR (1988)
119 RBI (1988)
.300: 5x
.416 OBP (1988)
.500 SLG: 2x
313 TB (1988)
.900 OPS: 2x
Led league in IBB (18): 1988
Postseason: .146, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .470 OPS (5 Series)

Tom Yawkey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1980

Born: February 21, 1903

1925: Graduated from Yale

1933: Inherited $40 million

1933: Bought Boston Red Sox

1946: Red Sox win Pennant

1956-73: AL Vice President

1959: Red Sox became last team to integrate

1967: Red Sox win Pennant

1975: Red Sox win Pennant

Died: 1976

1980: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:

Longest tenured sole owner of a club in history (44 years)

Renovated Fenway Park

Restored Sox to prominence

1903 World Series Game 8

Game 8: Boston: 3 Pittsburgh: 0 (Boston wins 5 games to 3)
WP: Dinneen (3-1)

LP: Phillippe (3-2)

The Pirates had to win Game 8 or they would suffer the humiliation of losing to an American League team. They turned to Deacon Phillippe again for his fifth start in eight games. Boston countered with Bill Dinneen for the fourth time. Phillippe was worn out and it showed. The game was scoreless into the fourth when Hobe Ferris slapped a two-run single. Ferris knocked in the game's third and final run in the sixth with another single. Dinneen only needed one run. He tossed a four hit shutout, his second of the series, and struck out 7, including Honus Wagner to end the series.

If the writers' awarded a World Series MVP in 1903, then Bill Dinneen probably wins. He started four games, won three times, threw two shutouts, and struck out 28 in 35 innings. Cy Young won two games and had the key triple to turn the series around in Game 5. Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins hit .250 for Boston. Chick Stahl batted .303 with a .839 OPS and Patsy Dougherty had a two home run game and .827 OPS.

For the Bucs, Deacon Phillippe started five games and went 3-2. No other pitcher notched a victory. Jimmy Seebring hit .333 with a home run and .855 OPS. The great Honus Wagner managed just .222 with 3 RBI and .582 OPS against Boston pitching. Pittsburgh's other Hall of Famer, Fred Clarke, hit .265 with a .668 OPS.

The Pirates experienced a World Series hangover in 1904 and finished fourth. They returned to the Fall Classic in 1909 where Wagner redeemed himself at a .333 clip. Boston repeated as AL Champs in 1904, but New York Giants dictator John McGraw refused to play the junior circuit in the World Series. As a result, the Sox did not get the opportunity to defend their crown. They would appear in their next World Series in 1912.

1903 World Series Game 7

Game 7: Boston: 7 Pittsburgh: 3 (Boston leads 4-3)
WP: Young (2-1)

LP: Phillippe (3-1)

Pittsburgh was bleeding and desperately needed a win after blowing a 3-1 series lead. They turned to Deacon Phillippe who authored all three of their series victories. It was the fourth and final game in Pittsburgh, with the series looking to return to Boston for Games 8 and 9. Boston handed the ball to Cy Young. The game was not a piece of art as both teams combined for seven errors.

The Americans jumped on Philippe for two in the first. Jimmy Collins and Chick Stahl hit back-to-back triples and Stahl scored on a grounder. Boston added two in the fourth to pretty much put the game away. They led 6-1 in the sixth and 7-2 in the ninth. Pittsburgh scored a slop run in the ninth. Five Boston batsmen slammed triples against the Pirates. Both starters pitched complete games. 

1903 World Series Game 6

Game 6: Boston: 6 Pittsburgh: 3 (Series tied 3-3)
WP: Dinneen (2-1)

LP: Leever (0-2)

Sam Leever managed to pitch more than a solitary inning in his second start of the 1903 World Series. Leever made it the whole 9 innings in his second start, but took another loss. Bill Dinneen bested him for the second time in the series with a complete game of his own. Both starters allowed 10 hits, but Dinneen limited the damage to three runs while Leever surrendered four earned.

The game was scoreless until the third when Boston put up three on three singles, a walk, and an error. The Americans put the game away in the fifth with two more runs. They scored their final run in the seventh on a Candy LaChance double. Pittsburgh tallied three in the bottom of the seventh on a Ginger Beaumont single and a 2-run double by Fred Clarke. Beaumont had four hits, Clarke and Jimmy Sebring had two each. Chick Stahl and Hobe Ferris had two knocks each for Boston.

1903 World Series Game 5

Game 5: Red Sox: 11 Pirates: 2 (Pirates lead 3-2)
WP: Young (1-1)

LP: Kennedy (0-1)

The Pirates decided to start someone other than Deacon Phillippe in Game 5. Brickyard Kennedy got the ball for the Bucs despite having a bad year. The 35-year-old was at the end of his career. He appeared in just 18 games, but completed 10. Kennedy carried a high 3.45 ERA into the postseason.

The Sox desperately needed a victory and turned to Cy Young. Amazingly, Kennedy matched Young for the first five innings. Then, the Red Sox offense awoke for 10 runs in two innings off Kennedy. They scored six in the sixth before recording an out and then four in the seventh. In fairness, the Pirate starter allowed only 4 earned runs in 7 innings. The Sox blasted five triples in the game, including one by Young and two by Patsy Dougherty. Young's triple blew the game open in the sixth. Boston scored another in the eighth inning while the Pirates posted two meaningless tallies late. The win brought the Sox back into the Best-of-Nine World Series. In fact, the Sox sixth inning rally seemed to turn the series around. The Pirates never recovered from Young's triple or dominant pitching performance.

1903 World Series Game 3

Game 3: Pirates: 4 Red Sox: 2 (Pittsburgh leads 2-1)
WP: Phillippe (2-0)

LP: Hughes (0-1)

Deacon Phillippe started his second game of the series on one day of rest. He pitched a complete game 4-hitter as the Pirates took the game 4-2 and a 2-1 series lead. That would never happen today! Claude Richey and Ed Phelps had two hits each for the Pirates. Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins posted two of the Red Sox hits. They managed only four total against Phillippe. 20 game winner Long Tom Hughes lasted only two innings giving up three runs. Cy Young pitched the remaining seven.

1903 World Series Game 2

Game 2: Americans: 3 Pirates: 0 (Series tied 1-1)
WP: Dinneen (1-0)

LP: Leever (0-1)

HR: Dougherty-2 (2)

The Americans tied the World Series at a game a piece behind Bill Dinneen's pitching. Pirate bats could do absolutely nothing against the 27-year-old right hander. He went 21-13 in the regular season with a 2.26 ERA. In Game 2, Dinneen went the full nine innings, allowed three hits, no runs, walked two, and struck out 11. He punched out Claude Ritchey, Bucky Veil, and Jimmy Sebring twice each.

Patsy Dougherty gave Dinneen all the runs he needed in the first. The outfielder led the game off with a home run. Buck Freeman singled in a second run in the opening frame for a 2-0 lead. Dougherty hit another home run in the bottom of the sixth for the game's final score. Dougherty totaled three hits, two runs, and two RBI. Freeman had two hits and a RBI.

The Bucs managed three weak hits against Dinneen. However, Dinneen was not the only pitching story of Game 2. The Pirates started Sam Leever against Boston, but lasted only a single inning. Leever left the game in the second with an injury. Veil replaced the starter and finished the game.

1903 World Series Game 1

Game 1: Pirates: 7 Americans: 3 (Pittsburgh leads 1-0)
WP: Phillippe (1-0)

LP: Young (0-1)

Boston's Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds hosted the first World Series game on October 1, 1903. Boston started baseball's all-time winningest pitcher Cy Young against Pirates ace Deacon Phillippe. As was the practice at the time, both starters pitched complete games.

The Pirates ambushed Young for four in the first. They added solo runs in the third, fourth, and seventh to make it a laugher. Jimmy Sebring homered in the seventh for the final Pirate run. Boston scored three slop runs in the later innings to make the game appear closer.

Sebring led the offense in Game 1. He went 3-for-5 with a home run, run scored, and four RBI. He knocked in two in the first, one in the third, and a final run in the seventh on the homer. Tommy Leach went 4-for-5 and Fred Clarke added two hits. Phillippe pitched a complete game six hitter, walked none, struck out 10, and gave up 2 earned runs. The strikeout total is amazing for the era. Buck Freeman was the only Boston starter to not strikeout. Second baseman Hobe Ferris punched out twice.

While Phillippe starred for the Pirates, Young was hammered. He allowed 12 hits, seven runs, three earned runs, walked three, and struck out five in nine innings. Freddy Parent and Freeman each had two safeties. Candy LaChance knocked in two American runs.

1903 World Series overview

The American League formed in 1901 to rival the old National League. Two years later, the two leagues agreed to have their respective champions play in a "world's series" for bragging rights. The Pittsburgh Pirates won their third consecutive NL Pennant in 1903 with a 91-49 record. The Boston Americans, aka Pilgrims, topped the AL with a 91-47 record. The Americans eventually became the Red Sox.

Honus Wagner led the Pirates with a .355 average in the regular season while Deacon Phillippe won 24 games and Sam Leever 25. Player manager Fred Clarke hit .351 for the Bucs. On the other side, Cy Young led the Americans with a 28-9 season. Boston had two other 20-game winners with Bill Dinneen and Long Tom Hughes. Patsy Dougherty (.331) and Buck Freeman (104 RBI) led the Boston offense. Their outfield, which included Dougherty, Freeman, and Chick Stahl might have been the best in baseball at the time.

Many prognasticators believed the outcome depended on injured Honus Wagner. The shortstop suffered a major leg injury in September, which he did not recover from until the following year. The money was on Boston if Wagner did not play. In the end, the Americans won the best-of-nine series in eight games. It is considered one of the wildest World Series in history and turned on a triple by Cy Young.

Bucky Harris: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1975

Born: November 8, 1896

1919: Traded to Washington Senators from the International League

Debut: August 28, 1919

1924: Named player-manager of Senators

1924-28: Managed Senators

1924: Senators win World Series

1925: Senators win Pennant

1928: Traded to Detroit Tigers

1929-33: Managed Tigers

Final Game: June 12, 1931

1934: Managed Red Sox

1935-42: Managed Senators

1943: Managed Phillies

1947-48: Managed Yankees

1947: Yankees win World Series

1950-54: Managed Senators again

1955-56: Managed Tigers again

1957-58: Asst GM Boston Red Sox

1959-60: GM Boston Red Sox

1959: Helped integrate the Sox

1960s: Scout for White Sox and Special Assistant for the Washington Senators

1975: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

1977: Died

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

Three AL Pennants

2158-2219 record

.493 Win %

90 win seasons: 4x

As a player:

.274

9 HR

508 RBI

167 SB

722 runs

1297 Hits

.706 OPS

Hit .300 (1920)

Led league in HBP: 3x

Led league in SH: 3x

George Scott: Baseball timeline

Born: March 23, 1944

1962: Signed by Boston Red Sox

Debut: April 12, 1966 (Red Sox)

1971: Traded to Brewers

1975: .285, 36 HR, 109 RBI, .857 OPS

1976: Traded to the Red Sox

1977: Homered in ASG

1979: Traded to the Royals

1979: Signed by Yankees

2013: Died from complications from diabetes

Accomplishments:

3x All Star

8x Gold Glove

Most games at 1b for Boston Red Sox

.268

271 HR

1051 RBI

.767 OPS

1992 hits

957 runs

103 runs (1977)

30+ doubles: 2x

20+ HR: 6x

30+ HR: 2x

100+ RBI: 2x

.300+ average: 2x

.500 slugging: 2x

318 TB (1975)

Led league HR (36): 1975

Led league RBI (109): 1975

Led league in TB: 2x

Postseason: .231, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .656 OPS (1967 World Series)

Harry Hooper: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: August 24, 1887

1908: Graduated with Engineering degree from Saint Mary’s College in California

1908: Signed by Boston Red Sox

Debut: April 16, 1909 (Red Sox)

1912: Red Sox won World Series

1913: Became first player to hit lead off home run in both games of a doubleheader

1915: Hit two home runs in World Series game

1915-16, 1918: Red Sox win World Series

1919: Elected team captain

1921: Traded to the White Sox

1925: Retired

1933-57: Postmaster in Capitola, California (appointed by FDR)

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame

1974: Died

Accomplishments:

4x World Champion

.281 career

75 HR

817 RBI

1429 runs

160 triples

1136 walks-581 strikeouts

.755 OPS

3400 TB

Scored 100+ runs: 3x

Hit .300: 4x

Hit 30+ doubles: 3x

10+ triples: 9x

15+ triples: 2x

10+ HR: 3x

20+ SB: 9x

30+ SB: 2x

40 SB (1910)

.400 OBP: 3x

Postseason: .293, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, .806 OPS

Red Ruffing: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1967

Born: May 3, 1905

In youth, lost four toes in a mining accident. The accident forced Ruffing to move from the outfield to the pitcher’s mound.

1923: Traded to Red Sox by Danville

Debut: May 31, 1924 (Red Sox)

1930: Traded to Yankees

1932: Pitched 10 inning shutout and hit GW HR (1-0 win)

1932: Yanks win World Series

1936-39: Won 20 or more games

1936-39: Yanks win World Series

1941: Yanks win World Series

1942: Yanks lose World Series to Cardinals

1943-44: World War II service

1946: Signed with White Sox

1947: Retired

1947-51: Roving instructor for Indians

1951-61: Indians coach

1962: Mets coach and scout (retired quickly)

1967: Elected to HOF

1969: Returned to coaching in minors

1986: Died

2004: Yanks dedicated a plaque to him

Accomplishments:

6x World Champion

6x All Star

273-225

3.80 ERA

4344 IP

1541 Walks

1987 Strikeouts

1.341 WHIP

Won 15+ games: 12x

Won 20+ games: 4x

 Led league in wins (21): 1938

Led league in loses: 2x

Lost 20+ games: 2x

Sub 3.50 ERA: 7x

Sub 3 ERA: 2x

624 games

538 starts

335 CG

Led league in CG (25): 1928

45 SHO

Led league in SHO (5): 1939

200+ IP: 13x

250+ IP: 5x

Most runs (2115) and Earned Runs (1833) allowed in AL History

Led league in strikeouts (190): 1932

Postseason: 7-2, 2.63 ERA, 85.2 IP, 61 strikeouts, 1.179 WHIP (7 World Series)

Ted Williams: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1966

Born: August 30, 1918

1936-7: Played in the Pacific Coast League (discovered by Eddie Collins)

1938: Signed by Red Sox

Debut: April 20, 1939 (Red Sox)

1939: Babe Ruth declared Williams “rookie of the year”

1940: Pitched two innings against the Tigers, he allowed one run and struck out Rudy York

1941: Hit GW walk-off in ASG

1941: Hit .406 (won Batting Title)

1942: Won Triple Crown/DiMaggio wins MVP (36, 137, .356)

1943-5: World War II

1946: Williams shift first employed by Cleveland Indians’ manager Lou Boudreau

1946: Red Sox win Pennant

1946: Williams wins AL MVP

1947: Wins Triple Crown/DiMaggio wins MVP (.343, 32, 114)

1948: Sox lose pennant playoff against Indians

1948: Won batting title (.369)

1949: Wins AL MVP

1950: Breaks arm in ASG

1952-3: Korean War

1954: Broke collarbone

1956: Spat on a fan

1957: Hit .388 at age 40 (Won Batting Title)

1958: Won Batting Title (.328)

1960: Hit 500^th home run

1960: Homered in last AB of career

1966: Elected to Hall of Fame

1966: Gave memorable speech honoring Negro League players and calling for their recognition

1969-72: Managed Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (273-364)

1991: Presidential Medal of Freedom

1999: Honored at Fenway Park ASG

1999: All Century Team

2000: Elected to the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame in 2000

2002: Died (litigation followed)

2004: Son, John-Henry died

2004: Red Sox finally win World Series

Accomplishments:

19x All Star

2x MVP

2x Triple Crown winner

6x Batting Champ

4x Home run champ

Last man to hit .400

Led league in games (155): 1949

Led league in runs: 6x

.344

521 HR

1839 RBI

1798 runs

2654 hits

525 doubles

2021 walks-709 strikeouts

.482 OBP (1^st all time)

.634 slugging

1.116 OPS

4884 TB

100+ runs: 9x

30+ doubles: 8x

40+ doubles: 4x

Led league in doubles: 2x

10+ triples: 2x

30+ HR: 8x

43 HR (1949)

4x RBI Champ

100+ RBI: 9x

159 RBI (1949)

100+ walks: 11x

Led league in walks: 8x

Hit .300+: 15x

Hit .350+: 5x

.406 (1941)

.400 OBP: 15x

.500 OBP: 3x

Led league in OBP: 12x

.500 slugging: 15x

.600 slugging: 12x

.700 slugging: 3x

Led league in slugging: 9x

OPS 1.000 or higher: 17x

Led league in OPS: 10x

300 TB: 9x

Led league in TB: 6x

Postseason: .200, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .533 OPS

Joe Cronin: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1956

Born:  October 12, 1906

1925: Signed by Pirates

Debut: 1926(Pirates)

1928: Purchased by Kansas City and then sold to Washington

1930: Won AL Writers’ MVP

1931: Sporting News MVP

1933: Became Washington manager (165-139-1 pennant)

1933: Senators lose World Series

1934: Traded to Red Sox & becomes manager (1071-916-1 pennant)

1946: Sox lose World Series

1946: Released by Sox

1947: Becomes Sox GM

1956: Elected to Hall of Fame

1959: Becomes AL President

1973: Steps down as AL President

1984: Dies

Accomplishments:

7x All Star

.301 Average

104 wins as Sox manager (1946)

Hit .300: 8x

1233 runs

100+ Runs: 4x

515 doubles

30+ doubles: 11x

40+ doubles: 6x

51 doubles (1938)

Led league in doubles: 2x

118 triples

10+ triples: 4x

18 triples (1932): Led League

170 HR

1424 RBI

100+ RBI: 8x

1059 strikeouts-700 walks

.400 OBP: 5x

.390 OBP

.468 slugging

.500 slugging: 4x

.857 OPS

3546 Total Bases

301 TB (1930)

Led league in Sac hits (14): 1941

Postseason: .318, 2 RBI, .636 OPS (5 games-One WS)

As a Manager: 1236-1055 (.540)- 2 Pennants