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All-Time Red Sox Team
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During the 2001 season, the Red Sox looked back on and celebrated the first 100 years of Red Sox baseball, and RedSoxDiehard.com joined in the fun.
You voted for two players from each position to select an all-time Red Sox team, and the results are in. (I added three "honorary picks" from the runners-up, to make a 25-man squad.)
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The Team
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C Carlton Fisk
1B Jimmie Foxx
2B Bobby Doerr
3B Wade Boggs
SS Nomar Garciaparra
LF Ted Williams
CF Fred Lynn
RF Dwight Evans
RHP Pedro Martinez
LHP Babe Ruth
RP Bob Stanley |
RESERVES
C Rick Ferrell
1B Mo Vaughn
2B Jerry Remy
3B Rico Petrocelli
SS Johnny Pesky
SS Joe Cronin*
LF Carl Yastrzemski
LF Jim Rice*
CF Tris Speaker
RF Tony Conigliaro
RHP Cy Young
RHP Smokey Joe Wood*
LHP Lefty Grove
RP Dick Radatz * Honorary picks |
Not a bad line-up! Imagine a team where Yaz is on the bench - OK, he can battle Rice for the DH spot - and Cy Young is the #2 starter! Honorable mention also to turn-of-the-century third baseman Jimmy Collins and outfielder Harry Hooper, who are enshrined in Cooperstown but didn't make this list. (And yes, the voting did call for three right-handed pitchers, with Clemens receiving the third-most votes. But I don't like the guy, even if he did have a few good years with the Sox. Being the webmaster of this site has its advantages, so I picked Smokey Joe Wood to replace him. Call it a "manager's decision." After all, if this all-time team is going to go anywhere, they've got to have players who can win in the postseason!)
To find out more about the best players in Red Sox history, click the links to each position above. The players on each page were the nominees in this poll, and are listed with their career stats and their stats with the Sox. You can click each player's name for more detailed stats. Note: The years listed next to each player are the years he played for the Red Sox. Statements like "played in 4 All-Star games" or "led A.L. in HR twice" refer to the number of times as a member of the Red Sox. Stats given include playing time through 2001, when this poll was conducted.
See the pictures I took at the Red Sox 100th Anniversary Celebration on May 27, 2001.
Complete Voting Results
CATCHER| Carlton Fisk | 73% | | Rick Ferrell | 9.5% | | Bill Carrigan | 6% | | Birdie Tebbetts | 4% | | Sammy White | 1% |
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| Jason Varitek | 3% | | Tony Pena | 1% | | Rich Gedman | 0.5% | | Marcus Jensen | 0.5% | | Marc Sullivan | 0.5% | | Bob Tillman | 0.5% | | Hal Wagner | 0.5% |
FIRST BASE| Jimmie Foxx | 59% | | Mo Vaughn | 30% | | George Scott | 6.5% | | Stuffy McInnis | 1% |
Write-in votes: | | | Carl Yastrzemski | 1% |
| Bill Buckner | 0.5% | | Morgan Burkhart | 0.5% | | Brian Daubach | 0.5% | | Sam Horn | 0.5% | | Dick Stuart | 0.5% |
SECOND BASE| Bobby Doerr | 60% | | Jerry Remy | 13% | | Pete Runnels | 10% | | Billy Goodman | 9% |
Write-in votes: | | | Marty Barrett | 1.5% |
| Stan Papi | 0.5% | | Jody Reed | 0.5% | | Chuck Schilling | 0.5% | | Chris Stynes | 0.5% |
THIRD BASE| Wade Boggs | 53% | | Rico Petrocelli | 21% | | Frank Malzone | 13.5% | | Jimmy Collins | 7% | | Larry Gardner | 2% |
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| Shea Hillenbrand | 2% | | Dalton Jones | 0.5% | | Ed Jurak | 0.5% | | Carney Lansford | 0.5% |
SHORTSTOP| Nomar Garciaparra | 61% | | Johnny Pesky | 18% | | Joe Cronin | 14% | | Rick Burleson | 4% |
Write-in votes: | | | Rico Petrocelli | 1% |
| Vern Stephens | 1% | | Jackie Gutierrez | 0.5% | | Mike Lansing | 0.5% |
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LEFT FIELD| Ted Williams | 60% | | Carl Yastrzemski | 34% | | Jim Rice | 5% | | Duffy Lewis | 0.5% |
Write-in votes: | | | Dante Bichette | 0.5% |
CENTER FIELD| Fred Lynn | 33% | | Tris Speaker | 31% | | Dom DiMaggio | 24% | | Reggie Smith | 6% | | Jimmy Piersall | 3% |
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| Carl Everett | 1% | | Tony Armas | 0.5% | | Randy Kutcher | 0.5% | | Darren Lewis | 0.5% | | Rick Miller | 0.5% |
RIGHT FIELD| Dwight Evans | 60% | | Tony Conigliaro | 19% | | Harry Hooper | 11% | | Jackie Jensen | 8% |
Write-in votes: | | | Trot Nixon | 2% |
RIGHT-HANDED STARTER| Pedro Martinez | 35% | | Cy Young | 30% | | Roger Clemens | 18% | | Luis Tiant | 7% | | Smokey Joe Wood | 6% | | Jim Lonborg | 2% |
| Bill Monbouquette | 1% | | Bill Dinneen | 0% |
Write-in votes: | | | Rolando Arrojo | 0.5% | | Tim Wakefield | 0.5% |
LEFT-HANDED STARTER| Babe Ruth | 36% | | Lefty Grove | 31% | | Mel Parnell | 11% | | Bill Lee | 10.5% | | Bruce Hurst | 7% | | Dutch Leonard | 4% |
Write-in votes: | | | Joe Hesketh | 0.5% |
RELIEF PITCHER| Bob Stanley | 28% | | Dick Radatz | 26% | | Sparky Lyle | 15.5% | | Jeff Reardon | 14% | | Ellis Kinder | 8% | | Bill Campbell | 4% |
Write-in votes: | | | Tom Gordon | 2% | | Derek Lowe | 1% | | Lee Smith | 1% | | Tony Fossas | 0.5% |
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