The soxsuck.com Hall of Fame

Aparicio, Luis
In the last series of the 1972 season, while playing the Tigers for the AL East pennant, Aparicio fell down while rounding third -- doubling up Carl Yastrzemski. The base running error ended an early rally. Boston lost the game 4-1 and therefore the pennant. In 1971 Aparicio had an eleven game hitless streak, spanning 44 at-bats.

Barnett, Larry
The umpire who denied Boston's catcher-interference appeal in game three of the 1975 World Series. Replays showed a clear case of interference and the call resulted in Boston losing the game.

Beck, Rod
Beck gave up the game-winning (Bernie Williams) home run in the tenth inning of ALCS game one against New York in 1999. He gave up a Ricky Ledee grand slam in game four. Beck appeared in two games in the 1999 ALCS, giving up two hits and two earned runs over a total of 2/3 of an inning pitched.

Boudreau, Lou
On July 14, 1946, Boudreau had four doubles and a home run against the Red Sox. It is the only time in the history of the American League that a player had five extra-base hits in one game. He played for, and managed, the 1948 Indians, belting two homers and two singles on October 3, 1948, leading Cleveland to an 8-3 victory in the one game American League tiebreaker over the Red Sox. Boudreau later played for the 1951 and 1952 Red Sox, and managed the 1952 through 1954 Sox. During those four years, Boston never finished better than fourth. Boudreau is Denny McLain's father-in-law.

Brecheen, Harry
"The Cat" won three games in the 1946 World Series against the Red Sox, posting a 0.45 ERA over 20 innings.

Brock, Lou
Playing for St. Louis in the 1967 Series, Brock had seven stolen bases (six more than the entire Red Sox team), one home run, and batted .414. St. Louis won the Series 4-3 over the Red Sox.

Buckner, Bill
The Red Sox firstbaseman who permitted Mookie Wilson's grounder to role through his legs in the tenth inning of game six of the 1986 World Series--allowing the Mets to win. He batted .187 during the '86 Series.

Carrigan, Bill
Carrigan managed the Red Sox to three consecutive last place finishes from 1927 to 1929.

Collins, Shano
Arguably the worst manager in Red Sox history, he managed the team in 1931 and 1932 to a 73-134 record (.353). When he was replaced in the middle of the 1932 season, the team had an 11-44 record (.200).

Culberson, Leon
Culberson was the CF who bobbled Harry Walker's drive in the seventh game of the 1946 Series. His subsequent throw was when Pesky held the ball -- as Enos Slaughter scored from first on his "mad dash".

Darling, Ron
Massachusetts native who pitched for the Mets in the 1986 World Series. He won game four to tie the series at two games each.

Dent, Bucky
The Yankees shortstop hit a three-run homer in the 1978 AL East tiebreaker against the Red Sox to give the Yankees the 3-2 lead. He is now known in the Boston area as Bucky "F'in" Dent.

Doerr, Bobby
Doerr played 2B for the Red Sox from 1937 to 1951 (with the exception of 1945 when he was in wartime service). He played for the 1946 team that lost to the Cardinals in the World Series. In the second inning of game six, Erv Dusak threw out Doerr at the plate.

Duffy, Hugh
Duffy managed the Red Sox for two seasons, 1921 and 1922. His teams came in fifth and last, respectively.

Duquette, Dan
"The Duke" was considered a cold, calculating GM who alienated many colleagues and antagonized many of his employees, including players.
In 1996, he defended the teams' failure to re-sign Roger Clemens because the power pitcher was in "the twilight of his career." Clemens' record with the Blue Jays and Yankees over the next seven seasons was 118-49. During that span, Clemens won his fourth, fifth, and sixth Cy Young awards as well as two World Series rings. No other pitcher in the history of the game has more than four Cy Youngs. Clemens won his 100th game at Fenway Park on August 31, 2003; he was wearing Yankee pinstripes.
Duquette fired manager Jimy Williams on August 16, 2001 when the team was three games out of a playoff spot. He replaced Williams with pitching coach Joe Kerrigan, who managed the team through its longest losing streak in seven years. Kerrigan's record was 17-26 as the team finished 13-1/2 games out of contention.
Never a favorite of the fans, he solidified that position in September 2001 when it was suggested that the team (now well out of contention) rest their ace, Pedro Martinez's, ailing shoulder. Duquette's response was "this team is not going to shut Pedro down. We're paying him a lot of money to pitch." Martinez offered to write a check and return home, noting that he had a slight tear in his rotator cuff. He pitched his next start, had to leave after three innings and was shut down for the rest of the season.
Duquette was fired on February 28, 2002; the day after new owners took control of the team.

Dyer, Eddie
Dyer managed the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals, who were 2-1 underdogs in the 1946 Series against the Red Sox. Dyer's Cardinals beat Boston in seven games.

Eckersley, Dennis
As a Boston pitcher, Eckersley lost 7-0 on September 9, 1978 amidst the four-game "Boston Massacre." He allowed the most home runs in the majors in 1978 (30).
In 1984, Eckersley was traded to the Cubs for Bill Buckner.
As an Oakland pitcher, in 1988, "The Eck" was voted the ALCS MVP, when he notched four saves against the Red Sox, while giving up one hit in six innings. He got two more saves against the Sox in the 1990 ALCS.
Eckersley won his only World Series ring in 1989, while with the Oakland Athletics.
Returning to Boston in the final year of his career, 1998, he pitched the ninth inning of ALDS game three against Cleveland, where he gave up the game winning home run. His career postseason ERA is 0.00 while pitching against Boston and 9.00 while pitching for Boston.

Evans, Dwight
"Dewey" played twenty seasons for Boston (and one for the Orioles), batting .272 in the regular season. He played in the 1975, 1986, 1988, and 1990 playoffs for the Red Sox, batting .239. Evans is one of three players who have been on more than one World Series-losing Red Sox team (Rico Petrocelli and Carl Yastrzemski are the other three). In his major league debut on September 16, 1972, he batted out of order in the Red Sox lineup.

Everett, Carl
Boston OF whose profanity-ridden tirade (which included bumping umpire Ron Kulpa twice) resulted in his suspension for ten games in 2000. Everett blamed the media. In 2001, he was fined over $97,000 and suspended for one game -- prior to the start of the season. After hitting a home run on August 13, 2001, Everett grabbed his crotch as he spit at the opposing pitcher. Major League Baseball fined Everett for "inappropriate on-field conduct." In September, the Sox again suspended Everett after he showed up late for a workout and berated manager Joe Kerrigan, calling him a drunk and a racist. Everett was permanently banned from playing winter ball in Venezuela after he entered the stands to attack a fan. He has had numerous other altercations where he needed to be restrained, both on and off the field. The Red Sox traded Carl Everett to the Texas Rangers on December 13, 2001 for pitcher Darren Oliver. Oliver's ERA over the prior two seasons was 6.60; his last winning season was 1997 when he went 13-12. Oliver was released at the end of June 2002 after he failed to win a game over a seven-week span. After Everett recovered from arthroscopic knee surgery, he became the Ranger's full-time leftfielder.

Feller, Bob
Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller struck out sixteen Red Sox on August 25, 1937. He one-hit the Red Sox on May 1, 1955, winning 1-0.

Ferrell, Wes
Boston Pitcher Wes Ferrell, disgusted by what he felt was poor fielding, quit in the middle of two games in a row in 1936. After his second unannounced departure, Manager Joe Cronin fined him $1,000 and suspended him for the remainder of the season. Ferrell threatened to "slug" his manager, which prompted Cronin to set a time and place (Cronin showed up, Ferrell did not). Ferrell led the AL in hits allowed in 1935 (334) and 1936 (330). He was also in the top-ten in home runs allowed in 1935, walks allowed in 1935 and '36, and losses in 1935 and '36.

Fohl, Lee
Red Sox manager from 1924-1926. His Boston managerial record was 160-299 (.349) -- the worst of any Red Sox skipper that managed for more than one season. They finished last in 1924 and 1926.

Frazee, Harry
Frazee purchased the Red Sox from Joe Lannin in 1917. He sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees prior to the 1920 season -- the event that is often blamed for the Curse of the Bambino.

Fryman, Woodie
Detroit pitcher who clinched the AL East pennant against the Red Sox on October 3, 1972.

Gibson, Bob
St. Louis pitcher who faced the Red Sox in 1967 World Series after fracturing his leg in July. He went 3-0 in three complete games, giving up one run in each -- and hitting a homer in game seven. He struck out ten twice. He was voted the Series MVP.

Gorman, Lou
Red Sox GM who acquired relief pitcher Larry Andersen from the Houston Astros. He countered the Astros request for Scott Cooper by offering (AA) Eastern League MVP Jeff Bagwell. Bagwell, a perennial All Star, was named National League Rookie of the Year in 1991 and National League MVP in 1994 (the same year Larry Andersen retired from baseball as a Phillie). Bagwell is the fourth player in major league history to have 30 homers, 100 runs, and 100 RBI for six years in a row. The other three are Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx. In 2000, Bagwell became the first player since 1937 to score over 150 runs in a season. Scott Cooper retired from the majors at age 29 in 1997 with a career batting average of .265 and 33 home runs over seven years.
Also in 1990, Gorman was quoted as asking, "What would we do with Willie McGee?" when questioned why he had allowed McGee to go to the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics. At the time, McGee was batting .335 for St. Louis. Boston went on to meet Oakland in the ALCS, where they were swept.
Gorman also made a number of big-money free-agent acquisitions that were considered busts in the early 1990s (i.e. Jack Clark, Danny Darwin, and Matt Young).

Greenwell, Mike
Greenwell played outfield for twelve seasons in Boston. He batted .303 during the regular season, and .146 during his four postseason appearances. Greenwell was on the losing side of 13 straight postseason games. Greenwell's Red Sox lost the last two games of the 1986 World Series, were swept in four games in both 1988 and 1990 ALCS, and were swept in three games in the 1995 ALDS.

Guidry, Ron
Guidry got his 25th win of the 1978 season when he beat the Red Sox 5-4 in the one-game tiebreaker to determine the AL East winner.

Hernandez, Orlando
"El Duque" was named the 1999 ALCS MVP for his performance against the Red Sox.

Hershiser, Orel
On October 4, 1995 during the ALDS, while pitching for Cleveland, Hershiser pitched a shutout against the Red Sox.

Higgins, Pinky
Played 3B for the 1937 (fifth place) and 1938 (second place) Red Sox. He came back to Boston in 1946, batting .206 in the World Series as the team lost to St. Louis. He was named Boston manager in 1955, and swore that he would never have a black player on his team. He was fired in 1959 just before Boston became the last team to integrate its' roster, and returned in 1960. He managed the team to 560 wins and 556 losses. During his eight year managerial tenure, the team never came in better than third.

Hoag, Myril
Hoag played outfield for the New York Yankees in 1934. On June 6, 1934 he hit an American League record six singles in one game against the Red Sox.

Hobson, Butch
Hobson managed the Red Sox from 1992-1994, never having a winning season. He played 3B for Boston from 1975-1980, batting .252 -- with a .920 fielding percentage. He had 121 errors in his Sox career, including 43 in 1978. His .899 fielding percentage in 1978 was the worst of any regular position player on any major league team in three decades. It has often been suggested that if the 1978 Red Sox had a different thirdbaseman, that they would have won the American League.

Jackson, Reggie
Oakland's Jackson had two home runs and ten RBIs during a 21-7 victory over the Red Sox on June 14, 1969. Jackson hit a homer in game two of the 1975 ALCS against Boston, and another in the 1978 American League East tiebreaker versus the Red Sox.

Johnson, Darrell
Boston manager who pinch-hit slumping Cecil Cooper for pitcher Jim Willoughby in the eighth inning of 1975 World Series game seven. Johnson was then forced to use rookie Jim Burton in the ninth, who lost the game.

Jensen, Jackie
Red Sox outfielder Jensen had to be restrained from entering the stands to attack a fan in 1956.

Kennedy, Kevin
Kennedy managed the 1995 and 1996 Boston Red Sox. The Cleveland Indians swept his ‘95 Sox in the playoffs. Kennedy shares the worst career record in the ALDS with Dick Howser.

Kerrigan, Joe
Kerrigan was named manager after the Red Sox fired Jimy Williams on August 16, 2001. In response to player complaints about Boston's ever-changing batting order, Kerrigan promised a "stable lineup" during his introductory press conference. In his first twenty-four games, he used twenty-four different batting orders (and 42 different lineups in his 43 games as manager). The team was three games out of the wild card spot when Kerrigan took the helm. Under Kerrigan's lead, the Red Sox went 17-26 to finish 13-1/2 games out of contention. He has the tenth-worst record of all managers in Red Sox history.

Knight, Ray
Mets 3B who played against the Red Sox in the 1986 World Series. He was voted the Series MVP, batting .391 with a home run in game seven. In game six, the Mets were down by two runs with two on and two out in the bottom of the tenth. Calvin Schiraldi had a 0-2 count on Knight, who a hit single to score Gary Carter. He later scored the winning run on Mookie Wilson's grounder through Bill Buckner's legs.

Larsen, Don
The New York Yankees pitcher hit at grand slam off of Boston's Frank Sullivan on April 22, 1956.

LeRoux, Buddy
Red Sox executive who unsuccessfully attempted to wrestle the team away from the Yawkey trust in 1983. He chose "Tony Conigliaro Night" to announce the attempted coup. The battle to control the Red Sox sent the team into turmoil for a year. It also resulted in Lou Gorman being hired as VP/GM.

Levsen, Emil
Cleveland pitcher Emil "Dutch" Levsen pitched both games of a doubleheader against the Red Sox on September 7, 1926 -- winning both games (6-1 and 5-1). Levsen's career record was 21-26.

Little, Grady
Grady Little was manager of the Red Sox for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He made some odd decisions during his tenure, but none that came under more criticism than his handling of game seven of the 2003 ALCS. Boston took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning. With Pedro Martinez's pitch count in triple-digits after a shaky seventh, Boston's bullpen doing an outstanding job during the entire postseason, and two relievers ready in the pen, it appeared that Martinez would not be pitching the eighth. Grady Little left Pedro in the game. Martinez got Nick Johnson to pop out and Boston was five outs away from beating their archrivals to advance to the World Series. Derek Jeter doubled to deep right. Bernie Williams brought Jeter home with a single to center. Hideki Matsui's ground rule double brought Bernie Williams around to third. Jorge Posada's two-run double tied it at five. After Martinez was finally removed from the game, the Red Sox bullpen held the Yankees scoreless until the bottom of the eleventh when Aaron Boone belted Tim Wakefield's first pitch of the inning into the leftfield stands to win the game.

Lonborg, Jim
Boston's Lonborg won the 1967 Cy Young. He went skiing with Jill St. John in December 1967, breaking his leg -- and never returned to his Cy Young form. After being traded to Milwaukee, he struck out eleven Red Sox on June 24, 1970.

Maris, Roger
Maris hit his record 61st homerun off of Boston Pitcher Tracey Stallard on October 1, 1961. He played for the '67 St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the Red Sox in the World Series. In that Series, he batted .385 and had seven RBI.

Martinez, Pedro
Boston's Pedro Martinez beat the Yankees for the first time in over a year on May 30, 2001. The following day Pedro scoffed at The Curse, telling reporters "Wake up the dumb Bambino and have me face him -- maybe I'll drill him in the %#$." At the time Pedro was 7-1 with a 1.44 ERA. After his challenge, Martinez was winless in seven straight starts for the first time since the first seven of his major league career. After threatening the Bambino, he spent two months on the DL and went 0-2 with a 4.54 ERA.
On October 11, 2003 during the third game of the American League Championship Series, an altercation between Manny Ramirez and Roger Clemens brought both teams out of their dugouts. During that time, Pedro Martinez grabbed 72-year-old Don Zimmer by the head and slammed him to the ground. Martinez started game seven and carried a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning. He was five outs away from going to the World Series when he gave up three runs, allowing New York to tie the game that they eventually won in the eleventh inning.

Mattingly, Don
The New York Yankees 1B hit his record sixth grand slam of the 1987 season off of Boston's Bruce Hurst on September 29, 1987.

McCarthy, Joe
Manager Joe McCarthy elected to use pitcher Denny Galehouse for the one game AL tiebreaker against Cleveland in 1948 instead of Mel Parnell. Parnell (the Sox best pitcher) watched from the bench as Galehouse lost the game 8-3.

McLain, Denny
Detroit pitcher who struck out the first seven Red Sox he faced on June 15, 1965 -- a major league record.
McLain later shut out the Red Sox, 4-0, on August 16, 1968.

McManus, Marty
Managed the Red Sox in 1932 and 1933 to a 95-153 record (.383).

McNamara, John
Boston manager during the 1986 World Series.
McNamara chose an ineffective Al Nipper over Bruce Hurst to pitch game four. Nipper lost 6-2.
He removed Clemens from game six, with a 3-2 lead, after the seventh inning. Clemens, who had a blister, denied asking to come out. The move may have cost the Red Sox the game.
Later in game six, McNamara elected not to pinch hit for Bill Buckner in the eighth inning. Buckner stranded three, and later misplayed a grounder that allowed the Mets to score the winning run in the tenth. McNamara later said that he left Buckner in the game so that he would be on the field when the Red Sox won the World Series.

Morehead, Dave
Boston pitcher who lost ten consecutive games against the same team (the Angels) between 1963 and 1965 -- the American League record.

Morgan, Joe
Morgan managed the Red Sox from mid-1988 through 1991. His career postseason managerial record is 0-8, having been swept twice (in 1988 and 1990) by the Oakland Athletics.

Newsome, Dick
Boston's Newsome gave up Joe DiMaggio's homer on July 2, 1941 -- extending DiMaggio's hitting streak to 45 games (breaking Willie Keeler's record). DiMaggio ultimately hit in eleven more games.

Nieman, Bob
St. Louis' Nieman made his major league debut against the Red Sox on September 14, 1954. He homered in his first two at-bats, which no other player in history has ever accomplished.

O'Connell, Dick
Red Sox GM who traded Sparky Lyle to the Yankees for 1B Danny Cater. With New York, Lyle appeared in three World Series, became the first reliever to win a Cy Young award, and was named to the All-Star team three times.
O'Connell was also responsible for the 1971 trade of future-All Stars Ken Brett and George Scott to the Brewers for ex-All Stars Marty Patten and Tommy Harper.

Ojeda, Bob
Ex-Red Sox pitcher who beat his former team in game two of the 1986 World Series. Ojeda is one of only five lefties ever to beat the Red Sox in Fenway in the postseason.

Paige, Satchel
In 1965, at age fifty-nine, Paige started for Kansas City in a game against Boston. Page struck out one, and allowed only one hit (to Yastrzemski) in three innings. At 59 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age, Paige became the oldest person to ever play in the majors.

Pena, Tony
Former Red Sox Catcher who hit the game winning HR against Boston in extra innings for Cleveland in the first game of the 1995 ALDS.

Pesky, Johnny
Pesky hesitated on the cutoff in game seven of the 1946 World Series, allowing Enos Slaughter to score the winning run.
He managed the Red Sox in 1960 and 1961 (plus five games in 1980). His career record as a manager was 147-179 (.451).

Phoebus, Tom
Oriole pitcher who no-hit the Red Sox on April 27, 1968. Pheobus also led the Baltimore offense in that game, scoring the first run of the game after he singled in the third. He finished two-for-four at the plate, with one run and one RBI -- after almost being scratched due to a sore throat.

Pole, Dick
Red Sox pitcher from 1973 to 1976 who went 14-14. His career postseason ERA is infinite, having given up one earned run without retiring a batter in his one appearance in the 1975 World Series. But, he is in the soxsuck.com Hall of Fame simply because of his name.

Quinn, J. Robert
J. Robert Quinn purchased the Red Sox on August 1, 1923. He oversaw the team during their most unsuccessful era, 1923-1932.

Reynolds, Allie
Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds no-hit the Red Sox on September 28, 1951.

Righetti, Dave
New York Yankees pitcher who no-hit the Red Sox on July 4, 1983.

Rice, Jim
Rice played for Boston for sixteen seasons. He was suspended in 1988 for shoving manager Joe Morgan. Rice's career average was .298. He played in eighteen postseason games (in 1986 & 1988) -- and batted .225.

Rose, Pete
While playing for the Big Red Machine against Boston in the 1975 World Series, Rose went 10-for-27 (.370), earning the Series MVP award.

Ross, Buster
Red Sox pitcher Buster Ross gave up Babe Ruth's 300th career home run on September 8, 1925.

Ruffing, Red
Ruffing started his career in 1924, pitching for the Red Sox. He never had a winning season in his seven years with Boston, going 21-96. He was traded to the Yankees in the middle of the 1930 season, and went 15-5 in his first year with New York. His performance with the Yankees (249-129 over 15 seasons; 6-1 in the postseason) earned him induction into Cooperstown.

Schiraldi, Calvin
Red Sox pitcher who was one strike away from winning the World Series in 1986, but gave up Ray Knight's single in the tenth inning of game six to keep the Mets hopes alive.
Schiraldi (who had pitched for the Mets during the prior season) gave up six earned runs over four innings in his three appearances in the '86 Series. He had given up a total of only eight earned runs over 51 innings pitched during the regular season.

Slaughter, Enos
"Country" Enos Slaughter scored the winning run of game seven in the 1946 World Series. It was on a bizarre play in which Boston CF Leon Culberson bobbled a Harry Walker line drive and John Pesky hesitated on the cutoff, which allowed Slaughter to score from first. He batted .320 in the 1946 Series, and hit a home run during St. Louis' game four 12-3 victory.

Stallard, Tracey
Stallard gave up Roger Maris' 61st home run on October 1, 1961. Maris' home run record stood for over a quarter of a century.

Stanley, Bob
Red Sox closer whose wild pitch, with two out in the tenth inning, allowed the Mets to tie game six of the 1986 World Series. He also gave up Mookie Wilson's grounder that went between Buckner's legs to score the Mets winning run. Stanley was one strike away from winning the Series three times.
Stanley also appeared in the 1978 tiebreaker against the Yankees. He gave up a two runs in one-third of an inning pitched, including Reggie Jackson's eighth inning home run.

Stewart, Dave
In 1990, he pitched two games for the A's in the ALCS against the Red Sox, winning both and earning the MVP award. He also started two games in the 1988 ALCS, winning game four. His career postseason stats against the Red Sox are 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA. He allowed seventeen hits in 29-1/3 innings pitched.

Stottlemyre, Mel
The Yankees pitcher who hit an inside-the-park grand slam to win 6-3 against the Red Sox on July 20, 1965. Stottlemyre was also the pitching coach for both the 1999 and the 2003 Yankees, who beat the Red Sox in both ALCS.

Tebbetts, Birdie
Tebbetts represented the tying run while batting with two outs in the bottom of the ninth in the deciding game of the 1949 season (the winner of the New York/Boston game would go to the World Series). Tebbetts fouled out.

Thome, Jim
In the twelve ALDS games (1995, 1998, and 1999) between the Red Sox and Indians, Thome had seven home runs and 15 RBI in 45 at bats. In the 1999 ALDS, he hit a homerun in game one, a grand slam in the fourth inning of game two, a home run in game four, and two more in game five. Thome signed with the Philadelphia Phillies prior to the 2003 season. In interleague play, on June 21, 2003, Thome hit a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the eighth against Boston, as well as another game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the twelfth. Philly won the game 6-5 in 13 innings.

Tschida, Tom
On October 16, 1999 Boston was down by one run in the eighth inning of ALCS game four against the Yanks. Tschida's blown call (on a missed tag of Jose Offerman at second) ended a Red Sox rally. The deflated Sox gave up six runs in the ninth, and lost the ALCS the following night.

Torrez, Mike
Torrez is the (ex-Yankee) pitcher who gave up Bucky Dent's home run in the 1978 AL East tiebreaker, which the Yankees won. In 1979, Torrez led the league in both Walks Allowed and Earned Runs Allowed.

Wagner, Heinie
Boston's 1930 skipper. The team had a .338 winning percentage (52-102), and finished last -- 50 games out of first. He has the worst record of any Red Sox manager who managed the team for more than 29 games.

Williams, Ted
Williams appeared in only one World Series with the Red Sox, in 1946. In 25 at-bats he had five singles.
He was fined three times during his Red Sox career for spitting at fans.

Wilson, Mookie
Mets OF who hit the grounder through Buckner's legs to win game six of the 1986 World Series.

Wynn, Early
White Sox pitcher Early Wynn one-hit Boston on May 1, 1959. He also scored the only run, hitting a home run in the 1-0 victory.

Yastrzemski, Carl
Yaz played 23 years for the Red Sox, from 1961-1983. He appeared in the postseason twice (1967 and 1975); Boston lost in the seventh game of both World Series. In 1975 he flew out to center (down by one run) for the final out of the Series. In 1978, Yastrzemski came to the plate in the ninth against the Yankees in the one-game Division tiebreaker. Down by one run, with two outs and Rick Burleson on third, Yaz popped out to Graig Nettles to end the game. He is only one of three Red Sox players to have been on more than one World Series-losing Red Sox team (Rico Petrocelli and Dwight Evans are the other two).

Yawkey, Tom
Yawkey owned the Red Sox from 1933 until his death in 1976. No individual has ever owned a major league baseball team for a longer period of time without winning a championship.

soxsuck.com All-Time Gaffe Lineup
Player	Position		Baseball HOF	Post-Gaffe All-Star	Post-Gaffe Awards
Carlton Fisk	C	Front office paperwork error in December 1980 resulted in Fisk signing as a free agent with White Sox	2000	1981, 1982, 1985, 1991
Lou Gehrig	1B	Passed on trading for Gehrig in 1925	1939	1933-1939	MVP 1927 & 1936, HR Leader 1931, 1934, 1936
Jackie Robinson	2B	Passed on signing Robinson after tryout on 4/16/45	1962	1949-1954	Rookie of the Year 1947, MVP 1949, Batting Champ 1949
Jeff Bagwell	3B	Traded to Houston on 8/30/90		1994, 1996, 1997, 1999	Rookie of the Year 1991, MVP 1994, Gold Glove 1994
Pee Wee Reese	SS	Sold to Dodgers in 1940	1984	1942, 1946-1954
Babe Ruth	OF	Sold to New York on 1/3/20	1936	1933-1934	MVP 1923, Batting Champ 1924, HR Leader 11 times
Willie Mays	OF	Passed on signing from Birmingham in 1950	1979	1954-1973	Rookie of the Year 1951, MVP 1954 & 1965, Gold Glove 1957-1968, All-Star MVP 1963 & 1968, Batting Champ 1954, HR Champ 1955, 1962, 1964, 1965
Tris Speaker	OF	Traded to Cleveland on 4/12/16	1937		Batting Champ 1916
Herb Pennock	SP	Traded to New York on 1/30/23	1948		20-game winner 1924 & 1926
Cy Young	SP	Traded to Cleveland on 2/18/09	1937
Waite Hoyt	SP	Traded to New York on 12/15/20	1969		20-game winner 1927 & 1928
Roger Clemens	SP	Allowed to sign with Toronto as Free Agent on 12/16/96	2010	1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004	20-game winner 1997, 1998, 2001, Cy Young 1997, 1998, 2001, Triple Crown 1997, 1998
Red Ruffing	SP	Traded to New York on 5/6/30	1967	1934, 1938, 1939-1942	20-game winner 1936-1939
Sparky Lyle	RP	Traded to New York on 3/22/74		1976, 1977	Cy Young Award 1977, Saves Leader 1976
Totals			12 Hall-Of-Famers	67 All-Star Appearances	6 MVPs, 18 HR Leaders, 3 Batting Champs, 2 Rookies of the Year, 13 Gold Gloves, 2 All-Star MVPs, 11 20-game winners, 4 Cy Young Awards, 2 Pitching Triple Crowns, 1 Saves Leader

Boston Players who later earned their first World Series Ring with other teams
Player	Position	WS Championship(s)	Boston
Bill O'Neill	OF	1906 White Sox	1904
Ray Caldwell	P	1920 Indians	1919
Joe Dugan	3B	1923, 27, 28 Yankees	1922
Waite Hoyt	P	1923, 27, 28 Yankees	1919-20
Muddy Ruel	C	1924 Senators	1921-22
Allan Russell	P	1924 Senators	1919-22
Ben Paschal	OF	1928 Yankees	1920
Howard Ehmke	P	1929 Athletics	1923-26
Jack Quinn	P	1929, 30 Athletics	1922-25
Red Ruffing	P	1932, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43 Yankees	1924-30
Lefty O'Doul	OF	1933 Giants	1923
Jack Rothrock	OF	1934 Cardinals	1925-32
Billy Rogell	SS	1935 Tigers	1925-28
Roy Johnson	OF	1936 Yankees	1932-35
Bob Seeds	3B	1936 Yankees	1933-34
Ivy Andrews	P	1937 Yankees	1932-33
Babe Dahlgren	1B	1939 Yankees	1935-36
Billy Werber	3B	1940 Reds	1933-36
Bobo Newsom	P	1947 Yankees	1937
Ray Scarborough	P	1952 Yankees	1951-52
Jim McDonald	P	1953 Yankees	1950
Marv Grissom	P	1954 Giants	1953
Mickey McDermott	P	1956 Yankees	1956
Eddie Bressoud	SS	1967 Cardinals	1962-65
Jack Lamabe	P	1967 Cardinals	1963-65
Earl Wilson	P	1968 Tigers	1959-66
Mike Andrews	2B	1973 Athletics	1966-70
Billy Conigliaro	OF	1973 Athletics	1969-71
Sparky Lyle	P	1977, 78 Yankees	1967-71
Reggie Smith	1B	1981 Dodgers	1966-73
Jim Dwyer	OF	1983 Orioles	1979-80
Bob Ojeda	P	1986 Mets	1980-85
Don Baylor	DH	1987 Twins	1986-87
John Tudor	P	1988 Dodgers	1979-83
Dennis Eckersley	P	1989 Athletics	1978-84
Dave Henderson	OF	1989 Athletics	1986-87
Carney Lansford	3B	1989 Athletics	1981-82
Todd Benzinger	1B	1990 Reds	1987-88
Wade Boggs	3B	1996 Yankees	1982-92
Mike Stanton	P	1998, 99, 2000 Yankees	1995-96
Roger Clemens	P	1999, 2000 Yankees	1984-96
Midre Cummings	OF	2001 Diamondbacks	1998, 2000
Greg Swindell	P	2001 Diamondbacks	1998
Chad Fox	P	2003 Marlins	2003
Ugueth Urbina	P	2003 Marlins	2001-02