Number Twenty-Five: Bobby Doerr.

Bobby Doerr spent fourteen seasons as Boston's slick-fielding second baseman, who could also hit. He played fifty-five games in 1937, became a regular in 1938, and with the exception of 1945 (when he served in the Army) he hung around until 1951. From 1939 until his career ended his OPS+ never dropped below 100, he hit no fewer than twelve home runs in a season, he never struck out more than sixty-seven times in a season, and he appeared in nine all star games. In the 1946 World Series he had nine hits, a double, and a home run.

After he retired from baseball he became a scout for the Sox from 1957-1966. In 1967, he became their first base coach a position he held until 1969. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's committee in 1988.