Bobby Doerr

Robert Pershing "Bobby" Doerr (April 7, 1918 – November 13, 2017) was a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1937–1951).

Bobby Doerr
Second baseman
Born: (1918-04-07)April 7, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: November 13, 2017(2017-11-13) (aged 99) Junction City, Oregon, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
April 20, 1937, for the Boston Red Sox
Last appearance
September 7, 1951, for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.288
Home runs	223
Runs batted in	1,247
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1937–1944, 1946–1951)
Career highlights and awards
9× All-Star (1941–1944, 1946–1948, 1950, 1951) Boston Red Sox #1 retired
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[[{{{hoflink}}}|Baseball Hall of Fame]]
Induction	1986
Election Method	Veterans Committee

Doerr achieved a batting average over .300 in several seasons. He set Red Sox team records in several statistical categories. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.^[1]

Doerr died at his home in Junction City, Oregon on November 13, 2017 of natural causes at the age of 99, five months short of his 100th birthday.^[2]