Episode 370 - The Red Sox Close the Doerr On Number One
May 23, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 9Ep. 16
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Episode description
Bobby Doerr is not talked about much outside of Boston these days, but was a pretty big deal back in the 1940s, when he suddenly elevated his game to become a perenial All Star and a Hall of Fame caliber player. The Red Sox recognized that 37 years ago this week, when they made him just the third player to have his number retired by the club. Mike and Bill look back on the career of this largely silent Hall of Famer, finding one of the biggest prospects of all time, a surprising and mysterious mid-career improvement, and a long legacy of not being talked about, which is probably how Doerr liked it.
Plus, happy birthday to Jack Sanford and Joe Harris!
And farewell to Tommie Reynolds and Rich Rollins.
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