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This article is about Boston Red Sox players inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. For the Hall of Fame maintained by the Red Sox, see Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

Main building in Cooperstown, as seen in 2009
Jimmy Collins, inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1945

This is a list of Boston Red Sox players who have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, a member of the East division within the American League (AL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1901 through 1907, the team was known as the Boston Americans. Since 1912, the Red Sox have played their home games at Fenway Park.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the honoring of persons who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". The expression "Hall of Fame" or the metonym "Cooperstown" are often used to refer to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Players

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Position players

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The following position players are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Red Sox cap insignia. Those in bold have the Red Sox listed as their "primary team" by the Hall of Fame.

Player Pos. MLB years Red Sox years AVG H HR RBI Year inducted Ref.
David Ortiz DH 1997–2016 2003–2016 .286 2192 541 1768 2022 (1st ballot) [1]
Wade Boggs 3B 1982–1999 1982–1992 .328 3010 118 1014 2005 (1st ballot) [2]
Jimmy Collins 3B 1895–1908 1901–1907 .294 1999 65 983 1945 (Veteran's Committee) [3]
Joe Cronin SS 1926–1945 1935–1945 .301 2285 170 1424 1956 (10th ballot) [4]
Bobby Doerr 2B 1937–1944, 1946–1951 1937–1944, 1946–1951 .288 2042 223 1247 1986 (Veterans Committee) [5]
Rick Ferrell C 1929–1945, 1947 1933–1937 .281 1692 28 735 1984 (Veterans Committee) [6]
Carlton Fisk C 1969, 1971–1993 1969, 1971–1980 .269 2356 376 1330 2000 (2nd ballot) [7]
Jimmie Foxx 1B 1925–1942, 1944–1945 1936–1942 .325 2646 534 1922 1951 (7th ballot) [8]
Harry Hooper RF 1909–1925 1909–1920 .281 2466 75 816 1971 (Veterans Committee) [9]
Jim Rice LF 1974–1989 1974–1989 .298 2452 382 1451 2009 (15th ballot) [10]
Ted Williams LF 1939–1942, 1946–1960 1939–1942, 1946–1960 .344 2654 521 1839 1966 (1st ballot) [11]
Carl Yastrzemski LF 1961–1983 1961–1983 .285 3419 452 1844 1989 (1st ballot) [12]

The following position players, depicted with a different cap insignia, played for the Red Sox during their careers.

Pitchers

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The following pitchers are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Red Sox cap insignia. Those in bold have the Red Sox listed as their "primary team" by the Hall of Fame.

Player MLB years Red Sox years Wins Losses ERA K Year inducted Ref.
Lefty Grove 1925–1941 1934–1941 300 141 3.06 2266 1947 (3rd ballot) [13]
Pedro Martínez 1992–2009 1998–2004 219 100 2.93 3154 2015 (1st ballot) [14]
Herb Pennock 1912–1917, 1919–1934 1915–1917, 1919–1922, 1934 240 162 3.60 1227 1948 (8th ballot) [15]

The following pitchers, depicted with a different cap insignia, played for the Red Sox during their careers.

Non-players

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Name Position Tenure Inducted Ref.
Joe McCarthy Manager 1948–1950 1957 [16]
Tom Yawkey Executive/Owner 1933–1976 1980 [17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "David Ortiz".
  2. ^ "Wade Boggs".
  3. ^ "Jimmy Collins".
  4. ^ "Joe Cronin".
  5. ^ "Bobby Doerr".
  6. ^ "Rick Ferrell".
  7. ^ "Carlton Fisk".
  8. ^ "Jimmie Foxx".
  9. ^ "Harry Hooper".
  10. ^ "Jim Rice".
  11. ^ "Ted Williams".
  12. ^ "Carl Yastrzemski".
  13. ^ "Lefty Grove".
  14. ^ "Pedro Martínez".
  15. ^ "Herb Pennock".
  16. ^ "Joe McCarthy".
  17. ^ "Tom Yawkey".
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