Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

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

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Sport	Baseball
League	Major League Baseball
Awarded for	Recognition of the outstanding careers of selected former Boston Red Sox players, coaches, managers, and non-uniformed personnel
Presented by	Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Selection Committee
History
First award	1995 (1995)
Website	www.mlb.com/redsox/history/red-sox-hall-of-fame

The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of selected former Boston Red Sox players, coaches and managers, and non-uniformed personnel. A 15-member selection committee of Red Sox broadcasters and executives, past and present media personnel, and representatives from The Sports Museum of New England and the BoSox Club are responsible for nominating candidates.

Criteria

The criteria for selection into the Hall is as follows:

• Player to be eligible for nomination must have played a minimum of three years with the Boston Red Sox and must also have been out of uniform as an active player a minimum of three years.
• Non-uniformed honorees such as broadcasters and front office execs are inducted by a unanimous vote of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame selection committee. The memorable moment will be chosen by the committee as well.
• Former Boston Red Sox players and personnel in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, will be automatically enshrined in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

Inductees

The following 16 people were included as charter members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, by virtue of prior induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame:

• Eddie Collins (front office)
• Jimmy Collins
• Joe Cronin
• Bobby Doerr
• Rick Ferrell
• Jimmie Foxx
• Lefty Grove
• Harry Hooper
• Herb Pennock
• Red Ruffing
• Babe Ruth
• Tris Speaker
• Ted Williams
• Carl Yastrzemski
• Tom Yawkey (longtime owner)
• Cy Young

Induction ceremonies for additional honorees were held on:

November 1, 1995 September 8, 1997 May 18, 2000 November 14, 2002 November 10, 2004

November 9, 2006 November 7, 2008 September 17, 2010 August 3, 2012 August 14, 2014

May 19, 2016 May 24, 2018 May 26, 2022 May 29, 2024 TBA, 2026

Key

Class	Year of announcement / induction
Bold	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
†	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Red Sox
Bold	Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award

Members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Class	Uniform no.	Name	Position(s)	Tenure
Charter	—N/a	Eddie Collins Formally inducted in 2006	General manager	1933–1947
—	Jimmy Collins† Formally inducted in 2004	3B Manager	1901–1907 1901–1906
4, 6	Joe Cronin†	SS Manager	1935–1945 1935–1947
1, 9	Bobby Doerr†	2B	1937–1944, 1946–1951
2, 7, 9	Rick Ferrell†	C	1933–1937
3	Jimmie Foxx† Formally inducted in 1997	1B	1936–1942
10	Lefty Grove†	P	1934–1941
—	Harry Hooper† Formally inducted in 1997	RF	1909–1920
17	Herb Pennock†	P	1915–1917, 1919–1922, 1934
—	Red Ruffing	P	1924–1930
—	Babe Ruth	OF/P	1914–1919
—	Tris Speaker Formally inducted in 2000	CF	1907–1915
9	Ted Williams†	LF	1939–1942, 1946–1960
8	Carl Yastrzemski†	LF/1B	1961–1983
—N/a	Tom Yawkey†	Owner	1933–1976
—	Cy Young Formally inducted in 1997	P Manager	1901–1908 1907
1995	25	Tony Conigliaro	RF	1964–1967, 1969–1970, 1975
7	Dom DiMaggio	CF	1940–1942, 1946–1953
11, 43	Frank Malzone	3B	1955–1965
6	Johnny Pesky	SS/3B Manager	1942, 1946–1952 1963–1964, 1980
14	Jim Rice†	LF/DH	1974–1989
—	Smoky Joe Wood	P/OF	1908–1915
—N/a	Jean R. Yawkey	Owner	1976–1992
1997	27, 40	Carlton Fisk†	C	1969, 1971–1980
—N/a	Dick O'Connell	Executive	1961–1977
17	Mel Parnell	P	1947–1956
6, 38	Rico Petrocelli	SS/3B	1963, 1965–1976
17	Dick Radatz	P	1962–1966
23	Luis Tiant	P	1971–1978
2000	—N/a	Ken Coleman	Broadcaster	1965–1974, 1979–1989
24, 40	Dwight Evans	RF	1972–1990
—	Larry Gardner	3B	1908–1917
—N/a	Curt Gowdy	Broadcaster	1951–1965
4, 30	Jackie Jensen	RF	1954–1959, 1961
—N/a	Ned Martin	Broadcaster	1961–1992
27	Bill Monbouquette	P	1958–1965
7, 41	Reggie Smith	RF/CF	1966–1973
46	Bob Stanley	P	1977–1989
2002	7	Rick Burleson	SS	1974–1980
33, 38	Dave Ferriss	P	1945–1950
—N/a	Lou Gorman	General manager	1984–1993
—N/a	John Harrington	CEO	1992–1999
15, 21, 29	Tex Hughson	P	1941–1944, 1946–1949
—	Duffy Lewis	LF	1910–1917
16	Jim Lonborg	P	1965–1971
19	Fred Lynn	CF	1974–1980
2004	26	Wade Boggs†	3B	1982–1992
—	Bill Carrigan	C Manager	1906, 1908–1916 1913–1916, 1927–1929
43	Dennis Eckersley	P	1978–1984, 1998
10, 28	Billy Goodman	IF	1947–1957
47	Bruce Hurst	P	1980–1988
—N/a	Ben Mondor	Pawtucket Red Sox owner	1977–2010
3	Pete Runnels	IF Manager	1958–1962 1966
16, 30, 41	Haywood Sullivan	C General partner	1955, 1957, 1959–1960 1978–1993
2006	—N/a	Dick Bresciani	Executive	1972–2014
16	Ellis Kinder	P	1948–1955
35	Joe Morgan	Coach Manager	1985–1988 1988–1991
2	Jerry Remy	2B Broadcaster	1978–1984 1988–2021
5, 15, 39	George Scott	1B	1966–1971, 1977–1979
5	Vern Stephens	SS	1948–1952
16	Dick Williams	OF/3B Manager	1963–1964 1967–1969
2008	—N/a	George Digby	Scout	1944–2009
12	Wes Ferrell	P	1934–1937
37, 39	Mike Greenwell	LF	1985–1996
—N/a	Edward F. Kenney Sr.	Executive	1948–1991
37	Bill Lee	P	1969–1978
—	Everett Scott	SS	1914–1921
18, 30	Frank Sullivan	P	1953–1960
42	Mo Vaughn	1B	1991–1998
2010	4	Tommy Harper	OF/3B	1972–1974
2, 12	Eddie Kasko	SS/3B Manager	1966 1970–1973
2, 24, 26, 34, 37	Jimmy Piersall	CF	1950, 1952–1958
13	John Valentin	SS/3B	1992–2001
23, 34	Don Zimmer	Coach Manager	1974–1976, 1992 1976–1980
2012	17	Marty Barrett	2B	1982–1990
12, 25	Ellis Burks	OF	1987–1992, 2004
15, 17, 19, 32	Joe Dobson	P	1941–1943, 1946–1950, 1954
—	Dutch Leonard	P	1913–1918
—N/a	Joe Mooney	Groundskeeper	1971–2000
38	Curt Schilling	P	2004–2007
—N/a	John I. Taylor	Owner	1904–1911
2014	—N/a	Joe Castiglione	Broadcaster	1983–2024
21	Roger Clemens	P	1984–1996
5	Nomar Garciaparra	SS	1996–2004
45	Pedro Martínez†	P	1998–2004
2016	—	Ira Flagstead	OF	1923–1929
—N/a	Larry Lucchino	Executive	2001–2015
33, 47	Jason Varitek	C	1997–2011
49	Tim Wakefield	P	1995–2011
2018	—N/a	Arthur D'Angelo	Special achievement	n/a
—	Buck Freeman	RF	1901–1907
—N/a	Al Green	Fenway Park guest relations	1973–2018
32, 43	Derek Lowe	P	1997–2004
25	Mike Lowell	3B	2006–2010
20	Kevin Youkilis	1B/3B	2004–2012
2020	—	Bill Dinneen	P	1902–1907
—N/a	Dan Duquette	General manager	1994–2002
10	Rich Gedman	C	1980–1990
34	David Ortiz†	DH	2003–2016
24	Manny Ramirez	LF	2001–2008
2024	7	Trot Nixon	RF	1996, 1998–2006
58	Jonathan Papelbon	RP	2005–2011
15	Dustin Pedroia	2B	2006–2019
—N/a	Elaine Weddington Steward	Front office	1988–present
2026	18	Johnny Damon	CF	2002–2005
62, 31	Jon Lester	SP	2006–2014
50	Mike Timlin	RP	2003–2008
—N/a	Sherm Feller	Public address announcer	1967–1993

Note: the uniform number column is not applicable for inductees in non-uniformed roles; no number is listed for unformed personnel who were with the Red Sox prior to the introduction of uniform numbers (1931). Unformed personnel are players, coaches, and managers.

Moments

Each class of inductees has also included a memorable moment in Red Sox history:

Key

Class	Year of announcement
Date	When the noted game was played
Box	Link to a box score for the noted game
SABR	Link to an article about the game from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

Class	Date	Name	Opponent	"Moment" description	Box	SABR
1995	April 29, 1986	Roger Clemens	Seattle Mariners	First 20-strikeout performance
1997	October 21, 1975	Carlton Fisk	Cincinnati Reds	Walk-off home run in bottom of the 12th to win Game 6 of 1975 World Series
2000	October 12, 1986	Dave Henderson	California Angels	Top of the 9th home run to take the lead, and top of the 11th sacrifice fly that drove in the winning run, in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS
2002	June 26, 1962	Earl Wilson	Los Angeles Angels	No-hitter
2004	October 21, 1975	Bernie Carbo	Cincinnati Reds	Game-tying three-run home run in 8th inning of Game 6 of 1975 World Series
2006	October 17, 2004	Dave Roberts	New York Yankees	Bottom of the 9th pinch-run stolen base to start rally in Game 4 of 2004 ALCS
2008	September 28, 1960	Ted Williams	Baltimore Orioles	Home run in final major-league at bat
October 19, 2004	Curt Schilling	New York Yankees	"Bloody sock" performance in Game 6 of 2004 ALCS
2010	October 3, 1990	Tom Brunansky	Chicago White Sox	Game-winning catch in American League East division clinching win
2012	October 1, 1967	1967 Red Sox	Minnesota Twins	"Impossible Dream" season's pennant-clinching victory
2014	September 10, 1999	Pedro Martínez	New York Yankees	One-hit, 17-strikeout winning performance
2016	October 13, 2013	David Ortiz	Detroit Tigers	Grand slam in bottom of the 8th to tie Game 2 of 2013 ALCS
2018	July 21, 1959	Pumpsie Green	Chicago White Sox	Debuts as the first African-American player for the Red Sox
2020	October 27, 2004	2004 Red Sox	St. Louis Cardinals	2004 World Series clinching win in Game 4
2024	April 14, 1967	Billy Rohr	New York Yankees	One-hitter and near no-hitter in first career start
2026	July 24, 2004	Bill Mueller	New York Yankees	Walk-off home run off Mariano Rivera

Source:

See also

• List of Boston Red Sox awards
• Ted Williams Museum

External links

• Red Sox Hall of Fame at MLB.com