List of Boston Red Sox Hall of Famers

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.

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

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

Position players

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.
Wade Boggs 3B1982–19991982–1992 .32830101181014 2005 (1st ballot) [1]
Jimmy Collins 3B1895–19081901–1907 .294199965983 1945 (Veteran's Committee) [2]
Joe Cronin SS1926–19451935–1945 .30122851701424 1956 (10th ballot) [3]
Bobby Doerr 2B1937–1944, 1946–19511937–1944, 1946–1951 .28820422231247 1986 (Veterans Committee) [4]
Rick Ferrell C1929–1945, 19471933–1937 .281169228735 1984 (Veterans Committee) [5]
Carlton Fisk C1969, 1971–19931969, 1971–1980 .26923563761330 2000 (2nd ballot) [6]
Jimmie Foxx 1B1925–1942, 1944–19451936–1942 .32526465341922 1951 (7th ballot) [7]
Harry Hooper RF1909–19251909–1920 .281246675816 1971 (Veterans Committee) [8]
Jim Rice LF1974–19891974–1989 .29824523821451 2009 (15th ballot) [9]
Ted Williams LF1938–1942, 1946–19601938–1942, 1946–1960 .34426545211839 1966 (1st ballot) [10]
Carl Yastrzemski LF1961–19831961–1983 .28534194521844 1989 (1st ballot) [11]

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

Pitchers

The following positions 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 MLB years Red Sox years Wins Losses ERA K Year inducted Ref.
Lefty Grove 1925–19411934–1941 3001413.062266 1947 (3rd ballot) [12]
Pedro Martínez 1992–20091998–2004 2191002.933154 2015 (1st ballot) [13]
Herb Pennock 1912–1917, 1919–19341915–1917, 1919–1922, 1934 2401623.601227 1948 (8th ballot) [14]

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

Non-players
Name Position Tenure Inducted Ref.
Tom Yawkey Executive/Owner 1933–1976 1980 [15]

See also

References
  1. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/boggs-wade
  2. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/collins-jimmy
  3. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/cronin-joe
  4. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/doerr-bobby
  5. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/ferrell-rick
  6. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/fisk-carlton
  7. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/foxx-jimmie
  8. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/hooper-harry
  9. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rice-jim
  10. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/williams-ted
  11. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/yastrzemski-carl
  12. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/grove-lefty
  13. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/martinez-pedro
  14. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/pennock-herb
  15. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/yawkey-tom
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