31 Facts About Bobby Doerr

Robert Pershing Doerr was an American professional baseball second baseman and coach.

Bobby Doerr played his entire 14-year Major League Baseball career for the Boston Red Sox.

Bobby Doerr was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.

Bobby Doerr was the last living person who played in the major leagues in the 1930s, and was the oldest of only three living people who made their MLB debut before US involvement in World War II.

Bobby Doerr graduated from Los Angeles' Fremont High School in 1936, and by then, had already begun his professional career with the 1934 and 1935 Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League.

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Bobby Doerr played in 175 games for San Diego that year, batting.

Bobby Doerr led the league with 238 hits, including 37 doubles and 12 triples.

Bobby Doerr broke into the majors in 1937 at the age of 19 and went 3-for-5 in his first game.

In 1939, Bobby Doerr began a string of 12 consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs and 73 or more runs batted in ; in 1940 the Red Sox became the 12th team in major league history to have four players with 100 RBIs, with Foxx, Williams, Cronin and Bobby Doerr each collecting at least 105.

In 1941, Bobby Doerr was an All-Star, the first of nine times he was selected for the AL All-Star team.

Bobby Doerr missed the 1945 season while serving in the Army during World War II, being stationed at Camp Roberts, California.

Bobby Doerr had set an AL record in that year by handling 414 chances in a row over 73 games without an error.

Bobby Doerr set career highs that year in triples, runs and RBIs ; he tied his career high in home runs.

Bobby Doerr appeared in only 106 games in 1951 and he retired that September after suffering from a spinal problem for two years.

Bobby Doerr retired with 8,028 plate appearances, 1,094 runs, 89 triples, 809 walks, 1,349 singles, 1,184 runs created, 693 extra base hits, 2,862 times on base, 115 sacrifice hits and nine All-Star Game selections.

Bobby Doerr never played a game at a position other than second base.

Bobby Doerr held the major league record for career double plays at second base until 1963.

Bobby Doerr became a scout for the Red Sox from 1957 to 1966, serving as a minor league hitting instructor for the team for the last six seasons of that span.

Bobby Doerr resigned from the Red Sox when Williams was fired as manager in September 1969.

Bobby Doerr was the hitting coach for the expansion Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 1981.

Bobby Doerr lived in Oregon from the late 1930s till his death, residing in the vicinity of Agness for much of his career before relocating to Junction City in the 1950s.

Bobby Doerr was married to Monica Terpin from October 1938 until her death in 2003; she had lived with multiple sclerosis since the 1940s.

Bobby Doerr was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.

Bobby Doerr made annual trips to the Hall of Fame induction at Cooperstown, New York until 2008, after which he stopped attending.

Bobby Doerr had what was characterized as a minor stroke on August 11,2011.

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Bobby Doerr attended the Fenway Park 100th anniversary celebration on April 20,2012.

Bobby Doerr became the oldest living former Red Sox player upon the death of Lou Lucier in October 2014.

On November 4,2016, Bobby Doerr became the oldest living former major leaguer upon the death of Eddie Carnett.

Bobby Doerr was the last surviving member of the 1946 Boston Red Sox team that won the AL pennant and lost the World Series in seven games to the St Louis Cardinals.

Bobby Doerr was the last living person who played in the major leagues during the 1930s, and the last living person who played against Lou Gehrig.

Bobby Doerr died on November 13,2017, in Junction City, Oregon, at the age of 99.