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Bobby Doerr
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Birthdate: 4/7/1918
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 175 lbs.
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Bobby Doerr 1951 photo Who's Who Magazine

Bobby Doerr, at sixteen years old, was already playing second base for the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. In 1936, at 19 years old, he led the minor leagues with 238 hits. Bobby Doerr, at 20 years old, was playing for the Boston Red Sox. In 1939, he hit .318 with 28 doubles and 12 HR's. In 1944, he led the AL in slugging with a .528 pct and was second in batting with a .325 average. In 1946, Doerr blasted a total of sixty-one extra base hits including 18 HR's and his heavy hitting helped the Red Sox win the pennant. He batted in over 100 runs in six different years and was considered one of the best clutch hitters in baseball. Doerr, played his whole career with the Boston Red Sox.

Bobby Doerr was an outstanding fielding 2nd. baseman and during the 1940's he was ranked as the best all-around 2nd. baseman in the American League. He led the AL in 20 different categories during his career; including fielding pct., double plays, and assists. Bobby Doerr was considered a class ballplayer who never made an enemy and he always found time for baseball fans. This Hall of Famer played for 14 years and had a career batting ave of .288, he got 2,042 hits in 7,093 at bats. Pounded 381 doubles, 89 triples and hit 223 HR's. We salute Bobby Doerr for his great all-around play and for his fine sportsman-like conduct. Boston Red Sox Baseball History presented by the Official Baseball Historian


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
14 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1937 BOS (AL) 55 147 22 33 5 1 2 14 18 25 2 4 0 1 4 0 .224 .313 SLG
1938 BOS (AL) 145 509 70 147 26 7 5 80 59 39 5 10 0 0 22 0 .289 .363 SLG
1939 BOS (AL) 127 525 75 167 28 2 12 73 38 32 1 10 0 1 10 0 .318 .365 SLG
1940 BOS (AL) 151 595 87 173 37 10 22 105 57 53 10 5 0 0 6 0 .291 .353 SLG
1941 BOS (AL) 132 500 74 141 28 4 16 93 43 43 1 3 0 0 6 0 .282 .339 SLG
1942 BOS (AL) 144 545 71 158 35 5 15 102 67 55 4 4 0 1 12 0 .290 .369 SLG
1943 BOS (AL) 155 604 78 163 32 3 16 75 62 59 8 8 0 1 9 0 .270 .339 SLG
1944 BOS (AL) 125 468 95 152 30 10 15 81 58 31 5 2 0 0 10 0 .325 .399 SLG
1946 BOS (AL) 151 583 95 158 34 9 18 116 66 67 5 6 0 1 9 0 .271 .346 SLG
1947 BOS (AL) 146 561 79 145 23 10 17 95 59 47 3 3 0 0 4 0 .258 .329 SLG
1948 BOS (AL) 140 527 94 150 23 6 27 111 83 49 3 2 0 4 4 0 .285 .386 SLG
1949 BOS (AL) 139 541 91 167 30 9 18 109 75 33 2 2 0 0 7 0 .309 .393 SLG
1950 BOS (AL) 149 586 103 172 29 11 27 120 67 42 3 4 0 1 9 0 .294 .367 SLG
1951 BOS (AL) 106 402 60 116 21 2 13 73 57 33 2 1 0 1 3 0 .289 .378 SLG
14 years   1865 7093 1094 2042 381 89 223 1247 809 608 54 64 0 11 115 0 .288 .362 .SLG



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