2007-05-13 03:48:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
He was a hall of fame second baseman for the Boston Red Sox.
2007-05-17 03:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way to go Amanda, did you just type Bobby Doerrs autobiography word for word from somewhere? I am willing to wager you wouldnt know Bobby Doerr if you ran over him with your car. But I guess its always good to plagiarize someone elses work in the hopes that you may get 10 points, woooohoooooooooo. And just so you know, for myself the best that I could have done was say that Bobby Doerr was a 2nd baseman in the American League years ago. Of course that just my knowledge, not some books. I am sure the asker could have found that out for himself.
2007-05-13 11:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by AngusAssassin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bobby Doerr is a baseball Hall Of Fame member ! He was a standout 2nd baseball for the Boston Red Sox. He played his entire 14 year career for Boston. He retired after the 1951 season. His career batting average was .288 with 223 homeruns, 1,247 rbi's, 381 doubles and 89 triples.
He turned 89 years old on April 7 and currently lives a quiet life in Oregon.
2007-05-13 11:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by Phade3 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hall of Fame second baseman for the Boston Red Sox in the 1940s-50s era.
The Sox retired his jersey #1 several years ago.
2007-05-13 17:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robert Pershing Doerr (born April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball player. A second baseman, Doerr played his entire fourteen-year career with the Boston Red Sox.
He batted over .300 three times, with six 100-RBI seasons. Never playing a game at a position other than second base, he retired after the 1951 season having played in 1,865 games and having 7,093 at bats, 8,028 plate appearances, 1,094 runs, 2,042 hits, 3,270 total bases, 381 doubles, 89 triples, 223 home runs, 1,247 rbi, 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.
He was also regarded as the top defensive second basemen of his era. He once held the American League record by handling 414 chances in a row without an error and was often among the league leaders basemen in fielding.
Ted Williams referred to Doerr as "the silent captain of the Red Sox."[1]
Doerr broke into the majors in 1937 at the age of 19 and went 3 for 5 in his first game. In 1938 he became a regular in a powerful Red Sox lineup that included Jimmie Foxx and Joe Cronin. Early in his career Doerr was often called upon to bunt and was so proficient at it that he led the league in bunts with 22 in 1938. In 1939, Ted Williams' rookie season with the Sox, Doerr began a string of 12 consecutive seasons with 10 or more home runs and 73 or more RBI.
In 1944 he led the league in slugging percentage. The same year his .325 batting average was good enough to allow him to finish second in the league in that category, 2 percentage points behind Cleveland's Lou Boudreau.
Doerr was an offensive force for the Red Sox in the 1946 World Series when he hit .409 with a home run and 3 runs batted in.
On May 13, 1947, Doerr hit for the cycle in Boston's 19-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. In 1950 he led the league in triples with 11.
Bobby Doerr
is a member of
the Baseball
Hall of Fame
Doerr was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986. He has lived in Oregon since his retirement.
His jersey number 1 was retired by the Red Sox on May 21, 1988.
Since then, Mr. Doerr has lived a relatively quiet lifestyle at his Oregon home. He makes annual trips to the Hall of Fame induction at Cooperstown in New York, and when home, regularly fishes large game fish. Mr. Doerr lost his wife Monica of 65 years in 2003 after she suffered a number of strokes, however he has carried on his quiet life since then.
To Angus:
Actually I cited my source if you had bothered to read that part. You are right I did not know who he was but recently in playing a trivia game with my friend I came across the name and looked it up. That is when I found the info and thought it might be helpful to the person asking this question. Here's a thought instead of attacking other people's answer why don't you provide one yourself. That is the purpose of yahoo answers.
2007-05-13 10:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda B 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A solid second baseman for the Red Sox. Hall of Famer, too. I met him during a minor-league game one summer. Nice guy.
2007-05-13 10:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by Devsfan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Here's a link... http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/Doerr_Bobby.htm
2007-05-13 10:51:05 · answer #7 · answered by Dorth 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
biggest rapist in the city
2007-05-13 10:50:44 · answer #8 · answered by private0909 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋