i'd go with teddy ballgame, but with guys like cy young and jimmie fox, it's hard to choose. your thoughts?
2007-05-29 09:49:00 · 23 answers · asked by ETF 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It would have to be Ted Williams he had a .344 life time batting average. he also had 521 home runs and most likely broke the babe's record for life time homers had he not lost 5 yrs to the service. He was the last player to hit .400 in a season
2007-05-29 09:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say Ted Williams. Babe Ruth was great, but people remember him being a Yankee. His career was immortalized in his time with the Yankees. Ted Williams was a Red Sox and will always be remembered as a Red Sox. Cy Young and Jimmie Foxx were great, but Ted Williams is a baseball icon and a Boston legend.
2007-05-29 10:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Ted Williams - nobody did more for the Sox for a longer period of time than TW.
However, you could also make a good case for Yaz - Impossible Dream, '75, Triple Crown... Cy Young (most wins EVER in MLB)...
And, don't forget the Babe did play for the Sox - even though he went to NY, he started in Boston - so is the best player who didn't spend a whole career here?
2007-05-29 10:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by Adam G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ted Williams as the best
Cy Young and Yaz runner up
2007-05-29 12:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by lkycharmz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ted Williams by a mile!...Yaz is 2nd..Jim Rice maybe 3rd..Jimmie Foxx didn't play enough in Boston to make the top 3. Speaker the same.
As for pitches..well,,Clemens won the most, Smokey Joe Wood had the stretch and they did have a guy named Cy Young for a part..Clemens wins out.
2007-05-29 10:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by RAY B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm greatly surprised at relatively some the solutions you have gained right here.You asked for nicely suited participant in franchise history,no longer alive or ineffective.relatively some the gamers indexed,inspite of the shown fact that are alive and/or present day gamers do no longer even make the terrific record.mutually as a solid argument may be made for the Babe - he replaced right into a dominant pitcher in his occupation with the Sox - his terrific days have been needless to say with the Yankees.the homestead That Ruth outfitted isn't Fenway Park. i circulate to ought to circulate with all the different sensible answerers who stated Ted Williams.he's the terrific participant in crimson Sox history and that i'm particular that without lots worry you will come across autographed merchandise that your buddy will rejoice with.
2016-11-23 15:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ted Williams is not only the greatest player in Red Sox history, but some would say he is the greatest player ever. He is, to many, known as "The Greatest Hitter who ever Lived".
2007-05-29 10:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ted Williams, his name is forever linked to the Red Sox and only the Red Sox
2007-05-29 09:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Jaime L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the Babe, he spent most of his career with the Yankees. I'd say... Williams, Yastremski, or Foxx. Jimmie Foxx hit a lot of home runs. Yastremski and Williams were good all around players. I'd have to go with Yastremski, he was a great player.
2007-05-29 10:34:30 · answer #9 · answered by baseball fan #1 go red sox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best player ever to wear a Red Sox uni at any point in his career: Ruth.
Best Red Sox player career: Williams.
Pitcher: Clemens.
2007-05-29 12:32:46 · answer #10 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋