Ted Williams wore #9 for the Boston Red Sox from 1939-1960. There was one season between 1939-1960 that another player wore the #9 for the Boston Red Sox. What was his name and in what year was it done?
2007-06-28 02:47:25 · 6 answers · asked by Matt P 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Who wore the number 9 for the Boston Red Sox while Ted was in the service in 1944. It was the great Johnny Peacock who played 4 games for the Bosox in 1944.
Wow, that took a lot of searching! Tough question and hard to find!
2007-06-28 03:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by Red Sox lover 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Below is something I pasted from allexperts.com and by their info listed below no one wore it during his time frame.
Hi Barbara,
Thanks for writing.
Several Red Sox players have worn #9. The last player to do so was Ted Williams. The #9 was retired in 1984 in his honor.
Below is a list of everyone who wore #9 for the Red Sox.
Best Wishes,
Geoff
NUMBER 9
Charley Barry 1931-32
Smead Jolley 1932
Merv Shea 1933
Rick Ferrell 1933
Gordie Hinkle 1934
Dusty Cooke 1935-36
Bobby Doerr 1937
Ben Chapman 1938
Ted Williams 1939-60
NUMBER RETIRED 1984 (TED WILLIAMS)
2007-06-28 02:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure??These are the only guys I found on the Web, that wore number 9.
Charley Barry 1931-32
Smead Jolley 1932
Merv Shea 1933
Rick Ferrell 1933
Gordie Hinkle 1934
Dusty Cooke 1935-36
Bobby Doerr 1937
Ben Chapman 1938
Ted Williams 1939-60
NUMBER RETIRED 1984 -Ted Williams
2007-06-28 02:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by ♥redsoxfan♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not thinking about Bobby Doerr, are you? He played for the Red Sox from 1937 to 1951. He wore #9 in his rookie year but then switched to #1. I don't think anyone besides Williams wore #9 after 1939.
2007-06-28 03:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by bencas9900 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old numbering system in baseball used numbers 1 through 8 for your starting players in the order they hit in the line-up. Numbers 10 through 14, excluding 13 were for the starting pitchers and 15 to 26 were the bench players. The number 9 would have been used by the back-up catcher which was Hayword Sullivan. I will have to do some checking to see if he actually wore that number one year.
2007-06-28 02:58:37 · answer #5 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the player that wore it wear it while William was away at war? that would be before it was retired, and also make the number up for grabs.
2007-06-28 04:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by rockstar44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋