Boston Red Sox captains

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The following is a list of team captains for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (1908–present), also known previously as the Boston Americans (1901–1907). The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and are the reigning 2007 World Series Champions. The Red Sox are a member and current champions of both the Major League Baseball’s (MLB) American League Eastern Division and of the American League (AL). From 1912 to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park.[1] The "Red Sox" name originates from the iconic uniform feature. They are sometimes nicknamed the "BoSox", a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (as opposed to the "ChiSox"), the "Crimson Hose", and "the Olde Towne Team".[2] Most fans simply refer to them as the Sox.

In Major League Baseball, a captain is an honorary title given to the member of the team primarily responsible for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. This role has been particularly important during eras and situations in which managers and coaches have been precluded by the rules from interacting with players on the field while the game is in progress. As is the case with the National Hockey League, some MLB captains (such as the Red Sox' Jason Varitek) wear a distinctive "C" on the left side of their jersey.[3]

[edit] Captians

Jimmy Collins (center, below) with infielders Bobby Lowe, Fred Tenney and Herman Long
Jimmy Collins (center, below) with infielders Bobby Lowe, Fred Tenney and Herman Long
Dick Hoblitzel with the Boston Red Sox in 1916.
Dick Hoblitzel with the Boston Red Sox in 1916.
Carl Yastrzemski at-bat in Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, 1983
Carl Yastrzemski at-bat in Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, 1983
‡ Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Player Position Years active Years as captain Reference
Jimmy Collins ‡ Third baseman 1895–1908 1901–1905

[4]
Chick Stahl Outfielder 1897–1906 1906

[5]
Bob Unglaub First baseman 1904–1910 1907

[6]
Deacon McGuire Catcher 1884–1912 1908

[7]
Doc Gessler Right fielder 1903–1911 1909

[8]
Harry Lord Third baseman 1903–1911 1910

[6]
Heinie Wagner Shortstop 1902–1918 1911, 1913–1914

[9]
Jake Stahl First baseman 1903–1912 1912
Jack Barry Second baseman 1908–1919 1915–1917
Dick Hoblitzel First baseman 1908–1918 1918

[6]
Harry Hooper ‡ Outfielder 1908–1918 1919–1920

[6]
Everett Scott Shortstop 1914–1926 1921
Del Pratt Second baseman 1914–1926 1922

[6]
George Burns First baseman 1914–1929 1923
Mike Menosky Left fielder 1914–1923 1923[13]
Jimmie Foxx ‡ First baseman 1925–1945 1940–1942
Carl Yastrzemski ‡ Outfielder 1961–1983 1966, 1969–1983
Jim Rice Outfielder 1974–1989 1985–1989

[6]
Jason Varitek Catcher 1997–present 2005–present

[edit] References

  1. ^ Team Information. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ Massarotti, Tony. It’s not the same Olde Towne Team. Boston Herald. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  3. ^ Hoch, Bryan. Trio of captains treasure role. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  4. ^ Abrams, Rodger (February 15, 2007). Jimmy Collins: Pride of the Irish. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  5. ^ The Boston Pilgrims. Celebrate Boston. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. See poem
  6. ^ a b c d e f (2000) Red Sox Century: The Definitive History of Baseball's Most Storied Franchise. Houghton Mifflin Books. ISBN 0618423192. 
  7. ^ Flietz, David (2008). Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786433124. 
  8. ^ Gessler to be Captain of Red Sox. New York Times (January 19, 1909). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  9. ^ (2003) The Boston Red Sox. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809324938. 
  10. ^ Richardson, Bob (March 23, 2008). Visionary views: Several innovators get credit for the evolution of managing. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  11. ^ Jack Barry Laid Up. The New York Times (September 26, 1915). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
  12. ^ a b Wood, Allan (2000). Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox. iUniverse. ISBN 0595148263. 
  13. ^ Served as acting captain for one game.
  14. ^ (2005) The Boston Red Sox Fan Book. Macmillan. ISBN 0312348495. 
  15. ^ Daniel, W. Harrison (2004). Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer. McFarland. ISBN 0786418672. 
  16. ^ (1981) The Lincoln Library of Sports Champions. Frontier Press Co.. ISBN 0912168072. 
  17. ^ Edes, Gordon (December 24, 2004). Sox re-sign Varitek, name him captain. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.

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