Bobby Doerr

Robert Pershing Doerr was an American professional baseball second baseman and coach. He played his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Boston Red Sox (1937–1951). A nine-time MLB All-Star, Doerr batted over .300 three times, drove in more than 100 runs six times, and set Red Sox team records in several statistical categories despite missing one season due to military service during World War II. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.

7 April 1918

Born on the same birth day (7 April): Antonio Piccolo • Christian O'Connell • Clement Smoot • Domenico Dragonetti • Ecaterina Andronescu • Franck Ribéry • Hans van Hemert • James Curtiss • Janar Talts • Janis Ian • Kazuki Watanabe (musician) • M. Balasundaram • Ole Kirk Christiansen • Simone Schilder • Tebbs Lloyd Johnson • The Chiffons • Tim Cochran

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