Bobby Doerr

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1937-1951 (1937-1951)
Proper Name
Robert Pershing Doerr
Positions
2B (1852)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 175
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
November 13,2017   Age:  99.220
High School
Fremont (Los Angeles,CA)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
doerb101
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Bobby Doerr [Robert Pershing Doerr] played Major League Baseball between 1937-1951. His date of birth is April 7th, 1918He died on November 13th, 2017 at the age of 99. He attended Fremont High School [Pathfinders] in Los Angeles, California. Made his Major League Debut on April 18th, 1950 at the age of 32. His most frequent teammate throughout his career, based on statistics listed below was Ted Williams [10 seasons]. Doerr played 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization. Participated in the MLB World Series 1x [1946]. Hit a career high 27 home runs with the Boston Red Sox in 1948. Had a career high 12 runs batted in with the Boston Red Sox in 195. Had a career high 1 Stolen Bases for the Boston Red Sox in 194. ...
Had a career high .325 Batting Average for the Boston Red Sox in 1944. Had a career high .927 OPS for the Boston Red Sox in 1944. Led the American League (MLB) with 22 Sacrifice Hits in 1938. Led the American League (MLB) with a .528 Slugging Pct in 1944. Led the American League (MLB) with 25 Grounded into Double Play in 1947. Led the American League (MLB) with 31 Grounded into Double Play in 1949. Led the American League (MLB) with 11 Triples in 1950.

Jobs in Baseball: First Base Coach for the Boston Red Sox for 3 years between 1967-1969. Hitting Coach for the Boston Red Sox for 3 years between 1967-1969. Hitting Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays for 5 years between 1977-1981.

Career Notes: Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. Hit for the cycle on May 17 in 1944. Hit for the cycle on May 13 in 1947. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Veterans Committee) in 1986. His #1 was retired by the Red Sox on May 21,1988 in 1988.

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1937Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS91984*551472233512142418251400046170825.224.313.313.626.197.089.00010.5914.711.3973.50
1938Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS12010114550970147267580510593902200020259038109.289.363.397.760.214.108.00010.006.610.66101.80
1939Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS1211071275257516728212731103832110001723557442125.318.365.448.813.185.130.0006.625.570.8443.75
1940Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS12211415159587173371022105105575306001629665869104.291.353.497.850.311.206.0008.668.050.9327.05
1941Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS123108132500741412841693134343060062255494893.282.339.450.789.250.168.0007.837.831.0031.25
1942Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS1241191445457115835515102446755112001124862555103.290.369.455.824.288.165.00010.728.800.8236.33
1943Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS12511015560478163323167588625919001124967651112.270.339.412.751.245.142.0009.178.730.9537.75
1944Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS12613112546895152301015815258310100032475365597.325.399.528.927.333.203.00010.825.780.5331.20
1946Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS12811315158395158349181165666671900182646596197.271.346.453.799.293.182.00010.0210.171.0232.39
1947Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS12910414656179145231017953359470400252396245095.258.329.426.755.273.168.0009.467.530.8033.00
1948Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS13012014052794150236271113283494400132666185694.285.386.505.891.380.220.00013.437.930.5919.52
1949Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS131119139541911673091810922753307003126962357110.309.393.497.890.327.188.00012.045.300.4430.06
1950Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS1324/6/5711514958610317229112712034674219002130466367105.294.367.519.886.338.225.00010.116.330.6321.70
1951Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS1334/75/641141064026011621213732157331300101804633680.289.378.448.826.303.159.00012.317.130.5830.92
Tot:MLB (14 yrs) MLB      186570931094204238189223124754648096081111500182327080286931349.288.362.461.823.286.173.29010.087.570.7531.81
Tot:AL (14 yrs) AL      186570931094204238189223124754648096081111500182327080286931349.288.362.461.823.286.173.29010.087.570.7531.81
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1941American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar23130000000001000000300.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0033.330.000.00
1943American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar25141200130000000005411.500.5001.2501.750.750.750.3330.000.000.004.00
1944American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar26130000000001000000300.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0033.330.000.00
1946American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28120000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1946Boston Red SoxWorld SeriesPlayoffs28622191013002200000132427.409.458.5911.049.273.182.4218.338.331.004.17
1947American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29121100001000000001201.500.500.5001.000.500.000.5000.000.000.000.00
1948American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1950American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32130000000000000000300.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1951American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar331101000000100000012011.0001.0001.0002.0001.000.0001.00050.000.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (8 Yrs) AllStar 82024001310130000072113.200.238.350.588.250.150.1884.7614.293.0020.00
Tot:Playoffs (1 Yrs) Playoffs 622191013002200000132427.409.458.5911.049.273.182.4218.338.331.0022.00

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