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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Billy_Goodman_1953.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="253" data-file-height="393" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Goodman, circa 1953</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">Infielder</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1926-03-22</span>)</span>March 22, 1926<br /><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord, North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> October 1, 1984<span style="display:none">(1984-10-01)</span> (aged 58)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 19, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 29, 1962, for the Houston Colt .45s</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.300</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">591</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goodmbi01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4912620#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1947_in_baseball" title="1947 in baseball">1947</a>–<a href="/wiki/1957_in_baseball" title="1957 in baseball">1957</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> (<a href="/wiki/1957_in_baseball" title="1957 in baseball">1957</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1958_in_baseball" title="1958 in baseball">1958</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961_in_baseball" title="1961 in baseball">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Colt_.45%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Colt .45's">Houston Colt .45's</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_in_baseball" title="1962 in baseball">1962</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1949_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1949</a>, <a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1953</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">AL batting champion</a> (1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Dale Goodman</b> (March 22, 1926 – October 1, 1984) was an American <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> who played 16 seasons for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Colt_.45s" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Colt .45s">Houston Colt .45s</a>, from 1947 through 1962. Goodman was inducted posthumously into the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</a> in November <a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Goodman was an outstanding hitter and fielder, he was one of the most versatile players of his era. He played every position in the major leagues except <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> and was an <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> for two seasons. In 1950, he won the American League (AL) batting title hitting .354 with 68 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBI) and was the AL <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> runner-up to <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a> (hit .324 with 66 RBI). Goodman batted over .290 in eleven seasons including over .300 in five seasons. In 1959, he hit .304, helping the White Sox win the AL Pennant championship. His career .376 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> made him an ideal lead-off hitter. He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame">North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/1969_in_baseball" title="1969 in baseball">1969</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman was born in <a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord, North Carolina</a>, and played Textile League baseball in Concord before signing with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Crackers" title="Atlanta Crackers">Atlanta Crackers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern Association</a> in <a href="/wiki/1944_in_baseball" title="1944 in baseball">1944</a> at just eighteen years old.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_league">Minor league</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minor league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman hit .336 his first season in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>. He left baseball temporarily, serving in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in <a href="/wiki/1945_in_baseball" title="1945 in baseball">1945</a>. While assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II" title="Pacific Ocean theater of World War II">Pacific Theater</a> on <a href="/wiki/Ulithi" title="Ulithi">Ulithi</a> with Major Leaguer <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Mickey Vernon</a> and future <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Famer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a>, both Goodman and Vernon encouraged Doby to become a Major League baseball player. </p><p>Goodman returned to the Atlanta Crackers in <a href="/wiki/1946_in_baseball" title="1946 in baseball">1946</a> to bat .389 and lead his team to the Southern Association's <a href="/wiki/Shaughnessy_playoff_system" title="Shaughnessy playoff system">playoff series championship</a>. On February 8, <a href="/wiki/1947_in_baseball" title="1947 in baseball">1947</a>, he was sold to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodman entered his first <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">Spring training</a> battling <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mele" title="Sam Mele">Sam Mele</a> for the open <a href="/wiki/Right_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Right field">right field</a> job.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Mele winning the job, Goodman batted .182 in limited play through May of the <a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a> season before being reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Independent_Professional_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association of Independent Professional Baseball">American Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Colonels_(minor_league_baseball)" title="Louisville Colonels (minor league baseball)">Louisville Colonels</a>, where he batted .340 over the remainder of the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="MLB_career">MLB career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: MLB career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox">Boston Red Sox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1947–1948"><span id="1947.E2.80.931948"></span>1947–1948</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1947–1948"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman spent the <a href="/wiki/Spring_(season)" title="Spring (season)">spring</a> with the Red Sox in <a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a> playing in 12 games, 2 in the outfield, and 10 filling in at <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a> for an injured <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Bobby Doerr</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his first start as a Major League third baseman on May 20, <a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1948 Major League Baseball season">1948</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From there, Goodman moved across the diamond to first base for the remainder of the season in the Majors. He batted .310 with 66 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> as a rookie. His first Major League <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>, and only home run of the season, was a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> off the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>' <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Virgil Trucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1949–1950"><span id="1949.E2.80.931950"></span>1949–1950</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1949–1950"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was named to the first of two <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> rosters in <a href="/wiki/1949_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1949 Major League Baseball season">1949</a>, and appeared during the bottom of the 8th inning of the All-Star Game as a defensive replacement for <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Washington_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Washington Senators">Washington Senators</a> <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_(baseball)" title="Eddie Robinson (baseball)">Eddie Robinson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early in the <a href="/wiki/1950_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1950 Major League Baseball season">1950</a> season, Goodman suffered a chip fracture in his left ankle that cost him a month of play.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power hitting rookie <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Walt_Dropo" title="Walt Dropo">Walt Dropo</a> earned himself a place in the everyday starting line-up in Goodman's absence, batting .348 with ten home runs and 33 RBIs. Goodman found himself without a starting position upon his return, however, injuries to Bobby Doerr and <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pesky" title="Johnny Pesky">Johnny Pesky</a> kept Goodman in the line-up semi-regularly. After <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> injured himself in the <a href="/wiki/1950_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star game</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goodman took over in <a href="/wiki/Left_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Left field">left field</a> for the Bosox, and batted .338 with 23 RBIs filling in for the <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> legend. Playing five different positions over the course of the season, Goodman logged enough at-bats to win the American League <a href="/wiki/Batting_title" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting title">batting title</a> with a .354 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, .346) with 68 RBI and was the runner-up in AL <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player Award</a> balloting to <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a> who hit .324 with 66 RBI; Yankee catcher <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a> finished 3rd in the voting hitting .322 with 124 RBI. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1951–1953"><span id="1951.E2.80.931953"></span>1951–1953</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1951–1953"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman resumed his <a href="/wiki/Utility_player" title="Utility player">utility player</a> role in <a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1951 Major League Baseball season">1951</a>. He began the season playing first base when Dropo fractured his right wrist.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He shifted over to <a href="/wiki/Right_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Right field">right field</a> upon Dropo's return, but was back at first when Dropo was optioned to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres_(PCL)" title="San Diego Padres (PCL)">San Diego Padres</a> at the end of June for "more work."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He spent most of the month of August at second base when Bobby Doerr's bad back kept him out of the line-up. In all, Goodman played five different positions, and batted .297 with 50 RBIs and 92 <a href="/wiki/Runs_scored" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs scored">runs scored</a>. His 638 <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearances" class="mw-redirect" title="Plate appearances">plate appearances</a> were third highest on the team behind <a href="/wiki/Dom_DiMaggio" title="Dom DiMaggio">Dom DiMaggio</a> and Ted Williams. </p><p>Doerr retired at the end of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> opening a regular position for Goodman at second base in <a href="/wiki/1952_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1952 Major League Baseball season">1952</a>. He batted over .300 each of the next three seasons, and was moved into the lead-off spot in manager <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a>'s batting order in <a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a>, where he would remain for the rest of his career in Boston. He was elected to start the <a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> that season despite being sidelined for a month by one of the more bizarre baseball injuries. While arguing with first base <a href="/wiki/Umpire" title="Umpire">umpire</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Duffy_(umpire)" title="Jim Duffy (umpire)">Jim Duffy</a>, Goodman was restrained by teammate <a href="/wiki/Jim_Piersall" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Piersall">Jim Piersall</a>. Piersall pulled Goodman toward the dugout, and in doing so, strained Goodman's rib cartilage.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1954–1957"><span id="1954.E2.80.931957"></span>1954–1957</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1954–1957"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1954_in_baseball" title="1954 in baseball">1954</a>, Goodman returned to his "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jack_of_all_trades" class="extiw" title="wikt:jack of all trades">jack of all trades</a>" role with the Bosox. After starting the season at second, he moved over to third when the Sox traded <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He moved to left field when Ted Williams was sidelined by a virus infection in his right lung.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon Williams' return, he began platooning at first with <a href="/wiki/Harry_Agganis" title="Harry Agganis">Harry Agganis</a> (despite the fact that both were <a href="/wiki/Left-handed" class="mw-redirect" title="Left-handed">left-handed</a> batters) until he was shifted back to second base in the beginning of August. </p><p>He had a starting job at second base again in <a href="/wiki/1955_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1955 Major League Baseball season">1955</a>, and led the team with 100 runs scored while logging a team high 719 plate appearances. Both were career highs, as were his 176 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and 99 <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a>. He began losing playing time to <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lepcio" title="Ted Lepcio">Ted Lepcio</a> at second base toward the end of the <a href="/wiki/1956_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1956 Major League Baseball season">1956</a> season. He was relegated to <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitting" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinch hitting">pinch hitting</a> duties early in the <a href="/wiki/1957_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1957 Major League Baseball season">1957</a> season before a mid-season trade sent him to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fornieles" title="Mike Fornieles">Mike Fornieles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Rookie"><i>The Rookie</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The Rookie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his time with the Red Sox, Goodman was one of the players featured in the 1957 <a href="/wiki/Norman_Rockwell" title="Norman Rockwell">Norman Rockwell</a> painting <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rookie_(painting)" title="The Rookie (painting)">The Rookie</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baltimore_Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Baltimore Orioles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman was immediately inserted into the starting line-up in <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, and hit a home run in his first game as an Oriole.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He mostly played third base, filling in for an injured <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but also played first, second, short, left field and right field. He batted .308 with three home runs and 33 RBIs in 73 games for the Orioles. At the end of the season, he, <a href="/wiki/Tito_Francona" title="Tito Francona">Tito Francona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Moore_(baseball)" title="Ray Moore (baseball)">Ray Moore</a> were dealt to the Chicago White Sox for <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harshman" title="Jack Harshman">Jack Harshman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Marshall_(baseball)" title="Jim Marshall (baseball)">Jim Marshall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chicago later sent pitcher <a href="/wiki/Russ_Heman" title="Russ Heman">Russ Heman</a> to Baltimore as part of this deal when it was discovered by the Orioles that Harshman was suffering from a slipped disc.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_White_Sox">Chicago White Sox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Chicago White Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Goodman_-_Chicago_White_Sox_-_1958.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Bill_Goodman_-_Chicago_White_Sox_-_1958.jpg/180px-Bill_Goodman_-_Chicago_White_Sox_-_1958.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Bill_Goodman_-_Chicago_White_Sox_-_1958.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="359" /></a><figcaption>Goodman in 1958</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1958, with <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Nellie Fox</a> at second base, Goodman shifted to third with the White Sox. He was sidelined by a knee injury for most of the month of May. Upon his return, he quickly shot up among the American League leaders in batting, with his average peaking at .336 in late July.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At 33 years old at the start of the <a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a> season, Goodman was used in a lefty-righty platoon with <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Phillips" title="Bubba Phillips">Bubba Phillips</a> at third base. The <a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1959 Chicago White Sox season">1959 White Sox</a> reached the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> for the first time since the infamous <a href="/wiki/1919_World_Series" title="1919 World Series">1919</a> <a href="/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal" title="Black Sox Scandal">World Series</a>. It was also the first and only World Series of Goodman's career. Goodman appeared in five of the six games of the <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959</a> World Series, driving in and scoring one <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">run</a> in the White Sox's 11–0 game one victory.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also went two-for-three in game three, and was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning to load the bases with the White Sox down by two runs (they ended up scoring one).<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, he batted .231 (3-for-13) in Chicago's six game loss to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. </p><p>Goodman was used sparingly by manager <a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">Al López</a> in <a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a>. After the season, the White Sox made him available for the <a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but he went unselected. Instead, he remained with the franchise for two more seasons, in which he batted a combined .242 with one home run and sixteen RBIs in 71 games. After holding out over a salary dispute at the start of Spring training <a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was released by the White Sox just as the season was set to start.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Colt_.45s">Houston Colt .45s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Houston Colt .45s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman joined the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Colt_.45s" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston Colt .45s">Houston Colt .45s</a> in 1962, playing in 49 games into their <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">inaugural season</a>, and went two-for-five with two runs scored in his first game as a Colt 45.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, he batted .255 in 82 games for the Colt .45s, while playing first, second, and third base. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player-manager">Player-manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player-manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1963_in_baseball" title="1963 in baseball">1963</a>, he became a player-<a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> for the Colts' Carolina League affiliate, the Durham Bulls, and batted .354 with six home runs, the most home runs he had ever hit in any season at any level.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following season, he appeared on the mound for two games (7 innings) with Durham, leaving catcher as the only position he never played professionally. He managed the Cocoa Astros of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> in <a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a>. In three seasons, he had a combined 184–228 record for a .447 <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scout_and_instructor">Scout and instructor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Scout and instructor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He became a scout for the Red Sox in <a href="/wiki/1966_in_baseball" title="1966 in baseball">1966</a>, then an instructor in the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> organization in <a href="/wiki/1967_in_baseball" title="1967 in baseball">1967</a> before moving over to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>' organization in <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a>, serving as first-base coach on the Braves Major League staff through 1970. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_years">Later years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Later years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Goodman retired from the game in <a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a>, and became an antiques dealer in <a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota, Florida</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> home of the Red Sox during his decade with them. He died on October 1, 1984, after a year-long battle with <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_League_stats">Major League stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Goodman&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Major League stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td>Years </td> <td>Games </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plate_appearances" class="mw-redirect" title="Plate appearances">PA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">AB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">Runs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">2B</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">3B</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">HR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">RBI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">BB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">OBP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">SGA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">BA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">Fld%</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td>1623 </td> <td>6443 </td> <td>5644 </td> <td>807 </td> <td>1691 </td> <td>299 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>591 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>669 </td> <td>329 </td> <td>.376 </td> <td>.378 </td> <td>.300 </td> <td>.978 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Goodman had five 5-hit games in his career. 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April 13, 2004. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040413&content_id=701776&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos">the original</a> on March 4, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MLB.com&rft.atitle=Red+Sox+announce+2004+Hall+of+Fame+selections&rft.date=2004-04-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fboston.redsox.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fpress_releases%2Fpress_release.jsp%3Fymd%3D20040413%26content_id%3D701776%26vkey%3Dpr_bos%26fext%3D.jsp%26c_id%3Dbos&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160610180050/http://www.ncshof.org/2012/03/09/billy-goodman/">"Billy Goodman"</a>. North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. 1969. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncshof.org/2012/03/09/billy-goodman/">the original</a> on June 10, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 3,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Billy+Goodman&rft.pub=North+Carolina+Sports+Hall+of+Fame&rft.date=1969&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncshof.org%2F2012%2F03%2F09%2Fbilly-goodman%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDavid_L._Porter2000" class="citation book cs1">David L. Porter (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=aChCBw-PmHQC&pg=PA566"><i>Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball, Volume 2</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Greenwood_Publishing_Group" title="Greenwood Publishing Group">Greenwood Publishing Group</a>. pp. 566–567. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780313311758" title="Special:BookSources/9780313311758"><bdi>9780313311758</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Biographical+Dictionary+of+American+Sports%3A+Baseball%2C+Volume+2&rft.pages=566-567&rft.pub=Greenwood+Publishing+Group&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=9780313311758&rft.au=David+L.+Porter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DaChCBw-PmHQC%26pg%3DPA566&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2506&dat=19470208&id=ZBM9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5223,5653123">"Atlanta Sells Bill Goodman to Boston Sox"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_News_and_Courier" class="mw-redirect" title="The News and Courier">The News and Courier</a></i>. February 8, 1947.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+News+and+Courier&rft.atitle=Atlanta+Sells+Bill+Goodman+to+Boston+Sox&rft.date=1947-02-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fnid%3D2506%26dat%3D19470208%26id%3DZBM9AAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5223%2C5653123&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarry_Grayson1947" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Grayson" title="Harry Grayson">Harry Grayson</a> (April 2, 1947). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X4VPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6757,2939443&dq">"Red Sox' Plethora of Talent Has Cronin Much More Jovial Than He Was Last Fall"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="Portsmouth Times">Portsmouth Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Portsmouth+Times&rft.atitle=Red+Sox%27+Plethora+of+Talent+Has+Cronin+Much+More+Jovial+Than+He+Was+Last+Fall&rft.date=1947-04-02&rft.au=Harry+Grayson&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DX4VPAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6757%2C2939443%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoe_Reichler1948" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Reichler" title="Joe Reichler">Joe Reichler</a> (April 16, 1948). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5C9PAAAAIBAJ&pg=4030,5096237&dq">"Major League Clubs Hit By Injury Wave As Openers Approach"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Petersburg Times">St. Petersburg Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Petersburg+Times&rft.atitle=Major+League+Clubs+Hit+By+Injury+Wave+As+Openers+Approach&rft.date=1948-04-16&rft.au=Joe+Reichler&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D5C9PAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4030%2C5096237%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goodmbi01.shtml">Baseball Reference.Com, Billy Goodman, "Debut: April 19, 1947 (age 21)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE194805200.shtml">"Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 4"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Baseball-Reference.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball-Reference.com">Baseball-Reference.com</a>. May 20, 1948.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cleveland+Indians+13%2C+Boston+Red+Sox+4&rft.pub=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.date=1948-05-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FCLE%2FCLE194805200.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194807290.shtml">"Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 1"</a>. Baseball-Reference.com. July 29, 1948.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Boston+Red+Sox+8%2C+Detroit+Tigers+1&rft.pub=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.date=1948-07-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FDET%2FDET194807290.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS194907120.shtml">"1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game"</a>. Baseball-Reference.com. July 12, 1949.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1949+Major+League+Baseball+All-Star+Game&rft.pub=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.date=1949-07-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FNLS%2FNLS194907120.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=30g1AAAAIBAJ&pg=996,3196598&dq">"Billy Goodman Crippled; Red Sox Call Walt Dropo"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Day_(New_London)" title="The Day (New London)">The Day (New London)</a></i>. May 2, 1950.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Day+%28New+London%29&rft.atitle=Billy+Goodman+Crippled%3B+Red+Sox+Call+Walt+Dropo&rft.date=1950-05-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D30g1AAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D996%2C3196598%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e5oVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3156,1050889&dq">"Ted Williams Fractures Elbow in All-Star Game"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Register-Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Eugene Register-Guard">Eugene Register-Guard</a></i>. July 13, 1950.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Eugene+Register-Guard&rft.atitle=Ted+Williams+Fractures+Elbow+in+All-Star+Game&rft.date=1950-07-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3De5oVAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3156%2C1050889%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ciAhAAAAIBAJ&pg=3391,4692424&dq">"Red Sox are Shut Out, 2-0, by Cards in St. Petersburg"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Sarasota_Herald-Tribune" title="Sarasota Herald-Tribune">Sarasota Herald-Tribune</a></i>. April 3, 1951.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sarasota+Herald-Tribune&rft.atitle=Red+Sox+are+Shut+Out%2C+2-0%2C+by+Cards+in+St.+Petersburg&rft.date=1951-04-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DciAhAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3391%2C4692424%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mrgKAAAAIBAJ&pg=4807,3935087&dq">"Dropo Optioned to San Diego"</a>. <i>St. Petersburg Times</i>. June 24, 1951.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Petersburg+Times&rft.atitle=Dropo+Optioned+to+San+Diego&rft.date=1951-06-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DmrgKAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4807%2C3935087%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1HxaAAAAIBAJ&pg=1726,3006363&dq">"Doerr to Quit at Season's End"</a>. <i>St. Petersburg Times</i>. September 23, 1951.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Petersburg+Times&rft.atitle=Doerr+to+Quit+at+Season%27s+End&rft.date=1951-09-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D1HxaAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D1726%2C3006363%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yClgAAAAIBAJ&pg=2832,1568149&dq">"Goodman's Anger Leads to Injury"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix" class="mw-redirect" title="Saskatoon Star-Phoenix">Saskatoon Star-Phoenix</a></i>. May 11, 1953.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Saskatoon+Star-Phoenix&rft.atitle=Goodman%27s+Anger+Leads+to+Injury&rft.date=1953-05-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DyClgAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D2832%2C1568149%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XCRAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4601,3044211&dq">"Kell-Hatton Trade Puts Goodman In Infield Lineup"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Robesonian" title="The Robesonian">The Robesonian</a></i>. May 24, 1954.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Robesonian&rft.atitle=Kell-Hatton+Trade+Puts+Goodman+In+Infield+Lineup&rft.date=1954-05-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DXCRAAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4601%2C3044211%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xUkoAAAAIBAJ&pg=4528,3653709&dq">"Williams Has Lung Infection"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach_Morning_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytona Beach Morning Journal">Daytona Beach Morning Journal</a></i>. June 15, 1954.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Daytona+Beach+Morning+Journal&rft.atitle=Williams+Has+Lung+Infection&rft.date=1954-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DxUkoAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4528%2C3653709%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XSEgAAAAIBAJ&pg=2778,4903508&dq">"Red Sox Swap Billy Goodman for Orioles' Mike Fornieles"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Lewiston_Daily_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewiston Daily Sun">Lewiston Daily Sun</a></i>. June 15, 1957.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Lewiston+Daily+Sun&rft.atitle=Red+Sox+Swap+Billy+Goodman+for+Orioles%27+Mike+Fornieles&rft.date=1957-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DXSEgAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D2778%2C4903508%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE195706140.shtml">"Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 2"</a>. Baseball-Reference.com. June 14, 1957.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cleveland+Indians+7%2C+Baltimore+Orioles+2&rft.pub=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.date=1957-06-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FCLE%2FCLE195706140.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7R4uAAAAIBAJ&pg=601,1457424&dq">"Geo. Kell OK, No Fracture"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Schenectady_Gazette" class="mw-redirect" title="Schenectady Gazette">Schenectady Gazette</a></i>. 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December 4, 1957.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Milwaukee+Journal&rft.atitle=Chisox+Get+Francona%2C+Moore+%26+Goodman&rft.date=1957-12-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DWEgaAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6443%2C3626156%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hd5YAAAAIBAJ&pg=5594,7372324&dq">"White Sox Told to Complete Deal"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Daily_Chronicle" title="Spokane Daily Chronicle">Spokane Daily Chronicle</a></i>. 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July 22, 1958.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Daytona+Beach+Morning+Journal&rft.atitle=Billy+Goodman+Now+Has+Batting+Title+In+AL&rft.date=1958-07-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DR3E0AAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D2056%2C3445010%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA195910010.shtml">"1959 World Series, Game One"</a>. Baseball-Reference.com. 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April 4, 1962.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sarasota+Journal&rft.atitle=Sarasota+Gets+Selsky%3B+Chisox+Release+Goodman&rft.date=1962-04-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D4h4eAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5314%2C363203%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Goodman" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196205150.shtml">"Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Houston Colt .45s 7"</a>. Baseball-Reference.com. 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Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">Kell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Goodman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Fain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Fain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Vernon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_%C3%81vila" title="Bobby Ávila">Ávila</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. 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Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Cash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Johnson" title="Alex Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Carney_Lansford" title="Carney Lansford">Lansford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Franco" title="Julio Franco">Franco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/John_Olerud" title="John Olerud">Olerud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Neill_(baseball)" title="Paul O'Neill (baseball)">O'Neill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">B. 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0D2B56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0D2B56; !important;">Additional inductees<br />(chronological)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Class of 1995: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro" title="Tony Conigliaro">Tony Conigliaro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dom_DiMaggio" title="Dom DiMaggio">Dom DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Malzone" title="Frank Malzone">Frank Malzone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pesky" title="Johnny Pesky">Johnny Pesky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Jim Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Joe_Wood" title="Smoky Joe Wood">Smoky Joe Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jean_R._Yawkey" title="Jean R. Yawkey">Jean R. Yawkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 1997: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_O%27Connell" title="Dick O'Connell">Dick O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Parnell" title="Mel Parnell">Mel Parnell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rico_Petrocelli" title="Rico Petrocelli">Rico Petrocelli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Radatz" title="Dick Radatz">Dick Radatz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Luis Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2000: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Coleman" title="Ken Coleman">Ken Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Dwight Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gardner" title="Larry Gardner">Larry Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jackie Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ned_Martin" title="Ned Martin">Ned Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Monbouquette" title="Bill Monbouquette">Bill Monbouquette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Reggie Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Bob Stanley (baseball)">Bob Stanley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2002: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Burleson" title="Rick Burleson">Rick Burleson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boo_Ferriss" class="mw-redirect" title="Boo Ferriss">Boo Ferriss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gorman" title="Lou Gorman">Lou Gorman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Harrington_(baseball)" title="John Harrington (baseball)">John Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tex_Hughson" title="Tex Hughson">Tex Hughson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duffy_Lewis" title="Duffy Lewis">Duffy Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Jim Lonborg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2004: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Carrigan" title="Bill Carrigan">Bill Carrigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Billy Goodman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hurst" title="Bruce Hurst">Bruce Hurst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Mondor" title="Ben Mondor">Ben Mondor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Pete Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Haywood_Sullivan" title="Haywood Sullivan">Haywood Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2006: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bresciani" title="Dick Bresciani">Dick Bresciani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Kinder" title="Ellis Kinder">Ellis Kinder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Morgan (manager)">Joe Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Remy" title="Jerry Remy">Jerry Remy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">George Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Vern Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">Dick Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2008: <a href="/wiki/George_Digby_(baseball_scout)" title="George Digby (baseball scout)">George Digby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Ferrell" title="Wes Ferrell">Wes Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenwell" title="Mike Greenwell">Mike Greenwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_F._Kenney_Sr." title="Edward F. Kenney Sr.">Edward F. Kenney Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)">Bill Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Everett Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sullivan_(baseball)" title="Frank Sullivan (baseball)">Frank Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Mo Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2010: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Harper" title="Tommy Harper">Tommy Harper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kasko" title="Eddie Kasko">Eddie Kasko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Valentin" title="John Valentin">John Valentin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Don Zimmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2012: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Barrett_(second_baseman)" title="Marty Barrett (second baseman)">Marty Barrett</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Ellis Burks</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Dobson" title="Joe Dobson">Joe Dobson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Leonard_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)">Dutch Leonard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mooney_(groundskeeper)" title="Joe Mooney (groundskeeper)">Joe Mooney</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_I._Taylor" title="John I. Taylor">John I. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2014: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Castiglione" title="Joe Castiglione">Joe Castiglione</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2016: <a href="/wiki/Ira_Flagstead" title="Ira Flagstead">Ira Flagstead</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Lucchino" title="Larry Lucchino">Larry Lucchino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Varitek" title="Jason Varitek">Jason Varitek</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Tim Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2018: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Buck Freeman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Al Green </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Lowe" title="Derek Lowe">Derek Lowe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lowell" title="Mike Lowell">Mike Lowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2020: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dinneen" title="Bill Dinneen">Bill Dinneen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Duquette" title="Dan Duquette">Dan Duquette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rich_Gedman" title="Rich Gedman">Rich Gedman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Manny Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2024: <a href="/wiki/Trot_Nixon" title="Trot Nixon">Trot Nixon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Papelbon" title="Jonathan Papelbon">Jonathan Papelbon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Weddington_Steward" title="Elaine Weddington Steward">Elaine Weddington Steward</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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