Cliff Eastham's Red Sox All-Franchise Team
Welcome to installment No. 2 of the All-Franchise teams. I am endeavoring to formulate the All Time Team in each franchise’s history. A few parameters need to be established prior to beginning:
First, no player will appear on more than one team. It is my sole decision which team I place a multi-team player on. As an example, even though Carlton Fisk played a little longer for the White Sox, I placed him here where he was Rookie of the Year.
Another pre-requisite, the player must have been on the Franchise team for a minimum of five years. I know some don’t like that qualifier, but I feel it is only right to have had more than a cup of coffee to justify the face of a franchise.
Tenure is not the only criteria I will use in placing a player with a franchise. His statistics could be higher in the other team’s structure, or he may have won more awards, etc.
This is also not just a “popularity” list or “my favorite Red Sox” list. If it was, rest assured Pedro wouldn’t be on it. It is based on statistics, longevity and performance.
Here is the Red Sox All-Franchise Team:
C – Carlton Fisk (1969-80)
1 of 16
1B – Mo Vaughn (1991-98))
2 of 16
2B – Bobby Doerr (1937-51)
3 of 16
3B – Wade Boggs (1982-92)
4 of 16
SS – Nomar Garciaparra (1996-2003)
5 of 16
LF – Ted Williams (1939-42; 1946-60)
6 of 16
CF – Dom DiMaggio (1940-42; 1946-53)
7 of 16
RF – Dwight Evans (1972-90)
8 of 16
DH – Carl Yastrzemski (1961-83)
9 of 16
SP- Roger Clemens (1984-96)
10 of 16
SP – Cy Young (1901-08)
11 of 16
SP – Smoky Joe Wood (1908-15)
12 of 16
SP – Pedro Martinez (1998-2004)
13 of 16
SP – Tim Wakefield (1995-2009)
14 of 16
Closer – John Papelbon (2005-09)
15 of 16
Setup – Dick Radatz (1962-66)
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Setup – Dick Radatz (1962-66)
Dick Radatz ranks third in career saves with Boston, behind Papelbon and Bob Stanley.
He was one of the most feared pitchers in the sixties, with a fastball that looked like an aspirin to opposing batters.
Radatz came in third in Rookie of the Year voting, and was considered in MVP voting three times, once finishing as high as fifth.
He was the league leader in games once, games finished twice, and in saves twice. Keep in mind that the specialty relief pitching of today was not yet born in his day.
During his first three years with Boston his 162-game averages were:
W=13 L=7 ERA=2.17 G=68 S=26
His five-year statistics with the Red Sox:
W=49 L= 34 ERA=2.65 SV=104 WHIP=1.136
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