
TheBoston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of selected formerBoston Red Sox players, coaches and managers, and non-uniformed personnel. A 15-member selection committee of Red Sox broadcasters and executives, past and present media personnel, and representatives fromThe Sports Museum of New England and the BoSox Club[a] are responsible for nominating candidates.[2][3]
The criteria for selection into the Hall is as follows:
The following 16 people were included as charter members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, by virtue of prior induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame:
Induction ceremonies for additional honorees were held on:
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| Class | Year of announcement / induction |
|---|---|
| Bold | Member of theBaseball Hall of Fame |
† | Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Red Sox |
| Bold | Recipient of the Hall of Fame'sFord C. Frick Award |
| Class | No. | Name | Position(s) | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter | — | Eddie Collins Formally inducted in 2006 | General manager | 1933–1947 |
| — | Jimmy Collins† Formally inducted in 2004 | 3B Manager | 1901–1907 1901–1906 | |
| 4, 6 | Joe Cronin† | SS Manager | 1935–1945 1935–1947 | |
| 1, 9 | Bobby Doerr† | 2B | 1937–1944, 1946–1951 | |
| 2, 7, 9 | Rick Ferrell† | C | 1933–1937 | |
| 3 | Jimmie Foxx† Formally inducted in 1997 | 1B | 1936–1942 | |
| 10 | Lefty Grove† | P | 1934-1941 | |
| — | Harry Hooper† Formally inducted in 1997 | RF | 1909–1920 | |
| 17 | Herb Pennock† | P | 1915–1917, 1919–1922, 1934 | |
| — | Red Ruffing | P | 1924–1930 | |
| — | Babe Ruth | OF/P | 1914–1919 | |
| — | Tris Speaker Formally inducted in 2000 | CF | 1907–1915 | |
| 9 | Ted Williams† | LF | 1939–1942, 1946–1960 | |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski† | LF/1B | 1961–1983 | |
| — | Tom Yawkey† | Owner | 1933–1976 | |
| — | Cy Young Formally inducted in 1997 | P Manager | 1901–1908 1907 | |
| 1995 | 25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF | 1964–1967, 1969–1970, 1975 |
| 7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF | 1940–1942, 1946–1953 | |
| 11, 43 | Frank Malzone | 3B | 1955–1965 | |
| 6 | Johnny Pesky | SS/3B Manager | 1942, 1946–1952 1963–1964, 1980 | |
| 14 | Jim Rice† | LF/DH | 1974–1989 | |
| — | Smoky Joe Wood | P/OF | 1908–1915 | |
| — | Jean R. Yawkey | Owner | 1976–1992 | |
| 1997 | 27, 40 | Carlton Fisk† | C | 1969, 1971–1980 |
| — | Dick O'Connell | Executive | 1961–1977 | |
| 17 | Mel Parnell | P | 1947–1956 | |
| 6, 38 | Rico Petrocelli | SS/3B | 1963, 1965–1976 | |
| 17 | Dick Radatz | P | 1962–1966 | |
| 23 | Luis Tiant | P | 1971–1978 | |
| 2000 | — | Ken Coleman | Broadcaster | 1965–1974, 1979–1989 |
| 24, 40 | Dwight Evans | RF | 1972–1990 | |
| — | Larry Gardner | 3B | 1908–1917 | |
| — | Curt Gowdy | Broadcaster | 1951–1965 | |
| 4, 30 | Jackie Jensen | RF | 1954–1959, 1961 | |
| — | Ned Martin | Broadcaster | 1961–1992 | |
| 27 | Bill Monbouquette | P | 1958–1965 | |
| 7, 41 | Reggie Smith | RF/CF | 1966–1973 | |
| 46 | Bob Stanley | P | 1977–1989 | |
| 2002 | 7 | Rick Burleson | SS | 1974–1980 |
| 33, 38 | Dave Ferriss | P | 1945–1950 | |
| — | Lou Gorman | General manager | 1984–1993 | |
| — | John Harrington | CEO | 1992–1999 | |
| 15, 21, 29 | Tex Hughson | P | 1941–1944, 1946–1949 | |
| — | Duffy Lewis | LF | 1910–1917 | |
| 16 | Jim Lonborg | P | 1965–1971 | |
| 19 | Fred Lynn | CF | 1974–1980 | |
| 2004 | 26 | Wade Boggs† | 3B | 1982–1992 |
| — | Bill Carrigan | C Manager | 1906, 1908–1916 1913–1916, 1927–1929 | |
| 43 | Dennis Eckersley | P | 1978–1984, 1998 | |
| 10, 28 | Billy Goodman | IF | 1947–1957 | |
| 47 | Bruce Hurst | P | 1980–1988 | |
| — | Ben Mondor | Pawtucket Red Sox owner | 1977–2010 | |
| 3 | Pete Runnels | IF Manager | 1958–1962 1966 | |
| 16, 30, 41 | Haywood Sullivan | C General partner | 1955, 1957, 1959–1960 1978–1993 | |
| 2006 | — | Dick Bresciani | Executive | 1972–2014 |
| 16 | Ellis Kinder | P | 1948–1955 | |
| 35 | Joe Morgan | Coach Manager | 1985–1988 1988–1991 | |
| 2 | Jerry Remy | 2B Broadcaster | 1978–1984 1988–2021 | |
| 5, 15, 39 | George Scott | 1B | 1966–1971, 1977–1979 | |
| 5 | Vern Stephens | SS | 1948–1952 | |
| 16 | Dick Williams | OF/3B Manager | 1963–1964 1967–1969 | |
| 2008[4] | — | George Digby | Scout | 1944–2009 |
| 12 | Wes Ferrell | P | 1934–1937 | |
| 37, 39 | Mike Greenwell | LF | 1985–1996 | |
| — | Edward F. Kenney Sr. | Executive | 1948–1991 | |
| 37 | Bill Lee | P | 1969–1978 | |
| — | Everett Scott | SS | 1914–1921 | |
| 18, 30 | Frank Sullivan | P | 1953–1960 | |
| 42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B | 1991–1998 | |
| 2010[5] | 4 | Tommy Harper | OF/3B | 1972–1974 |
| 2, 12 | Eddie Kasko | SS/3B Manager | 1966 1970–1973 | |
| 2, 24, 26, 34, 37 | Jimmy Piersall | CF | 1950, 1952–1958 | |
| 13 | John Valentin | SS/3B | 1992–2001 | |
| 23, 34 | Don Zimmer | Coach Manager | 1974–1976, 1992 1976–1980 | |
| 2012[6] | 17 | Marty Barrett | 2B | 1982–1990 |
| 12, 25 | Ellis Burks | OF | 1987–1992, 2004 | |
| 15, 17, 19, 32 | Joe Dobson | P | 1941–1943, 1946–1950, 1954 | |
| — | Dutch Leonard | P | 1913–1918 | |
| — | Joe Mooney | Groundskeeper | 1971–2000 | |
| 38 | Curt Schilling | P | 2004–2007 | |
| — | John I. Taylor | Owner | 1904–1911 | |
| 2014[7] | — | Joe Castiglione | Broadcaster | 1983–present |
| 21 | Roger Clemens | P | 1984–1996 | |
| 5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS | 1996–2004 | |
| 45 | Pedro Martínez† | P | 1998–2004 | |
| 2016[8] | — | Ira Flagstead | OF | 1923–1929 |
| — | Larry Lucchino | Executive | 2001–2015 | |
| 33, 47 | Jason Varitek | C | 1997–2011 | |
| 49 | Tim Wakefield | P | 1995–2011 | |
| 2018[9] | — | Arthur D'Angelo | Special achievement[b] | n/a |
| — | Buck Freeman | RF | 1901–1907 | |
| — | Al Green | Fenway Park guest relations | 1973–2018 | |
| 32, 43 | Derek Lowe | P | 1997–2004 | |
| 25 | Mike Lowell | 3B | 2006–2010 | |
| 20 | Kevin Youkilis | 1B/3B | 2004–2012 | |
| 2020[10] | — | Bill Dinneen | P | 1902–1907 |
| — | Dan Duquette | General manager | 1994–2002 | |
| 10 | Rich Gedman | C | 1980–1990 | |
| 34 | David Ortiz† | DH | 2003–2016 | |
| 24 | Manny Ramirez | LF | 2001–2008 | |
| 2024[11] | 7 | Trot Nixon | RF | 1996, 1998–2006 |
| 58 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP | 2005–2011 | |
| 15 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2006–2019 | |
| — | Elaine Weddington Steward | Front office | 1988–present |
Each class of inductees has also included a memorable moment in Red Sox history:
| Class | Year of announcement |
|---|---|
| Date | When the noted game was played |
| Box | Link tobox score for the noted game |
| Class | Date | Name | Opponent | "Moment" description | Box |
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| 1995 | April 29, 1986 | Roger Clemens | Seattle Mariners | First20-strikeout performance | [13] |
| 1997 | October 21, 1975 | Carlton Fisk | Cincinnati Reds | Walk-off home run in bottom of the 12th to win Game 6 of1975 World Series | [14] |
| 2000 | October 12, 1986 | Dave Henderson | California Angels | Top of the 9th home run to take the lead, and top of the 11th sacrifice fly that drove in the winning run, in Game 5 of the1986 ALCS | [15] |
| 2002 | June 26, 1962 | Earl Wilson | Los Angeles Angels | No-hitter | [16] |
| 2004 | October 21, 1975 | Bernie Carbo | Cincinnati Reds | Game-tying three-run home run in 8th inning of Game 6 of1975 World Series | [14] |
| 2006 | October 17, 2004 | Dave Roberts | New York Yankees | Bottom of the 9th pinch-run stolen base to start rally in Game 4 of2004 ALCS | [17] |
| 2008 | September 28, 1960 | Ted Williams | Baltimore Orioles | Home run in final major-league at-bat | [18] |
| October 19, 2004 | Curt Schilling | New York Yankees | "Bloody sock" performance in Game 6 of2004 ALCS | [19] | |
| 2010 | October 3, 1990 | Tom Brunansky | Chicago White Sox | Game-winning catch inAmerican League East division clinching win | [20] |
| 2012 | October 1, 1967 | 1967 Red Sox | Minnesota Twins | "Impossible Dream" season's pennant-clinching victory | [21] |
| 2014 | September 10, 1999 | Pedro Martínez | New York Yankees | 1-hit, 17-strikeout winning performance | [22] |
| 2016 | October 13, 2013 | David Ortiz | Detroit Tigers | Grand slam in bottom of the 8th to tie Game 2 of2013 ALCS | [23] |
| 2018 | July 21, 1959 | Pumpsie Green | Chicago White Sox | Debuts as the first African-American player for the Red Sox | [24] |
| 2020 | October 27, 2004 | 2004 Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | 2004 World Series clinching win in Game 4 | [25] |
| 2024 | April 14, 1967 | Billy Rohr | New York Yankees | One hitter and near no-hitter in first career start | [25] |
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