- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert Pershing Doerr
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Bobby Doerr was born on April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Made to Be Broken (2006), The Way It Was (1974) and Prime 9 (2009). He was married to Monica Doerr. He died on November 13, 2017 in Junction City, Oregon, USA.
- SpouseMonica Doerr(October 24, 1938 - December 17, 2003) (her death, 1 child)
- Known as a leader in slugging percentage
- Number 1 jersey with the Boston Red Sox
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
- Played second base for the Boston Red Sox (1937-1944, 1946-1951). Did not play in 1945 due to military service during WWII.
- He once held the American League record for handling 414 chances without an error.
- Signed by Hall-of-Famer Eddie Collins the same day as Ted Williams.
- Ted Williams said that Doerr was "the silent captain of the Red Sox."
- There is a lot of luck in baseball, and what is luck? Luck is really just a lot of practice and a lot of work. I think it goes back to bouncing the ball off the steps a jillion times and my God, pretty soon you have to get pretty good.
- People ask, "Don't you wish you played now?" No. I know the money is better, but I just feel fortunate to have played then. I think we had more fun. We played the game hard, but there is so much pressure on these guys.
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