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Red Sox To Retire Pesky’s #6
By Administrator | September 23, 2008
On the eve of his 89th birthday, Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky will have one of the great nights of his life. This afternoon, the Red Sox announced that Pesky’s #6 will be retired by the balclub in a ceremony before Friday’s game against the NY Yankees… he will turn 89 on Saturday.
Earlier today, the Boston Herald reported that the Red Sox have had internal meetings over the past few days with respect to revising the club’s previously strict policy on retired numbers. In the past, a player had to be in the Hall of Fame, play a minimum of 10 years with the Red Sox and finish his career with the team in order to be considered… but, of course, those rules were waived back in 2000 when Fisk’s #27 was retired (he finished his playing career with the Chicago White Sox, but was provided with a post with the Sox in order ‘finish his career’ with Boston).
The Sox have retired six numbers: #1 (Bobby Doerr), #4 (Joe Cronin), #8 (Carl Yastrzemski), #9 (Ted Williams), #27 (Fisk), plus #42 (retired by Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson). Each of those numbers are displayed on the right-field facade… now #6 will be added.
Pesky is not a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, nor did he finish his playing career with the Sox — though his baseball career has certainly continued with the Red Sox long after his playing days were finished.
By the end of the week, not only will the right field foul pole bear his him but the facade in right field just beyond will bear his number.
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