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Led by Hall of Fame shortstop and manager Joe Cronin, the Red Sox finished the season with a winning record (80-72), 21 games behind Gehrig and DiMaggio’s dominant New York Yankees. The following year (1938), Jimmie Foxx received his third MVP and the Red Sox improved to a second place season finish.
Red Sox first baseman and Triple Crown winner, Jimmie Foxx was the second player to become part of the 500 home run club, a milestone he reached the same year this ball was signed. Foxx’s teammate and two-time World Series (Philadelphia Athletics) co-champion, Lefty Grove, is remembered as one of the greatest pitchers in history: a member of the 300 win club, two-time pitching Triple Crown winner, led the league in strikeouts 7 consecutive times and won 9 ERA titles.
9-time All-Star, Bobby Doerr, played his entire 14 year career with the Boston Red Sox. He batted over .300 three times and drove in over 100 runs 6 times and led the league in slugging percentage in 1944 (.528). In 1946, Doerr was third in MVP voting behind teammate Ted Williams, and batted .409 in the World Series with a home run and three RBIs. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
