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Doerr, right, with Ted Williams before a game against the White Sox in Chicago in May 1942. “We never had a captain, but he was the silent captain of the team,” Williams said of Doerr.
Associated Press; thumbnail, Associated Press, 1968
Bobby Doerr
Died on November 13, 2017 at age 99
A Hall of Fame second baseman, Doerr was a smooth fielder, timely hitter and immensely popular figure through 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.