Baseball Notes | A Fenway goodbye for Bobby Doerr
Baseball Notable Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr said farewell to Fenway Park yesterday. Saying he might not be up to another cross-country trip to the ballpark where played his entire career, the 89-year-old second baseman was saluted before the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore, 7-4.
Baseball Notable
Hall of Famer
Bobby Doerr
said farewell to Fenway Park yesterday.
Saying he might not be up to another cross-country trip to the ballpark where played his entire career, the 89-year-old second baseman was saluted before the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore, 7-4.
Doerr, who played 14 seasons for the Red Sox, lives in Illahe, Ore. He was accompanied by his former double-play partner, Johnny Pesky, now a Red Sox instructor, and pitcher Dave "Boo" Ferriss.
Doerr was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.
In the win over the Orioles, Manny Ramirez drove in the 1,585th run of his career, passing Rogers Hornsby and Harmon Killebrew and moving into 32d place. The Red Sox also shifted their pitching rotation so Josh Beckett would start Sunday and Curt Schilling would return from the disabled list Monday.
This weekend's four-game series between the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins will be played as scheduled at the Metrodome, despite the fatal freeway bridge collapse near downtown Minneapolis. The Twins postponed yesterday's game against Kansas City because of the disaster, about a half-mile from the stadium.
Pedro Martinez of the New York Mets pitched 51/3 innings in a simulated game against the team's minor-leaguers in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Florida Marlins righthander Josh Johnson will require season-ending arm surgery and may miss the 2008 season as well. Surgery today will determine how long he will be sidelined, manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted a steroids awareness clinic at Dodger Stadium. Approximately 100 Little Leaguers were at Dodger Stadium before last night's game against Barry Bonds' San Francisco Giants for a session led by Los Angeles centerfielder Juan Pierre, hitting coach Bill Mueller, and former Dodger Lou Johnson.
The event had been rescheduled from June 29 because of a scheduling conflict. The Dodgers said the scheduling of the event during Bonds' visit was a coincidence.
Righthander Matt Morris, acquired from San Francisco at the trade deadline, is scheduled to make his debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates today.
Chicago White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome left yesterday's game against the Yankees because of back spasms.
- Associated Press
