The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of selected former Boston Red Sox players, coaches and managers, and non-uniformed personnel. A 15-member selection committee of Red Sox broadcasters and executives, past and present media personnel, and representatives from The Sports Museum of New England and the BoSox Club are responsible for nominating candidates.[1] [2]
The criteria for selection into the Hall is as follows:
The following 16 people were included as charter members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, by virtue of prior induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame:
Induction ceremonies for additional honorees were held on:
| Year of announcement / induction | ||
| Bold | Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Red Sox | ||
| Bold | Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award |
| Class | No. | Name | Position(s) | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Formally inducted in 2006 | 1933–1947 | ||
| — | Formally inducted in 2004 | 3B Manager | 1901–1907 1901–1906 | |
| 4, 6 | SS Manager | 1935–1945 1935–1947 | ||
| 1, 9 | 1937–1944, 1946–1951 | |||
| 2, 7, 9 | 1933–1937 | |||
| 3 | Formally inducted in 1997 | 1936–1942 | ||
| 10 | 1934-1941 | |||
| — | Formally inducted in 1997 | 1909–1920 | ||
| 17 | 1915–1917, 1919–1922, 1934 | |||
| — | 1924–1930 | |||
| — | 1914–1919 | |||
| — | Formally inducted in 2000 | 1907–1915 | ||
| 9 | 1939–1942, 1946–1960 | |||
| 8 | 1961–1983 | |||
| — | Owner | 1933–1976 | ||
| — | Formally inducted in 1997 | P Manager | 1901–1908 1907 | |
| 1995 | 25 | 1964–1967, 1969–1970, 1975 | ||
| 7 | 1940–1942, 1946–1953 | |||
| 11, 43 | 1955–1965 | |||
| 6 | SS/3B Manager | 1942, 1946–1952 1963–1964, 1980 | ||
| 14 | 1974–1989 | |||
| — | 1908–1915 | |||
| — | Owner | 1976–1992 | ||
| 1997 | 27, 40 | C | 1969, 1971–1980 | |
| — | Executive | 1961–1977 | ||
| 17 | 1947–1956 | |||
| 6, 38 | 1963, 1965–1976 | |||
| 17 | 1962–1966 | |||
| 23 | 1971–1978 | |||
| 2000 | — | Broadcaster | 1965–1974, 1979–1989 | |
| 24, 40 | 1972–1990 | |||
| — | 1908–1917 | |||
| — | Broadcaster | 1951–1965 | ||
| 4, 30 | 1954–1959, 1961 | |||
| — | Broadcaster | 1961–1992 | ||
| 27 | 1958–1965 | |||
| 7, 41 | 1966–1973 | |||
| 46 | 1977–1989 | |||
| 2002 | 7 | SS | 1974–1980 | |
| 33, 38 | 1945–1950 | |||
| — | 1984–1993 | |||
| — | CEO | 1992–1999 | ||
| 15, 21, 29 | 1941–1944, 1946–1949 | |||
| — | 1910–1917 | |||
| 16 | 1965–1971 | |||
| 19 | 1974–1980 | |||
| 2004 | 26 | 3B | 1982–1992 | |
| — | C Manager | 1906, 1908–1916 1913–1916, 1927–1929 | ||
| 43 | 1978–1984, 1998 | |||
| 10, 28 | 1947–1957 | |||
| 47 | 1980–1988 | |||
| — | Pawtucket Red Sox owner | 1977–2010 | ||
| 3 | IF Manager | 1958–1962 1966 | ||
| 16, 30, 41 | C General partner | 1955, 1957, 1959–1960 1978–1993 | ||
| 2006 | — | Executive | 1972–2014 | |
| 16 | 1948–1955 | |||
| 35 | Coach Manager | 1985–1988 1988–1991 | ||
| 2 | 2B Broadcaster | 1978–1984 1988–2021 | ||
| 5, 15, 39 | 1966–1971, 1977–1979 | |||
| 5 | 1948–1952 | |||
| 16 | OF/3B Manager | 1963–1964 1967–1969 | ||
| 2008 | — | 1944–2009 | ||
| 12 | 1934–1937 | |||
| 37, 39 | 1985–1996 | |||
| — | Executive | 1948–1991 | ||
| 37 | 1969–1978 | |||
| — | 1914–1921 | |||
| 18, 30 | 1953–1960 | |||
| 42 | 1991–1998 | |||
| 2010 | 4 | OF/3B | 1972–1974 | |
| 2, 12 | SS/3B Manager | 1970–1973 | ||
| 2, 24, 26, 34, 37 | 1950, 1952–1958 | |||
| 13 | 1992–2001 | |||
| 23, 34 | Coach Manager | 1974–1976, 1992 1976–1980 | ||
| 2012 | 17 | 2B | 1982–1990 | |
| 12, 25 | 1987–1992, 2004 | |||
| 15, 17, 19, 32 | 1941–1943, 1946–1950, 1954 | |||
| — | 1913–1918 | |||
| — | Groundskeeper | 1971–2000 | ||
| 38 | 2004–2007 | |||
| — | Owner | 1904–1911 | ||
| 2014 | — | Broadcaster | 1983–present | |
| 21 | 1984–1996 | |||
| 5 | 1996–2004 | |||
| 45 | 1998–2004 | |||
| 2016 | — | OF | 1923–1929 | |
| — | Executive | 2001–2015 | ||
| 33, 47 | 1997–2011 | |||
| 49 | 1995–2011 | |||
| 2018 | — | Special achievement | n/a | |
| — | RF | 1901–1907 | ||
| — | Fenway Park guest relations | 1973–2018 | ||
| 32, 43 | 1997–2004 | |||
| 25 | 2006–2010 | |||
| 20 | 2004–2012 | |||
| 2020 | — | 1902–1907 | ||
| — | 1994–2002 | |||
| 10 | 1980–1990 | |||
| 34 | 2003–2016 | |||
| 24 | 2001–2008 | |||
| 2024 | 7 | 1996, 1998–2006 | ||
| 58 | 2005–2011 | |||
| 15 | 2006–2019 | |||
| — | Front office | 1988–present |
Each class of inductees has also included a memorable moment in Red Sox history:
| Year of announcement | ||
| Date | When the noted game was played | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Link to box score for the noted game |
| Class | Date | Name | Opponent | "Moment" description | Box | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | April 29, 1986 | [11] | ||||
| 1997 | October 21, 1975 | [12] | ||||
| 2000 | October 12, 1986 | [13] | ||||
| 2002 | June 26, 1962 | [14] | ||||
| 2004 | October 21, 1975 | |||||
| 2006 | October 17, 2004 | [15] | ||||
| 2008 | Home run in final major-league at-bat | [16] | ||||
| October 19, 2004 | [17] | |||||
| 2010 | October 3, 1990 | Game-winning catch in American League East division clinching win | [18] | |||
| 2012 | October 1, 1967 | "Impossible Dream" season's pennant-clinching victory | [19] | |||
| 2014 | September 10, 1999 | 1-hit, 17-strikeout winning performance | [20] | |||
| 2016 | October 13, 2013 | [21] | ||||
| 2018 | July 21, 1959 | Debuts as the first African-American player for the Red Sox | [22] | |||
| 2020 | October 27, 2004 | 2004 World Series clinching win in Game 4 | [23] | |||
| 2024 | April 14, 1967 | One hitter and near no-hitter in first career start | [24] |