The 50 Greatest Red Sox Players Of All Time

17. Smoky Joe Wood

With the Red Sox, Smoky Joe Wood was a pitcher for eight seasons. He went 117-56 with a 2.03 ERA from 1908 to 1915. During the Sox 1912 World Series season, Wood won a league high 34 games. He later joined the Cleveland Indians as a right fielder.

16. Dwight Evans

Dwight Evans joined the Red Sox in 1972 and remained until 1990. The Gold Glove winning All Star  hit .272 with 379 homers. In the field, Evans shut it down in right field. He recorder a .986 fielding percentage, with just 78 career errors. The Red Sox great never received more than 10.4% of the Baseball Writer’s votes for the Hall of Fame, and he dropped off the ballot in 1999.

15. Carlton Fisk

The original Pudge, Carlton Fisk was the Sox catcher from 1971 to 1980. The New Hampshire native hit .284 with over 1,000 hits. Fisk went to multiple All Star games and was the 1972 Rookie of the Year. Pudge was a wizard behind the plate, with just 155 errors in his career. Fisk ensured that his pitching staff was as well prepared as could be ahead of each and every series.