The 50 Greatest Red Sox Players Of All Time

30. Jon Lester

Many Boston fans hate the fact that Red Sox management let Jon Lester get away. Lester went 110-63 in 8 1/2 years in Boston. He hurled 10 complete games, including a no-hitter in May 2008. jon helped the Red Sox raise World Series trophies in 2007 and 2013. In 2013, Lester went 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA over 15.1 innings pitched in the World Series. He was unhhitable to the Cardinals. Lester has since helped the Chicago Cubs break their World Series curse.

29. Nomar Garciaparra

In the late 90’s and early 2000’s Nomar Garciaparra was the talk of Boston. I had a Nomar jersey, posters, and more around my room. Growing up, a trip to Fenway Park was worth the T ride just to watch Garciaparra play.”Nomah” was every young Bostonians baseball idol. Over 8 1/2 Boston seasons Nomar hit .323 with 178 home runs and 690 RBI. Garciaparra won the 1997 Rookie of the Year Award.He was a career .975 fielder as well. he was the face of the franchise, and you can still spot many Nomar shirts and jerseys at Red Sox home games.

28. Johnny Pesky

We all know that the right field foul pole at Fenway Park is “The Pesky Pole”. Mel Parnell named the pole after Johnny Pesky while he was a Red Sox broadcaster. Ironically, Pesky rarely hit home runs and very few landed near the pole. However, in 2006 the Red Sox organization officially dedicated the right field foul pole as Pesky’s Pole with a commemorative plaque placed at its base. Pesky played shortstop, third base and second base for the Red Sox for 7 1/2 years over a 10 1/2 year span. The 1943-1945 seasons were lost for Pesky due to his military service in World War II. he hit .313 in a Red Sox uniform and slapped 196 doubles. Pesky was a .966 fielder as well. He became a fixture around Fenway Park following his retirement.

27. Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins patrolled third base for the Red Sox from 1901 to 1907. He batted .296 and was a shut down defender. Often forgotten, Collins almost cracks our top 25.