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The best Boston Red Sox player from every era in franchise history

By Chris Tutt

July 04, 2010; Boston, MA, USA; A general view as a large American flag hangs over the green monster before the start of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
July 04, 2010; Boston, MA, USA; A general view as a large American flag hangs over the green monster before the start of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boston Red Sox Jimmie Foxx
BRONX, NY – 1955: Joe McCarthy, Bill Terry, Cy Young, Rogers Hornsby, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, unidentified, Carl Hubbell, Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons, Robert “Lefty” Grove, Joe Cronin, Dazzy Vance, George Sisler, Unidentified, George “Hooks” Wiltse, and Ted Lyons pose for a portrait in the dugout prior to Old Timer’s Day in 1955 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Olen Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images) /

1921-1940 Red Sox: Jimmie Foxx

This era of Red Sox baseball is by far the worst stretch in Red Sox history. The team was downright horrendous, breaking the .500 mark, barely, only six times during this period. This era can be viewed as the dark ages of Red Sox lore.

Finding a player worth noting during this era is hard because decent players were so few and far between; until the Philadelphia Athletics traded Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox in the offseason of 1935. Foxx brought life to a team that so desperately needed it. With Foxx’s arrival, the Red Sox went from one of the worst teams in the majors, to consistently being above .500 and placing in the top five teams three out of five of those years.

From 1936-1940, Foxx was the MVP in 1938, placing in the top ten two more times, and was an All-Star in all five years. The slugging first baseman batted .325 in this frame with 198 home runs. He also had a 1.061 OPS.

Foxx’s days of significant impact ended in Boston in 1942 when he went to the Cubs midway through the season. He would go on to only play two more seasons, making zero impact with the Cubs and the Phillies.

Foxx’s career with Boston ended in 1942, which was when the emergence of the greatest Red Sox player of all time began.

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