finest year, Mr. Berra had only 12 strikeouts in 597 at-bats. He had a batting average of .322 that year the best of his career with 124 runs batted in and 116 runs scored. He finished third in the Most Valuable Player voting, behind teammate Phil Rizzuto and Billy Goodman of the Boston Red Sox.
Brock Holt (.457, 8 RBIs in 35 at-bats) has been in a world of his own. Two more hits Sunday playing left field. Hes no Billy Goodman, who won an American League batting title for the Red Sox in 1950 with a .354 average playing five positions, but certainly a very good modern all-purpose player.
Date: Apr 27, 2015
Category: Sports
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Rockwell painting of Red Sox locker room sold for $22.5m
ared on the cover of the Saturday Night Post in March 1957. The picture shows a tall man, presumably a new player, entering the locker room for the first time. A group of gruff Red Sox players Frank Sullivan, Billy Goodman, Sammy White, Jackie Jensen, and Louie Lamone eye him as he walks in.
Date: May 23, 2014
Category: Entertainment
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Rockwell's 'The Rookie' sells at auction for $22.5 million
Pitcher Frank Sullivan, right fielder Jackie Jensen and catcher Sammy White were the other players who posed with Safford. Rockwell added second baseman Billy Goodman and Hall of Famer Ted Williams to the painting, which debuted on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on March 2, 1957.
vening Post. The title is: "The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room)." Christie's is offering it May 22 with a pre-sale estimate of $20 million to $30 million. The painting shows pitcher Frank Sullivan, right fielder Jackie Jensen, catcher Sammy White, second baseman Billy Goodman and Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
Date: Apr 02, 2014
Category: Sports
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Kevin Youkilis: A unique Red Sox player who will be missed
Its not a ridiculous exercise to speculate where he ranks in Red Sox history. If you were assembling a 25-man roster, why wouldnt he merit serious inclusion as a two-position utilityman? His most serious competition, it seems to me, would come from Billy Goodman, a lifetime .300 hitter and 1950 b
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