Bobby Doerr, who played 14 seasons with the Red Sox and is the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame, turned 98 on Thursday.
Doerr played second base for the Red Sox from 1937-51, making him the last living player to have appeared in a Major League game in the 1930s. The nine-time All-Star also made his debut for the Red Sox two seasons before Boston icon Ted Williams.
An All-Star in nine of his final 10 seasons, Doerr's best year was 1946, when he hit .271 with 18 home runs and 116 RBIs and finished third in the American League MVP Award voting after missing the previous season while serving during World War II.