The Red Sox will be honoring the 2016 Red Sox Hall of Fame class before a game at Fenway Park on May 19. This year’s class is Tim Wakefield, Jason Varitek, Larry Lucchino and Ira Flagstead. The part that the readers are likely curious about is “who is Ira Flagstead”? We will talk about that first as we summarize each Red Sox notable’s career.
Ira Flagstead was an outfielder who patrolled center field at Fenway park from 1923 to 1929. Flagstead was a solid hitter for the Detroit Tigers but could not find regular playing time in the crowded Tigers lineup of future Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann, and Heinie Manush and three time American League RBI leader Bobby Veach.