Red Sox baseball players Dom DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams pose at Fenway Park in Boston in this June 10, 1942 photo.
Bobby Doerr waves to the crowd as he is driven around the infield at Boston's Fenway Park, prior to an AUg. 2, 2007 game.
Boston Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams, left, tests the arm of Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr before their May 14, 1942 game against the White Sox, in Chicago.
Bobby Doerr, left, turns a double play as Detroit Tigers' Steve Souchock slides into second during a May 20, 1951 game at Fenway Park.
Bobby Doerr, center, gets a handshake from teammates after announcing his retirement from baseball on Sept. 22, 1951, at a Red Sox-New York Yankees game at Fenway Park in Boston. From left are, Johnny Pesky, Dom DiMaggio, Doerr, manager Steve O'Neil and Ted Williams.
Kent Coleman, left, presents former Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr to the crowd at Fenway Park during a 1988 ceremony to retire his number 1.
Boston Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr poses in Boston in this 1946 photo. Doerr, a Hall of Fame second baseman who was dubbed the "silent captain" by longtime Red Sox teammate and lifelong friend Ted Williams, has died. He was 99.
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