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			{{Short description\|American baseball player (1927–1982)}}
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	'''Jack Eugene Jensen''' (] ] – ] ]) was an ] ] in ] who played for three ] teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the ]. Jensen played for the ] (1950-52), ] (1952-53) and Red Sox (1954-59, 1961). He batted and threw right-handed. A native of ], he had previously been a collegiate star in both baseball and ]. Jensen is one of only two men to have played in both the ] and the ] (the other being ]).
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			\|name=Jackie Jensen
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			* ] ({{Baseball year\|1954}}–{{Baseball year\|1959}}, {{Baseball year\|1961}})
			\|highlights=
			* 3× ] (], ], ])
			* ] champion ({{wsy\|1950}})
			* ] (1958)
			* ] (1959)
			* 3× ] (1955, 1958, 1959)
			* ] (1954)
			* ]
			}}

			'''Jack Eugene Jensen''' (March 9, 1927 – July 14, 1982) was an American ] in ] who played for three ] (AL) teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the ]. He was named the AL's ] (MVP) in {{Baseball year\|1958}} after hitting 35 ]s and leading the league with 122 ] (RBIs); he also led the league in RBIs two other years, and in ] and ]s once each. Respected for his throwing arm, he won a ] and led the AL in ] and ]s twice each. He retired in his early thirties as major-league baseball expanded westward, due to an intense ]. After being a two-sport star in college, Jensen was the first person to play in the ], the ], and the ].{{efn\|Only one other person, ], has managed the feat of appearing in both a Rose Bowl (1951) and a World Series ({{wsy\|1959}}).}}
	==Career==
	An ]n ] as a junior at the ] (1948), Jensen scored a ] in the team's 20-14 loss to ] in the ] ]. He was also an All-American ], helping California win the inaugural ] in ], defeating a ] team featuring future ] ] in the final.

			==Early years==
	In 1950 Jensen left college after his junior year to play in the majors with the Yankees as a backup for ]. He was sent to the Senators during the 1952 season, and was traded to the Red Sox in 1954.
			Jensen was born in ], ]. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother, who frequently moved the family. After serving in the ] toward the end of World War II, he became an ]n in two sports at the ]. As a baseball ] and outfielder, he helped California to win the inaugural ] in {{Baseball year\|1947}}. He pitched Cal to victory in the regional final by outdueling ] of ], and in the championship Cal defeated a ] team featuring future President ]. As a ] ], Jensen was a consensus All-American as a junior in 1948, becoming the first Cal player to ] for 1,000 yards. In the season-ending 7–6 victory over ] he ran for 170 yards, kicked a punt for 67 yards, and had a 32-yard run late in the game in a 4th-and-31 situation. Cal ended the regular season at 10–0 under coach ], winning a share of its first ] title in ten years, and Jensen placed fourth in the ] voting, with ] taking the award. In the 1949 Rose Bowl, Jensen scored a touchdown in the first quarter to tie the game 7–7, but fourth-ranked Cal was upset 20–14 by seventh-ranked ].

			==Baseball career==
	Making the AL ] squad three times and winning a ] in right field, Jensen earned ] honors in ] when he ] .286 with 35 ]s and a league-leading 116 ]. He also led the league in RBI in 1955 (116) and 1959 (112); in ] in 1956 (11), and in ]s in 1954 (22).
			]

			In 1949, Jensen, who batted and threw right-handed, left college after his junior year and signed with the ] in the ]. His contract – along with ]'s – was sold to the ] in {{Baseball year\|1950}} with the intention of him being a backup for future Hall of Fame centerfielder ]. But he played in only 108 games for the Yankees over three years, primarily in ]. He appeared as a pinch runner for ] in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the ] against the ], but was in the game only briefly before ] popped up to end the inning.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B10060NYA1950.htm \|title=New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2\|date=October 6, 1950 \|work=Retrosheet}}</ref> Jensen did not stay in the game defensively, and the Yankees completed a sweep of the Phillies in Game 4. ] appeared in 1951 as DiMaggio's heir-apparent, preempting Jensen and starting in right field. Jensen did not appear in the 1951 Series against the ].
	Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in 1960, primarily because of an intense ]. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat this aversion, aided considerably by Red Sox owner ], who arranged for therapy treatments. Once baseball expanded to the ] in 1958, and with further league expansion and constant air travel foreseen, these difficulties became virtually insurmountable. Jensen returned to play in 1961, but frustrated by a sub-par season, he retired again for good.

			In May 1952 Jensen was sent to the ] in a six-player deal, and he made his first ] team. He finished the season with a .286 ] and 80 RBIs, leading the league with 17 assists and placing third in the AL with 18 steals, a total he duplicated in 1953. He was traded to the Red Sox in December 1953, and led the AL with 22 steals in {{Baseball year\|1954}}, also finishing third in RBIs (117) and fourth in home runs (25). But despite his speed he also set a major league record by ] 32 times, breaking fellow Red Sox ]'s {{Baseball year\|1949}} total of 31; the record would stand until Red Sock ] grounded into 36 double plays in {{Baseball year\|1984}}. No longer facing the pressure of becoming his team's principal star, Jensen again made the All-Star team in {{Baseball year\|1955}}, leading the league with 116 RBIs and finishing tenth in the MVP vote.
	In an 11-season career, Jensen was a .279 hitter with 199 home runs and 929 RBI in 1438 ]. He also collected 810 ], 1463 ],259 ], 45 triples, 143 stolen bases, and a .369 ]. A disciplined hitter, he posted a solid 1.374 ] (750-to-546).

			In {{Baseball year\|1956}} Jensen batted a career-high .315 and led the AL with 11 triples, and in {{Baseball year\|1957}} he had 103 RBIs and led the league in both assists (16) and double plays (4). The 31 year-old star had his best season in {{Baseball year\|1958}}, earning the AL ] and beating out ], ] and ] with a .286 batting average, a league-leading 122 RBIs, also placing second in the AL with 99 ] and fifth in home runs (35), ] (31), ] (293) and ] (.396). In June of that same year, he set a Red Sox club record for most home runs in a single month (since tied by ]) with 14, and in July made his final All-Star team. In {{Baseball year\|1959}} he again led the league in RBIs (112) and won his only Gold Glove after leading the AL in double plays (4) for the second time; he also scored a career-best 101 ] and stole 20 bases, finishing third in the AL in steals for the fourth time among his seven Top 10 finishes. He came in tenth in the MVP balloting.
	Following his retirement, Jensen coached baseball at California and the ], and also ] in the ] .

			===Retirement===
	Jensen died in ] at age of 55. He was selected to the ] in ].
			Smack in his productive prime at 32, Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in January 1960, primarily because of an intense fear of flying, but also the result of the long separations from his family. He stated, "I have only one life to live, and I'll be happier when I can spend it with my family. Being away from home with a baseball team for seven months a year doesn't represent the kind of life I want or the kind of life my wife and children want." Indeed, upon his trade to the Red Sox in 1953 he considered not reporting to the team in order to return to his family in California, but general manager ] increased his salary by $1,000 and he agreed to play. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat his aversion to flying, aided considerably by Red Sox owner ], who arranged for therapy treatments. Once major-league baseball expanded to the ] in 1958, and with further expansion and constant air travel foreseen, Jensen's difficulties became virtually insurmountable.

			Jensen made a comeback attempt with Boston in {{Baseball year\|1961}}, but turned to ] when his panic attacks at airports became unbearable. Frustrated by a sub-par season (.263, 66 RBIs), he retired again for good. In an 11-season career, Jensen was a .279 hitter with 199 home runs and 929 RBIs in 1,438 ]. He also scored 810 runs, had 1,463 ], 259 doubles, 45 triples, 143 stolen bases, and 750 walks, for a .369 on-base percentage and .460 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .977 ] playing at all three outfield positions.
	==Highlights==
	* 3-time All-Star (1952, 1955, 1958)
	* MVP (1958)
	* Twice top 10 MVP (1955, 1959)
	* Gold Glove (1959)
	* 3-time led league in RBI (1955, 1958-59)
	* Led league in stolen bases (1954)
	* Led league in triples (1956)
	* 5-time Top Five in ] (1954-55, 1957-59)

			==Television appearances==
	==See also==
			On April 17, 1956, Jensen appeared as himself, with ] as his mother, in "The Jackie Jensen Story," which aired on the ] ] ] '']''. ] ] played Jensen as a sixteen-year-old.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0537760/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_60\|title=The Jackie Jensen Story on Cavalcade of America\|publisher=]\|date=April 17, 1956\|access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>
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			Jensen appeared in four episodes of '']'', which aired in 1960. He was 2–2 in his appearances, defeating ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1oM-cdFwKU \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/I1oM-cdFwKU \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Home Run Derby S01E24 Jackie Jensen vs Ernie Banks \|date=12 June 2014 \| access-date=December 21, 2016 \|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPE0RlwYOI \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2TPE0RlwYOI \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Home Run Derby S01E25 Jackie Jensen vs Rocky Colavito \|date=13 June 2014 \| access-date=December 21, 2016 \|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> while losing twice to ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2Juk2YEHE \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/vV2Juk2YEHE \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Home Run Derby S01E03 Mickey Mantle vs Jackie Jensen \|date=12 June 2014 \| access-date=December 21, 2016 \|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIOUFov-u8 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OvIOUFov-u8 \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Home Run Derby S01E26 Mickey Mantle vs Jackie Jensen \|date=13 June 2014 \| access-date=December 21, 2016 \|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
	== External links==
	*{{baseball-reference\|id=j/jenseja01}}
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			==Later life==
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			Following his retirement, Jensen became sports director at radio station ] in ], worked as a college football broadcaster for ] television, and coached baseball at the ] and at the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/15/obituaries/jackie-jensen-baseball-star-who-won-mvp-dies-at-55.html \|title=JACKIE JENSEN, BASEBALL STAR WHO WON M.V.P., DIES AT 55 \|date=July 15, 1982 \|website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jackiejensen.com \|title=JACKIE JENSEN The Golden Boy \|access-date=December 21, 2016 \|website=jackiejensen.com}}</ref> He also managed the ] ] in 1970.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jackie Jensen Named Jamestown Manager \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-jamestown-jens/124230235/ \|access-date=May 7, 2023 \|work=The Burlington Free Press \|date=May 19, 1970 \|page=18\|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> He was co-owner of the '''Bow & Bell''' restaurant with ] in ] in ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.restaurantwarecollectors.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=Bow-and-Bell \|title=Bow & Bell \|date=November 10, 2011 \|access-date=December 21, 2016 \|website=restaurantwarecollectors.com \|archive-date=December 22, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222084439/http://www.restaurantwarecollectors.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=Bow-and-Bell \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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			On October 16, 1949, Jensen married ], the silver medalist in diving at the ]; the couple divorced on May 18, 1963, remarried on July 11, 1964, and divorced again on January 17, 1968. In February 1968, he married Katherine Cortezi. Jensen had three children by his first wife – Jon, Jan, and Jay. Jay's son Tucker Jensen pitched in two ] for ], pitched in the ] organization during 2011–2012, and pitched for the ] of the independent ] during 2013–2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=jensen000tuc\|title=Tucker Jensen\|access-date=December 21, 2016\|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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			Jensen died on the way to ] Hospital in ], ], at the age of 55 after suffering an apparent ] at his home near ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jackie Jensen Dies at 55 \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123916278/jackie-jensen-death-july-151982/ \|access-date=May 2, 2023 \|work=The Roanoke Times \|date=July 15, 1982 \|pages=D1, \|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> He is interred in ].
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			==Legacy==
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			Jensen was one of several Red Sox players featured in the 1957 ] painting '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/norman-rockwells-rookie \|title=Norman Rockwell's 'The Rookie' \|access-date=December 22, 2016 \|website=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston}}</ref>
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			Jensen was inducted into the ] in 1983,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bashof.org/Hall_of_Fame_1983.html \|title=1983 Inductees \|access-date=December 21, 2016 \|website=bashof.org \|archive-date=June 16, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616060821/http://www.bashof.org/Hall_of_Fame_1983.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> the ] in 1984,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/?player=0406 \|title=Jackie Jensen \|access-date=December 21, 2016 \|website=cfbhall.com}}</ref> and the ] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/feature_hall_of_fame.jsp \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214020251/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/feature_hall_of_fame.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=February 14, 2007 \|title=Red Sox Hall of Fame \|access-date=December 21, 2016 \|website=MLB.com}}</ref> Also in 2000, ''The Golden Boy: A Biography of Jackie Jensen'' was published, with a foreword by ].
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			== See also ==
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			{{Portal\|Biography\|Baseball}}
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			* ]
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			==Notes==
			{{notelist}}

			==References==
			* ''Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia'' (2000). Kingston, New York: Total/Sports Illustrated. {{ISBN\|1-892129-34-5}}.
			* ''ESPN College Football Encyclopedia'' (2005). New York: ESPN Books. {{ISBN\|1-4013-3703-1}}.
			{{reflist}}

			==Further reading==
			* {{cite magazine \|last=Fimrite \|first=Ron \|date=April 12, 1976 \|title=A Fear Of Flying \|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1976/04/12/616333/a-fear-of-flying \|magazine=Sports Illustrated \|access-date=December 21, 2016}}
			* {{cite book \|last=Martin \|first=George I. \|date=May 1, 2000 \|title=The Golden Boy: A Biography of Jackie Jensen \|location=Portsmouth, NH \|publisher=Peter E. Randall \|isbn=978-0914339861 }}

			==External links==
			* {{Baseballstats\|mlb=116533\|espn=23341\|br=j/jenseja01\|brm=jensen001jac}}, or
			* {{sabrbio\|00badd9b\|Mark Armour\|December 21, 2016}}
			* {{cfbhof\|id=1671\|name=Jackie Jensen}}
			* {{findagrave\|13487976}}

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Latest revision as of 23:12, 30 December 2024

American baseball player (1927–1982)

Baseball player

Jackie Jensen
Jensen in 1953
Right fielder
Born: (1927-03-09)March 9, 1927 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died: July 14, 1982(1982-07-14) (aged 55) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1950, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1961, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.279
Home runs	199
Runs batted in	929
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
New York Yankees (1950–1952) Washington Senators (1952–1953) Boston Red Sox (1954–1959, 1961)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1952, 1955, 1958) World Series champion (1950) AL MVP (1958) Gold Glove Award (1959) 3× AL RBI leader (1955, 1958, 1959) AL stolen base leader (1954) Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Jack Eugene Jensen (March 9, 1927 – July 14, 1982) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League (AL) teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox. He was named the AL's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1958 after hitting 35 home runs and leading the league with 122 runs batted in (RBIs); he also led the league in RBIs two other years, and in triples and stolen bases once each. Respected for his throwing arm, he won a Gold Glove Award and led the AL in assists and double plays twice each. He retired in his early thirties as major-league baseball expanded westward, due to an intense fear of flying. After being a two-sport star in college, Jensen was the first person to play in the Rose Bowl, the World Series, and the MLB All-Star Game.

Early years

Jensen was born in San Francisco, California. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother, who frequently moved the family. After serving in the Navy toward the end of World War II, he became an All-American in two sports at the University of California. As a baseball pitcher and outfielder, he helped California to win the inaugural College World Series in 1947. He pitched Cal to victory in the regional final by outdueling Bobby Layne of Texas, and in the championship Cal defeated a Yale team featuring future President George Bush. As a football halfback, Jensen was a consensus All-American as a junior in 1948, becoming the first Cal player to rush for 1,000 yards. In the season-ending 7–6 victory over Stanford he ran for 170 yards, kicked a punt for 67 yards, and had a 32-yard run late in the game in a 4th-and-31 situation. Cal ended the regular season at 10–0 under coach Pappy Waldorf, winning a share of its first Pacific Coast Conference title in ten years, and Jensen placed fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, with Doak Walker taking the award. In the 1949 Rose Bowl, Jensen scored a touchdown in the first quarter to tie the game 7–7, but fourth-ranked Cal was upset 20–14 by seventh-ranked Northwestern.

Baseball career

In 1949, Jensen, who batted and threw right-handed, left college after his junior year and signed with the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League. His contract – along with Billy Martin's – was sold to the New York Yankees in 1950 with the intention of him being a backup for future Hall of Fame centerfielder Joe DiMaggio. But he played in only 108 games for the Yankees over three years, primarily in left field. He appeared as a pinch runner for Bobby Brown in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the 1950 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, but was in the game only briefly before Johnny Mize popped up to end the inning. Jensen did not stay in the game defensively, and the Yankees completed a sweep of the Phillies in Game 4. Mickey Mantle appeared in 1951 as DiMaggio's heir-apparent, preempting Jensen and starting in right field. Jensen did not appear in the 1951 Series against the New York Giants.

In May 1952 Jensen was sent to the Washington Senators in a six-player deal, and he made his first All-Star team. He finished the season with a .286 batting average and 80 RBIs, leading the league with 17 assists and placing third in the AL with 18 steals, a total he duplicated in 1953. He was traded to the Red Sox in December 1953, and led the AL with 22 steals in 1954, also finishing third in RBIs (117) and fourth in home runs (25). But despite his speed he also set a major league record by grounding into double plays 32 times, breaking fellow Red Sox Bobby Doerr's 1949 total of 31; the record would stand until Red Sock Jim Rice grounded into 36 double plays in 1984. No longer facing the pressure of becoming his team's principal star, Jensen again made the All-Star team in 1955, leading the league with 116 RBIs and finishing tenth in the MVP vote.

In 1956 Jensen batted a career-high .315 and led the AL with 11 triples, and in 1957 he had 103 RBIs and led the league in both assists (16) and double plays (4). The 31 year-old star had his best season in 1958, earning the AL MVP and beating out Bob Turley, Rocky Colavito and Bob Cerv with a .286 batting average, a league-leading 122 RBIs, also placing second in the AL with 99 walks and fifth in home runs (35), doubles (31), total bases (293) and on-base percentage (.396). In June of that same year, he set a Red Sox club record for most home runs in a single month (since tied by David Ortiz) with 14, and in July made his final All-Star team. In 1959 he again led the league in RBIs (112) and won his only Gold Glove after leading the AL in double plays (4) for the second time; he also scored a career-best 101 runs and stole 20 bases, finishing third in the AL in steals for the fourth time among his seven Top 10 finishes. He came in tenth in the MVP balloting.

Retirement

Smack in his productive prime at 32, Jensen announced his retirement from baseball in January 1960, primarily because of an intense fear of flying, but also the result of the long separations from his family. He stated, "I have only one life to live, and I'll be happier when I can spend it with my family. Being away from home with a baseball team for seven months a year doesn't represent the kind of life I want or the kind of life my wife and children want." Indeed, upon his trade to the Red Sox in 1953 he considered not reporting to the team in order to return to his family in California, but general manager Joe Cronin increased his salary by $1,000 and he agreed to play. As teams had increasingly turned to air travel in the 1950s, he had unsuccessfully sought to combat his aversion to flying, aided considerably by Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who arranged for therapy treatments. Once major-league baseball expanded to the West Coast in 1958, and with further expansion and constant air travel foreseen, Jensen's difficulties became virtually insurmountable.

Jensen made a comeback attempt with Boston in 1961, but turned to hypnotherapy when his panic attacks at airports became unbearable. Frustrated by a sub-par season (.263, 66 RBIs), he retired again for good. In an 11-season career, Jensen was a .279 hitter with 199 home runs and 929 RBIs in 1,438 games. He also scored 810 runs, had 1,463 hits, 259 doubles, 45 triples, 143 stolen bases, and 750 walks, for a .369 on-base percentage and .460 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .977 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.

Television appearances

On April 17, 1956, Jensen appeared as himself, with Vivi Janiss as his mother, in "The Jackie Jensen Story," which aired on the NBC anthology television series Cavalcade of America. Child actor Gary Gray played Jensen as a sixteen-year-old.

Jensen appeared in four episodes of Home Run Derby, which aired in 1960. He was 2–2 in his appearances, defeating Ernie Banks and Rocky Colavito, while losing twice to Mickey Mantle.

Later life

Following his retirement, Jensen became sports director at radio station KTVN in Reno, Nevada, worked as a college football broadcaster for ABC television, and coached baseball at the University of Nevada and at the University of California, Berkeley. He also managed the minor league Jamestown Falcons in 1970. He was co-owner of the Bow & Bell restaurant with Charles "Boots" Erb in Jack London Square in Oakland, California.

On October 16, 1949, Jensen married Zoe Ann Olsen, the silver medalist in diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics; the couple divorced on May 18, 1963, remarried on July 11, 1964, and divorced again on January 17, 1968. In February 1968, he married Katherine Cortezi. Jensen had three children by his first wife – Jon, Jan, and Jay. Jay's son Tucker Jensen pitched in two NCAA Division II baseball tournaments for Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, pitched in the Toronto Blue Jays organization during 2011–2012, and pitched for the Gateway Grizzlies of the independent Frontier League during 2013–2014.

Jensen died on the way to University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the age of 55 after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home near Scottsville, Virginia. He is interred in Amherst, Virginia.

Legacy

Jensen was one of several Red Sox players featured in the 1957 Norman Rockwell painting The Rookie.

Jensen was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1983, the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000. Also in 2000, The Golden Boy: A Biography of Jackie Jensen was published, with a foreword by Curt Gowdy.

Notes

Only one other person, Chuck Essegian, has managed the feat of appearing in both a Rose Bowl (1951) and a World Series (1959).

References

Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia (2000). Kingston, New York: Total/Sports Illustrated. ISBN 1-892129-34-5.
ESPN College Football Encyclopedia (2005). New York: ESPN Books. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.

"New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2". Retrosheet. October 6, 1950.
"The Jackie Jensen Story on Cavalcade of America". Internet Movie Database. April 17, 1956. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
"Home Run Derby S01E24 Jackie Jensen vs Ernie Banks". June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via YouTube.
"Home Run Derby S01E25 Jackie Jensen vs Rocky Colavito". June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via YouTube.
"Home Run Derby S01E03 Mickey Mantle vs Jackie Jensen". June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via YouTube.
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External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Jackie Jensen at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Mark Armour, Retrieved December 21, 2016.
Jackie Jensen at the College Football Hall of Fame
Jackie Jensen at Find a Grave

v t e Nevada Wolf Pack head baseball coaches
Jake Lawlor (1957–1960) Unknown (1961–1966) Bill Ireland (1967) Unknown (1968) Jackie Jensen (1969–1971) Keith Loper (1972–1973) Barry McKinnon (1974–1979) Del Youngblood (1980–1982) Gary Powers (1983–2013) Jay Johnson (2014–2015) T. J. Bruce (2016–2022) Jake McKinley (2023– )

v t e California Golden Bears head baseball coaches
Cohen (1897) Cochran (1898) Joseph Corbett (1899) George Van Haltern (1900) No coach (1901–1906) Bob McCarthey (1907–1908) W. Z. Zeb Smith (1909–1910) Jimmie Schaeffer (1911–1915) Carl Zamloch (1916–1917) Clair Goodwin (1918) Carl Zamloch (1919–1929) Clint Evans (1930–1954) George Wolfman (1955–1973) Jackie Jensen (1974–1977) Bob Milano (1978–1999) David Esquer (2000–2017) Mike Neu (2018– )

California Golden Bears head baseball coaches

Cohen (1897)
Cochran (1898)
Joseph Corbett (1899)
George Van Haltern (1900)
No coach (1901–1906)
Bob McCarthey (1907–1908)
W. Z. Zeb Smith (1909–1910)
Jimmie Schaeffer (1911–1915)
Carl Zamloch (1916–1917)
Clair Goodwin (1918)
Carl Zamloch (1919–1929)
Clint Evans (1930–1954)
George Wolfman (1955–1973)
Jackie Jensen (1974–1977)
Bob Milano (1978–1999)
David Esquer (2000–2017)
Mike Neu (2018– )

v t e California Golden Bears 1947 College World Series champions
John Fiscalini Jackie Jensen
Head Coach: Clint Evans
Regular season NCAA Tournament College World Series

v t e 1947 College Baseball All-America Team selections
P Nino Barnise P Joe Landrum C Lee Eilbracht 1B Andy Phillip 2B Charlie Teague 3B Gene Hooks SS Chuck Brayton O John Fiscalini O Bill Howe O Jackie Jensen

1947 College Baseball All-America Team selections

v t e 1948 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Doak Walker HB Jackie Jensen HB Charlie Justice HB Clyde Scott FB Emil Sitko
Line	E Leon Hart E Dick Rifenburg T Leo Nomellini T Alvin Wistert G Buddy Burris G Bill Fischer C Chuck Bednarik

v t e New York Yankees 1950 World Series champions
5 Joe DiMaggio 6 Bobby Brown 7 Cliff Mapes 8 Yogi Berra 10 Phil Rizzuto (AL MVP) 11 Joe Page 12 Billy Martin 14 Gene Woodling 15 Tommy Henrich 17 Vic Raschi 19 Whitey Ford 21 Fred Sanford 22 Allie Reynolds 24 Billy Johnson 25 Hank Bauer 26 Tom Ferrick 28 Tommy Byrne 29 Charlie Silvera 30 Ed Lopat 32 Ralph Houk 35 Joe Ostrowski 36 Johnny Mize 38 Johnny Hopp 40 Jackie Jensen 41 Joe Collins 42 Jerry Coleman
Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 31 Jim Turner 33 Bill Dickey
Regular season

New York Yankees 1950 World Series champions

10 Phil Rizzuto (AL MVP)

11 Joe Page

12 Billy Martin

14 Gene Woodling

15 Tommy Henrich

17 Vic Raschi

19 Whitey Ford

21 Fred Sanford

22 Allie Reynolds

24 Billy Johnson

25 Hank Bauer

26 Tom Ferrick

28 Tommy Byrne

29 Charlie Silvera

30 Ed Lopat

32 Ralph Houk

35 Joe Ostrowski

36 Johnny Mize

38 Johnny Hopp

40 Jackie Jensen

41 Joe Collins

42 Jerry Coleman

Manager: 37 Casey Stengel

Coaches: 2 Frankie Crosetti; 31 Jim Turner; 33 Bill Dickey

Regular season

v t e American League Most Valuable Player Award
1931: Grove 1932: Foxx 1933: Foxx 1934: Cochrane 1935: Greenberg 1936: Gehrig 1937: Gehringer 1938: Foxx 1939: DiMaggio 1940: Greenberg 1941: DiMaggio 1942: Gordon 1943: Chandler 1944: Newhouser 1945: Newhouser 1946: Williams 1947: DiMaggio 1948: Boudreau 1949: Williams 1950: Rizzuto 1951: Berra 1952: Shantz 1953: Rosen 1954: Berra 1955: Berra 1956: Mantle 1957: Mantle 1958: Jensen 1959: Fox 1960: Maris 1961: Maris 1962: Mantle 1963: Howard 1964: B. Robinson 1965: Versalles 1966: F. Robinson 1967: Yastrzemski 1968: McLain 1969: Killebrew 1970: Powell 1971: Blue 1972: Allen 1973: Jackson 1974: Burroughs 1975: Lynn 1976: Munson 1977: Carew 1978: Rice 1979: Baylor 1980: Brett 1981: Fingers 1982: Yount 1983: Ripken Jr. 1984: Hernández 1985: Mattingly 1986: Clemens 1987: Bell 1988: Canseco 1989: Yount 1990: Henderson 1991: Ripken Jr. 1992: Eckersley 1993: Thomas 1994: Thomas 1995: Vaughn 1996: González 1997: Griffey Jr. 1998: González 1999: I. Rodríguez 2000: Giambi 2001: Suzuki 2002: Tejada 2003: A. Rodriguez 2004: Guerrero 2005: A. Rodriguez 2006: Morneau 2007: A. Rodriguez 2008: Pedroia 2009: Mauer 2010: Hamilton 2011: Verlander 2012: Cabrera 2013: Cabrera 2014: Trout 2015: Donaldson 2016: Trout 2017: Altuve 2018: Betts 2019: Trout 2020: Abreu 2021: Ohtani 2022: Judge 2023: Ohtani 2024: Judge

American League Most Valuable Player Award

1931: Grove
1932: Foxx
1933: Foxx
1934: Cochrane
1935: Greenberg
1936: Gehrig
1937: Gehringer
1938: Foxx
1939: DiMaggio
1940: Greenberg
1941: DiMaggio
1942: Gordon
1943: Chandler
1944: Newhouser
1945: Newhouser
1946: Williams
1947: DiMaggio
1948: Boudreau
1949: Williams
1950: Rizzuto
1951: Berra
1952: Shantz
1953: Rosen
1954: Berra
1955: Berra
1956: Mantle
1957: Mantle
1958: Jensen
1959: Fox
1960: Maris
1961: Maris
1962: Mantle
1963: Howard
1964: B. Robinson
1965: Versalles
1966: F. Robinson
1967: Yastrzemski
1968: McLain
1969: Killebrew
1970: Powell
1971: Blue
1972: Allen
1973: Jackson
1974: Burroughs
1975: Lynn
1976: Munson
1977: Carew
1978: Rice
1979: Baylor
1980: Brett
1981: Fingers
1982: Yount
1983: Ripken Jr.
1984: Hernández
1985: Mattingly
1986: Clemens
1987: Bell
1988: Canseco
1989: Yount
1990: Henderson
1991: Ripken Jr.
1992: Eckersley
1993: Thomas
1994: Thomas
1995: Vaughn
1996: González
1997: Griffey Jr.
1998: González
1999: I. Rodríguez
2000: Giambi
2001: Suzuki
2002: Tejada
2003: A. Rodriguez
2004: Guerrero
2005: A. Rodriguez
2006: Morneau
2007: A. Rodriguez
2008: Pedroia
2009: Mauer
2010: Hamilton
2011: Verlander
2012: Cabrera
2013: Cabrera
2014: Trout
2015: Donaldson
2016: Trout
2017: Altuve
2018: Betts
2019: Trout
2020: Abreu
2021: Ohtani
2022: Judge
2023: Ohtani
2024: Judge

v t e American League Outfielder Gold Glove Award
1957: Kaline, Mays, Miñoso 1958: Kaline, Piersall, Siebern 1959: Jensen, Kaline, Miñoso 1960: Landis, Maris, Miñoso 1961: Kaline, Landis, Piersall 1962: Kaline, Landis, Mantle 1963: Kaline, Landis, Yastrzemski 1964: Davalillo, Kaline, Landis 1965: Kaline, Tresh, Yastrzemski 1966: Agee, Kaline, Oliva 1967: Blair, Kaline, Yastrzemski 1968: Smith, Stanley, Yastrzemski 1969: Blair, Stanley, Yastrzemski 1970: Berry, Blair, Stanley 1971: Blair, Otis, Yastrzemski 1972: Berry, Blair, Murcer 1973: Blair, Otis, Stanley 1974: Blair, Otis, Rudi 1975: Blair, Lynn, Rudi 1976: Evans, Manning, Rudi 1977: Beníquez, Cowens, Yastrzemski 1978: Evans, Lynn, Miller 1979: Evans, Lezcano, Lynn 1980: Lynn, Murphy, Wilson 1981: Evans, Henderson, Murphy 1982: Evans, Murphy, Winfield 1983: Evans, Murphy, Winfield 1984: Evans, Murphy, Winfield 1985: Evans, Murphy, Pettis, Winfield 1986: Barfield, Pettis, Puckett 1987: Barfield, Puckett, Winfield 1988: Pettis, Puckett, White 1989: Pettis, Puckett, White 1990: Burks, Griffey Jr., Pettis 1991: Griffey Jr., Puckett, White 1992: Griffey Jr., Puckett, White 1993: Griffey Jr., Lofton, White 1994: Griffey Jr., Lofton, White 1995: Griffey Jr., Lofton, White 1996: Buhner, Griffey Jr., Lofton 1997: Edmonds, Griffey Jr., Williams 1998: Edmonds, Griffey Jr., Williams 1999: Green, Griffey Jr., Williams 2000: Dye, Erstad, Williams 2001: Cameron, Hunter, Suzuki 2002: Erstad, Hunter, Suzuki 2003: Cameron, Hunter, Suzuki 2004: Hunter, Suzuki, Wells 2005: Hunter, Suzuki, Wells 2006: Hunter, Suzuki, Wells 2007: Hunter, Suzuki, Sizemore 2008: Hunter, Suzuki, Sizemore 2009: Hunter, Suzuki, Jones 2010: Crawford, Gutiérrez, Suzuki 2011: Ellsbury, Gordon, Markakis 2012: Gordon, Jones, Reddick 2013: Gordon, Jones, Victorino 2014: Gordon, Jones, Markakis 2015: Calhoun, Céspedes, Kiermaier 2016: Betts, Gardner, Kiermaier 2017: Betts, Buxton, Gordon 2018: Betts, Bradley Jr., Gordon 2019: Betts, Gordon, Kiermaier 2020: Gallo, Gordon, Robert 2021: Benintendi, Gallo, Taylor 2022: Kwan, Straw, Tucker 2023: García, Kiermaier, Kwan 2024: Abreu, Kwan, Varsho

American League Outfielder Gold Glove Award

v t e American League season runs batted in leaders
1901: Lajoie 1902: Freeman 1903: Freeman 1904: Lajoie 1905: H. Davis 1906: H. Davis 1907: Cobb 1908: Cobb 1909: Cobb 1910: Crawford 1911: Cobb 1912: Baker 1913: Baker 1914: Crawford 1915: Veach & Crawford 1916: Pratt 1917: Veach 1918: Veach 1919: Ruth 1920: Ruth 1921: Ruth 1922: K. Williams 1923: Ruth 1924: Goslin 1925: Meusel 1926: Ruth 1927: Gehrig 1928: Ruth & Gehrig 1929: Simmons 1930: Gehrig 1931: Gehrig 1932: Foxx 1933: Foxx 1934: Gehrig 1935: Greenberg 1936: Trosky 1937: Greenberg 1938: Foxx 1939: T. Williams 1940: Greenberg 1941: DiMaggio 1942: T. Williams 1943: York 1944: Stephens 1945: Etten 1946: Greenberg 1947: T. Williams 1948: DiMaggio 1949: T. Williams & Stephens 1950: Dropo & Stephens 1951: Zernial 1952: Rosen 1953: Rosen 1954: Doby 1955: R. Boone & Jensen 1956: Mantle 1957: Sievers 1958: Jensen 1959: Jensen 1960: Maris 1961: Gentile & Maris 1962: Killebrew 1963: Stuart 1964: B. Robinson 1965: Colavito 1966: F. Robinson 1967: Yastrzemski 1968: Harrelson 1969: Killebrew 1970: Howard 1971: Killebrew 1972: Allen 1973: Jackson 1974: Burroughs 1975: Scott 1976: May 1977: Hisle 1978: Rice 1979: Baylor 1980: Cooper 1981: Murray 1982: McRae 1983: Rice & Cooper 1984: Armas 1985: Mattingly 1986: Carter 1987: Bell 1988: Canseco 1989: Sierra 1990: Fielder 1991: Fielder 1992: Fielder 1993: Belle 1994: Puckett 1995: Belle & Vaughn 1996: Belle 1997: Griffey Jr. 1998: González 1999: Ramirez 2000: E. Martínez 2001: B. Boone 2002: Rodriguez 2003: Delgado 2004: Tejada 2005: Ortiz 2006: Ortiz 2007: Rodriguez 2008: Hamilton 2009: Teixeira 2010: Cabrera 2011: Granderson 2012: Cabrera 2013: C. Davis 2014: Trout 2015: Donaldson 2016: Encarnación & Ortiz 2017: Cruz 2018: J. Martinez 2019: Abreu 2020: Abreu 2021: Pérez 2022: Judge 2023: Tucker 2024: Judge

American League season runs batted in leaders

1901: Lajoie
1902: Freeman
1903: Freeman
1904: Lajoie
1905: H. Davis
1906: H. Davis
1907: Cobb
1908: Cobb
1909: Cobb
1910: Crawford
1911: Cobb
1912: Baker
1913: Baker
1914: Crawford
1915: Veach & Crawford
1916: Pratt
1917: Veach
1918: Veach
1919: Ruth
1920: Ruth
1921: Ruth
1922: K. Williams
1923: Ruth
1924: Goslin
1925: Meusel
1926: Ruth
1927: Gehrig
1928: Ruth & Gehrig
1929: Simmons
1930: Gehrig
1931: Gehrig
1932: Foxx
1933: Foxx
1934: Gehrig
1935: Greenberg
1936: Trosky
1937: Greenberg
1938: Foxx
1939: T. Williams
1940: Greenberg
1941: DiMaggio
1942: T. Williams
1943: York
1944: Stephens
1945: Etten
1946: Greenberg
1947: T. Williams
1948: DiMaggio
1949: T. Williams & Stephens
1950: Dropo & Stephens
1951: Zernial
1952: Rosen
1953: Rosen
1954: Doby
1955: R. Boone & Jensen
1956: Mantle
1957: Sievers
1958: Jensen
1959: Jensen
1960: Maris
1961: Gentile & Maris
1962: Killebrew
1963: Stuart
1964: B. Robinson
1965: Colavito
1966: F. Robinson
1967: Yastrzemski
1968: Harrelson
1969: Killebrew
1970: Howard
1971: Killebrew
1972: Allen
1973: Jackson
1974: Burroughs
1975: Scott
1976: May
1977: Hisle
1978: Rice
1979: Baylor
1980: Cooper
1981: Murray
1982: McRae
1983: Rice & Cooper
1984: Armas
1985: Mattingly
1986: Carter
1987: Bell
1988: Canseco
1989: Sierra
1990: Fielder
1991: Fielder
1992: Fielder
1993: Belle
1994: Puckett
1995: Belle & Vaughn
1996: Belle
1997: Griffey Jr.
1998: González
1999: Ramirez
2000: E. Martínez
2001: B. Boone
2002: Rodriguez
2003: Delgado
2004: Tejada
2005: Ortiz
2006: Ortiz
2007: Rodriguez
2008: Hamilton
2009: Teixeira
2010: Cabrera
2011: Granderson
2012: Cabrera
2013: C. Davis
2014: Trout
2015: Donaldson
2016: Encarnación & Ortiz
2017: Cruz
2018: J. Martinez
2019: Abreu
2020: Abreu
2021: Pérez
2022: Judge
2023: Tucker
2024: Judge

v t e American League season stolen base leaders
1901: Isbell 1902: Hartsel 1903: Bay & Flick 1904: Bay 1905: Hoffman 1906: Anderson & Flick 1907: Cobb 1908: Dougherty 1909: Cobb 1910: Collins 1911: Cobb 1912: Milan 1913: Milan 1914: Maisel 1915: Cobb 1916: Cobb 1917: Cobb 1918: Sisler 1919: Collins 1920: Rice 1921: Sisler 1922: Sisler 1923: Collins 1924: Collins 1925: Mostil 1926: Mostil 1927: Sisler 1928: Myer 1929: Gehringer 1930: McManus 1931: Chapman 1932: Chapman 1933: Chapman 1934: Werber 1935: Werber 1936: Lary 1937: Chapman & Werber 1938: Crosetti 1939: Case 1940: Case 1941: Case 1942: Case 1943: Case 1944: Stirnweiss 1945: Stirnweiss 1946: Case 1947: Dillinger 1948: Dillinger 1949: Dillinger 1950: DiMaggio 1951: Miñoso 1952: Miñoso 1953: Miñoso 1954: Jensen 1955: Rivera 1956: Aparicio 1957: Aparicio 1958: Aparicio 1959: Aparicio 1960: Aparicio 1961: Aparicio 1962: Aparicio 1963: Aparicio 1964: Aparicio 1965: Campaneris 1966: Campaneris 1967: Campaneris 1968: Campaneris 1969: Harper 1970: Campaneris 1971: Otis 1972: Campaneris 1973: Harper 1974: North 1975: Rivers 1976: North 1977: Patek 1978: LeFlore 1979: Wilson 1980: Henderson 1981: Henderson 1982: Henderson 1983: Henderson 1984: Henderson 1985: Henderson 1986: Henderson 1987: Reynolds 1988: Henderson 1989: Henderson 1990: Henderson 1991: Henderson 1992: Lofton 1993: Lofton 1994: Lofton 1995: Lofton 1996: Lofton 1997: Hunter 1998: Henderson 1999: Hunter 2000: Damon 2001: Suzuki 2002: Soriano 2003: Crawford 2004: Crawford 2005: Figgins 2006: Crawford 2007: Crawford & Roberts 2008: Ellsbury 2009: Ellsbury 2010: Pierre 2011: Crisp & Gardner 2012: Trout 2013: Ellsbury 2014: Altuve 2015: Altuve 2016: Davis 2017: Merrifield 2018: Merrifield 2019: Smith 2020: Mondesí 2021: Merrifield 2022: Mateo 2023: Ruiz 2024: Caballero

American League season stolen base leaders

1901: Isbell
1902: Hartsel
1903: Bay & Flick
1904: Bay
1905: Hoffman
1906: Anderson & Flick
1907: Cobb
1908: Dougherty
1909: Cobb
1910: Collins
1911: Cobb
1912: Milan
1913: Milan
1914: Maisel
1915: Cobb
1916: Cobb
1917: Cobb
1918: Sisler
1919: Collins
1920: Rice
1921: Sisler
1922: Sisler
1923: Collins
1924: Collins
1925: Mostil
1926: Mostil
1927: Sisler
1928: Myer
1929: Gehringer
1930: McManus
1931: Chapman
1932: Chapman
1933: Chapman
1934: Werber
1935: Werber
1936: Lary
1937: Chapman & Werber
1938: Crosetti
1939: Case
1940: Case
1941: Case
1942: Case
1943: Case
1944: Stirnweiss
1945: Stirnweiss
1946: Case
1947: Dillinger
1948: Dillinger
1949: Dillinger
1950: DiMaggio
1951: Miñoso
1952: Miñoso
1953: Miñoso
1954: Jensen
1955: Rivera
1956: Aparicio
1957: Aparicio
1958: Aparicio
1959: Aparicio
1960: Aparicio
1961: Aparicio
1962: Aparicio
1963: Aparicio
1964: Aparicio
1965: Campaneris
1966: Campaneris
1967: Campaneris
1968: Campaneris
1969: Harper
1970: Campaneris
1971: Otis
1972: Campaneris
1973: Harper
1974: North
1975: Rivers
1976: North
1977: Patek
1978: LeFlore
1979: Wilson
1980: Henderson
1981: Henderson
1982: Henderson
1983: Henderson
1984: Henderson
1985: Henderson
1986: Henderson
1987: Reynolds
1988: Henderson
1989: Henderson
1990: Henderson
1991: Henderson
1992: Lofton
1993: Lofton
1994: Lofton
1995: Lofton
1996: Lofton
1997: Hunter
1998: Henderson
1999: Hunter
2000: Damon
2001: Suzuki
2002: Soriano
2003: Crawford
2004: Crawford
2005: Figgins
2006: Crawford
2007: Crawford & Roberts
2008: Ellsbury
2009: Ellsbury
2010: Pierre
2011: Crisp & Gardner
2012: Trout
2013: Ellsbury
2014: Altuve
2015: Altuve
2016: Davis
2017: Merrifield
2018: Merrifield
2019: Smith
2020: Mondesí
2021: Merrifield
2022: Mateo
2023: Ruiz
2024: Caballero

v t e Members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Charter inductees	Eddie Collins Jimmy Collins Joe Cronin Bobby Doerr Rick Ferrell Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Harry Hooper Herb Pennock Red Ruffing Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Ted Williams Carl Yastrzemski Tom Yawkey Cy Young
Additional inductees (chronological)	Class of 1995: Tony Conigliaro Dom DiMaggio Frank Malzone Johnny Pesky Jim Rice Smoky Joe Wood Jean R. Yawkey Class of 1997: Carlton Fisk Dick O'Connell Mel Parnell Rico Petrocelli Dick Radatz Luis Tiant Class of 2000: Ken Coleman Dwight Evans Larry Gardner Curt Gowdy Jackie Jensen Ned Martin Bill Monbouquette Reggie Smith Bob Stanley Class of 2002: Rick Burleson Boo Ferriss Lou Gorman John Harrington Tex Hughson Duffy Lewis Jim Lonborg Fred Lynn Class of 2004: Wade Boggs Bill Carrigan Dennis Eckersley Billy Goodman Bruce Hurst Ben Mondor Pete Runnels Haywood Sullivan Class of 2006: Dick Bresciani Ellis Kinder Joe Morgan Jerry Remy George Scott Vern Stephens Dick Williams Class of 2008: George Digby Wes Ferrell Mike Greenwell Edward F. Kenney Sr. Bill Lee Everett Scott Frank Sullivan Mo Vaughn Class of 2010: Tommy Harper Eddie Kasko Jimmy Piersall John Valentin Don Zimmer Class of 2012: Marty Barrett Ellis Burks Joe Dobson Dutch Leonard Joe Mooney Curt Schilling John I. Taylor Class of 2014: Joe Castiglione Roger Clemens Nomar Garciaparra Pedro Martínez Class of 2016: Ira Flagstead Larry Lucchino Jason Varitek Tim Wakefield Class of 2018: Buck Freeman Al Green Derek Lowe Mike Lowell Kevin Youkilis Class of 2020: Bill Dinneen Dan Duquette Rich Gedman David Ortiz Manny Ramirez Class of 2024: Trot Nixon Jonathan Papelbon Dustin Pedroia Elaine Weddington Steward

Members of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Charter inductees

Additional inductees
(chronological)

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