In the 1950s the Red Sox had some very talented players, but this was the decade of the New York Yankees, who missed the World Series in 1954 and 1959, otherwise they owned the decade. The Red Sox had more than just Ted Williams and one player I admired from my youth was Frank Malzone.
Born in the Bronx, but a Red Sox for life and that is Malzone, who grew up a Yankee fan and signed with the Red Sox in 1947 for $175. What does that type of money get you?