Official Site of the Red Sox · Dec 29, 2015
Inaugural Red Sox HOFer Malzone dies at 85
9/7/15: Red Sox Hall of Famer Frank Malzone throws out the first pitch of the game to Jim Rice on the 60th anniversary of his debutFrank Malzone, a longtime Red Sox third baseman who spent 68 years in the organization, died Tuesday morning of natural causes at his home in Needham, Mass., the team announced. He was 85.
Malzone was part of the first class inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995. He played for Boston from 1955-65, and after finishing his career with the Angels in 1966, Malzone returned to the Red Sox as a scout and instructor. He later worked in the front office, and became a player development consultant in 2008.
