The Numbers Game: Which Red Sox player has theirs retired next?

Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images1 - Bobby Doerr

4 - Joe Cronin

6 - Johnny Pesky

8 - Carl Yastrzemski

9 - Ted Williams

14 - Jim Rice

26 - Wade Boggs

27 - Carlton Fisk

34 - David Ortiz

42 - Jackie Robinson

45 - Pedro Martinez

Those are all the retired numbers for the Boston Red Sox.

Jackie Robinson, of course never played for the Red Sox. Although #42 is a back door tribute to Mo Vaughn, who in no way deserves his number retired by himself, but is along for the ride anyway.

It’s a good list. A solid list. Boston was held back on retiring numbers for a while by requiring players not only finish their career with the Sox but also make the Hall of Fame.

For the most part I think this was a…