Some legends here from the 1979 Red Sox Yearbook. Don Zimmer, who was memorably thrown to the ground by Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez when coaching for the Stankees, here he is in his Red Sox managerial togs!
Also Johnny Pesky, who played and worked for the Red Sox for a million years. The Right Field Foul Pole (Fowl poll?) at Fenway is named after him. I met him at a baseball "camp" in Winslow or maybe Waterville, Maine way back then. He was with a young pitcher named Jim Wright and the two were doing clinics for Little League players.
Walt Hriniak I've actually mentioned on this blog before- he turned "Dewey" Dwight Evans into a hitter.
Al Jackson was a great pitcher for the Mets, and spent a lot of time as an instructor in their system. He'd been a teammate of Don Zimmer. Eddie Yost, the "Walking Man" was a long time coach with several teams.
I always liked Don Zimmer, especially when he laughed. His whole face seemed to light up.
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