Tracking David Ortiz’s climb up the Red Sox’ all-time lists
David Ortiz isn’t done making his mark in the Red Sox’ record book.
During Boston’s 5-1 win over the Yankees on Sunday, Ortiz passed Carl Yastrzemski for second-most homers on the Red Sox’ all-time list. The 40-year-old designated hitter hit his 453rd and 454th homers in a Red Sox uniform during the game. While Ted Williams’ franchise-record total of 521 home runs will likely elude Ortiz, unless he rethinks that plan to retire following the 2016 season, there are still plenty of legends he can pass on various Red Sox all-time lists before he ends his career.
Via RedSox.com, here are a number of Red Sox milestones potentially within Ortiz’s reach.
- Ortiz needs to play in 35 games to pass Bobby Doerr (1,865) for fifth-most games played on the Sox’ all-time list. Yastrzemski holds the franchise record with 3,308 games played.
- Ortiz needs 361 at-bats to jump Doerr’s 7,093 at-bats, which ranks him as fifth all-time in Red Sox’ franchise history. Yastrzemski’s 11,988 at-bats with the Red Sox are the most in franchise history.
- Ortiz needs 100 hits to pass Doerr (2,042) with the sixth-most hits in Sox’ history. Yastrzemski holds the franchise record with 3,419 hits.
- Ortiz needs 38 doubles to surpass Ted Williams (525) for the second-most doubles in Red Sox’ history. Yastrzemski’s 646 doubles with the Sox are the most in franchise history.
- Ortiz needs 22 RBIs to pass third-ranked Jim Rice (1,451) on the Red Sox’ list for career RBIs. Yastrzemski has the franchise record with 1,844 RBIs with the Red Sox.
- If Ortiz strikes out another 48 times, he’ll pass Yastrzemski (1,393) as third on the Red Sox’ all-time strikeout list. Dwight Evans has the franchise record with 1,643 strikeouts with Boston.
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