BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have unveiled a statue outside Fenway Park commemorating the on-field accomplishments and unique camaraderie of four former players immortalized in David Halberstam’s book, “The Teammates-Portrait of a Friendship.”
The statue dedicated on Wednesday depicts Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams as they appeared in 1946 standing shoulder to shoulder and holding baseball bats.
The players, all originally from the West Coast, came to the Red Sox between 1937 and 1942 and forged a lifelong friendship based on their common experiences.
Principal owner John Henry called the men “the greatest of players and the best of friends.”
The statue sculpted by Antonio Tobias Mendez features the players cast in bronze at 120 percent of life size, atop a 15-ton granite pedestal.
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