Most Red Sox books I read I tend to pass along to a friend after I am done. Red Sox By The Numbers is one I will hold on to as a great reference. This book takes and in depth look at the Red Sox uniform numbers and the players who wore them. When a new player signs with the Sox one of the biggest questions fans will have is, “What number is he going to take?” Now you can pick up this book and see if the player made a good choice or a bad one.
Red Sox By The Numbers tells us #28 is not a good choice, or as they say in their title: “Watch Your Back…Or What’s On It.” If you pick that number chances are you will not stay on the team very long. 58 different players have worn the number and the person who wore it the longest was Doug Mirabelli.
The book correctly identifies the player most associated with a number and it also gives you some history on other Red Sox players that wore it. The chapter on #34 doesn’t just focus on Big Papi; it covers El Guapo, Zimmer, Babe Martin and others. In 336 pages you get everything you need to know every Red Sox number worn through 2009 in a clear, well written, entertaining book that even includes a foreword by the radio voice of the Red Sox Joe Castiglione.
Red Sox By The Numbers is co-written by Bill Nowlins (VP of the Society for American Baseball Research) and Matthew Silverman and is published by Skyhorse Publishing. I recommend you pick up a copy. I guarantee you will be going back to it for years to come.
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