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Robert Pershing Doerr(April 7, 1918 – November 13, 2017) was an Americanprofessional baseballsecond basemanandcoach. He played his entire 14-yearMajor League Baseball(MLB) career for theBoston Red Sox(1937–51). A nine-timeMLB All-Star, Doerr batted over .300 three times, drove in more than 100 runs six times, and set Red Sox team records in several statistical categories despite missing one season due to military service during World War II. He was inducted into theBaseball Hall of Famein 1986.

After he retired as a player, Doerr served as ascoutand a coach; he worked withCarl Yastrzemskibefore hisTriple Crownseason. From April 25, 2017, until his death on November 13 of that year, Doerr was theoldest living former major league player. He was the last living person who played in the major leagues in the 1930s, and was the oldest of only three living people who made their MLB debut beforeU.S. involvementinWorld War II