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They might not ever admit it. But surely every Red Sox player who's ever donned the uniform has at one point dreamed he'll be the last one to wear his particular number for the team. Only seven men have received that honor in Red Sox history. These are the players whose numbers live on for all to see in the right field grandstand at Fenway Park.

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Carl Yastrzemski's number eight was retired in 1989, the same year he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. "Yaz" played his entire career with the Sox, from 1961 to 1983. He slugged 452 home runs and had 3,419 hits in his career.

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Another lifelong Red Sox, second baseman Bobby Doerr wore number one with the team from 1937 to 1951. He was a critical piece of the Sox' World Series run in 1946, a season in which the team won its first pennant since 1918.

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Joe Cronin played in Boston in the latter half of his 20-year Major League career, from 1935 to 1945. He was also the team's manager during those years until 1947. The right-handed shortstop, a .301 career hitter, helmed the Red Sox to the 1946 World Series, where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. Cronin, far right, demonstrated bunting form in this 1949 photo. His number four was retired in 1984.

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Johnny Pesky's number six was retired in 2008. The infielder played with the Sox from 1942 to 1951, and played 25 games in the 1952 season. Pesky managed the Red Sox from 1963 to 1964, and again in 1980, and has been a longtime Red Sox coach.

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Hall of Famer Jim Rice saw his number 14 retired by the Red Sox in 2009. He played his entire career in Boston, from 1974 to 1989, hitting for both power and average.

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Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk's number 27 went up on the Fenway Park grandstand in 2000. Although he played 13 of his 24 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Fisk is best known for his time in Boston and was inducted into Cooperstown as a Red Sox. His Game 6, 12th-inning home run in the 1975 World Series is an enduring and iconic image of Fenway Park and baseball history.

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Arguably the greatest Red Sox of all time and one of the best ballplayers ever, Ted Williams' number nine was retired in 1984. A Red Sox stalwart from 1939 to 1960, Williams is the last major leaguer to hit over .400 in a season, which he did in 1941.