This is a list of Boston Red Sox players who have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, a member of the East division within the American League (AL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1901 through 1907, the team was known as the Boston Americans. Since 1912, the Red Sox have played their home games at Fenway Park. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the honoring of persons who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". The expression "Hall of Fame" or the metonym "Cooperstown" are often used to refer to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Players Position players The following position players are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Red Sox cap insignia. Those in bold have the Red Sox listed as their "primary team" by the Hall of Fame. The following position players, depicted with a different cap insignia, played for the Red Sox during their careers. Luis Aparicio Lou Boudreau Jesse Burkett Orlando Cepeda Andre Dawson Rickey Henderson George Kell Heinie Manush Tony Pérez Al Simmons Tris Speaker Dick Williams Pitchers The following positions players are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Red Sox cap insignia. Those in bold have the Red Sox listed as their "primary team" by the Hall of Fame. The following pitchers, depicted with a different cap insignia, played for the Red Sox during their careers. Jack Chesbro Dennis Eckersley Waite Hoyt Ferguson Jenkins Juan Marichal Red Ruffing Babe Ruth Tom Seaver John Smoltz Cy Young Lee Smith Non-players See also List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame References External links National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Hall of Famers