Baseball fans pick best Boston Red Sox players of past 100 years

The older any major-league team is, the harder it can be to pick the best players during its existence. So when the Boston Red Sox decided to let fans select an All-Fenway Park 100th Anniversary Team, it offloaded a lot of potential controversy in choosing from an incredibly deep reservoir of all-stars, from Babe Ruth, who pitched for the Red Sox from 1914 to 1919, to David Ortiz, the team's current sultan of swat.

Here is the lineup as chosen in online balloting and announced at the team's final home game of the season on Sept. 26: 

Right-handed pitcher – Pedro Martinez

Also on the ballot: Dennis Eckersley, Tex Hughson, Jim Lonborg, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens Bill Monbouquette, Luis Tiant, Tim Wakefield, and Smoky Joe Wood.

Left-handed pitcher – Lefty Grove

Also on the ballot: Ray Collins, Bruce Hurst, Bill Lee, Dutch Leonard, Jon Lester, Mel Parnell, Herb Pennock, and Babe Ruth.

Catcher – Carlton Fisk

Also on the ballot: Rick Ferrell, Rich Gedman, Birdie Tebbetts, Jason Varitek, and Sammy White.

First base – Jimmie Foxx

Also on the ballot: Bill Buckner, Stuffy McInnis, George Scott, Mo Vaughn, and Kevin Youkilis.

Second base – Dustin Pedroia

Also on the ballot: Mike Andrews, Marty Barrett, Bobby Doerr, Pete Runnels, Dustin Pedroia, and Jerry Remy.

Third base – Wade Boggs

Also on the ballot: Larry Gardner, Mike Lowell, Frank Malzone, Bill Mueller, and John Valentin.

Shortstop – Nomar Garciaparra

Also on the ballot: Rick Burleson, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Rico Petrocelli, and Everett Scott.

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