Billy Goodman

Baseball
Inducted: 1969
  • Born in Concord, 1926
  • Played for four Major league teams from 1947–1962
  • Best seasons for Boston Red Sox, 1947–1957
  • Batted over .300 five times
  • Led AL with .354 batting average in 1950, finishing second in MVP voting that year
  • Versatile player who held every position except pitcher, catcher
  • Lifetime major league average .300, with 1,691 hits
  • Played in two all-star games
  • Batted .231 for Chicago White Sox in 1959 World Series
  • Managed the Durham Bulls from 1963–1964
  • Died in 1984