Now at Shortstop, Pesky again led the AL in Hits in both 1946 and 1947 while batting well over .300. He dipped below .300 in 1948, but in the next two years, he was again a .300 Hitter. Pesky was traded early in 1952 to Detroit, but his play had fallen off, and he was never close to the level he had in his prime. Because of World War II, Pesky very well could have left 600 Hits on the table.
Pesky left the Red Sox with a Batting Average of .313, an On Base Percentage of .401, and 1,277 Hits. Pesky's #6 was retired in 2008, 13 years after he was named to the Red Sox Hall of Fame.
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