Wade Boggs Biography

Fast Facts

• Was elected to the red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004
• Became the 23rd member of the 3,000th hit club
• Was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005
• A left-handed-hitter, his father taught him his signature inside-out swing
• The Boston Red Sox drafted him in 1976
• Played for the New York Yankees for five years, and later joined the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Known as a third baseman for the Boston Red Sox
• At the time of his retirement, he was one of only two MLB players to get their 3,000th hit via a home run
• Invested in the Field of Dreams, the iconic baseball diamond from the film of the same name, planning to develop it as a mecca for tournament travel baseball
• Known for his beer-drinking capabilities, some claim that he drank 64 beers on a cross-country flight, or even that he drank 107 beers in a single day, but such rumors remain unconfirmed