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The Golden Outfield, also called the Million Dollar Outfield, was the name given to the three starting outfielders of the Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox from 1910 through 1915, considered one of the greatest outfields of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/hooper-harry )〕 The three members of the Golden Outfield were left fielder Duffy Lewis, center fielder Tris Speaker and right fielder Harry Hooper. The three helped the Red Sox win two World Series titles, in 1912 and 1915. Two members of the Golden Outfield, Speaker and Hooper, are enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/all/Documents/hofers_election_year7.pdf )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/speaker-tris )〕 All three were effective hitters, but were especially known for their fielding skill.〔 Baseball writer Grantland Rice said that they were "the greatest defensive outfield I ever saw...They were smart and fast. They covered every square inch of the park – and they were like three fine infielders on ground balls. They could move into another country, if the ball happened to fall there."〔 Speaker, Hooper, and Lewis all had powerful throwing arms, as well. Both Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth said that it was the best outfield that they had ever seen.〔Gay, Timothy M. (2007). ''(Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend )''. Globe Pequot.〕 The Golden Outfield was broken up when Speaker was traded to the Cleveland Indians prior to the 1916 season after a salary dispute with Red Sox owner Joseph Lannin.〔 ==Members== Speaker was the first to join the Red Sox. He joined the team in 1907, and became a regular in 1910.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Baseball-Reference )〕 He starred for the Red Sox in center field until being traded to the Cleveland Indians before the 1916 season.〔 Speaker was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1912, and finished in the top 12 in the MVP voting each season from 1911 through 1914.〔 Speaker was known for playing very shallow in center field, allowing him to participate in 64 double plays in 1053 games as a Red Sox outfielder, and set a career record for outfield assists.〔〔〔 He was able to play so shallow because he was outstanding at catching balls hit over his head. He batted .337 for the Red Sox, with 1327 hits in 3935 at bats.〔 He also hit 241 of his all-time record 792 doubles for the Red Sox.〔 During his time with the Red Sox, he led the American League in doubles, home runs, extra base hits and on-base percentage in 1912, and in hits, doubles, extra base hits and total bases in 1914.〔 He was one of the first players elected into the Hall of Fame in 1937.〔 Hooper joined the Red Sox in 1909, after attending Saint Mary's College of California, and became a regular in 1910.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Baseball-Reference )〕 Hooper's fielding prowess also forced Major League Baseball to change the rules regarding runners advancing when a fly ball was caught. Hooper used to juggle fly balls as he ran back to the infield preventing runners from trying to advance until the ball was finally caught. This forced a rule change in which runners could advance as soon as the ball was touched by the fielder, rather than having to wait until the ball was caught.〔 He received MVP votes in both 1913 and 1914.〔 He led the American League in at bats and sacrifice hits in 1910.〔 With the Red Sox from 1909 through 1920, he batted .272 with 1707 hits in 6270 at bats.〔 He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971.〔 Lewis also attended Saint Mary's College of California, and joined the Red Sox in 1910, completing the Golden Outfield.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Baseball-Reference )〕 Until the 1930s, the Red Sox' home park, Fenway Park had a slope in front of the left field wall. Lewis was so effective at playing balls off the cliff that it was nicknamed Duffy's Cliff.〔 Lewis played with the Red Sox until 1917, and led the American League in sacrifice hits in 1912.〔 He received MVP votes in 1914, finishing tied with Hooper at 20th overall in the voting.〔 During his time with the Red Sox, he batted .286, with 1248 hits in 4325 at bats.〔 Lewis has not been elected to the Hall of Fame, but did receive votes in several elections from 1937 through 1955. His best showing was in 1955 when he received 34 votes and 13.5% of the total, far below the 75% needed for election.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Baseball Page )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golden Outfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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