page_title: Dick McAuliffe
section_title: Boston Red Sox
hierarchical_section_title: Dick McAuliffe / Boston Red Sox
caption_attribution_description: English: Professional baseball player Dick McAuliffe
context_page_description: Richard John "Dick" McAuliffe was an American professional baseball shortstop / second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball for the [[Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. He was a part of the Tigers' 1968 World Series championship, and was known for his unusual batting stance. A left-handed hitter, McAuliffe held his hands very high with an open stance that faced the pitcher. As the pitcher delivered to home plate, he moved his forward foot to a more conventional position before swinging.
context_section_description: McAuliffe continued as the Tigers' starting second baseman through the 1973 season. In October 1973, the Tigers traded him to the Boston Red Sox for Ben Oglivie. McAuliffe hit .210 in 100 games for the Red Sox in 1974. He began 1975 as the manager of Boston's Double-A farm team, the Bristol Red Sox, located in McAuliffe's native state of Connecticut. He guided Bristol into first place in the Eastern League, but was recalled to Boston in August to resume his playing career as a utility infielder. However, McAuliffe was released after playing seven more games. His career ended on September 1, 1975, in a Yankees-Red Sox game. McAuliffe dropped an easy popup for an error. Later in the inning, McAuliffe's throw pulled Carl Yastrzemski off the bag. Though it was scored a single, the Boston fans booed McAuliffe.  He was left off Boston's post-season roster, and his major league career was over.
caption: McAuliffe in 1974
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