Golden Outfield

[10] 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.

[11] Hooper joined the Red Sox in 1909, after attending Saint Mary's College of California, and became a regular in 1910.

[13] Hooper's fielding prowess also forced Major League Baseball to change the rules regarding runners advancing when a fly ball was caught.

[13] Lewis also attended Saint Mary's College of California and joined the Red Sox in 1910, completing the Golden Outfield.

[16] Speaker, Hooper, and Lewis made their first start as a trio on April 27, 1910, in an 11–1 road win over the Washington Senators.

[19] In addition, Hooper made a famous bare-handed catch to rob the New York Giants' Larry Doyle of a home run to preserve a Red Sox victory in game 7 of the series.

[20][21] In the 1915 World Series, all members of the trio had solid hitting performances, with Lewis batting .444, Hooper .350, and Speaker .294.

[22][23] In addition Speaker made a spectacular catch to rob Dode Paskert of an extra base hit that would have won game 2 for the Philadelphia Phillies.

[25] In October 1965, Baseball Digest wrote that the 1915 Boston performance was the greatest by an outfield in World Series history.

[6] During the 1910s, the Red Sox were beset by a religious rivalry, and members of the Golden Outfield were not immune to this.

[28] According to a Red Sox clubhouse insider, there was one full season where Speaker did not speak to Lewis or Hooper "because they were Catholics and he wasn't...They used to hate each other.