1,4,8,9,27 and...6

Your trivia question of the day. What do these numbers have in common?

Clue: Doerr, Cronin, Yastrzemski, Williams, Fisk and...Pesky

The Red Sox are retiring Johnny Pesky's number on Friday, before the game with the Yankees, to the upper deck facade, alongside his teammates Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams. Pesky will be 89 years old on Saturday. He still has a locker at Fenway, and can be found in the dugout before games. MLB rules on the number of coaches allowed (2003) prevent him from being there during game. What a shame. Dang rules. They'll get you every time.

Since 1940 (except for a WWII service break, and a stint with the Detroit Tigers), Pesky has had just about every job you can think of in 57 years with the Red Sox: player (shortstop), coach, manager, front office employee, broadcaster, and currently, a 'special assignment instructor'. His name is known to current generations for a landmark in Fenway:

Pesky played 1,270 games in the Major Leagues, producing a .306 average, 17 homers and 404 RBIs. Several of those homers were said to have clanged off the foul pole in right field at Fenway Park, which is a mere 302 feet from home plate. Nowadays, that pole is called "Pesky's Pole."

The Pesky Pole was dedicated, with a plaque at the base, for Johnny's 87th birthday. To sit in the first seat on foul side of the pole, ask for Sec 94, Row E, Seat 5.

Congrats, Johnny, and Happy Birthday! See a nice slide show here.

For serious baseball trivia fans, your challenge question:
Whose number also joins the above on the right field facade? Hint: 42