Rando Off-Day Trivia

[Rovin Romine]

Instead of rehashing the usual, lets drum up some Sox trivia.

I was looking at Bob Stanley's 1978 season. He had 15 wins - only 2 of which were in games he started.

So who has the greatest number of relief wins for the Sox in a single season? (I don't know, BTW, just thought it was an interesting question to start with.)

 

[rockchalkredsox]

Dick Radatz, 1964 with 16 wins in relief (if redsoxdiehard.com is to be believed).

 

[NoXInNixon]

Speaking of Bob Stanley, I was at a WooSox game about two weeks ago, and they introduced him to the crowd. I think I was the only person in the crowd booing. People were looking at me weird. I was like, "What's wrong with YOU? That's Bob Stanley!"

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Dick Radatz in 1964: 16-9 with 29 saves in 79 relief appearances (zero starts).

MLB record is Roy Face in 1959 for the Pirates: 18-1 in 57 relief appearances.

 

[Rovin Romine]

And the rule is, if you answer, you pose the next one.

So one of you - ask something.

Dick Radatz, 1964 with 16 wins in relief (if redsoxdiehard.com is to be believed).

Dick Radatz in 1964: 16-9 with 29 saves in 79 relief appearances (zero starts).

 

[Rovin Romine]

Speaking of Bob Stanley, I was at a WooSox game about two weeks ago, and they introduced him to the crowd. I think I was the only person in the crowd booing. People were looking at me weird. I was like, "What's wrong with YOU? That's Bob Stanley!"

I have fond memories of my grandmother shaking her fist at the TV and trying not to swear in front of the grandkids. I have the clearest memory of her voice saying, "Bob Stanley - you bum!"

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

And the rule is, if you answer, you pose the next one.

So one of you - ask something.

Fair enough...

How many Red Sox rookies exceeded 200 hits in their first full season?

 

[InsideTheParker]

Is this really random? Because, if so, right now Orsillo is calling a Padres game being aired on mlbn, and he just told his partner that he is going to "train" before spring training: batting, running, throwing, in order to be in shape. He's going to show some people some things. He didn't seem entirely to be joking. (You must admit, that IS trivial.)

 

[ifmanis5]

My first guess was going to be Bill Campbell who had 13 wins to go along with his 31 saves in 1977.

Also, he's about 30 years old in the photo below. Talk about high usage rate.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Fair enough...

How many Red Sox rookies exceeded 200 hits in their first full season?

Hmm. Garciaparra is one. (And Boggs is not.)

How many of them are there? Or are you looking for just a number?

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Hmm. Garciaparra is one. (And Boggs is not.)

How many of them are there? Or are you looking for just a number?

Looking for a number, but names are cool for bonus internet points. Nomar is one of them.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Also, he's about 30 years old in the photo below. Talk about high usage rate.

That's what sitting next to Bob Stanley in the bullpen will do to you.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Classic Red Sox trivia questions that most everyone knows:

Who was the starting 2B for the Red Sox on Opening Day, 1967?

Who was the last non-catcher to catch in a game for the Red Sox?

Who was the visiting outfielder that was berated so badly by Red Sox that he had to leave the field?

Who were the final three batters for the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series?

Who was the relief pitcher who was on the Red Sox active roster for one day in 2004, thereby earning a WS ring without ever appearing in a game?

 

[Rovin Romine]

Classic Red Sox trivia questions that most everyone knows:

Who was the starting 2B for the Red Sox on Opening Day, 1967?

Who was the last non-catcher to catch in a game for the Red Sox?

Who was the visiting outfielder that was berated so badly by Red Sox that he had to leave the field?

Who were the final three batters for the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series?

Who was the relief pitcher who was on the Red Sox active roster for one day in 2004, thereby earning a WS ring without ever appearing in a game?

Red(s)HawksFan has a question pending. . .

 

[E5 Yaz]

Red(s)HawksFan has a question pending. . .

I didn't see any rules mentioned in the opening post

 

[E5 Yaz]

How many Red Sox rookies exceeded 200 hits in their first full season?

Nomar and Pesky ... 2?

Classic Red Sox trivia questions that most everyone knows:

Who was the starting 2B for the Red Sox on Opening Day, 1967?

Who was the last non-catcher to catch in a game for the Red Sox?

Who was the visiting outfielder that was berated so badly by Red Sox that he had to leave the field?

Who were the final three batters for the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series?

Who was the relief pitcher who was on the Red Sox active roster for one day in 2004, thereby earning a WS ring without ever appearing in a game?

 

[tims4wins]

The OP reminds me of when Stan Belinda won double digit games in the unexpected 95 division title season. Made the AS team IIRC.

 

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

Nomar and Pesky ... 2?

Classic Red Sox trivia questions that most everyone knows:

Who was the starting 2B for the Red Sox on Opening Day, 1967?

Who was the last non-catcher to catch in a game for the Red Sox?

Who was the visiting outfielder that was berated so badly by Red Sox that he had to leave the field?

Who were the final three batters for the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series?

Who was the relief pitcher who was on the Red Sox active roster for one day in 2004, thereby earning a WS ring without ever appearing in a game?

I don’t know any of these.

 

[Jordu]

Nomar and Pesky ... 2?

Classic Red Sox trivia questions that most everyone knows:

Who was the starting 2B for the Red Sox on Opening Day, 1967?

Who was the last non-catcher to catch in a game for the Red Sox?

Who was the visiting outfielder that was berated so badly by Red Sox that he had to leave the field?

Who were the final three batters for the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series?

Who was the relief pitcher who was on the Red Sox active roster for one day in 2004, thereby earning a WS ring without ever appearing in a game?

Digging into the memory bank, and not at all certain, I’ll go with:

Reggie Smith was the opening day 2B in 1967.

Mike Greenwell caught an inning in extras in the late 1980s. I was at the game.

Jim Eisenreich, the CF for the Twins who had Tourette’s Syndrome, was mocked so loudly and mercilessly by the paying customers in the bleachers he had to leave the fiel.

 

[ifmanis5]

That's what sitting next to Bob Stanley in the bullpen will do to you.

Haha, indeed. That beachball rake was like a reaper.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Bob Stanley is an interesting case of a guy who I grew up thinking was terrible, but was actually a pretty damn good pitcher. He certainly didn’t look like an athlete and his style of pitching looks like a different sport from pitchers today.

Jack Clark is another guy who I thought was lousy because he hit .249 for the Sox. But he actually had a 249/374/466 line his first year for the Sox, good for a 127 OPS+. I recall folks being disappointed about him from the get go. His final year for the Sox was bad but that first year was pretty good!

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Jim Eisenreich, the CF for the Twins who had Tourette’s Syndrome, was mocked so loudly and mercilessly by the paying customers in the bleachers he had to leave the fiel.

Isn’t it weird that stuff like that used to be ok?

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

The OP reminds me of when Stan Belinda won double digit games in the unexpected 95 division title season. Made the AS team IIRC.

That year was so fun- so many unexpectedly good performances from guys who were on the team for a short period of time. Belinda, Luis Alicea, Matt Stairs, Willie McGee….Wakefield with a ridiculous year, and I was always a big Canseco fan.

 

[patinorange]

Isn’t it weird that stuff like that used to be ok?

My recollection was that it wasn’t ok at all. Sox fans took a pretty good beating in the press for this crap, rightly so.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Digging into the memory bank, and not at all certain, I’ll go with:

Reggie Smith was the opening day 2B in 1967.

Mike Greenwell caught an inning in extras in the late 1980s. I was at the game.

Jim Eisenreich, the CF for the Twins who had Tourette’s Syndrome, was mocked so loudly and mercilessly by the paying customers in the bleachers he had to leave the fiel.

3-for-3 (although there might have been another non-catcher that slipped my memory) which is good enough to submit the next question

Here are the other 2 answers

Spoiler

The final three batters in Game 7 of the 75 Series were pimnch-hitters Juan Beniquez and Bob Montgomery, followed by Yaz

Spoiler

The one-day Red Sox pitcher who didn't get into a game but got a ring was Brandon Puffer, who even showed up for the ceremony in 2005

You're up Jordu

 

[tims4wins]

That year was so fun- so many unexpectedly good performances from guys who were on the team for a short period of time. Belinda, Luis Alicea, Matt Stairs, Willie McGee….Wakefield with a ridiculous year, and I was always a big Canseco fan.

Erik Hanson had a great year too. Then Mo and Jose went like 1-27 in the ALDS. Sad trombone.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Erik Hanson had a great year too. Then Mo and Jose went like 1-27 in the ALDS. Sad trombone.

iirc, Hanson had some injury where he was only throwing like two pitches the whole year, right?

That game 1 in Cleveland still haunts me. It’s crazy those Indian teams never won a WS

 

[tims4wins]

iirc, Hanson had some injury where he was only throwing like two pitches the whole year, right?

That game 1 in Cleveland still haunts me. It’s crazy those Indian teams never won a WS

I just looked up game 1, Alicea went yard off… Julian Tavarez!!

 

[E5 Yaz]

I just looked up game 1, Alicea went yard off… Julian Tavarez!!

Manny went 0-for-12 ... same as Dwayne Hosey

 

[E5 Yaz]

I just looked up game 1, Alicea went yard off… Julian Tavarez!!

And Zane Smith gave up the game-winner home run to Tony Pena

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

And Zane Smith gave up the game-winner home run to Tony Pena

the guy who had like .161 for the Sox a few years earlier

 

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

Who was the shitty pitcher in the bullpen in early 2021????

 

[Rovin Romine]

Who was the shitty pitcher in the bullpen in early 2021????

My Trick Question antennae have gone up.

 

[Brand Name]

The Red Sox in 1912 were World Series Champions over the New York Giants. Slightly lesser known than this is that they won in a walkoff in Game 8; the only such instance of a Game 8 walkoff World Series win.

Providing Smoky Joe Wood with the win in relief, and Mathewson the complete, 9.2 IP loss: Name the two runners that scored in the bottom of the 10th. Hint: The first of the two to score reached on Snodgrass’ Muff.

 

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

My Trick Question antennae have gone up.

Andriese?

 

[nolasoxfan]

3-for-3 (although there might have been another non-catcher that slipped my memory) which is good enough to submit the next question

Here are the other 2 answers

Spoiler

The final three batters in Game 7 of the 75 Series were pimnch-hitters Juan Beniquez and Bob Montgomery, followed by Yaz

Spoiler

The one-day Red Sox pitcher who didn't get into a game but got a ring was Brandon Puffer, who even showed up for the ceremony in 2005

You're up Jordu

Yaz made the last out in the 1975 WS and the 1978 one-game playoff with the MFYs. Broke my young heart.

 

[Jordu]

Who is the last Red Sox pitcher to throw a complete game, give up no hits, and lose? Which Red Sox player made his MLB debut in that game?

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Who is the last Red Sox pitcher to throw a complete game, give up no hits, and lose? Which Red Sox player made his MLB debut in that game?

First part of this is easy- Matt Young. Second part is difficult- think it’s John Flaherty?

 

[Jordu]

Yes! Young had a mental block about throwing to bases. I think he went a full season without a pick-off attempt. Flaherty ended up playing 14 years and catching in more than 1,000 games.

 

[MtPleasant Paul]

The two Red Sox runners who scored in the 10th inning of the eighth game of the 1912 World Series were Clyde Engle pinch hitting for Smoky Joe Wood and second baseman Steve Yerkes. Thanks to Glenn Stoudt and Richard Johnson Red Sox Century.

Here's one: who was the last Red Sox pitcher to start and win two games with only two days rest between them?

 

[MtPleasant Paul]

That year was so fun- so many unexpectedly good performances from guys who were on the team for a short period of time. Belinda, Luis Alicea, Matt Stairs, Willie McGee….Wakefield with a ridiculous year, and I was always a big Canseco fan.

Dan Duquette deserves mucho credit for building that team out of lots of flotsam and jetsam. Mookie's uncle played on that team. What's his name?

 

[teddywingman]

A note about Bob Stanley, since he's been mentioned more than a few times:

Good guy! He was the coach of Hamilton-Wenham's JV team in a game that I pitched; a complete game somehow. But it was raining, pouring down at times. And Bob Stanley was there drying off baseballs with a towel all game. Every time a ball went out of play or it just got too wet, he'd zing a dried one to me on the mound, saying, "Here ya go Big Guy."

His son was on the HW team, which is why Stanley was coaching, but he went out of his way to help me in that game. My own coach didn't do shit.

 

[cantor44]

That year was so fun- so many unexpectedly good performances from guys who were on the team for a short period of time. Belinda, Luis Alicea, Matt Stairs, Willie McGee….Wakefield with a ridiculous year, and I was always a big Canseco fan.

Good lord, Willie McGee a good candidate for "Forgot they were a Red Sox" ...

 

[cantor44]

The two Red Sox runners who scored in the 10th inning of the eighth game of the 1912 World Series were Clyde Engle pinch hitting for Smoky Joe Wood and second baseman Steve Yerkes. Thanks to Glenn Stoudt and Richard Johnson Red Sox Century.

Here's one: who was the last Red Sox pitcher to start and win two games with only two days rest between them?

Is it Derek Lowe?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Dan Duquette deserves mucho credit for building that team out of lots of flotsam and jetsam. Mookie's uncle played on that team. What's his name?

Some people think that was Terry Shumpert. Others say they are cousins


without looking it up, who are the first and last Red Sox alphabetically by last name?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

David Aardsma and Charlie Zink? Top of my head.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

David Aardsma and Charlie Zink? Top of my head.

That would be incorrect, although Aardsma did displace Don Aase.

 

[edoug]

Some people think that was Terry Shumpert. Others say they are cousins


without looking it up, who are the first and last Red Sox alphabetically by last name?

Bob Zupcic, He hit a huge home run, A walk off granny.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Bob Zupcic, He hit a huge home run, A walk off granny.

Yup. You up.

 

[edoug]

First player to hit for a cycle in both leagues.