Devers now has 2 streaks in his career of homers in 4 straight games. He's the 6th Red Sox ever w/multiple streaks of HRs in 4+ straight games. The others: Williams (x6), Yaz (x3), Foxx (x3), Rice (x2), and ...
Can anyone guess the fifth and most recent to do it before Devers?
Over the Monster has an article on Xander Bogaerts' quest for the batting title, and finished the article with the line "...he’ll join a pantheon of Red Sox batting title champs that includes Mookie Betts, Nomar Garciaparra, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski, among others." I immediately took umbrage that there was no mention of another Sox RHH, Carney Lansford, and his wonderful 1981 season when he hit .336 to lead the league. It caused me to search for all the Sox who have won batting titles.
So Question 1, can you name the 13 Red Sox who have won batting titles? I'll give you Dale Alexander, who won the title in 1932 while playing a few games with Detroit (.250) before finishing the year in Boston (.372). Who are the other 12? Another hint: 7, including Alexander, were RHH and 6 were LHHs.
Dale Alexander (R, 1), Jimmie Foxx (R, 1), Ted Williams (L, 6), Billy Goodman (L,1), Pete Runnels (L, 2), Carl Yastrzemski (L, 3), Fred Lynn (L, 1), Carney Lansford (R, 1), Wade Boggs (L, 5), Nomar Garciaparra (R, 2), Manny Ramirez (R, 1), Bill Mueller (R, won 1), Mookie Betts (R, 1)
And Question 2, which AL club has had a hitter lead the league in hitting the most? (e.g. Ted's 6 titles count as 6)
Detroit 27 (not counting Alexander's 1932), Boston 26, Minnesota (Carew) 14, NYY only 10!
Over the Monster has an article on Xander Bogaerts' quest for the batting title, and finished the article with the line "...he’ll join a pantheon of Red Sox batting title champs that includes Mookie Betts, Nomar Garciaparra, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski, among others." I immediately took umbrage that there was no mention of another Sox RHH, Carney Lansford, and his wonderful 1981 season when he hit .336 to lead the league. It caused me to search for all the Sox who have won batting titles.
So Question 1, can you name the 13 Red Sox who have won batting titles? I'll give you Dale Alexander, who won the title in 1932 while playing a few games with Detroit (.250) before finishing the year in Boston (.372). Who are the other 12? Another hint: 7, including Alexander, were RHH and 6 were LHHs.
Dale Alexander (R, 1), Jimmie Foxx (R, 1), Ted Williams (L, 6), Billy Goodman (L,1), Pete Runnels (L, 2), Carl Yastrzemski (L, 3), Fred Lynn (L, 1), Carney Lansford (R, 1), Wade Boggs (L, 5), Nomar Garciaparra (R, 2), Manny Ramirez (R, 1), Bill Mueller (R, won 1), Mookie Betts (R, 1)
And Question 2, which AL club has had a hitter lead the league in hitting the most? (e.g. Ted's 6 titles count as 6)
Detroit 27 (not counting Alexander's 1932), Boston 26, Minnesota (Carew) 14, NYY only 10!
Detroit is an easy call imo because you know Cobb was a monster (12 all by himself) and then you think of all their other great hitters over the years, Harry Heilmann, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, Miguel Cabrera, etc. and they add up. I'm surprised the Red Sox are actually that close
Went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole and came up with this question: Which Red Sox player, who got his first ML hit with the Sox on Sept. 16, 1980, homered in his final Red Sox AB (not final ML AB) on July 10, 1985?
Father's Day (week) Trivia: The MLB Father/Son combination HR record for a single team has to be Barry and Bobby Bonds with 772 for SF. Which Father/Son combo holds the record for the Red Sox and how many?
Father's Day (week) Trivia: The MLB Father/Son combination HR record for a single team has to be Barry and Bobby Bonds with 772 for SF. Which Father/Son combo holds the record for the Red Sox and how many?
Father's Day (week) Trivia: The MLB Father/Son combination HR record for a single team has to be Barry and Bobby Bonds with 772 for SF. Which Father/Son combo holds the record for the Red Sox and how many?
This was the year the Red Sox opened in Japan and played an exhibition game either before or after Japan at the LA Coliseum. I was there and remember seeing Jed Lowrie for the first time. Good times.
Conley also one of only two people to win a championship in two of the four major North American sports. The other (never a Red Sox) did it in the same year! He was?
Conley also one of only two people to win a championship in two of the four major North American sports. The other (never a Red Sox) did it in the same year! He was?
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