Boston Red Sox Trivia

1. Who missplayed a ground ball in the game 6 of the 1986 World Series that allowed the game winning run for the Mets?

From Quiz A Fairly Biased Quiz

Answer: Bill Buckner

In game 6 of the 1986 World Series, the Mets came back to tie the game in the tenth inning. With two outs, Mookie Wilson of the Mets comes up and hits a slow roller in the direction of Buckner. Buckner rushes the play and misses the ball with his glove causing it to roll into right field and allow Ray Knight, who was on second, to score the game winning run. The Sox then lost game seven, kepping the "Curse of the Bambino" alive.

From Quiz Review of Red Sox 2013

Answer: 69

The Red Sox endured 69-93 season and a last-place finish in 2012, after an excruciating last-minute elimination in 2011. They fired Bobby Valentine and recruited John Farrell, their former pitching coach, to be their manager in 2013.

From Quiz The Elite Boston Red Sox

Answer: Ted Williams

Ted Williams, also known as the "Splendid Splinter," hit 521 home runs for the Red Sox. Carl "Yaz" Yastrzemski hit 452 home runs during his career with the Red Sox. Jim Rice ended up with 382 home runs with the team. Dwight Evans hit 379 home runs during his tenure with the team. David "Big Papi" Ortiz has over 300 home runs with the Boston Red Sox.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox: 2010

Answer: 89

In their three previous seasons, they averaged 95 wins. With their 89-73 2010 season, they finished seven games back behind the Rays, and six games behind the Yankees.

From Quiz 1978 Boston Red Sox

Answer: Mike Torrez

The Yankees and Red Sox rivalry. Mike Torrez will always be known in Red Sox history for giving up Bucky Dent's home run in the one-game playoff.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox History

Answer: 1901

The Red Sox franchise started in 1901 as the Boston Americans. They went to their first World Series in 1903.

From Quiz Red Sox 1979

Answer: Don Zimmer

Don Zimmer was given a nickname by Bill Lee. That name was "The Gerbil". He was the original New York Mets third baseman.

From Quiz The Red Sox Franchise

Answer: Americans

They were unofficially called the 'Pilgrims', but the Americans joined the new league under the management of future Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins. The Americans finished in second place, four games back of the White Sox. Boston was led by the bat of Buck Freeman and the arm of Cy Young.

From Quiz The Impossible Dream: 1967

Answer: Dick Williams

Dick Williams was a rookie manager when he led the Red Sox to a title in 1967. He was a no-nonsense leader who demanded hard work and hustle from his players. Williams managed the Red Sox from 1967 to 1969, and he ended up with 1575 victories during his Hall of Fame career. Billy Herman and Pete Runnels managed the Bosox during the 1966 season and Pesky was Boston's manager from 1963 to 1964. Pesky also managed the Red Sox for a short period in 1980.

From Quiz Fenway Park

Answer: 9, 4, 1 ,8

In order to have his number retired, a Sox player must have 10 years with the team and be a member of the Hall of Fame. For this reason, originally, the numbers were not posted in either chronological or numerical order.

From Quiz History of the Red Sox

Answer: Fenway Park

Fenway Park is famous for its nearly 40-foot tall wall in left field, nicknamed "The Green Monster" for its green color. Although the wall is very high, it is only 310 feet from home plate.

From Quiz Curse of the Bambino

Answer: 29

29 home runs was a real record breaker in 1919. The record would not last long as Babe swatted 54 home runs in 1920 as a Yankee.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox: 1970-1979

Answer: Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant joined the Red Sox in 1971 and remained with the team until the 1978 season. As a free agent he joined the New York Yankees. Even though he played for Boston's biggest rival he was still considered a Red Sox legend.

From Quiz The Red Sox of Boston

Answer: Derek Lowe

He was the first pitcher to win all three deciding games in one postseason. Schilling won many other important games in the 2004 playoffs (most notably game six of the ALCS). Matinez won game two of the ALDS and game three of the World Series. Williams never pitched for many reasons. First off, he retired in 1961. He was their left fielder from 1940 to 1960. Secondly, he passed away in 2002.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox Tidbits

Answer: Boston Americans

The emergence of the new American League brought eight teams to the table. The other names listed were all Boston franchise names. They began in 1901 as the Americans and finished second to the White Sox with a 79-57 record. In 1902, the team became the Somersets, finishing in third place. With a new name of the Pilgrims in 1903, Boston went all the way and won the first World Series against the National League Pittsburgh Pirates. They held the Pilgrim name until the Red Sox name stuck in 1907. The Red Sox had four managers throughout the 1907 season.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox

Answer: Curse of the Bambino

The Curse of the Bambino began when Babe Ruth, "the Bambino", was sold to the Yankees. Two years later, in 1920, the Yankees won their first World Series.

From Quiz Fenway Park History

Answer: Osborne Engineering

The architect of Fenway was Osborne Engineering, both the original design, and the design after the fire in 1934. HNTB designed Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the Metrodome in Minnesota, and Robbie & Allen designed Skydome in Toronto.

From Quiz With Everything Red Sox

Answer: Brick Owens

It was Brick Owens who gave the Babe the thumb. After Ruth loudly complained about his strike zone following a four pitch base-on-balls, he threatened to punch Owens in the face. While Ruth made good on his promise following the ejection, Shore calmly went out to pitch. The runner on first was caught stealing, and Shore retired the next 26 in a row.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox: 1975

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The Red Sox beat the Athletics in 3 games. The Angels finished in last place, the Twins finished in fourth and the Tigers were in the same divison as the Red Sox

From Quiz The Boston Red Sox

Answer: Pedro Martinez & Martinez

Pedro was born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos before joining the Red Sox in 1998.

From Quiz Red Sox [2]

Answer: Williamsburg

After Tom Yawkey had the bullpens constructed in 1940, they quickly had the name of Williamsburg catch on, due to the large target they provided Ted Williams to shoot for.

From Quiz Red Sox [1]

Answer: March 9, 1901

Fan "High, High" Dixwell broke ground on the site of Huntington Grounds on March 9, 1901.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox Life

Answer: Johnny Damon & Damon

Johnny Damon beat out Jim Thome among others for the chance to go.

From Quiz Your Boston Red Sox!

Answer: Tris Speaker

Although Williams set a team record with a .406 in 1941, Speaker was the first to break the .375 plateau, by hitting .383 in 1912. Speaker had his highest career season total in that year by hammering out 222 hits for Boston. He helped the Red Sox gain a World Series crown by beating the New York Giants.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox

Answer: 1920

In his final year with the Boston club, Ruth hit 29 home runs for them. In his first year with the Yankees in 1920, he hit 54. The rest is history.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox History

Answer: Dom DiMaggio

Joe D's younger brother Dom was a steady All-Star centerfielder sandwiched between Ted Williams and Doc Cramer.

From Quiz Boston Red Sox

Answer: Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins was at the helm when the Boston won the World Series in 1903.

From Quiz Red Sox Nation

Answer: Rick Wise

Even though 'El Tiante' was the ACE, Wise bested him by one win in 1975.

From Quiz A Red Sox Season: 1986

Answer: Dwight Evans

The Sox lost 6-5, but Evans' homer was a preview of a great season. All answers were verifed at Major League Baseball History website and The Boston Globe archive files.

From Quiz The Boston Red Sox Made Simple

Answer: 0

Williams got to play in only one World Series, 1946, when the Red Sox lost 4-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Yaz played in two World Series. In 1967, the Sox lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3; in 1975, they lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. Rice played in two World Series, the 1975 loss to the Reds and the 1986 loss to the New York Mets 4-3. Note the margin in each of these losses.

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