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Boston Red Sox: 1975 Trivia Quiz

A quiz for fans of baseball and the Boston Red Sox in the great year of 1975.

A multiple-choice quiz by DOEY9992. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
DOEY9992

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,429

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1308

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Question 1 of 10

1. What team did the Red Sox beat in the ALCS which gave them a birth in the World Series? Hint

California Angels

Oakland Athletics

Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Red Sox won the World Series?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who hit the famous home run in the bottom of the 12th inning during Game 6? Hint

Carlton Fisk

Rico Petrocelli

Carl Yastrzemski

Dwight Evans

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which star outfielder was the first ever to win the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award in the same season? Hint

Jim Rice

Fred Lynn

Dwight Evans

Bernie Carbo

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Red Sox scored more runs than they gave up though the regular season?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which player played the most games during the season? Hint

Rick Burleson

Fred Lynn

Carl Yastrzemski

Jim Rice

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played in both the 1975 and 1967 World Series? Hint

Jim Rice

Fred Lynn

Carl Yastrzemski

Carlton Fisk

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many games did Luis Tiant win in 1975? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 1975 Red Sox had how many wins in the season? Hint

101

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who on the Red Sox had the longest hitting streak that year? Hint

Denny Doyle

Jim Rice

Fred Lynn

Carlton Fisk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What team did the Red Sox beat in the ALCS which gave them a birth in the World Series?

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

2. The Red Sox won the World Series?

Answer: False

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Red Sox in 7 games.

3. Who hit the famous home run in the bottom of the 12th inning during Game 6?

Answer: Carlton Fisk

Carlton Fisk and his famous wave of the hands gave him the barely fair home run that forced Game 7.

4. Which star outfielder was the first ever to win the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award in the same season?

Answer: Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn won the two awards even though Rice and Evans were also rookies who were great.

5. The Red Sox scored more runs than they gave up though the regular season?

Answer: True

The Red Sox scored 796 runs and gave up 709.

6. Which player played the most games during the season?

Answer: Rick Burleson

Burleson played 158 of 162. Yastrzemski-149, Lynn-145, Rice-144.

7. Who played in both the 1975 and 1967 World Series?

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yaz was a great player in both series. Rice and Lynn were rookies in '75, and Fisk didn't play in 1967.

8. How many games did Luis Tiant win in 1975?

Answer: 18

El Tiante went 18-14 that season.

9. The 1975 Red Sox had how many wins in the season?

Answer: 95

The Red Sox went 95-65. They played only 160 games, because then all rain outs weren't made up, unless there was a tie at the end of the season.

10. Who on the Red Sox had the longest hitting streak that year?

Answer: Denny Doyle

Doyle had a 22 game hit streak from July 12th to August 4th.

Source: Author DOEY9992

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