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Wade Boggs Trivia Quiz

Third baseman Wade Boggs was one of two players inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
341

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Boggs' 3000th hit? Hint

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Home run

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many consecutive All-Star appearances did Wade Boggs make? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. How long was Boggs's playing career? Hint

17 years

20 years

18 years

19 years

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many batting titles did Wade Boggs win? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many Gold Gloves did Boggs win? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Boggs placed in the top 10 in MVP voting four times in his career. What was his highest position? Hint

4th

6th

5th

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Question 7 of 10

7. Boggs was known as the _________ Man.

Answer: (One Word. Type of food)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Strange but true, Wade Boggs actually pitched twice. Which is not a true stat of his pitching stints? Hint

One walk

Two strikeouts

Four innings pitched

One earned run

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many runs did Wade Boggs have during his career? Hint

1713

1413

1513

1613

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many doubles does Boggs have? Hint

678

578

628

528

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Boggs' 3000th hit?

Answer: Home run

While playing for Tampa Bay, Boggs got his 3000th hit, a home run off Cleveland's Chris Haney. Boggs retired with 3010 hits.

2. How many consecutive All-Star appearances did Wade Boggs make?

Answer: 12

Boggs made his appearances from 1985-1996, both as a Red Sox and a Yankee.

3. How long was Boggs's playing career?

Answer: 18 years

Boggs played from 1982-1992 with the Red Sox, 1993-1997 with the Yankees, and 1998-1999 with the Devil Rays.

4. How many batting titles did Wade Boggs win?

Answer: 5

Boggs won batting titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988, all with Boston. Boggs retired with a .328 batting average.

5. How many Gold Gloves did Boggs win?

Answer: 2

Boggs won the Gold Glove award in 1994 and 1995. Ironically, after 11 seasons with the Red Sox, these came as a Yankee.

6. Boggs placed in the top 10 in MVP voting four times in his career. What was his highest position?

Answer: 4th

Boggs placed 4th in 1985 with Boston, trailing Yankee Don Mattingly, Royal George Brett, and Yankee Rickey Henderson.

7. Boggs was known as the _________ Man.

Answer: Chicken

Boggs was a superstitious player, whose rituals included eating chicken before every game.

8. Strange but true, Wade Boggs actually pitched twice. Which is not a true stat of his pitching stints?

Answer: Four innings pitched

He actually pitched one inning in 1997 as a Yankee with one walk and one strikeout. In 1-1/3 innings as a Devil Ray in 1999, Wade gave up three hits, one run, and one strike out.

9. How many runs did Wade Boggs have during his career?

Answer: 1513

Boggs led the league in runs scored in 1988 and 1989 with Boston.

10. How many doubles does Boggs have?

Answer: 578

Boggs led the league in doubles in 1988 and 1989 with the Red Sox.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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