Bill Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 11, 1936|
Died: January 25, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 78)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 18, 1958, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 3, 1968, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 114–112 |
Earned run average | 3.68 |
Strikeouts | 1,122 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
William Charles Monbouquette (August 11, 1936 – January 25, 2015) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1958–65), Detroit Tigers (1966–67), New York Yankees (1967–68), and the San Francisco Giants (1968). A four-time All-Star player, Monbouquette was notable for pitching a no-hitter in 1962 as a member of the Red Sox.[1] He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000.[2]
Early career
Bill was born in Medford, Massachusetts, and attended Medford High School. He was signed as a free agent on June 21, 1955, by the Boston Red Sox at the age of 18.
Major League career
Monbouquette compiled 114
Monbouquette was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur
He also collected two one-hit games, and set a Red Sox record with a 17 strikeout-game against the
On September 25, 1965, in a game against the Kansas City A's, Monbouquette was the starting pitcher versus 58-year-old Hall of Famer Satchel Paige. Monbouquette threw a complete game for his tenth win of the season, but became the final strikeout victim of Paige's career in the 3rd inning.
After going 96–91 with Boston, Monbouquette was sent to the Detroit Tigers before the 1966 season. He also pitched for the New York Yankees and finished his career with the San Francisco Giants on September 3, 1968. He never made the postseason.
Monbouquette spent five years coaching in the
Monbouquette was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000.[1] He was a pitching coach for Detroit Single-A affiliate team, Oneonta Tigers. Bill was also once professional hockey player Wayne Muloin's brother-in-law. When people would ask him for an autograph, he surprised people because although he pitched and batted right-handed, his hand writing was left handed.[6]
Illness and death
In May 2008, the
In 2010, the Boston rock band the Remains released a song, "Monbo Time", as a tribute to Monbouquette. The Remains pledged to donate 50% of the revenues they receive from sales of the song to cancer research. Boston Herald, April 22, 2010; nesn.com, April 14, 2010)
Monbouquette died on January 25, 2015, aged 78 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.[9] He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Massachusetts.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Associated Press Wire Services (January 27, 2015) "Bill Monbouquette, pitcher for Boston Red Sox in 1950s and ’60s, dies at 78", The Washington Post[1] Retrieved September 20, 2017
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame at MLB.com". mlb.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b Ginsburg, Bob (August 2, 1962) "Bounced as All Star, Monbouquette Now the Biggest Star of All" The News-Herald (Franklin, Pennsylvania) Obtained via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Monbouquette Goes Up". The New York Times. 17 November 1981. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Durso, Joseph (23 October 1982). "BAMBERGER TO ACT AS PITCHING COACH". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Bruins entertain Oakland tonight". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. October 18, 1969. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- Boston Globe. Archivedfrom the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- Boston Globe. Archivedfrom the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Abraham, Peter (January 26, 2015). "Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette dies at 78". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)