Bill Monbouquette
| Bill Monbouquette | |||
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Monbouquette in 1967
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 11, 1936 Medford, Massachusetts |
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Died: January 25, 2015 (aged 78) Gloucester, Massachusetts |
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| 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 | ||
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William Charles Monbouquette (August 11, 1936 – January 25, 2015) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Boston Red Sox (1958–65), Detroit Tigers (1966–67), New York Yankees (1967–68), and the San Francisco Giants (1968). He was an All-Star for three seasons of his 11-year major league career.
Monbouquette compiled 114 wins, 1,122 strikeouts, and a 3.68 earned run average during his major league career.
A finesse pitcher who relied on changing speeds and a superb control, Monbouquette was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1955 and started his majors career on July 18, 1958. He became the ace of a weak Boston pitching rotation in the early 1960s, winning at least 14 games from 1960 to 1963, with a career-high 20 victories in 1963. An American league (AL) All-Star in 1960, 1962, and 1963, Monbouquette no-hit the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on August 1, 1962 at Comiskey Park; a second-inning walk to Al Smith was the only baserunner Monbouquette allowed. He also collected three one-hit games, and set a Red Sox record with a 17 strikeout-game against the Washington Senators in 1961.
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 in the 3rd inning.
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