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Bill Monbouquette

Birthdate:

8/11/1936

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Medford, MA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Hailing from Medford, Massachusetts, right-hander Bill Monbouquette debuted in the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 1958, and was one of the leading pitchers of the 1960s. Armed with an assortment of excellent speed changes and movement on his change up, he also had remarkable control. If his pitches were elevated or the trajectory was flat, he knew how to adjust because he was an intelligent pitcher.

Pitching with Boston, Bill Monbouquette won in double figures six straight years, including a 20-10 record in 1963 for a Red Sox team that finished at 76-85.

A three time All-Star, 1960, 1962-63, Bill Monbouquette was the starter and loser in 1960 after yielding three homers in two innings. In 1961 he set a then AL record by striking out 17 Washington Senators and on August 1, 1962 threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. He also pitched a late inning no-hitter that was busted up in the ninth by a home run by Twins shortstop Zoilo Versalles.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1958	BOS (AL)	10	8	3	4	0	3	0	54.1	52	25	20	4	20	4	30	1	0	0	3.31
1959	BOS (AL)	34	17	7	7	0	4	0	151.2	165	86	70	15	33	1	87	3	3	0	4.15
1960	BOS (AL)	35	30	14	11	0	12	3	215.0	217	91	87	18	68	9	134	2	2	1	3.64
1961	BOS (AL)	32	32	14	14	0	12	1	236.1	233	106	89	24	100	1	161	4	0	1	3.39
1962	BOS (AL)	35	35	15	13	0	11	4	235.1	227	100	87	22	65	1	153	1	3	1	3.33
1963	BOS (AL)	37	36	20	10	0	13	1	266.2	258	119	113	31	42	6	174	3	0	0	3.81
1964	BOS (AL)	36	35	13	14	1	7	5	234.0	258	114	105	34	40	4	120	2	1	1	4.04
1965	BOS (AL)	35	35	10	18	0	10	2	228.2	239	114	94	32	40	5	110	0	1	1	3.70
1966	DET (AL)	30	14	7	8	0	2	1	102.2	120	60	54	14	22	4	61	1	3	0	4.73
1967	NYY (AL)	33	10	6	5	1	2	1	133.1	122	39	35	6	17	7	53	2	4	0	2.36
1967	DET (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
1968	NYY (AL)	17	11	5	7	0	2	0	89.1	92	47	44	7	13	2	32	0	3	0	4.43
1968	SFG (NL)	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	12.1	11	9	5	4	2	0	5	0	0	0	3.65
13 years		343	263	114	112	3	78	18	1961.2	1995	910	803	211	462	44	1122	20	20	5	3.68

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1958	BOS (AL)	10	17	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.176	.176	SLG
1959	BOS (AL)	35	46	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	28	0	0	0	0	3	0	.65	.104	SLG
1960	BOS (AL)	38	65	9	6	0	0	0	1	7	28	0	0	0	0	8	0	.92	.181	SLG
1961	BOS (AL)	33	69	6	9	0	0	0	5	10	29	0	0	0	0	14	0	.130	.241	SLG
1962	BOS (AL)	35	73	5	7	0	0	0	1	7	39	0	0	0	0	8	0	.96	.175	SLG
1963	BOS (AL)	37	88	6	10	1	0	0	1	4	43	0	0	0	0	10	0	.114	.152	SLG
1964	BOS (AL)	39	72	3	6	0	1	0	3	8	22	0	0	0	0	5	0	.83	.175	SLG
1965	BOS (AL)	36	68	2	4	1	0	0	2	7	30	0	0	0	0	10	0	.59	.147	SLG
1966	DET (AL)	30	26	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	14	1	0	0	0	4	0	.154	.185	SLG
1967	DET (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1967	NYY (AL)	33	32	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	.156	.182	SLG
1968	NYY (AL)	17	26	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.115	.179	SLG
1968	SFG (NL)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
13 years		352	582	35	60	3	1	0	18	49	249	1	0	0	0	69	0	.103	.173	.SLG

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