1936
Born August 11, 1936
Medford, MA, USA
Bill Monbouquette Notable
b. August 11, 1936 · Boston Red Sox 1958–1965, Detroit Tigers 1966–1967, New York Yankees 1967–1968, San Francisco Giants 1968
Bill Monbouquette played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1958 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1968.
He went 114 and 112 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 1,961.7 innings in 343 games. He struck out 1,122, completed 78 of his 263 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 352 games he batted .103, with 60 hits and 35 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1960 and 1963. He threw a no-hitter in 1962.
He was born in Medford, MA, USA on August 11, 1936, and died on January 25, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1960, 1962, 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BOS | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .176 |
| 1959 | BOS | 35 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .065 |
| 1960 | BOS | 38 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 0 | .092 |
| 1961 | BOS | 33 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 0 | .130 |
| 1962 | BOS | 35 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 0 | .096 |
| 1963 | BOS | 37 | 88 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | .114 |
| 1964 | BOS | 39 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .083 |
| 1965 | BOS | 36 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .059 |
| 1966 | DET | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .154 |
| 1967 | DET/NYY | 35 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .156 |
| 1968 | NYY/SFG | 24 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .115 |
| Career | — | 352 | 582 | 35 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 249 | 1 | .103 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BOS | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 54.1 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 3.31 |
| 1959 | BOS | 7 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 151.2 | 165 | 70 | 33 | 87 | 4.15 |
| 1960 | BOS | 14 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 215.0 | 217 | 87 | 68 | 134 | 3.64 |
| 1961 | BOS | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 236.1 | 233 | 89 | 100 | 161 | 3.39 |
| 1962 | BOS | 15 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 235.1 | 227 | 87 | 65 | 153 | 3.33 |
| 1963 | BOS | 20 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 266.2 | 258 | 113 | 42 | 174 | 3.81 |
| 1964 | BOS | 13 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 234.0 | 258 | 105 | 40 | 120 | 4.04 |
| 1965 | BOS | 10 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 228.2 | 239 | 94 | 40 | 110 | 3.70 |
| 1966 | DET | 7 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 102.2 | 120 | 54 | 22 | 61 | 4.73 |
| 1967 | DET/NYY | 6 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 135.1 | 123 | 35 | 17 | 55 | 2.33 |
| 1968 | NYY/SFG | 5 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 101.2 | 103 | 49 | 15 | 37 | 4.34 |
| Career | — | 114 | 112 | 343 | 263 | 3 | 1961.2 | 1995 | 803 | 462 | 1122 | 3.68 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died January 25, 2015
1958
Major-league debut: Bill Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette made a major-league debut on July 18, 1958.
1962
Bill Monbouquette's No-Hitter
Bill Monbouquette threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on August 1, 1962, winning 1–0.
1968
Final major-league game: Bill Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette played a final major-league game on September 3, 1968.
Image: Detroit Tigers / MLB, public domain