Roland’s Trivia Question for Thursday, September 8, 2022
Who were the four outfielders on the Red Sox’ 2018 World Series championship team?
Answer:
Andrew Benintendi, Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., J.D. Martinez
Who were the four outfielders on the Red Sox’ 2018 World Series championship team?
Andrew Benintendi, Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., J.D. Martinez
Who were the Boston Red Sox’ “Gold Dust Twins” in the 1970s?
Fred Lynn and Jim Rice.
Which pitcher is the all-time saves leader for the Boston Red Sox?
Jonathan Papelbon, 219.
Which Boston Red Sox player holds the club record for intentional walks, Wade Boggs, Carl Yastrzemski, or David Ortiz?
Ortiz, 192; Yastrzemski, 190; Boggs, 150.
Which former Red Sox outfielder went on to become a NASCAR truck series driver following his retirement from baseball after the 1996 season?
Mike Greenwell.
Which shortstop’s league-leading 209 hits helped him win the 1997 rookie of the year award?
Nomar Garciaparra
“Game, set, match,” is an expression used to indicate a competitor has won the game in which sport?
Tennis.
Who holds the Boston Celtics’ all-time scoring record with 26,395 points?
John Havlicek, 26,395. (FYI: Paul Pierce is second, 24,021; Larry Bird is third, 21,791)
How many Major League baseball teams are there in California?
Five. San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s.
What NHL team last won three Stanley Cups in a row?
The New York Islanders won four straight Stanley Cups from 1980-84.