Bill Monbouquette
William Charles (Bill) Monbouquette (born
August 11 1936 in
Medford, Massachusetts) is a former
pitcher in
Major League Baseball who played for the
Boston Red Sox (1958 -65),
Detroit Tigers (1966-67),
New York Yankees (1967-68) and
San Francisco Giants (1968). He batted and threw right handed.
In a 11-season career, Monbouquette posted a 114-112 record with 1122
strikeouts and a 3.68
ERA in 1961.2
Innings.
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 1960-63, with a career-high 20 victories in 1963. A four-time
All-Star, he pitched a
no-hitter in
1962 against the
Chicago White Sox; collected three one-hit games, and set a club record with a 17 strikeout-game against the
Washington Senators in 1961.
After going 96-91 with Boston, Monbouquette was sent to the Detroit Tigers before the 1966 season. He also pitched for the Yankees and finished his career with the Giants on
September 3,
1968. He never made the postseason.
Monbouquette was inducted into the
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in
2000. He is currently a
pitching coach for Detroit Single-A affiliate team,
Oneonta Tigers.
*3-time All-Star (1960, 1962-63)
*Pitched a no-hitter game (August 1, 1962)
*Led
American League in
walks per nine innings (1.54, 1964)
*Collected a career 2.42
strikeout-to-walk ratio (1122-to-462)
"I got there when I was 21 years old and it was the greatest experience I've ever had. My big league debut was against the Tigers and I remember Billy Martin stole home on me."*After his no-hitter:
"That was something very special because I hadn't won a game in close to two months. I was struggling.""Those were my most enjoyable years. I loved pitching at Fenway and loved pitching for the Red Sox."*
