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Willliam Charles Monbouquette
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: August 11, 1936, Medford, MD
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, June 21, 1955
Major League Teams: Boston Red Sox 1958-1965; Detroit Tigers 1966-1967; New York Yankees 1967-1968; San Francisco Giants 1968
Died: January 25, 2015, Gloucester, MA (age 78)
Bill Monbouquette was a three-time All-Star with the Red Sox and a 20-game winner in 1963. On May 12, 1961, he struck out 17 Senators batters, a Red Sox strikeout record that stood until Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters in a game in 1986. Monbouquette no-hit the White Sox on August 1, 1962, with only a second inning walk to Al Smith erasing his perfect game bid. He spent eight seasons with the Red Sox and was dealt to the Tigers following the 1965 season for George Smith (#483), George Thomas (#83) and Jackie Moore (#593). He spent the final three seasons of his big league career with the Tigers, Yankees and Giants, mainly pitching in relief. For his career, Monbouquette was 114-112 with a 3.68 ERA and 1,122 strikeouts.
After retiring as a player, he worked as a scout for the Yankees between 1970 and 1975. Monbouquette moved to the Mets organization in 1976 where he worked mainly in the minor league system, but served as the Mets' pitching coach in 1982 and 1983. He returned to the Yankees as their pitching coach in 1985 and 1986. Monbouquette was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000 and was given a World Series ring when the Red Sox won the Championship in 2004.
Building the Set
May 13, 2021 from Marco Island, FL - Card #268
After adding a number of star cards in April, I decided I should focus on a group of commons for our set in May. I set out specifically to add reasonably priced cards from the set's second series and I found a few eBay sellers running specials on recent set breaks. In total, I added 23 cards over three-day period with this Monbouquette card coming from Super Bowl Auctions located in Marco Island, Florida for $2.75. As of this writing, and after adding a few star cards late in May, we're the proud owners of a complete series two from the 1965 Topps set.
The Card / Red Sox Team Set
I haven't talked a lot about the colors Topps used for each team within the set. Some of the colors chosen are complete misses (Braves, White Sox come to mind) while some of the colors chosen work really well, which is the case with all Red Sox cards. The green background here is fantastic and even though green isn't one of the team's primary colors, I associate the green with Fenway Park and the Green Monster in left field. This is just a fantastic looking card. Monbouquette's lengthy last name means the font on the front and the back needed to be smooshed together. His no-hitter in deservedly the cartoon highlight on the back.
1965 Season
This was Monbouquette's last season in Boston and he went 10-18 with a 3.70 ERA over 35 starts. His 18 losses led the league and the Red Sox finished ninth in the league with 100 losses. Monbouquette was one of four Red Sox pitchers to make at least 31 starts with Earl Wilson (#42), Dave Morehead (#434) and Jim Lonborg (#573) also soaking up innings for the team.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1959 Topps #173
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1959-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2001 Fleer Boston Red Sox 100th Anniversary #20
80 - Monbouquette non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/28/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Building the Set
May 13, 2021 from Marco Island, FL - Card #268
After adding a number of star cards in April, I decided I should focus on a group of commons for our set in May. I set out specifically to add reasonably priced cards from the set's second series and I found a few eBay sellers running specials on recent set breaks. In total, I added 23 cards over three-day period with this Monbouquette card coming from Super Bowl Auctions located in Marco Island, Florida for $2.75. As of this writing, and after adding a few star cards late in May, we're the proud owners of a complete series two from the 1965 Topps set.
The Card / Red Sox Team Set
I haven't talked a lot about the colors Topps used for each team within the set. Some of the colors chosen are complete misses (Braves, White Sox come to mind) while some of the colors chosen work really well, which is the case with all Red Sox cards. The green background here is fantastic and even though green isn't one of the team's primary colors, I associate the green with Fenway Park and the Green Monster in left field. This is just a fantastic looking card. Monbouquette's lengthy last name means the font on the front and the back needed to be smooshed together. His no-hitter in deservedly the cartoon highlight on the back.
1965 Season
This was Monbouquette's last season in Boston and he went 10-18 with a 3.70 ERA over 35 starts. His 18 losses led the league and the Red Sox finished ninth in the league with 100 losses. Monbouquette was one of four Red Sox pitchers to make at least 31 starts with Earl Wilson (#42), Dave Morehead (#434) and Jim Lonborg (#573) also soaking up innings for the team.
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First Mainstream Card: 1959 Topps #173
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1959-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2001 Fleer Boston Red Sox 100th Anniversary #20
80 - Monbouquette non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/28/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
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