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William Charles Monbouquette
San Francisco Giants
Catcher
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, George Thomas (#521) and Jackie Moore. 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.
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, George Thomas (#521) and Jackie Moore. 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.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #116
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index -10
1969 Season
On December 31, 1968, Monbouquette was sold to the Astros by the Giants. After a month in spring training with the Astros, he was returned to the Giants on April 5, 1969 and subsequently released. A few days later, the Yankees gave him a job as a scout and manager of the Johnson City Yankees, the team's Appalachian League (rookie league) 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
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 81 in the Beckett online database as of 6/11/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
In mid-March, Doug and I attended the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. My main focus for this show was accumulating as many 1969 Topps commons as possible, which I did by adding a grand total of 193 cards to our set. That's almost 30% of the entire set added in one enjoyable afternoon. I wrote a full summary of the show in a post over at The Phillies Room, found here.
This is the 39th of the 193 commons and semi-stars purchased, pulled and stacked from the first two neon green binders housing 1969 Topps cards at the multi-table spread of Uncle Dick's Cards from Babylon, New York. My method was simple - I pulled up a chair, found a card I needed, picked the best of the group from the binder page and set it aside. After each 100 cards, I'd ask the dealer to tell me how much damage I had done so far. With a budget in mind, I kept going twice, continuing after card #100 and card #200, and stopping at card #298. The final amount due was 17% off the sticker price for the pile of 193 cards, with this card cost less than a dollar. If I stick to composing posts five times a week, I should go through the stack and be caught up by the end of January. But as the summer begins, that's becoming a bigger If.
The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index -10
Topps really had to squeeze the font to fit Monbouquette's name into the green team circle. He's wearing a Yankees jersey here, with the Yankee Stadium facade visible in the background. It's highly likely the photo is from 1967 and from the same session as the photo used for Monbouquette's 1968 Topps card. The cartoon on the back highlights his 1962 no-hitter, and explains to the collector how Monbouquette came to the Giants. The veteran threw in seven games with the Giants after being acquired from the Yankees on July 12, 1968 in exchange for Lindy McDaniel (#191).
Accuracy Index: He didn't pitch with the Giants in 1969 (-2), and Monbouquette's card is docked points for the Yankees jersey (-5) and the logo-less hat (-3).
1969 Season
On December 31, 1968, Monbouquette was sold to the Astros by the Giants. After a month in spring training with the Astros, he was returned to the Giants on April 5, 1969 and subsequently released. A few days later, the Yankees gave him a job as a scout and manager of the Johnson City Yankees, the team's Appalachian League (rookie league) 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
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 81 in the Beckett online database as of 6/11/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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