Boston Red Sox Trivia Quiz

One of the most historic teams in the history of major league baseball is the Boston Red Sox. How much do you know about the team? Take this trivia quiz and find out.

1. The Boston Red Sox team was formed in what year?

a. 1901
b. 1900
c. 1898
d. 1899

2. Who did the Boston Red Sox beat to win the team's first World Series in 1903?

a. Philadelphia Phillies
b. New York Yankees
c. Pittsburgh Pirates
d. Cincinnati Reds

3. Who signed Babe Ruth to play for the Red Sox?

a. Ted Williams
b. Joseph Lannin
c. William Davis
d. John Smith

4. Who later sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees?

a. Harry Smith
b. Ted Williams
c. Joseph Lannin
d. Harry Frazee

5. Who wrote the science of hitting, which many students of baseball also read?

a. Ted Williams
b. Babe Ruth
c. Ty Cobb
d. Willie Mays

6. Who did the Boston Red Sox play in the memorable World Series of 1975?

a. Cincinnati Reds
b. San Diego Padres
c. Los Angeles Dodgers
d. Chicago Cubs

7. What year did Jim Rice join the Red Sox?

a. 1970
b. 1971
c. 1972
d. 1974

8. Who hit a home run in the sixth game of the 1975 World Series to tie the game at
at 6-6 for the Cincinnati Reds?

a. Johnny Bench
b. Bernie Carbo
c. Joe Morgan
d. Dwight Evans

9. What Boston Red Sox player hit a home run in the 12th inning of the same game to
win it? Cincinnati then won game seven.

a. Ted Williams
b. Carl Yastrzemski
c. Carlton Fisk
d. Jim Rice

10. What Red Sox player became the first player ever to win the Rookie of the Year and
Most Valuable Player in the same season?

a. Fred Lynn
b. Tony Conigliaro
c. Ray Jarvis
d. Ken Boyle

11. The year Carl Yastrzemski hit 44 home runs, tying for the league lead, he also
won the triple crown. What year was it?

a. 1970
b. 1969
c. 1968
d. 1967

12. Who was the Series MVP when the Red Sox won in 2004, after an 86 year wait?

a. Manny Ramirez
b. David Ortiz
c. Jason Varitek
d. Kevin Millar

Answers

1. a.
2. c.
3. b. He signed him in 1914 from the Baltimore Orioles, who at that time played in
the International League.
4. d. The sale was made in 1920. Some of called the sale "the curse of the Bambino,"
because it ended up being 86 years in between World Series titles for the Red
Sox. They won in 1918, defeating the Chicago Cubs, with Babe Ruth pitching
but not again until 2004.
5. a. in 1986.
6. a.
7. d.
8. b.
9. c
10. a.
11. d.
12. a.

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