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A Red Sox Season: 1986 Trivia Quiz

Just a few questions about the 1986 season.

A multiple-choice quiz by buckmanboston. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
buckmanboston

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2200

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who hit the first pitch of the 1986 Red Sox season for a home run against the Detroit Tigers? Hint

Wade Boggs

Spike Owen

Jackie Gutierrez

Dwight Evans

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the AL MVP in 1986? Hint

Tony Armas

Jim Rice

Roger Clemens

Wade Boggs

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did the Mets beat in the NL playoffs in a 16 inning game 6 to advance to play the Red Sox in the World Series? Hint

Houston Astros

San Francisco Giants

Los Angeles Dodgers

Montreal Expos

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the ALCS, the Angels were winning 3 games to 1, winning game 5, 6 to 2 in the ninth inning, when the Sox scored 4 runs. Who had the 2 memorable home runs in the ninth? Hint

Rich Gedman and Spike Owen

Dwight Evans and Wade Boggs

Jim Rice and Tony Armas

Don Baylor and Dave Henderson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who led the 1986 Sox in home runs? Hint

Dwight Evans

Jim Rice

Tony Armas

Don Baylor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who led the team in saves? Hint

Steve Crawford

Joe Sambito

Bob Stanley

Calvin Schiraldi

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Clemens and Hurst, then expect the worst.' Who were 'the worst'? Hint

Tom Seaver and Mike Trujillo

Oil Can Boyd and Al Nipper

Jeff Sellars and Tim Lollar

Mike Brown and Bob Woodward

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Question 8 of 10

8. As a pinch hitter and platoon outfielder, Dave Henderson batted .277, with 16 HRS and 54 RBI?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to everone after the fact, what regular seson defensive replacement at first base should have put into game 6 of the World Series? Hint

Pat Dodson

Dave Stapleton

Steve Lyons

Kevin Romaine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Joke: 'Did you hear about Bill Buckner? He was so upset about losing the World Series, he ran in front of a bus! Luckily ____________ ' ? Hint

it hit him

he hit it with a bat

the driver saw him

it went through his legs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who hit the first pitch of the 1986 Red Sox season for a home run against the Detroit Tigers?

Answer: Dwight Evans

The Sox lost 6-5, but Evans' homer was a preview of a great season. All answers were verifed at Major League Baseball History website and The Boston Globe archive files.

2. Who won the AL MVP in 1986?

Answer: Roger Clemens

He won the Cy Young, too.

3. Who did the Mets beat in the NL playoffs in a 16 inning game 6 to advance to play the Red Sox in the World Series?

Answer: Houston Astros

Another classic playoff series from 1986. I was rooting for the Astros. Damn Mets.

4. In the ALCS, the Angels were winning 3 games to 1, winning game 5, 6 to 2 in the ninth inning, when the Sox scored 4 runs. Who had the 2 memorable home runs in the ninth?

Answer: Don Baylor and Dave Henderson

'And it's deep, and Downing goes back, and it's GONE! Unbelievable! Hendu kicked butt. And the Sox came back and won on their own, they didn't have to rely on errors, wild pitches and past balls. (Sour grapes!) Donnie Moore eventually blew his brains out because he let up Hendu's homer. Hendu also hit the sac fly that drove in the winning run of that game.

5. Who led the 1986 Sox in home runs?

Answer: Don Baylor

Baylor had 31 and if you sat on the 3b side for any home games, you probably got a foul ball off his bat. Evans had 26, Rice, 20, and Armas 11, he played 120 games.

6. Who led the team in saves?

Answer: Bob Stanley

Stanley had 16, Sambito 12, Schiraldi 9, Crawford 4.

7. 'Clemens and Hurst, then expect the worst.' Who were 'the worst'?

Answer: Oil Can Boyd and Al Nipper

Boyd actually had a great season (16-10) and Nip (10-12) had some 'gutsy performances'. Seaver and Bob Woodward had 6 starts each.

8. As a pinch hitter and platoon outfielder, Dave Henderson batted .277, with 16 HRS and 54 RBI?

Answer: false

Hendu only played 36 games, batted .196 with 1 HR and 3 RBI. But he hit 'em when they counted with some of the biggest hits of the post season.

9. According to everone after the fact, what regular seson defensive replacement at first base should have put into game 6 of the World Series?

Answer: Dave Stapleton

Buckner could flat out hit, even when he couldn't walk but McNamara had been using Stapleton as a late inning defensive replacement. Funny thing, the series wasn't over after game 6. The Sox blew game 7, too, but no one remembers that.

10. Joke: 'Did you hear about Bill Buckner? He was so upset about losing the World Series, he ran in front of a bus! Luckily ____________ ' ?

Answer: it went through his legs

That joke started going around shortly after the Series.

Source: Author buckmanboston

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