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Coveroo TRIVIA: No-hitter in Yankee Stadium post-Rohr

Written on October 30th, 2009 by Evan Brunell62761 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/10/30/coveroo-trivia-no-hitter-in-yankee-stadium-post-rohr.htmlCoveroo+TRIVIA%3A+No-hitter+in+Yankee+Stadium+post-Rohr2009-10-30+17%3A16%3A18Evan+Brunell

What Red Sox pitcher after Billy Rohr took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a game in Yankee Stadium before it was broken up? (Bonus half point for the year.)

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Coveroo TRIVIA: No-hitter in Yankee Stadium

Written on October 26th, 2009 by Evan Brunell62473 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/10/26/coveroo-trivia-no-hitter-in-yankee-stadium.htmlCoveroo+TRIVIA%3A+No-hitter+in+Yankee+Stadium2009-10-26+20%3A46%3A58Evan+Brunell

What Red Sox pitcher took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a game in Yankee Stadium before it was broken up? (Bonus half point for the year.)

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Coveroo TRIVIA: Honoring Cy Young

Written on October 19th, 2009 by Evan Brunell62152 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/10/19/coveroo-trivia-honoring-cy-young.htmlCoveroo+TRIVIA%3A+Honoring+Cy+Young2009-10-19+20%3A53%3A22Evan+Brunell

How was Cy Young honored in August 1908? (Two specific actions happened.)

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Coveroo TRIVIA: Hall of Fame manager

Written on October 14th, 2009 by Evan Brunell61872 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/10/14/6187.htmlCoveroo+TRIVIA%3A+Hall+of+Fame+manager2009-10-14+23%3A31%3A24Evan+Brunell

When was the last time the Red ox had a manager who was either a current or former Hall of Famer? Who?

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Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: Five-parter dream

Written on October 7th, 2009 by Evan Brunell60768 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/10/07/wholesale-keychain-trivia-five-parter-dream.htmlWholesale+Keychain+TRIVIA%3A+Five-parter+dream2009-10-07+16%3A29%3A00Evan+Brunell

THIS IS THE LAST TRIVIA QUESTION TO GAIN THE PERSONAL ENGRAVED RED SOX KEYCHAIN. This is a five-parter question, each answer worth one point. If you do not have any points (trivia leaderboard here) you can still pull out a win as the leader, Daniel Rathman, has 4.75!

  1. Boston’s largest margin of victory ever was 20. Name the date and opponent.
  2. In the year this was accomplished, Boston had losing head-to-head records against only two teams. Name the teams.
  3. What was the name of Boston’s top minor league affiliate in this year? (City and nickname, please.)
  4. A future Red Sox All-Star led said minor league team in innings pitched during this year. Who?
  5. The answer to No. 4 gave up his first career home run to who?
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Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: 292.5 games behind 1st

Written on October 5th, 2009 by Evan Brunell51716 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/10/05/wholesale-keychain-trivia-2925-games-behind-1st.htmlWholesale+Keychain+TRIVIA%3A+292.5+games+behind+1st2009-10-05+23%3A40%3A26Evan+Brunell

In what six-season span did the Red Sox finish a cumulative 292.5 games behind first place?

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Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: Batting champion

Written on September 21st, 2009 by Evan Brunell51326 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/09/21/wholesale-keychain-trivia-batting-champion.htmlWholesale+Keychain+TRIVIA%3A+Batting+champion2009-09-21+19%3A01%3A02Evan+Brunell

Who was the first ever batting average champion to play for Boston?

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Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: Rookie start with 2 XBH

Written on September 14th, 2009 by Evan Brunell51101 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/09/14/wholesale-keychain-trivia-rookie-start-with-2-xbh.htmlWholesale+Keychain+TRIVIA%3A+Rookie+start+with+2+XBH2009-09-14+18%3A02%3A16Evan+Brunell

Josh Reddick’s debut start for the Red Sox earlier in the year netted him two extra bases hits. Who was the last Red Sox rookie to have such a debut and in what year?

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Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: 30 HR, 100 RBI LF

Written on September 11th, 2009 by Evan Brunell50984 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/09/11/wholesale-keychain-trivia-30-hr-100-rbi-lf.htmlWholesale+Keychain+TRIVIA%3A+30+HR%2C+100+RBI+LF2009-09-11+17%3A25%3A15Evan+Brunell

Jason Bay now has 30 home runs and 100 RBI in a season for the Red Sox as the left-fielder. Name the four other Boston left-fielders to reach this milestone.

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Wholesale Keychain TRIVIA: 17 strikeouts combined

Written on September 2nd, 2009 by Evan Brunell50773 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/09/02/wholesale-keychain-trivia-17-strikeouts-combined.htmlWholesale+Keychain+TRIVIA%3A+17+strikeouts+combined2009-09-02+18%3A04%3A43Evan+Brunell

On Friday, August 28, Boston pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts. The last time this happened in Red Sox history, two pitchers combined for those 17 strikeouts. Who are those pitchers?

Previous trivia question: Ben Flowers was the first pitcher in major league history to pitch eight games in eight days, happening July 1953. Ellis Kinder later matched this feat in August. Evan stumps Fire Brand!

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