| Which Down Easter is the only manager to lead the Red Sox to back-to-back World Series titles?
Hint: #1 He is the only pre-expansion manager to win back-to-back World Series titles yet not be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2 As a player, he received American League Most Valuable Player votes the year teammate Tris Speaker won the award.
Friday’s question answered:
Q. What former manager’s son represented the winning side in the first arbitration case in which a player was awarded $10M + ?
Hint: #1 He, not his son, holds a masters degree in Athletic Administration from Montclair State.
Hint: #2 He replaced John Roseboro behind the plate in the third inning in San Francisco on 22-Aug-1965.
A. JEFF TORBORG [SABR Bio]
– Ans. Jeff Torborg’s son, Greg Torborg in the Alfonso Soriano’s casevs. Washington Nationals.
– #1 Montclair State University is in Essex County New Jersey.
– #2 Some say it was a scar on the game.
FCR – Dan Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, California |
