The ‘Gold Glove and Silver Slugger seasons’ quiz
Happy 54th birthday to three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Jason Varitek!
Varitek played his entire 15-year career with the Boston Red Sox, and was a participant in some of the most iconic moments in the historic Yankees/Red Sox rivalry. After watching Aaron Boone hit the Game 7 walk-off home run in the 2003 ALCS, Varitek was a key piece of the Red Sox coming back from down 3-0 in the 2004 ALCS and delivering Boston their first World Series since 1918 – ending the infamous “Curse of the Bambino.”
That same season, he and Alex Rodriguez got into a memorable brawl after A-Rod was hit by a pitch.
When Varitek retired after 2011, he’d ranked second all-time in hits (1,307), RBIs (757) and home runs (193) by a Boston catcher, adding a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger to his trophy case as well.
Which brings us to today’s quiz. How many of the players to win both a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove in the same season Varitek did it in 2005 can you name in eight minutes?
Good luck!
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Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.
