Today's Birthday: Bill Monbouquette (Corning Red Sox, 1955-56)

Credits: Topps Co via Trading Card Database

 Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Bill Monbouquette was born on this date in 1936. He played for the Corning Red Sox during the 1955 and '56 seasons.

Monbouquette pitched in the majors for 11 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1958-65), Detroit Tigers (1966-67), New York Yankees (1967-68) and San Francisco Giants (1968).

After his playing career, he managed and coached in the minors and was the New York Mets' pitching coach 1982 and '83. He returned to the New York-Penn League, coaching for the St. Catharines Stompers (1997), Oneonta Yankees (2000-05) and Lowell Spinners (2006). 

He died on January 25, 2015, at the age of 78.

Source: Baseball Reference   

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