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The 'Gold Glove and Silver Slugger seasons' quiz
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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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2024 / KC / SS
Bobby Witt Jr.
2022 / STL / 3B
Nolan Arenado
2022 / LAD / OF
Mookie Betts
2022 / PHI / C
J.T. Realmuto
2021 / ATL / P
Max Fried
2021 / TOR / 2B
Marcus Semien
2020 / LAD / OF
Mookie Betts
2019 / ARZ / P
Zack Greinke
2019 / PHI / C
J.T. Realmuto
2019 / BOS / OF
Mookie Betts
2019 / LAD / OF
Cody Bellinger
2018 / ATL / OF
Nick Markakis
2018 / STL / 3B
Nolan Arenado
2018 / KC / C
Salvador Perez
2018 / BOS / OF
Mookie Betts
2017 / MIA / OF
Marcell Ozuna
2017 / COL / 3B
Nolan Arenado
2017 / ARZ / 1B
Paul Goldschmidt
2017 / KC / 1B
Eric Hosmer
2016 / COL / 3B
Nolan Arenado
2016 / CHI / 1B
Anthony Rizzo
2016 / KC / C
Salvador Perez
2016 / BOS / OF
Mookie Betts
2015 / SF / SS
Brandon Crawford
2015 / COL / 3B
Nolan Arenado
2015 / MIA / 2B
Dee Strange-Gordon
2015 / ARZ / 1B
Paul Goldschmidt
2015 / HOU / 2B
Jose Altuve
2014 / LAD / 1B
Adrian Gonzalez
2013 / STL / C
Yadier Molina
2013 / ARZ / 1B
Paul Goldschmidt
2013 / BAL / OF
Adam Jones
2013 / BAL / SS
J.J. Hardy
2012 / NYY / 2B
Robinson Cano
2012 / PIT / OF
Andrew McCutchen
2012 / SD / 3B
Chase Headley
2012 / WAS / 1B
Adam LaRoche
2011 / LAD / OF
Matt Kemp
2011 / COL / SS
Troy Tulowitzki
2011 / STL / 1B
Albert Pujols
2011 / CIN / 2B
Brandon Phillips
2011 / BOS / OF
Jacoby Ellsbury
2011 / TEX / 3B
Adrian Beltre
2011 / BOS / 1B
Adrian Gonzalez
2010 / STL / 1B
Albert Pujols
2010 / COL / SS
Troy Tulowtizki
2010 / COL / OF
Carlos Gonzalez
2010 / MIN / C
Joe Mauer
2010 / TB / OF
Carl Crawford
2010 / NYY / 2B
Robinson Cano
2009 / LAD / OF
Matt Kemp
2009 / WAS / 3B
Ruan Zimmerman
2009 / SEA / OF
Ichiro Suzuki
2009 / MIN / C
Joe Mauer
2009 / LAA / OF
Torii Hunter
2009 / NYY / SS
Derek Jeter
2009 / NYY / 1B
Mark Teixeira
2009 / TB / 3B
Evan Longoria
2008 / NYM / 3B
David Wright
2008 / CLE / OF
Grady Sizemore
2008 / BOS / 2B
Dustin Pedroia
2007 / LAD / C
Russell Martin
2007 / NYM / OF
Carlos Beltran
2007 / PHI / SS
Jimmy Rollins
2007 / NYM / 3B
David Wright
2007 / SEA / OF
Ichiro Suzuki
2007 / DET / 2B
Placido Polanco
2006 / NYM / OF
Carlos Beltran
2006 / NYY / SS
Derek Jeter
2005 / ATL / OF
Andruw Jones
2005 / CHI / 1B
Derek Lee
2005 / BOS / C
Jason Varitek
2005 / TEX / 1B
Mark Teixeira

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.

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