Players who played for the Red Sox and Orioles | Immaculate Grid Answers for Grid 118 July 29, 2023

Are you hooked on Immaculate Grid, the daily trivia game from Baseball Reference? We sure are! We’ll warn you right now—this blog post contains spoilers. But if you’re looking for a little help with today’s grid (or you already filled it out and want to know who else qualified) read on.

To fill out today’s grid, you need to choose a player who played for both the Red Sox and Orioles. There were 242 who played with both Baltimore and Boston. Here are some examples:

Dwight Evans

Dwight Evans was drafted out of Chatsworth High School in California in 1969. This same high school would later produce both Mike Moustakas and Matt Dominguez who were the highest ranked high school teammates drafted together in the first round in 2007. Evans was one of the finest defensive right fielders of his time, winning eight Gold Glove Awards (1976, 1978, 1979 & 1981-1985) despite playing in Fenway Park, one the toughest right fields in the majors. His throwing arm was among the best in baseball during his prime. Evans played for 20 seasons, and became a power hitter the second half of his career. He was known for hitting home runs from the leadoff spot, having a high OBP and being a clutch hitter.

Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn made a spectacular big league debut, becoming the first player ever to win baseball’s MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same year, earning the honors in the American League with the Boston Red Sox in 1975. Only Ichiro Suzuki, a seven-time batting champion and three-time MVP in Japan before arriving in Seattle as a 27-year-old veteran, has duplicated Lynn’s feat in either league. Lynn set an AL rookie record with 47 doubles, a league-leading total; this was matched by Miguel Andujar in 2018, but never topped. It was also Lynn’s career best mark.

Brady Anderson

Brady Anderson averaged 9 home runs during the first eight years of his major league career. In 1996, he shocked the baseball world by hitting 50 homers, never hitting more than 24 in any other season. His 50 homers in 1996 was the all-time record for the Baltimore Orioles until bested by Chris Davis in 2013.

Anderson was signed as a 10th round pick in the 1985 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox and scout Joe Stephenson. He first came up with the Red Sox at the start of the 1988 season but was sent to the Orioles at the trading deadline, alongside pitcher Curt Schilling, in the trade that netted Boston pitcher Mike Boddicker. Boddicker helped the Sox clinch the AL East title in 1988 and 1990, but Anderson and Schilling both became stars.

Ellis Kinder

Ellis Kinder pitched 20 seasons in organized baseball, from 1936 to 1957, 12 in the major leagues and 9 in the minors, losing one year to the Military (1945) and another to suspension while in the minor leagues (1943). He served in the Armed Forces for one year during World War II (BN).

Although Kinder spent 12 years in the majors, he didn’t make his debut until he was nearly 32 years old. Kinder pitched for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox from 1946 to 1957. He set the American League record for most consecutive games pitched, none complete, in 1953 (69). He broke the American League record for most games pitched that same year, a record that had been set way back in 1908 when Ed Walsh – who was mainly a starting pitcher – pitched 66 times for the Chicago White Sox. Both records have long since been broken, as he was mainly a precursor of a new type of reliever usage. He was named top American League pitcher by the Sporting News in 1949, when he went 23-6 with a 3.36 ERA for the Red Sox, back when he was still a starting pitcher.

Nels Potter

Nels Potter had a 12-year career in the majors in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a star on the war-time St. Louis Browns teams, and also pitched on the 1948 Boston Braves team that won the pennant.

Going 19-7 with the Browns in 1944, he pitched well in the 1944 World Series, with an ERA of 0.97. He also appeared in the 1948 Series.

In 1944, Potter was the first pitcher suspended for throwing a spitball after the pitch was banned in 1920.

In 1947, he helped start the first-ever pension plan for major league players.

Potter played for both the American League and National League teams in St. Louis, and both the AL and NL teams in Boston. He also played two different times for the Philadelphia Athletics managed by Connie Mack.

Upon retirement he moved back to his small hometown, Mount Morris, IL, where he ran a bowling alley and also served as a township supervisor.

All 242 Players

You can see all 242 who played with both Baltimore and Boston on Baseball Reference. Good luck with your grid!

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