Answer to Tuesday's Trivia

The answer to Tuesday's Trivia, which Red Sox hit the most home runs in

a single season, how many, and in which season?

Answer: David Ortiz hit 54 home runs in 2006 to surpass Jimmie Foxx as the Red Sox single-season home run champion.

Foxx hit 50 HRs for the Red Sox in the 1938 season - though that was not his single-season high. He hit 58 HRs in 1932 as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics.

Ortiz had come close to reaching Foxx during the 2005 season, when he finished with 47 round-trippers.

Tuesday's Trivia

This week's Tuesday Trivia focuses on the long ball.

Which Red Sox player hit the most home runs in a single season, and for bonus points, how many and in which year?

Was it:

A. Tony Armas
B. Jimmie Foxx
C. David Ortiz
D. Manny Ramirez
E. Jim Rice
F. Mo Vaughn
G. Ted Williams
H. One of the Beantown Bombers (in photo)

The Beantown Bombers card is a 1961 Topps beauty, featuring the Red Sox slugging trio of Frank Malzone, Vic Wertz and Jackie Jensen. In addition to the attention-grabbing photo on the front, with the three bombers resting their bats happily on the shoulders, anticipating their first crack at that day's opposing pitcher, the back of the card offers a similarly wonderful description of their prowess:

"Talk about power! Here's a trio which sends shivers down the spine of even the bravest of pitchers. Frank Malzone, hard hitting third baseman of the Boston Red Sox, lashed out vigorously at opposing moundsmen during the '60 campaign. Last year was the fourth consecutive year he was named to the All Star squad. Powerful Vic Wertz really has a heart-warming comback story to tell. Stricken with polio during the '55 season, doctors doubted that Vic would ever play ball again. Yet 5 years later, he banged in 103 runs. Boston fans were overjoyed last year upon learning that Jackie Jensen was coming back. The popular slugging outfielder with the A.L. MVP in '58."

Check back tomorrow for the right answer.