Baseball Guru
06-12-2002, 08:11 PM
In light of Shawn Greens great offensive day a few weeks ago I wanted to see what individual performances you guys thought were the greatest of alltime....
I will provide some choices for the poll as well as an "other" option...If you think other please post your answer and why you think it was better than any of the choices...
Have fun,
Guru:bball:
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*In a 16-3 shellacking of the Brewers in front of 26,728 at Miller Park, Green hit an RBI double his first time up, then a three-run home run off starter Glendon Rusch in the second inning. He added solo home runs off Brian Mallette in the fourth and fifth innings. In the eighth, he singled off Jose Cabrera, then punctuated his monster game with a 450-foot home run off Cabrera in the ninth inning. His four home runs traveled an estimated 1,640 feet.
His six runs set a franchise record and tied a modern major league mark. His seven RBI tied his career high, and his four home runs helped the Dodgers set a franchise record with eight homers in a game. His five extra-base hits tied an NL record, and his six hits were a career high and a franchise high.
* Using a borrowed bat, 6-4, 220-pound Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double for 18 total bases as his Milwaukee Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 15-7 on July 31, 1954. Adcock scored five runs and drove in seven, including Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron five times.
* On July 17, 1976, Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt hit four consecutive home runs at Wrigley Field as the Phillies rallied from a 13-2 deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings. He hit his first two homers off Rick Reuschel and the fourth off Rick's brother, Paul. With the wind blowing out at Wrigley, Schmidt also had a single and eight RBI.
* The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, hit four consecutive home runs and narrowly missed a fifth, knocked in six runs and scored four in a 20-13 Yankees win against the Athletics on June 3, 1932.
* Three swings, three home runs. That's what Reggie Jackson did on Oct. 18, 1977, when he blasted himself into World Series lore and gave birth to his lasting nickname, Mr. October. At Yankee Stadium, Jackson hit three consecutive home runs with the only three swings he took in an 8-4 win against the Dodgers, giving the Yankees their first Series title in 15 years. Jackson walked on four pitches the first time up that night, then hit two two-run home runs and a solo shot.
* On Sept. 16, 1924, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman "Sunny Jim" Bottomley became the first major league player to drive in 12 runs in a game in a 17-3 rout of Brooklyn. The lefty cleanup hitter collected six hits that day — two home runs, a double and three singles.
* In an 18-17, 18-inning loss to Philadelphia on July 10. 1932, Cleveland Indians shortstop Johnny Burnett became the only major leaguer to have nine hits in one game. Burnett had two doubles and seven singles, scored four runs and had two RBI in 11 at-bats. Incidentally, the winning pitcher that day, Eddie Rommel, allowed 29 hits and 13 earned runs.
* On August 31, 1950, Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges became the first player to hit four home runs off four different pitchers in the same game. In a 19-3 win against the Boston Braves and starting pitcher Warren Spahn, Hodges collected 17 total bases with four home runs and a single. He also scored five runs and had nine RBI.
* In the same year that Roger Maris hit 61, San Francisco's Willie Mays hit four home runs, scored four runs and knocked in eight in a 14-4 win against Milwaukee on April 30. Mays' bid for an unprecedented fifth home run ended when he was stranded in the on-deck circle in the top of the ninth.
* On Sept. 7, 1993, Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals tied major league records with four home runs and 12 RBI in a 15-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds. He equaled another record with 13 RBI in one day, having driven in a run in the first game of the doubleheader.
* On June 18, 1975, rookie Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox turned Tiger Stadium into his personal batting cage, hitting three home runs, a triple and a single for 16 total bases. He drove in 10 runs that day. Later that year, he became the first player to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.
I will provide some choices for the poll as well as an "other" option...If you think other please post your answer and why you think it was better than any of the choices...
Have fun,
Guru:bball:
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*In a 16-3 shellacking of the Brewers in front of 26,728 at Miller Park, Green hit an RBI double his first time up, then a three-run home run off starter Glendon Rusch in the second inning. He added solo home runs off Brian Mallette in the fourth and fifth innings. In the eighth, he singled off Jose Cabrera, then punctuated his monster game with a 450-foot home run off Cabrera in the ninth inning. His four home runs traveled an estimated 1,640 feet.
His six runs set a franchise record and tied a modern major league mark. His seven RBI tied his career high, and his four home runs helped the Dodgers set a franchise record with eight homers in a game. His five extra-base hits tied an NL record, and his six hits were a career high and a franchise high.
* Using a borrowed bat, 6-4, 220-pound Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double for 18 total bases as his Milwaukee Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 15-7 on July 31, 1954. Adcock scored five runs and drove in seven, including Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron five times.
* On July 17, 1976, Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt hit four consecutive home runs at Wrigley Field as the Phillies rallied from a 13-2 deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings. He hit his first two homers off Rick Reuschel and the fourth off Rick's brother, Paul. With the wind blowing out at Wrigley, Schmidt also had a single and eight RBI.
* The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, hit four consecutive home runs and narrowly missed a fifth, knocked in six runs and scored four in a 20-13 Yankees win against the Athletics on June 3, 1932.
* Three swings, three home runs. That's what Reggie Jackson did on Oct. 18, 1977, when he blasted himself into World Series lore and gave birth to his lasting nickname, Mr. October. At Yankee Stadium, Jackson hit three consecutive home runs with the only three swings he took in an 8-4 win against the Dodgers, giving the Yankees their first Series title in 15 years. Jackson walked on four pitches the first time up that night, then hit two two-run home runs and a solo shot.
* On Sept. 16, 1924, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman "Sunny Jim" Bottomley became the first major league player to drive in 12 runs in a game in a 17-3 rout of Brooklyn. The lefty cleanup hitter collected six hits that day — two home runs, a double and three singles.
* In an 18-17, 18-inning loss to Philadelphia on July 10. 1932, Cleveland Indians shortstop Johnny Burnett became the only major leaguer to have nine hits in one game. Burnett had two doubles and seven singles, scored four runs and had two RBI in 11 at-bats. Incidentally, the winning pitcher that day, Eddie Rommel, allowed 29 hits and 13 earned runs.
* On August 31, 1950, Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges became the first player to hit four home runs off four different pitchers in the same game. In a 19-3 win against the Boston Braves and starting pitcher Warren Spahn, Hodges collected 17 total bases with four home runs and a single. He also scored five runs and had nine RBI.
* In the same year that Roger Maris hit 61, San Francisco's Willie Mays hit four home runs, scored four runs and knocked in eight in a 14-4 win against Milwaukee on April 30. Mays' bid for an unprecedented fifth home run ended when he was stranded in the on-deck circle in the top of the ninth.
* On Sept. 7, 1993, Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals tied major league records with four home runs and 12 RBI in a 15-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds. He equaled another record with 13 RBI in one day, having driven in a run in the first game of the doubleheader.
* On June 18, 1975, rookie Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox turned Tiger Stadium into his personal batting cage, hitting three home runs, a triple and a single for 16 total bases. He drove in 10 runs that day. Later that year, he became the first player to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.