More on players with 4 HR games

masonphillip · May 10, 2012

Just read this article on realclearsports.

Lots of good nuggets in there about guys who hit 4 in a game!

http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2012/05/10/the_odd_fraternity_of_4-homer_hitters_97686.html

I for one didn't realize it happened less often than a perfect game.

P_Manning 18 · May 10, 2012

This is the first time in MLB history that a Perfect Game and 4 Home Run game happened in the same season.... lets add an unassisted triple play later to really make this season memorable.

Perfect Games - 19
4 Home Run Games - 16
Unassisted Triple Plays - 15

jumbojohnny · May 10, 2012

I was watching this game and called the first and last HR before he got to plate. Then again I guess most fans are always hoping for a HR from your favorite player...

"Shawn Green, Los Angeles Dodgers, May 23, 2002. Green’s box-score line is one of the best ever: 6-6-6-7. His two other hits were a double and a single, for 19 total bases. His six runs scored is an even rarer feat than his four homers; only six players have done it since 1900. His fourth home run was the middle of three straight for the Dodgers, between Adrian Beltre and Dave Hansen."

masonphillip · May 10, 2012

jumbojohnny said:
I was watching this game and called the first and last HR before he got to plate.

"Shawn Green, Los Angeles Dodgers, May 23, 2002. Green’s box-score line is one of the best ever: 6-6-6-7. His two other hits were a double and a single, for 19 total bases. His six runs scored is an even rarer feat than his four homers; only six players have done it since 1900. His fourth home run was the middle of three straight for the Dodgers, between Adrian Beltre and Dave Hansen."

Really? That's awesome.

I have no idea but for some reason the game I remember most distinctly is Mark Whiten's.

jumbojohnny · May 10, 2012

masonphillip said:
Really? That's awesome.

I have no idea but for some reason the game I remember most distinctly is Mark Whiten's.

Sarcasm?...

leatherman · May 10, 2012

Here's a much rarer club:

Players who started and finished a game, and hit Home Runs in all of their plate appearances:

Code:

Rk           Player          Date PA AB R H HR RBI
1    Carlos Delgado    2003-09-25  4  4 4 4  4   6
                                                  
2        Del Wilber 1951-08-27(2)  3  3 3 3  3   3
                                                  
3    Andre Thornton    1986-05-06  2  2 2 2  2   5
4       Frank Duffy    1977-06-30  2  2 2 2  2   2

Thornton and Duffy both had games shortened by rain, but Del Wilber's game went all 9. He batted 8th, and his 3 solo HRs provided all the game's runs. As he was on the winning home team, they didn't need to bat in the bottom of the 9th.

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 5/10/2012.

masonphillip · May 10, 2012

jumbojohnny said:
Sarcasm?...

No! Not at all - these things are truly so rare that when you combine their rarity with the % of baseball games in total that you watch - what you wind up getting is a once in a lifetime chance to see that sort of thing happen live!

jumbojohnny · May 10, 2012

masonphillip said:
No! Not at all - these things are truly so rare that when you combine their rarity with the % of baseball games in total that you watch - what you wind up getting is a once in a lifetime chance to see that sort of thing happen live!

I was just unsure, thats why I asked. I rather not assume and end up acting like a few of the notoriuos internet Tuff Guys.

I have been a Shawn Green fan since 1996...one of my happiest days as a fan came when they announced he was going to the Mets. I finally was going to get my cake and eat it too. Granted his best years were in LA, but he made a lot of us matza eating folks happy.

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