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In baseball, the golden sombrero is a slang term used to describe a player's dubious feat of striking out four times in a single game. The "Olympic Rings" or platinum sombrero applies to a player striking out five times in a game, while a horn or titanium sombrero is bestowed upon a player who strikes out six times in a single game.
To date, no Major League player has ever struck out more than five times in a nine-inning game. The only games with six strikeouts have been extra-inning affairs, and there has never been a seven.
The term derives from "hat trick", a hockey term for three goals that was applied to baseball as a term for three strikeouts. Since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be referred to by a bigger hat, such as a sombrero.
[edit] Major League Baseball Platinum Sombreros and Horns
| Date |
Player |
Team |
| June 20, 1879 |
Oscar Walker |
Buffalo Bisons (platinum) |
| August 15, 1899 |
Pete Dowling |
Louisville Colonels (platinum) |
| July 25, 1913 |
CARL WEILMAN |
St. Louis Browns (horn; 15 inn) |
| October 1, 1932 |
George Pipgras |
New York Yankees (platinum; World Series) |
| June 10, 1933 |
Lefty Grove |
Philadelphia Athletics (platinum) |
| June 25, 1934 |
Johnny Broaca |
New York Yankees (platinum) |
| September 29, 1935 |
Pep Young |
Pittsburgh Pirates (platinum) |
| October 2, 1938 |
Chet Laabs |
Detroit Tigers (platinum) |
| April 25, 1948 |
Larry Doby |
Cleveland Indians (platinum) |
| May 2, 1956 |
DON HOAK |
Chicago Cubs (horn; 17 inn) |
| July 28, 1957 |
Jim Landis |
Chicago White Sox (platinum) |
| April 20, 1964 |
Bob Sadowski |
Milwaukee Braves (platinum) |
| June 28, 1964 |
Dick Allen |
Philadelphia Phillies (platinum) |
| September 2, 1965 |
Bob Allison |
Minnesota Twins (platinum) |
| May 31, 1966 |
RICK REICHARDT |
California Angels (horn; 17 inn) |
| September 27, 1968 |
Reggie Jackson |
Oakland Athletics (platinum) |
| April 20, 1969 |
Ray Jarvis |
Boston Red Sox (platinum) |
| June 22, 1969 |
Ron Swoboda |
New York Mets (platinum) |
| April 14, 1970 |
Steve Whitaker |
San Francisco Giants (platinum) |
| April 29, 1970 |
Rick Monday |
Oakland Athletics (platinum) |
| May 24, 1970 |
Dick Allen |
Philadelphia Phillies (platinum) |
| September 19, 1970 |
Frank Howard |
Washington Senators (platinum) |
| June 9, 1971 |
Bill Russell |
Los Angeles Dodgers (platinum) |
| July 9, 1971 |
BILLY COWAN |
California Angels (horn; 20 inn) |
| August 26, 1971 |
Don Buford |
Baltimore Orioles (platinum) |
| June 14, 1974 |
CECIL COOPER |
Boston Red Sox (horn; 15 inn) |
| August 11, 1975 |
Pepe Mangual |
Montreal Expos (platinum) |
| May 15, 1977 |
Rick Manning |
Cleveland Indians (platinum) |
| May 1, 1979 |
Frank Taveras |
New York Mets (platinum) |
| July 27, 1979 |
Bert Blyleven |
Pittsburgh Pirates (platinum) |
| May 28, 1982 |
Dave Kingman |
New York Mets (platinum) |
| April 18, 1987 |
Bo Jackson |
Kansas City Royals (platinum) |
| August 8, 1987 |
Rob Deer |
Milwaukee Brewers (platinum) |
| August 24, 1988 |
Jeffrey Leonard |
Milwaukee Brewers (platinum) |
| September 20, 1988 |
Joey Meyer |
Milwaukee Brewers (platinum) |
| September 7, 1989 |
Phil Bradley |
Baltimore Orioles (platinum) |
| May 1, 1991 |
Darryl Strawberry |
Los Angeles Dodgers (platinum) |
| July 17, 1991 |
SAM HORN |
Baltimore Oriole (horn; 15 inn) |
| August 21, 1991 |
Bernie Williams |
New York Yankees (platinum) |
| September 17, 1991 |
Delino DeShields |
Montreal Expos (platinum) |
| October 1, 1991 |
Phil Plantier |
Boston Red Sox (platinum) |
| May 24, 1995 |
Bob Hamelin |
Kansas City Royals (platinum) |
| May 28, 1995 |
Danny Bautista |
Detroit Tigers (platinum) |
| October 6, 1995 |
Reggie Sanders |
Cincinnati Reds (platinum; NLDS) |
| July 16, 1997 |
José Canseco |
Oakland Athletics (platinum) |
| September 9, 1998 |
ALEX GONZALEZ |
Toronto Blue Jays (horn; 13 inn) |
| August 23, 1999 |
Scott Rolen |
Philadelphia Phillies (platinum) |
| April 9, 2000 |
Jim Thome |
Cleveland Indians (platinum) |
| April 20, 2000 |
John Jaha |
Oakland Athletics (platinum) |
| May 29, 2001 |
Richie Sexson |
Milwaukee Brewers (platinum) |
| August 20, 2002 |
Adam Dunn |
Cincinnati Reds (platinum) |
| June 8, 2004 |
GEOFF JENKINS |
Milwaukee Brewers (horn; 17 inn) |
| June 8, 2004 |
Ben Grieve |
Milwaukee Brewers (platinum; 17 inn) |
| August 31, 2004 |
Tony Batista |
Montreal Expos (platinum) |
| May 2, 2005 |
Andy Phillips |
New York Yankees (platinum) |
| July 29, 2006 |
Alex Rios |
Toronto Blue Jays (platinum) |
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