Golden sombrero

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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" and 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 Sombrero Team
June 20, 1879 Oscar Walker platinum Buffalo Bisons
August 15, 1899 Pete Dowling platinum Louisville Colonels
July 25, 1913 Carl Weilman horn (15 inn) St. Louis Browns
October 1, 1932 George Pipgras platinum (World Series) New York Yankees
June 10, 1933 Lefty Grove platinum Philadelphia Athletics
June 25, 1934 Johnny Broaca platinum New York Yankees
September 29, 1935 Pep Young platinum Pittsburgh Pirates
October 2, 1938 Chet Laabs platinum Detroit Tigers
April 25, 1948 Larry Doby platinum Cleveland Indians
May 2, 1956 Don Hoak horn (17 inn) Chicago Cubs
July 28, 1957 Jim Landis platinum Chicago White Sox
April 20, 1964 Bob Sadowski platinum Milwaukee Braves
June 28, 1964 Dick Allen platinum Philadelphia Phillies
September 2, 1965 Bob Allison platinum Minnesota Twins
May 31, 1966 Rick Reichardt horn (17 inn) California Angels
September 27, 1968 Reggie Jackson platinum Oakland Athletics
April 20, 1969 Ray Jarvis platinum Boston Red Sox
June 22, 1969 Ron Swoboda platinum New York Mets
April 14, 1970 Steve Whitaker platinum San Francisco Giants
April 29, 1970 Rick Monday platinum Oakland Athletics
May 24, 1970 Dick Allen platinum Philadelphia Phillies
September 19, 1970 Frank Howard platinum Washington Senators
June 9, 1971 Bill Russell platinum Los Angeles Dodgers
July 9, 1971 Billy Cowan horn (20 inn) California Angels
August 26, 1971 Don Buford platinum Baltimore Orioles
June 14, 1974 Cecil Cooper horn (15 inn) Boston Red Sox
August 11, 1975 Pepe Mangual platinum Montreal Expos
May 15, 1977 Rick Manning platinum Cleveland Indians
May 1, 1979 Frank Taveras platinum New York Mets
July 27, 1979 Bert Blyleven platinum Pittsburgh Pirates
May 28, 1982 Dave Kingman platinum New York Mets
April 18, 1987 Bo Jackson platinum Kansas City Royals
August 8, 1987 Rob Deer platinum Milwaukee Brewers
August 24, 1988 Jeffrey Leonard platinum Milwaukee Brewers
September 20, 1988 Joey Meyer platinum Milwaukee Brewers
September 7, 1989 Phil Bradley platinum Baltimore Orioles
May 1, 1991 Darryl Strawberry platinum Los Angeles Dodgers
July 17, 1991 Sam Horn horn (15 inn) Baltimore Orioles
August 21, 1991 Bernie Williams platinum New York Yankees
September 17, 1991 Delino DeShields platinum Montreal Expos
October 1, 1991 Phil Plantier platinum Boston Red Sox
May 24, 1995 Bob Hamelin platinum Kansas City Royals
May 28, 1995 Danny Bautista platinum Detroit Tigers
October 6, 1995 Reggie Sanders platinum (NLDS) Cincinnati Reds
July 16, 1997 José Canseco platinum Oakland Athletics
September 9, 1998 Alex Gonzalez horn (13 inn) Toronto Blue Jays
August 23, 1999 Scott Rolen platinum Philadelphia Phillies
April 9, 2000 Jim Thome platinum Cleveland Indians
April 20, 2000 John Jaha platinum Oakland Athletics
May 29, 2001 Richie Sexson platinum Milwaukee Brewers
August 20, 2002 Adam Dunn platinum Cincinnati Reds
June 8, 2004 Geoff Jenkins horn (17 inn) Milwaukee Brewers
June 8, 2004 Ben Grieve platinum (17 inn) Milwaukee Brewers
August 31, 2004 Tony Batista platinum Montreal Expos
May 2, 2005 Andy Phillips platinum New York Yankees
July 29, 2006 Alex Ríos platinum Toronto Blue Jays

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