List of Major League Baseball single-game records
The following is a List of Single-Game Baseball Records and unusual events. The following criteria are used for inclusion:
- Only events occurring within a single plate appearance, inning, or game are included; cumulative or aggregate records achieved over more than one game are not listed.
- Events occurring during post-season play are included, but events occurring during an All-Star Game are not included.
Individual batting/hitting
- Four home runs in a game. Number of occurrences: 16.[1] Most recently, Josh Hamilton, May 8, 2012.
- 2 grand slams in an inning. Number of occurrences: 1.[2] Fernando Tatís, April 23, 1999
- 1 grand slam from each side of the plate in the same game. Number of occurrences: 1.[2] Bill Mueller, July 29, 2003
- Grand slam on first career pitch. Number of occurrences: 2. Kevin Kouzmanoff, September 2, 2006; Daniel Nava, June 12, 2010. (4 Grand Slams in 1st appearance, Duggleby, Hermida)
- Home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning. Number of occurrences: 3.[3] Carlos Baerga, April 8, 1993; Mark Bellhorn, August 29, 2002; Kendrys Morales, July 30, 2012.
- Grand slam in MLB debut game. Number of occurrences: 7.[4] Bill Duggleby, April 21, 1898; Bobby Bonds, June 25, 1968; Marcus Thames, June 10, 2002; Jeremy Hermida, August 31, 2005; Kevin Kouzmanoff, September 2, 2006; Daniel Nava, June 12, 2010; Brandon Crawford, May 27, 2011.
- 19 total bases in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[5] Shawn Green, May 23, 2002.
- 9 hits in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[6] Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932. (18 inning game)
- 7 hits in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 2.[7] Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892; Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975.
- Three hits in an inning. Number of occurrences: 5.[6] Last by Johnny Damon, June 27, 2003.
- 4 triples in a game. Number of occurrences: 2.[8] George Strief, June 25, 1885; Bill Joyce, May 18, 1897.
- 5 Intentional walks in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[9] Andre Dawson, May 22, 1990 (16 innings).
- 4 Intentional walks in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 2.[9] Barry Bonds, May 1, 2004 and September 22, 2004.
- 7 runs scored in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[10] Guy Hecker, August 15, 1886.
- 3 runs scored in an inning. Number of occurrences: 3.[10] Sammy White, June 18, 1953, Tom Burns and Ned Williamson (both in the same game for the Chicago Colts), September 6, 1883.
- 12 RBIs in a single game. Number of occurrences: 2.[11] Jim Bottomley, September 16, 1924; Mark Whiten, September 7, 1993.
- Hitting into 4 double plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 3.[12] Goose Goslin, April 28, 1934; Joe Torre, July 21, 1975; Víctor Martínez, September 11, 2011.
- Three sacrifice flies in a game. Number of occurrences: 10.[13] Most recently, Jose Lopez, April 15, 2008.[14]
Collective batting/hitting
Individual pitching
- 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 3.[18] Roger Clemens 1986 and 1996 struck out 20. Most recently, Kerry Wood, May 6, 1998. In 2001, Randy Johnson also struck out 20 in a 9-inning start, but the game went on to extra innings.
- 26 innings pitched in a game. Number of occurrences: 2.[19] Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger, May 1, 1920. (Same game.)
- 4 consecutive home runs allowed. Number of occurrences: 3.[20][21] Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963; Chase Wright, April 22, 2007, Dave Bush, August 11, 2010.
- 7 home runs allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[22] Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886.
- 5 wild pitches in one game. Number of occurrences: 5.[23][24] Most recently, Freddy García, April 10, 2012. Rick Ankiel of the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals and Bert Cunningham of the 1890 Players League both threw five wild pitches in a single inning.
- 26 hits allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1. Allan Travers, May 18, 1912.
- 29 hits allowed in an extra-inning game. Number of occurrences: 1. Eddie Rommel (17 innings), July 10, 1932.
Fielding
- Team executes two triple plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[32] Minnesota Twins, July 17, 1990.
- Shortstop plays doubleheader without an official chance. Number of occurrences: 1.[33] Toby Harrah, June 25, 1976.
- Unassisted triple play. Number of occurrences: 15.[34] Most recently, Eric Bruntlett, August 23, 2009.
- Three errors on one play. Number of occurrences: 4. Most recently committed by Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres, September 8th, 2014. Yasiel Puig bungled a throw to first base. A. J. Ellis then torpedoed the throw into left field, and then on the relay to home plate, Hanley Ramirez threw the ball past a diving Clayton Kershaw to complete the trifecta of errors.[35]
Baserunning
Unique events
Letters identify the individuals or teams that accomplished the feat.
- a. Jimmy Sheckard and Joe Kelley, Brooklyn Superbas, September 23, 1901
- b. Pat Crawford (New York Giants) and Les Bell (Boston Braves), May 26, 1929
- c. Toronto Blue Jays, September 14, 1987
- d. Mike Cameron and Bret Boone, Seattle Mariners, May 2, 2002 (Mike Cameron went on to hit 4 home runs and tie the major-league record in the game).
- e. Seattle Mariners, August 7, 1988; Colorado Rockies, June 7, 2006
- f. Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Don Mincher, Rich Rollins and Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins, June 9, 1966
- g. See Baseball Almanac under "Most Consecutively" for full list
- h. Tom Seaver, New York Mets, April 22, 1970
- i. Philadelphia Athletics, July 25, 1930
- j. Robby Thompson, San Francisco Giants, June 27, 1986
Notes
- ↑ 4 Home Runs in 1 Game by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Home Run From Both Sides Of The Plate In One Game
- ↑ Grand Slam Records
- ↑ Total Bases Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hits Records by Baseball Almanac : Hits in a Career, Hits in a Single Season and Hits in a Game Records
- ↑ Six Hits in One Game by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Triples Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Intentional Bases On Balls Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Runs Scored Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Runs Batted in Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Grounding Into Double Plays Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Sacrifice Flies Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Seattle Mariners ride flurry of sacrifice flies to 11-6 victory over Kansas City Royals (Seattle Times, 16 April 2008, last accessed 28 July 2009)
- ↑ As of 2002. This event was much more common before the modern era (i.e. the turn of the 20th century); there have been only 40 inside-the-park grand slams since 1950.)
- ↑ As of 3 September 2011.
- ↑ This may seem impossible. However, a sacrifice fly can be awarded without an out being recorded, if the fielder in question commits an error.
- ↑ Strikeout Records by Pitchers including Career Strikeouts, Single Season Strikeouts and Strikeouts in a Game Records, by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Innings Pitched Records & Scoreless Innings Pitched Records, by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: New York Yankees News
- ↑ Home Runs Allowed Records, by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Home Runs Allowed Records by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Wild Pitch Records, by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Cards beat Braves in wild one
- ↑ This may seem impossible. However, by definition a perfect game requires more than simply retiring the first 27 batters in order; it also requires that the pitcher's team wins, and that the pitcher completes the entire game. See perfect game for more details.
- ↑ These six events may be the only times in the history of baseball when a team has deliberately and with premeditation allowed a run to score by the opposing team for strategic purposes. It is true that there are cases where a particular choice of defensive alignment may make scoring more likely, and there are cases where decisions made in the moment of play allow a run to score in exchange for other strategic purposes, but intentionally walking in a run is clearly in a different class of strategic maneuver. This may also have occurred when a pitcher was instructed to deliberately hit a batter with the bases loaded, but in this case, intention is not provable.
- ↑ Baseball Reference lists 6, but Hideki Okajima surrendered a home run on his first pitch April 2, 2007.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 This is possible when a batter who has been struck out reaches first base safely under a dropped third strike. That is, if strike three is recorded on the batter but the catcher does not catch the ball to complete the putout (likely because of a wild pitch or passed ball) and first base is unoccupied, the batter may advance to first; the pitcher is credited with a strikeout, but no out is recorded.
- ↑ The Baseball Almanac states that 16 pitchers have accomplished this feat. Of these, all but Chuck Finley have only once struck out 4 batters in a single inning (consecutively or otherwise). Finley however did it 3 times, but the Baseball Almanac does not state how many of those were consecutive strikeouts (i.e., whether it was once, twice, or all 3 times).
- ↑ Some sources do not include the two perfect games thrown in the 19th century, because of differences in the rules of play, and thus list only twenty-one perfect games.
- ↑ Baseball Reference lists 64, but Russ Johnson took Shane Komine deep in Komine's 2nd pitch on July 30, 2006.
- ↑ Baseball's Triple Plays - Trivia & Miscellanea
- ↑ The Official Site of The Texas Rangers: History: Rangers Timeline
- ↑ Unassisted Triple Plays by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ USAToday.com
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