What's the most home runs Babe Ruth hit in one game?

Babe Ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in game at least once both leagues, once with the New York Yankees in 1930, and once in the National League, with the Boston Braves in 1935.
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Who has hit 4 homeruns in one game?

A look at every four-homer game in MLB history
  • J.D. Martinez, D-backs, Sept. 4, 2017. ...
  • Scooter Gennett, Reds, June 6, 2017. ...
  • • Gennett's historic feat.
  • Josh Hamilton, Rangers, May 8, 2012. ...
  • Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays, Sept. ...
  • Shawn Green, Dodgers, May 23, 2002. ...
  • Mike Cameron, Mariners, May 2, 2002. ...
  • Mark Whiten, Cardinals, Sept.
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Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.
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What was the most home runs in 1 game?

The record for most home runs in a single game is eight, held by Jay Clarke for Corsicana of the Texas League on June 15, 1902.
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Who hit 5 home runs in one game?

On May 2, 1954, Musial became the first player in history to hit five home runs in a single day. Musial homered three times in Game 1 of that Sunday doubleheader against the New York Giants at Busch Stadium, then added two more home runs in the nightcap.
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Did Babe Ruth's legendary 1919 Tampa home run really go 587 feet?



Who has hit 6 home runs in a game?

Shawn Green, on May 23, 2002, had four of his six hits leave the park, the only six-for-six hitter in baseball history who also joined the four home runs in a game club!
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Who hit 6 home runs in one game?

One can't mention Marshall McDougall without talking about what he accomplished on May 9, 1999, in FSU's 26-2 win over the Maryland Terrapins in College Park, Maryland. After ripping a single in the first inning, McDougall hit six home runs in his next six at-bats that day.
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Did Babe Ruth ever hit 3 homeruns in a game?

Babe Ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in game at least once both leagues, once with the New York Yankees in 1930, and once in the National League, with the Boston Braves in 1935.
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Has a rookie ever hit 3 homeruns in a game?

Suwinski became the first rookie in major league history to have a three-homer game that included a walk-off home run, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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What is the most TB in a game?

Shawn Green holds the single game total bases record of 19 TB. Green hit four home runs, a single and a double for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 23, 2002.
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Has anyone ever hit a 600 foot home run?

Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have gone 734 feet. While those feats would shatter Meyer's mark, there was no technology or tool that could give an exact measure of those distances.
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Has anyone ever played all 9 positions in one game?

It was on that night that Campaneris -- then just a 23-year-old in his first full big league season -- became the first player in AL/NL history to play all nine positions in the same game. Only four other players have accomplished the feat since: Cesar Tovar (Sept. 22, 1968), Scott Sheldon (Sept.
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Has there ever been a 2 pitch inning?

It's a pretty rare feat. But ... have you ever seen a two-pitch inning? As in, a pitcher only needs two pitches to record a clean inning of work? If you watched the Rome Braves' win over the West Virginia Power on Friday night, you did.
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Who hit 4 homeruns in a row?

Lou Gehrig hits four consecutive home runs | Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Has a player ever hit 2 grand slams in one game?

Fernando Tatis got his 15 minutes of fame and then some Friday night when he clubbed two grand slams off Los Angeles starter Chan Ho Park.
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Did Babe Ruth hit 3 homers in his last game?

It only seems fitting that Babe Ruth's final home run came in a game in which he hit three on May 25, 1935. Most players' star power begins to fade over time, and Ruth was no exception to this rule. Released by the Yankees following the 1934 season, Ruth returned to Boston to play for the Braves.
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Who has hit 3 triples in a game?

Jim Golden (1962) is the last pitcher to hit two triples in one game. The modern record (since 1900) for triples in a game is three, last done by Yasiel Puig (2014).
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Did Mickey Mantle hit 3 home runs in a game?

IN ONE GAME! The Sports Page headlines say it all: “MANTLE PUTS SLUG ON TIGERS, 5-2.” “3 HOMERS TOO MUCH FOR GROMEK.” The Free Press publishes both the fantastic achievement from Yankee Stadium in New York, the complete box score, PLUS a great photo of “The Mick” handling three bats at one time!
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What is the farthest ball Babe Ruth hit?

At one time Tampa had a downtown sports stadium named Plant Field, which would host Spring Training baseball games. It was here, on April 4, 1919, in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants, that Babe Ruth hit his longest home run ever -- 587 feet.
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Who has 3000 hits and 500 home runs in baseball?

Hank Aaron

300 mark 14 times and had three seasons with 200 or more hits. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974 and held the title of baseball's home run king until 2007. His 755 dingers are the most of any player with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits.
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What was Ruth's HR record?

Babe Ruth, as you all know, held the record with 60 home runs from 1927-1960. Ruth broke his own record of 59, which he set in 1921, which broke his own record of 54 he set in 1920 in his first year with the Yankees.
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Who hit 6 runs in 6 balls?

Herschelle Gibbs vs Netherlands – 2007 ODI World Cup

The former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs is the first player to make it to this 6 ball 6 sixes record list in international cricket. A showstopper, Gibbs achieved this feat against the Netherlands during the 2007 ODI World Cup.
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What players have 3000 hits and 600 home runs?

Pujols was only the fourth player to collect 3,000 hits and 600 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.
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