What is the most home runs in a 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. (Clarke's total is still disputed, reported by some newspapers as three homers at the time but with no surviving box score to help confirm or deny his feat.)

What is the most home runs in one game by a team?

The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the most home runs in a game in baseball history, connecting for ten homers on September 14, 1987.

Has anyone ever hit 4 home runs in a game?

Five-of-the-seventeen men to hit four home runs in a game are in the Hall of Fame (Lou Gehrig, Ed Delahanty, Willie Mays, Chuck Klein, and Mike Schmidt). The RBIs received during a four homer game range from four (Cameron) to twelve (Whiten).

Who hit 4 home runs in one game?

Lou Gehrig, Yankees, June 3, 1932

Gehrig was the first AL player and the first in the modern era to hit four homers in a single contest during the Yankees' 20-13 win over the Athletics at Shibe Park. Gehrig hit another rocket in the ninth inning that flew to deep center field but was caught short of the wall.

Has anyone hit 5 home runs in a game?

Five home runs in a game has been achieved four times: Pete Schneider (1923), Lou Frierson (1934), Cecil Dunn (1936) and Dick Lane (1948). In the pre-professional era, Lipman Pike also hit five home runs in 1866.

Who pitched the most perfect games?

Cy Young, the man for whom baseball's most coveted pitching trophy is named, twirled a perfect game on May 5, 1904, for the Boston Pilgrims against the Philadelphia Athletics. It was one of 511 wins racked up by Young, including 76 shutouts on his way to a career ERA of 2.63.

What was the shortest home run ever hit?

Shortest Home Run Ever Hit

Playing for a minor league team called the Minnesota Millers back in 1900, Andy Oyler hit the shortest home run in the history of the entire world. The home run traveled only 24 inches—that's right, two feet! On a rainy day in Minnesota, Oyler made solid contact and took off to first base.

What baseball records will never be broken?

10 MLB Records That Will Never Be Broken

• Cy Young's 511 MLB wins. ...
• Rickey Henderson's steals records. ...
• Barry Bonds' 232 walks in a single MLB season. ...
• Ichiro's 262 hits. ...
• Chief Wilson's 36 triples in a single season. ...
• Hack Wilson's 191 runs batted in. ...
• Ty Cobb's lifetime batting average. ...
• Pete Rose's 4,256 career hits.

Has anyone ever hit a 600 foot home run?

No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. A tremendous blast by any standards. In a single game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league players hit in a career!

What's the most back to back home runs?

"More than anyone else, Dale Long can relate to New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly's feat of homering in eight consecutive games. Long set the major-league record for homers in consecutive games while playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates May 19-28, 1956.

Has anyone thrown a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished in the Class-D Appalachian League on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.

What is the rarest baseball play?

The unassisted triple play, a triple play in which only one fielder handles the ball, is the least common type of triple play, and is arguably the rarest occurrence in baseball: it has happened only 15 times since 1900 at the major league level.

Who has pitched a no hitter?

Five pitchers have thrown a no-hitter in both the American League and the National League: Cy Young, Ryan, Jim Bunning, Nomo, and Randy Johnson.

Does Babe Ruth still hold any baseball records?

At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many of baseball's most esteemed records, including the career records for home runs (714 — since broken), slugging percentage (0.690), runs batted in (2,213 — since broken), bases on balls (2,062 — since broken) and on-base plus slugging (1.164).

Can Barry Bonds make the Hall of Fame?

Bonds can no longer get voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the writers, but his path to Cooperstown is not permanently blocked.

What is the hardest MLB record to break?

Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 straight games played

The longest streak recorded by any player since is Miguel Tejada's 1,152 games from 2000-07 -- not even half of Ripken's total. Ripken's streak is also more than double the NL record of 1,207 games by Steve Garvey from 1975-83.

What's the fastest MLB game ever?

According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 matchup between the Atlanta Crackers and Mobile Sea Gulls is the first choice that pops up when you search fastest baseball game ever. It was 32 minutes long.

What is the easiest stadium to hit a homerun?

1. Coors Field, Colorado. Coors Field in Colorado offers the perfect storm of altitude, wind and dry air for the home run ball to flourish. The Rockies fielded a Troy Tulowitzki-less team in 2012 consisting of players unknown to the average fan coming into the season.

What is the smallest MLB stadium?

MLB The Show 22: Smallest Stadiums to Hit Home Runs

1. Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds) Dimensions: 328, 379, 404, 370, 325. ...
2. Nationals Park (Washington Nationals) Dimensions: 336, 377, 402, 370, 335. ...
3. Petco Park (San Diego Padres) ...
4. Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays) ...
5. Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

What team has been no-hit the most?

Every major league franchise has been no-hit at least twice, with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers leading the way with 20 no-nos thrown against the club over its long history.

Can you lose a perfect game?

Theoretically, a pitcher could lose a perfect game without throwing a pitch in the 10th. The extra-inning runner (EIR) could immediately steal 3rd and home or the pitcher could throw the ball away trying to check the runner .

Has anyone thrown 2 perfect games?

No major league player has ever thrown two perfect games, although Jean Faut of the AAGPBL accomplished the feat with perfect games in 1951 and 1953.

How rare is a triple play in baseball?

Triple plays are rare occurrences in Major League Baseball. For example, in the 2000s, there were only 35 triple plays in MLB: 5 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 6 in 2002, 2 in 2003, 3 in 2004, 1 in 2005, 5 in 2006, 4 in 2007, 2 in 2008 and 5 in 2009.