Three players getting 4+ hits for the same playoff team
Posted by Andy on October 10, 2011
There have been 3 games in post-season history in which one team had at least 3 players get at least 4 hits apiece:
| Rk | Tm | Opp | Date | #Matching |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STL | BOS | 1946-10-10 | 3 |
| 2 | NYY | BOS | 2004-10-16 | 3 |
| 3 | BOS | CLE | 1999-10-10 | 3 |
All 3 games involved the Boston Red Sox.
Sixty-five years ago today, the Cardinals racked up 12 runs on the Red Sox to even the World Series at 2 games each before going on to win in 7 games. The Cardinals had a hit from every play and 4 each from Enos Slaughter, Whitey Kurowski, and Joe Garagiola.
Twelve years ago today, the Red Sox score a playoff-record 23 runs against the Indians, evening the ALDS at 2 games each before going on to win in 5 games. The Red Sox got 4 hits and 7 RBI from 3B John Valentin, 5 hits and 1 RBI from 1B Mike Stanley, and 4 hits and 3 RBI from C Jason Varitek, who had just played his first full season in the majors.
Seven years ago (but not today), the Yankees pounded the Red Sox 19-8 in Game 3 of the ALCS. New York went up 3 games to none but it was the last game they'd win in 2004, and the last game the Red Sox would lose. In this game the Yankees got 4 hits and 4 RBI from Gary Sheffield, 5 hits and 5 RBI from Hideki Matsui, and 4 hits and 3 RBI from Bernie Williams.
October 10th, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Hideki Matsui has terrified me ever since that game. Fifty years from now somebody could prop up his dead body in the batter's box and I'd still get the heebie-jeebies.
October 10th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
I wonder how many times john lackey has walked 3 players 4 times in one game. I'm surprised that Tim Wakefield didn't pitch in all three of these games.
October 10th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
@2, for the record, the most walks Lackey has ever given up was 7, spread among 5 batters. No game has ever had 3 batters walk 4 times, though the Browns did have 4 players walk 3 times on May 15, 1949.
October 10th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
How about tomorrow's blog...4 extra base hits in one postseason game... Albert Pujols did it tonight
October 12th, 2011 at 7:10 am
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