Roto-Gods, For A Day
Posted by Steve Lombardi on January 15, 2010
Since 1954, how many players have hit two or more homers in a game while also stealing two or more bases in the same contest? Not many. Here's the list via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Game Finder:
| Rk | Player | #Matching | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Spilborghs | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 2.250 | 3.050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gary Sheffield | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | 3.000 | 3.800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Morgan | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 2.250 | 3.050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chipper Jones | 1 | Ind. Games | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 2.667 | 3.417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Howard Johnson | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kirk Gibson | 1 | Ind. Games | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.833 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Rafael Furcal | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 2.250 | 3.050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Duffy | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dante Bichette | 1 | Ind. Games | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.800 | 2.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Beltran | 1 | Ind. Games | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .833 | 2.000 | 2.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tommie Agee | 1 | Ind. Games | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Not many times, at all, eh? That's one of the beautiful things about baseball...a guy like Chris Duffy can play like Joe Morgan...even if it is for just one day.
I dunno 'bout you, but, I feel a Nik Kershaw song comin' on...right...about...now.
January 15th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
That's because Chris Duffy is bad bone.
January 15th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
A lot of these players are "30-30 type" guys - either in 30-30 club or were close a few times. So the overall list is not too surprising.
But Raphael Furcal must have eaten some extra Wheaties that morning!
January 15th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
What? Only one A.L. guy? And a DH at that!
January 15th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Duffy had 4 H, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, and 2 SB in his game. He led off the game with his first HR. His second HR broke a tie in the 9th and proved to be the game winner. And those were his only 2 homers of the season! Talk about a career day!