B-R Blog & Stat of the Day

Continuing with the on-base theme, we note that yesterday Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox got on base 4 times in just his third career major league game.

Using the PI Game Finder, here are the last 20 players to get on base at least 4 times in one game, among the first three games of their major league career:

Cnt   CarGm Player            Date          Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB TOB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions

+----+-----+-----------------+-------------+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+

    1     3 Jacoby Ellsbury   2007-07-02    BOS  TEX W  7-3   4  2  2  2  0  0  0   0  2   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 9th CF
    2     3 Yunel Escobar     2007-06-04    ATL  FLA L  4-6   4  4  2  4  1  0  1   1  0   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th 3B
    3     3 Akinori Iwamura   2007-04-06    TBD  TOR W  6-5   4  4  2  4  0  0  1   1  0   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th 3B

    4     3 Delmon Young      2006-08-31    TBD @CHW W  5-3   5  5  1  4  1  0  0   0  0   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd RF
    5     1 Mike Rouse        2006-06-09    OAK @NYY W  6-5   4  3  2  3  1  0  0   0  1   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 9th 2B
    6     1 Kevin Frandsen    2006-04-28    SFG  ARI W 10-2   5  4  3  3  0  0  0   0  0   4   0  0   1  0  0   0   1  0  0 2nd 2B
    7     3 Ian Kinsler       2006-04-06    TEX  DET L  6-10  4  3  2  3  1  0  1   1  1   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th 2B
    8     2 Nick Markakis     2006-04-05    BAL  TBD W 16-6   6  3  2  1  0  0  1   1  3   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd RF LF

    9     3 Mike Jacobs       2005-08-23    NYM @ARI W 14-1   5  3  2  2  0  0  1   2  2   4   0  1   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 7th 1B

   10     3 Nick Swisher      2004-09-05    OAK @TOR L  5-13  4  2  1  2  0  0  1   2  1   4   0  0   1  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th CF LF
   11     2 Ryan Church       2004-08-22    MON @COL W  8-2   5  4  0  3  0  0  0   2  1   4   1  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th LF
   12     3 Bucky Jacobsen    2004-07-18    SEA  CLE W  7-5   4  2  1  2  0  0  1   2  1   4   0  0   1  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th DH
   13     2 Josh Willingham   2004-07-07    FLA  PIT L  3-4   4  2  0  2  0  0  0   0  2   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th LF
   14     2 Brian Dallimore   2004-04-30    SFG  FLA W 12-9   5  3  3  3  0  0  1   4  1   5   0  0   1  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd 3B
   15     2 Chad Tracy        2004-04-22    ARI @MIL W 11-9   8  8  0  4  1  0  0   1  0   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 7th 3B
   16     1 Kazuo Matsui      2004-04-06    NYM @ATL W  7-2   5  3  1  3  2  0  1   3  2   5   1  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st SS
   17     1 Joe Mauer         2004-04-05    MIN  CLE W  7-4   5  3  2  2  0  0  0   0  2   4   0  1   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th C

   18     2 Justin Morneau    2003-06-11    MIN  COL W  7-4   5  4  1  3  0  0  0   1  1   4   1  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th DH

   19     2 Ramon Santiago    2002-05-18    DET  TEX W  8-7   4  3  2  3  1  1  0   2  1   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 9th SS

   20     2 Endy Chavez       2001-05-30    KCR @TEX W 11-2   5  4  1  3  1  0  0   2  1   4   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th LF
   21     3 Donaldo Mendez    2001-04-08    SDP @COL W 11-3   5  4  2  3  0  0  1   2  1   4   1  1   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th SS

How about Brian Dallimore? In his second career game, he scored 3 runs and batted in four, while going 3-for-3 with a walk. And yet, he may never play in the majors again.

This is a list of pretty good players. For this any many other reasons, Ellsbury has got a good-looking future ahead of him.

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