Comments on: 3-HR game early in a career http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/660 This and that about baseball stats. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:13:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kevray85 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/660/comment-page-1#comment-4634 kevray85 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:13:15 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/660#comment-4634 I wonder how many players have hit a walk off and an inside-the-park homerun in the same game. I suppose one would not include those walk offs which were inside-the-parkers. Let alone anyone else doing it this early in their career! I wonder how many players have hit a walk off and an inside-the-park homerun in the same game. I suppose one would not include those walk offs which were inside-the-parkers. Let alone anyone else doing it this early in their career!

]]> By: kevray85 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/660/comment-page-1#comment-4633 kevray85 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:11:28 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/660#comment-4633 According to the play-by-play, one of Demeter's homers was an inside-the-parker! And another was a walk off! Pretty unusual. According to the play-by-play, one of Demeter's homers was an inside-the-parker! And another was a walk off! Pretty unusual.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/660/comment-page-1#comment-4623 Andy Thu, 08 May 2008 00:15:46 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/660#comment-4623 Gerry--it's a good point. I've tried to be careful about the phrasing, but it's a helpful reminder. Gerry--it's a good point. I've tried to be careful about the phrasing, but it's a helpful reminder.

]]> By: gerry http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/660/comment-page-1#comment-4622 gerry Thu, 08 May 2008 00:05:34 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/660#comment-4622 You know, I've become accustomed to people using the phrase "all the players" when what they really mean is "all the players since 1901." Now it seems I'll have to get used to people writing "all the players" when what they really mean is "all the players since 1956." If a ballplayer hit three home runs in a game, and Retrosheet hasn't gone back that far yet, did it make any noise? Merv Connors hit three home runs on 17 September 1938. His entire career amounted to 52 games, so it's safe to say that he had a 3 HR game among his first 57. Mickey Cochrane did it on 21 May 1925, his first year in the majors. That was his teams' 29th game of the year, so it was certainly among Cochrane's first 57. There may have been others - I didn't check everyone. You know, I've become accustomed to people using the phrase "all the players" when what they really mean is "all the players since 1901." Now it seems I'll have to get used to people writing "all the players" when what they really mean is "all the players since 1956."

If a ballplayer hit three home runs in a game, and Retrosheet hasn't gone back that far yet, did it make any noise?

Merv Connors hit three home runs on 17 September 1938. His entire career amounted to 52 games, so it's safe to say that he had a 3 HR game among his first 57.

Mickey Cochrane did it on 21 May 1925, his first year in the majors. That was his teams' 29th game of the year, so it was certainly among Cochrane's first 57.

There may have been others - I didn't check everyone.

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