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Johnny Damon went 6-for-6 against the Royals yesterday. Here are the 20 most recent times a player went 6-for-6:

  Cnt Player            Date          Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
    1 Willie Harris     2007-07-21    ATL  STL W 14-6   6  6  4  6  0  2  0   6  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 1st CF LF
    2 Chone Figgins     2007-06-18    LAA  HOU W 10-9   6  6  1  6  1  1  0   3  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 2nd 3B

    3 Raul Ibanez       2004-09-22    SEA @ANA W 16-6   6  6  1  6  0  0  0   5  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 3rd RF LF
    4 Carlos Pena       2004-05-27    DET @KCR W 17-7   6  6  4  6  1  0  2   5  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th 1B
    5 Alfonso Soriano   2004-05-08    TEX  DET W 16-15  6  6  1  6  2  0  0   4  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 2B
    6 Frank Catalanotto 2004-05-01(2) TOR @CHW W 10-6   6  6  2  6  1  0  0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd LF

    7 Nomar Garciaparra 2003-06-21    BOS @PHI L  5-6   7  6  1  6  0  0  0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd SS

    8 Shawn Green       2002-05-23    LAD @MIL W 16-3   6  6  6  6  1  0  4   7  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd RF

    9 Damion Easley     2001-08-08    DET @TEX W 19-6   6  6  3  6  0  0  1   3  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 7th 2B
   10 Paul Lo Duca      2001-05-28    LAD  COL W 11-10  6  6  3  6  0  0  1   4  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st C

   11 Edgardo Alfonzo   1999-08-30    NYM @HOU W 17-1   6  6  6  6  1  0  3   5  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd 2B
   12 Cal Ripken        1999-06-13    BAL @ATL W 22-1   6  6  5  6  1  0  2   6  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th 3B

   13 Lance Johnson     1995-09-23    CHW @MIN W 14-4   6  6  4  6  0  3  0   4  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF
   14 Andres Galarraga  1995-07-03    COL  HOU W 15-10  6  6  4  6  1  0  2   5  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th 1B

   15 Kevin Reimer      1993-08-24(2) MIL  OAK W  7-6   7  6  4  6  2  0  0   0  1   1  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th RF DH
   16 Sammy Sosa        1993-07-02    CHC @COL W 11-8   6  6  2  6  1  0  0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  3  1 4th RF

   17 Wally Backman     1990-04-27    PIT @SDP W  9-4   6  6  1  6  1  0  0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st 3B

   18 Kirby Puckett     1987-08-30    MIN @MIL W 10-6   6  6  4  6  2  0  2   4  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd CF
   19 Kevin Seitzer     1987-08-02    KCR  BOS W 13-5   6  6  4  6  1  0  2   7  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd 3B

   20 Jorge Orta        1980-06-15    CLE  MIN W 14-5   6  6  4  6  1  0  0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd RF        

This list shows guys who had at least 6 hits and includes a number of 6-for-7 performances.

And if you're wondering, following are the guys to have 7 or more hits in a game since 1956:

  Cnt Player            Date          Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
    1 Rennie Stennett   1975-09-16    PIT @CHC W 22-0   7  7  5  7  2  1  0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st 2B

    2 Cesar Gutierrez   1970-06-21(2) DET @CLE W  9-8   7  7  3  7  1  0  0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 2nd SS

    3 Rocky Colavito    1962-06-24    DET  NYY L  7-9  11 10  1  7  0  1  0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th LF        

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