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The Dodgers released him on July 21, 1972. He never appeared in another game. [5] At the time of his retirement, Wilhelm had pitched in a then major league record 1,070 games. [6] He is recognized as the first pitcher to have saved 200 games in his career, and the first pitcher to appear in 1,000 games. Wilhelm is one of the oldest players to ...
Indicates the home run was hit on the first pitch the player faced in his MLB career ℓ Indicates the home run was a grand slam: ↑ Indicates the home run was hit as a pinch hitter & Indicates game in which multiple players homered in their first major league at bat Indicates the home runs were hit in consecutive at bats †
It surpassed Joe Adcock's mark of 18, which also came from a four-homer game. [11] [12] Carlos Delgado is the only player to make four plate appearances in a game and hit a home run each time. [13] Warren Spahn pitched the ball which Gil Hodges hit for the first of his four, the only Hall of Fame pitcher faced during a four-home-run game. [1]
Freddy Fermin homered twice and Bobby Witt Jr. hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Fermin ...
Bobby Kielty and David Ross both hit their final home runs in a World Series game—Kielty hit his for the Boston Red Sox in the series-clinching Game 4 of the 2007 World Series, while Ross's occurred in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and was an important contribution to ending the 108 year title drought of the Chicago Cubs.
However the 2024 World Series works out, Freddie Freeman's performance will be remembered for a while. The Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman made history in Game 4 on Tuesday with a two-run homer ...
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In Game 5, New York scored five in the first inning. Reds starter Joey Jay, with 14 regular-season complete games, would uncharacteristically get just two outs before being relieved. After Bobby Richardson singled to start the game, Jay retired Tony Kubek and Roger Maris on fly balls. But the flood gates opened when Blanchard hit a two-run ...