Has anyone ever hit 4 home runs in a game?
Gehrig was the first AL player and the first in the modern era to hit four homers in a single contest during the Yankees' 20-13 win over the Athletics at Shibe Park. Gehrig hit another rocket in the ninth inning that flew to deep center field but was caught short of the wall.
The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the most home runs in a game in baseball history, connecting for ten homers on September 14, 1987.
June 8, 1961: Milwaukee Braves belt a record four consecutive home runs in one inning.
Shawn Green, on May 23, 2002, had four of his six hits leave the park, the only six-for-six hitter in baseball history who also joined the four home runs in a game club! Wilbert Robinson and Rennie Stennett didn't settle for six hits, they went seven-for-seven — in a regulation (9-inning) game.
Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians
The six-time All-Star led the league with 42 home runs in 1959. On June 10 that season, he went 4-for-4 with four bombs, six RBI and a walk.
The term "four-run homer" is seldom used; instead, it is nearly always called a "grand slam". Hitting a grand slam is the best possible result for the batter's turn at bat and the worst possible result for the pitcher and his team.
Astros tie MLB record with 5 home runs in 1 inning, all off Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi. The Houston Astros exploded on Tuesday with five home runs in the second inning off Boston Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi.
Cameron and Green are the only pair of players to hit four home runs in a single game each in the same year, and only three weeks apart. Gehrig, Seerey, Colavito, Cameron, and Delgado all share the American League record of 16 total bases in one game.
In a 22-0 shellacking of the Chicago Cubs that day, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett would record a hit in all seven of his at-bats – becoming the first and to date the only modern-era player to accomplish this in a nine-inning game.
Hayden Deal of the Rome Braves threw perhaps the first two-pitch, three-out inning in MiLB history | MLB.com.
Has anyone ever played all 9 positions in one game?
On September 6, 2000, while playing for the Rangers, Sheldon became the third player in MLB history to play all nine positions in a single game, joining Bert Campaneris (Kansas City Athletics, September 8, 1965), and César Tovar (Minnesota Twins, September 22, 1968).
Babe Ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in game at least once both leagues, once with the New York Yankees in 1930, and once in the National League, with the Boston Braves in 1935. Merv Connors had eight career home runs, the fewest career home runs by any player with a 3-homer game on their resume.
ST. LOUIS – Nearly three decades ago, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mark Whiten became one of only 18 men in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a single game.
Playing for a minor league team called the Minnesota Millers back in 1900, Andy Oyler hit the shortest home run in the history of the entire world. The home run traveled only 24 inches—that's right, two feet!
In Major League Baseball history, there have been 15, four-home-run games. The list ranges from five Hall of Famers (Mike Schmidt, Willie Mays, Ed Delahanty, Chuck Klein, and Lou Gehrig) to three players who never played in an All-Star game (Bobby Lowe, Pat Seerey, and Mark Whiten).
Cameron and Green are the only pair of players to hit four home runs in a single game each in the same year, and only three weeks apart. Gehrig, Seerey, Colavito, Cameron, and Delgado all share the American League record of 16 total bases in one game.
Babe Ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in game at least once both leagues, once with the New York Yankees in 1930, and once in the National League, with the Boston Braves in 1935. Merv Connors had eight career home runs, the fewest career home runs by any player with a 3-homer game on their resume.
There have been a total of 27 five-hit games in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. The most recent instance was by Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who accomplished the feat against the Seattle Mariners on August 7, 2016.
If at the end of a regulation game one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. NOTE: If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15) or ten (10) or more runs respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning.
In the case of a nine-inning game, if your team (or opponent) is winning by 10 runs after seven innings (or after the top of the sixth if you are the home team) the game ends. The Mercy Rule is in play after five innings (or after the top of the fourth if you are the home team) if your team is ahead by ten runs.
Can there be a 10th inning in baseball?
Major League Baseball started a new rule a few years ago for extra innings: beginning in the 10th inning at the start of each half-inning, a designated runner would begin on second base. College baseball followed suit in 2021 by adding the designated runner rule.
