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5-for-5 with no runs scored or RBI

Posted by Andy on September 5, 2007

Tim Kurkjian mentions that Curtis Granderson once got 5 hits in 5 at-bats without scoring or driving in a run.

Here's the full list of times it's been done since 1957:

  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 Curtis Granderson 2005-09-18    DET @LAA L  3-5   5  5  0  5  1  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF
    2 Jason Kendall     1999-05-03    PIT  SFG W  9-8   5  5  0  5  2  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th C
    3 Jeff Blauser      1996-06-10    ATL @NYM L  3-8   5  5  0  5  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th SS
    4 Jose Vizcaino     1995-09-23    NYM @FLA L  3-4   5  5  0  5  1  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd SS
    5 Rafael Palmeiro   1990-06-30    TEX @BOS W  6-5   5  5  0  5  2  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 1B
    6 Darren Daulton    1989-09-20    PHI @CHC W  9-8   5  5  0  5  1  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th C
    7 Richie Hebner     1978-07-30    PHI @CIN L  3-5   5  5  0  5  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 5th 1B
    8 Cesar Tovar       1974-08-14    TEX  MIL L  5-6   5  5  0  5  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 2nd LF
    9 Matty Alou        1970-08-19    PIT  SFG L  4-7   5  5  0  5  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF
   10 Pete Rose         1970-07-10(2) CIN @ATL W  3-1   5  5  0  5  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st RF
   11 Lee Thomas        1961-09-05(1) LAA @KCA L  3-7   5  5  0  5  1  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd RF

Nobody has ever done 6-for-6 with no runs or RBI.

4-for-4 with no runs or RBI has been done 230 times. Here are the 2007 occurrences:

  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 Alexi Casilla     2007-09-03    MIN  CLE L  0-5   4  4  0  4  1  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st 2B
    2 Emil Brown        2007-08-25    KCR  CLE L  4-9   4  4  0  4  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th RF
    3 Michael Cuddyer   2007-07-18    MIN  DET L  2-3   5  4  0  4  0  0  0   0  1   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th RF
    4 Damian Miller     2007-07-07    MIL @WSN L  4-5   4  4  0  4  0  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th C
    5 Kenny Lofton      2007-06-29    TEX @BOS L  1-2   5  4  0  4  0  0  0   0  1   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  4  0 1st CF
    6 Derrek Lee        2007-06-15    CHC  SDP W  4-1   4  4  0  4  3  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 1B
    7 Edwin Encarnacion 2007-05-31    CIN @HOU L  2-10  4  4  0  4  1  0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 7th 3B
    8 Troy Tulowitzki   2007-04-30    COL @SFG L  5-9   5  4  0  4  0  0  0   0  1   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd SS

2 Responses to “5-for-5 with no runs scored or RBI”

  1. Andy Says:

    Holy cow, check out that Darren Daulton 5-for-5 game. He led off 3 separate innings with hits and yet didn't score. One time he got forced at second on a bunt, and the Phils went on to score 3 runs that inning. That's one reason why the Runs stat for individuals is broken a little bit. Fast guys who hit into fielder's choices but avoid getting doubled up steal a few runs here or there. (But of course, they do deserve a run in comparison to the guy who hits into the double play, plus the original baserunner might not have eventually scored if he's slower...)

  2. cchien Says:

    Very interesting record. From the first table, Jason Kendall and Rafael Palmeiro even had 2 2B, respectively. So unbelievable.