Most hits in a game as a sub
Posted by Andy on February 19, 2008
Some of the recent comment chatter gave me this idea: most hits in a game by a player who didn't start the game:
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 Tom Paciorek 1984-05-08 CHW MIL W 7-6 10 9 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6th LF 1B 2 Quinton McCracken 2005-07-18 ARI FLA W 8-7 5 5 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9th CF 3 Shawn Wooten 2002-08-05 ANA @DET W 6-3 4 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th PH 1B 4 Chad Fonville 1995-06-17 LAD @CHC W 12-5 5 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 2B 5 Randy Milligan 1991-06-23(2) BAL @KCR W 9-8 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th DH 6 Paul O'Neill 1990-04-18 CIN SDP W 11-7 4 4 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6th PH RF 7 Kelly Gruber 1988-04-11 TOR NYY W 17-9 6 6 3 4 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6th 3B 8 Julio Gonzalez 1982-10-03 STL @CHC W 5-4 5 5 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 2B 9 Rufino Linares 1982-04-13 ATL @CIN W 8-5 4 4 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3rd PR LF 10 Jim Wohlford 1980-05-24 SFG @PIT W 10-9 6 6 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th PH LF 11 Claudell Washingt 1979-07-04 CHW @CLE W 16-4 4 4 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2nd RF 12 Jay Johnstone 1970-04-12 CAL @KCR W 7-5 4 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th CF 13 Hawk Taylor 1964-06-20 NYM PHI W 7-3 5 5 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th C 14 Felix Mantilla 1962-05-25 NYM @LAD L 8-17 4 4 1 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th SS 15 Matty Alou 1961-07-25 SFG @PIT W 16-7 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3rd LF 16 Harry Simpson 1958-05-30(1) NYY WSH L 8-13 5 5 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st PH RF
Paciorek's performance is nice, although he did get 9 at-bats in which to get those 5 hits. #7 Kelly Gruber managed 3 homers as a sub, although if you look at the box score for that game, you'll see that he entered for Rance Mulliniks in the top of the first inning on defense, so he basically played the whole game.
Here is a second list for most homers in a game by a sub. As was already pointed out, Art Shamsky holds the record with 3. Ryan Howard had a memorable game for the Phillies in 2006, though,when he pinch hit with 2 outs in the eighth, tying the game on a solo homer, and then added a second homer in the 12th to win the game 2-1.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I know who Shamsky is, but I must admit I never knew about this game. It's even better than the Sandberg Game (June 23, 1984). Thanks for uncovering it. It now ranks as one of my all-time favorite games.
After coming in during a double switch in the 8th inning, in three consecutive at bats Shamsky accounted for his team's last five runs of the game, with one go-ahead and two game-tying home runs!! According to Wikipedia, the feat made Shamsky the first player in Reds history to hit two extra-inning home runs in one game. And the bat went on display in the Hall of Fame. By the way, Shamsy was in the hole when Cardenas made the last out. Too bad he didn't get another at bat. He DID homer in his next at bat, though, a 2-out go-ahead 2-run pinch hit dinger on August 14. AMAZING! It tied a record for homers in 4 consecutive at bats.
Shamsky's minor league roommate Pete Rose (age 25) hit a dinger in the game, batting third in the line up! He also had 2 IBBs!