Carl Crawford just got his 5th hit of the game tonight and will likely finish 5-for-5.

Here are the only guys to get 5 hits in a post-season game before tonight:

  Cnt Player            Date          Series G Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
    1 Derek Jeter       2006-10-03    ALDS   1 NYY  DET W  8-4   5  5  3  5  2  0  1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 2nd SS        

    2 Hideki Matsui     2004-10-16    ALCS   3 NYY @BOS W 19-8   6  6  5  5  2  0  2   5  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th LF        

    3 Mike Stanley      1999-10-10    ALDS   4 BOS  CLE W 23-7   6  6  3  5  1  1  0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th 1B        

    4 Marquis Grissom   1995-10-07    NLDS   4 ATL  COL W 10-4   5  5  2  5  1  0  0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 1st CF        

    5 Paul Molitor      1982-10-12    WS     1 MIL @STL W 10-0   6  6  1  5  0  0  0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st 3B        

    6 Paul Blair        1969-10-06    ALCS   3 BAL @MIN W 11-2   6  6  1  5  2  0  1   5  0   0  1   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd CF        

Crawford joins Jeter and Grissom as the only guys ever to go 5-for-5 in a post-season game.

He also has set the record for most total bases in a post-season game without a homer. With 2 doubles, a triple, and 2 singles, that's 9 total bases.

Here were the previous record holders, with 8 total bases:

  Cnt Player            Date          Series G Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR **TB** RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+------+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
    1 Mike Stanley      1999-10-10    ALDS   4 BOS  CLE W 23-7   6  6  3  5  1  1  0    8     1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 6th 1B        
    2 Billy Hatcher     1990-10-17    WS     2 CIN  OAK W  5-4   5  4  2  4  2  1  0    8     1  1   1  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd CF        
    3 Frank Isbell      1906-10-13    WS     5 CHW @CHC W  8-6   5  5  3  4  4  0  0    8     2  0   0  1   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 2B        
    4 Tommy Leach       1903-10-01    WS     1 PIT @BOS W  7-3   5  5  1  4  0  2  0    8     1  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 3rd 3B        

Finally, Crawford is the 3rd player this year to have 3 extra-base hits in a post-season game:

  Cnt Player            Date          Series G Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR XB RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
    1 Evan Longoria     2008-10-11    ALCS   2 TBR  BOS W  9-8   5  5  3  3  2  0  1  3   3  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th 3B        
    2 Shane Victorino   2008-10-02    NLDS   2 PHI  MIL W  5-2   5  4  1  3  2  0  1  3   4  1   1  0   0  0  0   0   0  2  0 2nd CF        

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