Late Sunday Afternoon Trivia

[Wite3]

Actually seen this question once before...I won't post the answer but the player sat out the next game but came in to pinch hit the following game and hit his fourth consecutive homer in four at bats...

Joshua

[barrysloate]

I just checked that box score Joshua and you are absolutely correct- he hit another pinch hit homerun for his fourth consecutive one. Wow! I never knew that.

And feel free to give the answer. Why not? The two games took place on August 12 and 14, 1966.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I feel bad throwing the answer out too soon so I'll wait a bit longer for someone else to play. And yes, Joshua is totally correct.

[Sean]

Gates Brown?

[barrysloate]

Nope, although Gates was an incredible pinch hitter. I think 1968 was his big year.

[Cliff Bowman]

Art Shamsky? He did something like that for either the Reds or the Mets in the late 60's.

[barrysloate]

Art Shamsky is correct, although at least two other people knew it.

On August 12, 1966 the Pirates led the Reds 7-6 when Shamsky pinch hit in the bottom of the 8th inning. He hit a two-run homer and stayed in the game, which went into extra innings.

In the bottom of the 10th trailing 9-8, he hit a solo homer to tie the game.

In the bottom of the 11th, with the Pirates leading 11-9, he hit a two-run homer, his third straight, to tie it again at 11-11. The Pirates scored three runs in the top of 13th and won 14-11.

And what I discovered tonight is two days later Shamsky pinch hit yet another home run, his fourth straight.

Three homer games have probably occurred well over a hundred times in baseball history, but Shamsky's achievement is unique among them.