What player holds the record for most times hit by a pitch in a game?

Answer 1

Hughie Jennings, whose career ended in 1918 with the Detroit Tigers, was hit by a pitch 287 times. As of August 17, 2007, into the final games of his career, Craig Biggiohas been hit 285 times(plus twice in the post-season and once in an all-star game!). Hughie Jennings was hit 51 times in 1896 for the National League/Major League record for a single season (he was also hit 46 times in each of the next two seasons). Only Ron Hunt for the 1971 Montreal Expos comes close - 50!! Don Baylor, in 1986, set the American League record by being plunked 35 times while with the Boston Red Sox. The following year he set the AL's number two mark with 28 while playing with the Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins. MANY players in both leagues have been hit 3 times in a single game. On May 23, 1999, Brady Andersonbecame the most recent (and only AL player) to be hit twice in an inning (it happened in the first). Willard Schmidt of the Cincinnati Reds, Frank Thomas (not The Big Hurt, this one played for the early Mets) and Andres Galarraga have "accomplished" the feat in the National League.

Answer 2

MANY players in both leagues have been hit 3 times in a single game.

The last player from each league to tie the record for most times hit by a pitch in a nine-inning game: Corey Koskie on July 27, 2004, with the Minnesota Twins and Richard Hidalgo on April 19, 2000, with the Houston Astros.

Hughie Jennings (who played from 1891-1918) was the only player in Major League history to be hit by a pitch three times during one game three different times during his career until 2006. Reed Johnson tied this strange record on April 29, 2006 after being plunked for the third time in a game, the third time in his career (April 7, 2006 and April 16, 2005 were the other two times he was plunked three times in a game).

Answer 3

On May 23, 1999, Brady Anderson became the most recent (and only AL player) to be hit twice in an inning (it happened in the first). Willard Schmidt of the Cincinnati Reds, Frank Thomas (not The Big Hurt, this one played for the early Mets) and Andres Galarraga have "accomplished" the feat in the National League.