The Milwaukee Brewers scored 3 consecutive home runs in the 1st inning, with their first three batters, against the Cincinnati Reds, at home in Cincy. Reds rookie pitcher Phil Dumatrait (0-4) was taken out of the game two batters later, with two Brewers on base and no outs. The Brewers would win that game 10-5.
After the game, the radio commentator said it has only happened three times.
The previous time was 28 May 2003 when the Braves did it at home in Atlanta, against the Reds.
The first time was 13 April 1987, when the San Diego Padres got back-to-back-to-back home runs at home, against the Giants.
*I point out this info conditionally because while researching, it is unclear if my sources meant back-to-back-to-back to START the game, or if this info applies for anytime during a game.
There were also 5 back to back to back to back homeruns by the 61 braves, 63 indians, 64 twins, 06 dodgers and 07 red sox
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No. Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times in his career. Reggie Jackson is the major league leader in strikeouts with 2,597.
Yes. Since 2010, the Giants have become a Major League Baseball dynasty, winning World Series championships three times in five seasons.
Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks with 204.
He was 5-0 against the Cubs.
This question has been asked and answered several times. The first African-American major league baseball player(s) by all accounts seems to be the brothers Fleet and Welday Walker, who played for Toledo in the American Association, then consided a "major" league, in 1884.
The San Diego Padres are the Major League Baseball team in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. The Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times.
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There is no rule in MLB that specifies how many times a catcher may visit the pitcher during a game.
A lot of times, you can get those sets at the same place you buy your individual packs near the end of the season.
The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series Championships.
According to baseball-reference.com, Ty Cobb struck out a total of 357 times in his career. However, strikeouts were not counted in the stats sheets until 1913. Cobb had eight years of big league experience by this point.