Six Hits in One 9-Inning Game

Any hitter would be happy with a game where they went three for four, or even three for five, but no player regularly comes into a game expecting to collect three or four hits. Just think of the pride one has when he ends up with six hits in one nine-inning game.

As if the hits were not sensational enough, some players like to add another feat to their already fabulous day:

    Both Larry Twitchell and Sam Thompson hit for the cycle while they collected six hits.

    Shawn Green had four of his six hits go for home runs.

    Wilbert Robinson and Rennie Stennett didn’t settle for six hits, they went seven for seven.

    Cal McVey liked his six hits so much, he did it again three days later.

All of the players listed below defied the odds, bolstered their averages, and generally ruined a pitcher’s day by going the distance, and hitting safely six times in nine innings, nothing short of amazing.
"When I connected seven-for-seven, few realized in the colorful Wrigley Field, that I used the bat of Manny Sanguillen and that it was a little heavier." - Rennie Stennett (7 for 7 on September 16, 1975)

Six Hits in One Game
(Nine Inning Game)

American League
Name (Quantity) Date / Box Team AB H 2B 3B HR

Mike Donlin (1)

06-24-1901

Baltimore

6

6

2

2

0

Doc Nance (1)

07-13-1901

Detroit

6

6

1

0

0

Zaza Harvey (1)

04-25-1902

Cleveland

6

6

0

0

0

Danny Murphy (1)

07-08-1902

Philadelphia

6

6

0

0

1

Jimmy Williams (1)

08-25-1902

Baltimore

6

6

1

1

0

Frank Brower (1)

08-07-1923

Cleveland

6

6

1

0

0

Geoge Burns (1)

06-19-1924

Cleveland

6

6

3

1

0

Ty Cobb (1)

05-05-1925

Detroit

6

6

1

0

3

Doc Cramer (1)

06-20-1932

Philadelphia

6

6

0

0

0

Myril Hoag (1)

06-06-1934

New York

6

6

0

0

0

Doc Cramer (2)

07-13-1935

Philadelphia

6

6

1

0

0

Bruce Campbell (1)

07-02-1936

Cleveland

6

6

1

0

0

Ray Radcliff (1)

07-18-1936

Chicago

7

6

2

0

0

Hank Steinbacher (1)

06-22-1938

Chicago

6

6

1

0

0

George Myatt (1)

05-01-1944

Washington

6

6

1

0

0

Stan Spencev

06-01-1944

Washington

6

6

0

0

1

George Kell (1)

09-20-1946

Detroit

7

6

1

0

0

Jim Fridley (1)

04-29-1952

Cleveland

6

6

0

0

0

Jim Piersall (1)

06-10-1953

Boston

6

6

0

0

0

Floyd Robinson (1)

07-22-1962

Chicago

6

6

0

0

0

Bob Oliver (1)

 05-04-1969

Kansas City

6

6

1

0

1

Johnny Briggs (1)

 08-04-1973

Milwaukee

6

6

2

0

0

Jorge Orta (1)

 06-15-1980

Cleveland

6

6

1

0

0

Kevin Seitzer (1)

 08-02-1987

Kansas City

6

6

1

0

2

Kirby Puckett (1)

 08-30-1987

Minnesota

6

6

2

0

2

Kevin Reimer (1)

 08-24-1993

Milwaukee

6

6

2

0

0

Lance Johnson (1)

 09-23-1995

Chicago

6

6

0

3

0

Cal Ripken, Jr. (1)

 06-13-1999

Baltimore

6

6

1

0

2

Damion Easley (1)

 08-08-2001

Detroit

6

6

0

0

1

Frank Catalanotto (1)

05-01-2004

Toronto

6

6

1

0

0

Carlos Pena (1)

 05-27-2004

Detroit

6

6

1

0

2

Omar Vizquel (1)

08-31-2004

Cleveland

7

6

2

0

0

Joe Randa (1)

09-09-2004

Kansas City

7

6

1

0

0

Raul Ibanez (1)

 09-22-2004

Seattle

6

6

0

0

0

Chone Figgins (1)

 06-18-2007

Los Angeles

6

6

1

1

0

Name (Quantity)

 Date / Box Team AB H 2B 3B HR
Six Hits in One Game
(Nine Inning Game)

National League

Name (Quantity)

 Date / Box Team AB H 2B 3B HR

Davy Force (1)

06-27-1876

Philadelphia

6

6

1

0

0

Cal McVey (1)

07-22-1876

Chicago

7

6

1

0

0

Cal McVey (2)

07-25-1876

Chicago

7

6

1

0

0

Ross Barnes (1)

07-27-1876

Chicago

6

6

1

1

0

George Gore (1)

05-07-1880

Chicago

6

6

0

0

0

Buttercup Dickerson (1)

06-16-1881

Worcester

6

6

0

1

0

Sam Wise (1)

06-20-1883

Boston

7

6

1

1

0

Dan Brothers (1)

07-19-1883

Buffalo

6

6

2

0

0

Danny Richardson (1)

06-11-1887

New York

7

6

0

0

0

King Kelly (1)

08-27-1887

Boston

7

6

1

0

1

Jerry Denny (1)

05-04-1889

Indianapolis

6

6

1

0

1

Larry Twitchell (1)

08-15-1889

Cleveland

6

6

1

3

1

Jack Glasscock (1)

09-27-1890

New York

6

6

0

0

0

Bobby Lowe (1)

06-11-1891

Boston

6

6

1

0

1

Henry Larkin (2 [1 in AA])

06-07-1892

Washington

7

6

0

1

0

Wilbert Robinson (1)

06-10-1892

Baltimore

7

7

1

0

0

Duff Cooley (1)

09-30-1893

St. Louis

6

6

1

1

0

Ed Delahanty (2 [1in PL])

06-16-1894

Philadelphia

6

6

1

0

0

Steve Brodie (1)

07-09-1894

Baltimore

6

6

2

1

0

Sam Thompson (1)

08-17-1894

Philadelphia

7

6

1

1

1

Roger Connor (1)

06-01-1895

St. Louis

6

6

2

1

0

George Davis (1)

08-15-1895

New York

6

6

2

1

0

Jake Stenzel (1)

05-14-1896

Pittsburgh

6

6

0

0

0

Fred Tenney (1)

05-31-1897

Boston

8

6

1

0

0

Barry McCormick (1)

06-29-1897

Chicago

8

6

0

1

1

Tommy Tucker (1)

07-15-1897

Washington

6

6

1

0

0

Jack Doylev

09-03-1897

Baltimore

6

6

2

0

0

Willie Keeler (1)

09-03-1897

Baltimore

6

6

0

1

0

Chick Stahl (1)

05-31-1899

Boston

6

6

0

0

0

Ginger Beaumont (1)

07-22-1899

Pittsburgh

6

6

0

0

0

Kip Selbach (1)

06-09-1901

New York

7

6

2

0

0

George Cutshaw (1)

08-09-1915

Brooklyn

6

6

0

0

0

Dave Bancroft (1)

06-28-1920

New York

6

6

0

0

0

Jack Fournier (1)

06-29-1923

Brooklyn

6

6

2

0

1

Kiki Cuyler (1)

08-09-1924

Pittsburgh

6

6

3

1

0

Frankie Frisch (1)

09-10-1924

New York

7

6

0

0

1

Jim Bottomley (1)

09-16-1924

St. Louis

6

6

1

0

2

Paul Waner (1)

08-26-1926

Pittsburgh

6

6

2

1

0

Wally Gilbert (1)

05-30-1931

Brooklyn

7

6

1

0

0

Jim Bottomley (2)

08-05-1931

St. Louis

6

6

1

0

0

Tony Cuccinello (1)

08-13-1931

Cincinnati

6

6

2

1

0

Terry Moore (1)

09-05-1935

St. Louis

6

6

1

0

0

Ernie Lombardi (1)

05-09-1937

Cincinnati

6

6

1

0

0

Cookie Lavagetto (1)

09-23-1939

Brooklyn

6

6

1

1

0

Walker Cooper (1)

07-06-1949

Cincinnati

7

6

0

0

3

Johnny Hopp (1)

05-14-1950

Pittsburgh

6

6

0

0

2

Connie Ryan (1)

04-16-1953

Philadelphia

6

6

2

0

0

Dick Groat (1)

05-13-1960

Pittsburgh

6

6

3

0

0

Jesus Alou (1)

07-10-1964

San Francisco

6

6

0

0

1

Felix Millan (1)

07-06-1970

Atlanta

6

6

1

1

0

Rennie Stennett (1)

09-16-1975

Pittsburgh

7

7

2

1

0

Wally Backman (1)

04-27-1990

Pittsburgh

6

6

1

0

0

Sammy Sosa (1)

07-02-1993

Chicago

6

6

1

0

0

Andres Galarraga (1)

07-03-1995

Colorado

6

6

1

0

2

Edgardo Alfonzo (1)

08-30-1999

New York

6

6

1

0

3

Shawn Green (1)

05-23-2002

Los Angeles

6

6

1

0

4

Willie Harris (1)

07-21-2007

Atlanta

6

6

0

2

0

Six Hits in One 9-Inning Game | Bold=7 Hits in One 9-Inning Game
 


Extra inning six-hit games (which are not listed above): There were an additional nineteen instances in the American League and twenty-one instances in the National League. An amazing day at the plate, but not quite as amazing as those up above.

Two players from the defunct Players League had six-hit games: Ed Delahanty with Cleveland on June 2, 1890 (four singles, one double & one triple) & Billy Shindle with Philadelphia on August 26, 1890 (three singles, two doubles & one triple). Other defunct league six-hit games include those in the chart below:

American Association
Name Date Team AB H 2B 3B HR

Hick Carpenter

09-12-1883

Cincinnati

7

6

0

0

0

John Reilly

09-12-1883

Cincinnati

7

6

1

1

1

Oscar Walker

05-31-1884

Brooklyn

6

6

1

1

0

Lon Knight

07-30-1884

Philadelphia

6

6

0

1

0

Dave Orr

06-12-1885

New York

6

6

2

1

1

Henry Larkin

06-16-1885

Philadelphia

6

6

2

1

1

George Pinkney

06-25-1885

Brooklyn

6

6

0

0

0

Arlie Latham

04-24-1886

St. Louis

6

6

0

1

0

Guy Hecker

08-15-1886

Louisville

7

6

0

0

3

Denny Lyons

04-26-1887

Philadelphia

6

6

2

1

0

Reddy Mack

05-26-1887

Louisville

6

6

0

0

0

Pete Hotaling

06-06-1888

Cleveland

7

6

0

1

0

Jim McTamany

06-15-1888

Kansas City

6

6

0

0

1

Darby O'Brien

08-08-1889

Brooklyn

6

6

3

0

0

Farmer Weaver

08-12-1890

Louisville

6

6

1

2

1

Frank Scheibeck

09-27-1890

Toledo

6

6

1

1

0

Trivia items of interest: Five players; Jim Bottomley, Doc Cramer, Ed Delahanty, Henry Larkin, and Cal McVey have each had more than one six-hit nine-inning game. Two players have had seven hits in a regulation game and they are both in bold face print. One pitcher — Guy Hecker — is a member of the club.

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