Baseball Trivia

[GreenDoberman]

Stolen from the morning paper:

• TRIVIA TIME: Speaking of long odds, what is the rarest feat in major league baseball -- a perfect game, a batter hitting four home runs in a game or an unassisted triple play?

 

[BlackBart]

I have to think four HRs. Who was the last one? Guy from the Cards, right?

 

[Cusipz]

unassisted triple play

 

[maruiz85]

im guessing its the unassisted triple play, assisted triple plays are rare to begin with...

 

[Gaz]

Ditto on the triple play

 

[JohnnyMac]

Four dingers.

 

[Timetopay]

Marlins Bullpen getting an out

 

[GreenDoberman]

TTP,
You do remember early in the season when the Fish bullpen was putting in all those innings I said it would catch up to them. Well, it did. Fortunately they have a few fresh arms ready to replenish the roster soon.

I will give the answer to this question in twenty minutes if anyone left wants to guess.

 

[royboy_3831]

i'll say 4 bombs.... was mark whitten the last guy to do it?

 

[GreenDoberman]

Here's the answer:

TRIVIA ANSWER: There have been 15 perfect games in major league history, 15 games in which a batter has hit four home runs, and 14 unassisted triple plays.