He only got the three but Heilman pegged Church in the 8th. Must have thought he was Utley.
"The all-time single-season record also belongs to Jennings, who was hit 51 times during the 1896 season. Ron Hunt of the 1971 Montreal Expos was hit 50 times during that year. The single-game record is three, held by many players."
"The all-time single-season record also belongs to Jennings, who was hit 51 times during the 1896 season. Ron Hunt of the 1971 Montreal Expos was hit 50 times during that year. The single-game record is three, held by many players."
How about Doc Ellis hitting 4 batters and never getting thrown out of the game.
Of course different era but still.
The rest of Ellis' career was marked with similar bizarre incidents. Prior to a game against the Reds in 1974, Ellis, angered by the Reds' swagger, announced, "We gonna get down. We gonna do the do. I'm going to hit these motherfuckers." Ellis proceeded to hit the first three batters of the game. He attempted to hit the fourth batter, but missed on four consecutive pitches, walking in a run. He twice threw at the fifth batter's head before being removed by his manager. Ellis later admitted that he was on amphetamines for this game. This incident came a few years after Ellis had hit Reggie Jackson in the face in retaliation for Jackson's towering home run he hit off Ellis in the 1971 All Star Game.
Of course different era but still.
The rest of Ellis' career was marked with similar bizarre incidents. Prior to a game against the Reds in 1974, Ellis, angered by the Reds' swagger, announced, "We gonna get down. We gonna do the do. I'm going to hit these motherfuckers." Ellis proceeded to hit the first three batters of the game. He attempted to hit the fourth batter, but missed on four consecutive pitches, walking in a run. He twice threw at the fifth batter's head before being removed by his manager. Ellis later admitted that he was on amphetamines for this game. This incident came a few years after Ellis had hit Reggie Jackson in the face in retaliation for Jackson's towering home run he hit off Ellis in the 1971 All Star Game.
