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KCGHOST
05-01-2009, 12:47 PM
Who are the last two catchers to hit two triples in a game while garnering 5 rbi's in that same game. You need names and dates.
RuthMayBond
05-01-2009, 01:22 PM
Who are the last two catchers to hit two triples in a game while garnering 5 rbi's in that same game. You need names and dates.I believe John "Uncle" Buck is one
KCGHOST
05-01-2009, 02:58 PM
I believe John "Uncle" Buck is one
Names and dates are required.
VIBaseball
05-01-2009, 05:40 PM
The date is a stringent requirement indeed, KCGHOST. The human brain falls short of Retrosheet in most cases. :)
RSAmetsfan
05-01-2009, 11:08 PM
Buck did it just the other day, 30 April 2009 against the Blue Jays. More importantly, he did it while featuring in my fantasy team!
RSAmetsfan
05-01-2009, 11:13 PM
The first catcher to do it was also a Royal. Hal Smith on 07 September 1956. Elston Howard did it for the Yankees on 24 April 1960 and Haywood Sullivan did it on 25 April 1961, surprisingly also for the Royals, so out of the four times it has been done, three of them have been by Royals catchers.
Utter Chaos
05-02-2009, 01:02 PM
The first catcher to do it was also a Royal. Hal Smith on 07 September 1956. Elston Howard did it for the Yankees on 24 April 1960 and Haywood Sullivan did it on 25 April 1961, surprisingly also for the Royals, so out of the four times it has been done, three of them have been by Royals catchers.
The only problem is the Royals didn't become a team in 1969. Smith and Sullivan played for the Kansas City Athletics.
RSAmetsfan
05-02-2009, 09:15 PM
Thanks for the correction.
KCGHOST
05-04-2009, 07:49 AM
Haywood Sullivan did it on 25 April 1961
That is correct.