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List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders


In baseball, a hit is credited to a batter when he reaches first base – or any subsequent basesafely after hitting a fair ball, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice. 113 different players have recorded at least six hits in a single nine-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Wilmer Flores of the New York Mets on July 3, 2016. Five players have accomplished the feat more than once in their career; no player has ever recorded more than seven hits in a game. Davy Force was the first player to collect six hits in a single game, doing so for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Chicago White Stockings on June 27, 1876.

These games have resulted in other single-game MLB records being set due to the stellar offensive performance. Shawn Green, for example, established a new major league record with 19 total bases and finished with a total of five extra-base hits, tying a National League record that was also achieved by Larry Twitchell during the latter's six-hit game. Four of Green's six hits were home runs, equaling the record for most home runs in one game.Jim Bottomley, Walker Cooper, and Wilbert Robinson hit 10 or more runs batted in (RBI) to compliment their six hits. Robinson proceeded to collect a seventh hit to set single-game records in both categories. Although his record of 11 RBIs has since been broken, Robinson's seven hits in a nine-inning game has been matched only by Rennie Stennett.


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