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Ryan Howardhad four strikeouts in a game a total of 27 times during his major league career.

Inbaseball,agolden sombrerois a player's inglorious feat ofstriking outfour times in a single game.

Etymology[edit]

The term derives fromhat trick,and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be represented by a bigger hat, such as asombrero.[1]Though one account creditsSan Diego PadresplayerCarmelo Martínezwith inventing the term in the mid-1980s,[2]"sombrero" was already in use to describe a four-strikeout game at least as early as 1977,[3]and "golden sombrero" appeared in print in a 1979 article about slang used by the minor leagueJackson Mets.[4]

TheOlympic ringsorplatinum sombreroapplies to a player striking out five times in a game.[5]

Ahornrefers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcherMike Flanaganafter teammateSam Hornof theBaltimore Oriolesaccomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991.[6][7]Alternate names for this accomplishment aretitanium sombreroordouble platinum sombrero.[8]

Major League Baseball[edit]

Notable recent four-strikeout games[edit]

On August 4, 2009,Tampa Bay Raysthird basemanEvan Longoriawent 2-for-6, recording a golden sombrero and two home runs. The second home run was awalk off home run.This feat was also accomplished byBrandon Mossof theOakland Athleticson April 30, 2013 in a 19-inning game against theLos Angeles Angels.[9]

On May 29, 2015,San Diego PadrescatcherDerek Norrisstruck out swinging in his first four plate appearances, then hit a walk-off grand slam, becoming the first MLB player in the modern era to achieve a golden sombrero and a walk-off grand slam in the same game.[10]

On July 30, 2016,New York YankeesplayerAlex Rodriguezbecame the first MLB player to earn a golden sombrero after the age of 40 while having earned one before the age of 20.[11]

On October 11, 2017, Chicago Cubs third basemanKris Bryant(0-for-4) and New York Yankees right fielderAaron Judge(0-for-5) each recorded golden sombreros. Judge's sombrero was his third in theALDS;he became the only player since 1903 to have three four-strikeout games in the same postseason.[12]Prior to the start of the2017 World Series,golden sombreros in the 2017 postseason had already tied the record set in 1997. An increase in the use of starting pitchers as relievers has been suggested as a cause.[13]

On October 22, 2023,Texas RangersoutfielderAdolis Garciabecame the first player to strikeout four times and hit a grand slam in a postseason game. Garcia's sombrero came against theHouston Astrosin Game 6 of the2023 ALCS.[14]

Major league players with the most four-strikeout games[edit]

Player[15] Games Major teams
Giancarlo Stanton‡ 28 Miami Marlins,New York Yankees
Ryan Howard 27 Philadelphia Phillies
Chris Davis 26 Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles
Reggie Jackson† 23 Oakland Athletics,New York Yankees,California Angels,Baltimore Orioles
Jim Thome† 20 Cleveland Indians,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago White Sox,Minnesota Twins
Adam Dunn 19 Chicago White Sox,Cincinnati Reds,Washington Nationals,Arizona Diamondbacks
Bo Jackson 19 Kansas City Royals,Chicago White Sox
Mark Reynolds 18 Arizona Diamondbacks,Baltimore Orioles,Milwaukee Brewers,St. Louis Cardinals,Colorado Rockies
Rob Deer 17 Milwaukee Brewers,Detroit Tigers
Joey Gallo‡ 18 Texas Rangers,New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,Minnesota Twins,Washington Nationals
Sammy Sosa 17 Chicago White Sox,Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,Texas Rangers
Key
† Member of theBaseball Hall of Fame
‡ Denotes player who is active

Notable five-strikeout games[edit]

Sammy Sosa,Ray Lankford,andJavier Baezare the only players to earn a platinum sombrero more than twice.[7]

On March 31, 1996,Ron Karkovicebecame the first player to earn a platinum sombrero onOpening Day.[16]On March 30, 2023, Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers recorded five strikeouts in an opening day game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On July 25, 2017,Chicago CubsinfielderJavier Baezwent 0-for-5, recording a platinum sombrero. On the same day,Seattle Marinersdesignated hitterNelson Cruzwent 0-for-6 with five strikeouts, also recording a platinum sombrero. This marked the first time in major league history in which two players from two different games achieved platinum sombreros on the same day.

On April 3, 2018,Giancarlo Stantonrecorded a platinum sombrero in his home debut for the New York Yankees. Stanton was booed as he left the field after his fifth strikeout. Five days later, he became the first player to record two platinum sombreros in one season when he went 0-for-7 and struck out to end the game with two runners on and the Yankees down by one run. Stanton later recorded a golden sombrero in Game 1 of the2018 American League Division Series,his second career playoff game.

On June 22, 2016,Washington NationalsoutfielderMichael A. Taylorrecorded a platinum sombrero in a game against theLos Angeles Dodgers.[17]In a performance one sportswriter suggested might be "the worst game in baseball history",[18]Taylor went 0-for-5 with fiveKswhile leaving fivemen on base,and committed anerrorin the ninth inning that lost his team the game.[19]

On June 4, 2018,New York YankeesoutfielderAaron Judgeearned a platinum sombrero and struck out a total of eight times over the course of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, setting an MLB record.[20]

On May 26, 2019,Colorado RockiesshortstopTrevor Storyrecorded a platinum sombrero in a nine-inning game against theBaltimore Orioles.[21]The next day, May 27,Chicago CubsshortstopJavier Baezalso recorded a platinum sombrero against theHouston Astros,his second.[22]

On June 18, 2019,Boston Red Soxdesignated hitterJ. D. MartinezandMinnesota Twinsthird basemanMiguel Sanórecorded platinum sombreros in a seventeen-inning game.[23]

On September 30, 2020,St. Louis CardinalsoutfielderHarrison Baderearned his platinum sombrero in Game One of the2020 National League Wild Card Seriesbetween the Cardinals and theSan Diego Padres,joiningGeorge Pipgrasof the 1932New York YankeesReggie Sandersof the 1995Cincinnati Reds,Cleveland GuardiansAndres Gimenez andTampa Bay RaysJose Sirias the only players in MLB history to accomplish this feat in the playoffs.[24]He finished 0-for-5 with six men left on base, though his Cardinals won 7–4.[25]

On October 8, 2022,Cleveland Guardianssecond baseman Andres Gimenez andTampa Bay RayscenterfielderJose Sirirecorded platinum sombreros in a 15-inning playoff game, the only known occasion in which two players each had five strikeouts in the same playoff game. Gimenez finished 0–5 and was on deck when the game ended 1–0 with a walkoff home run byOscar Gonzalez.[26][27]

On April 1, 2023,Baltimore Oriolessecond basemanRamón Uríasrecorded a platinum sombrero against theBoston Red Soxon exclusively swinging strikeouts, three times against starting pitcherChris Sale,a fourth against relieverJosh Winckowski,and the fifth against relieverChris Martin.[28]

On July 30, 2023,New York Yankeesfirst basemanAnthony Rizzoearned his first platinum sombrero in a 9-3 loss to theBaltimore Oriolesin which Yankees batters struck out eighteen times. This was one of the lowest points of a slump reaching back to May 29. During this stretch, Rizzo batted.168/.272/.224 with only one home run and nine RBIs over 44 games.[29][30]

Major league players with six strikeouts in a game[edit]

Only eight players have had six strikeouts in one game, as listed in the following table.[7]All eight instances occurred in games that were completed inextra innings;the record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game is five.[31]

Player Date Innings Team Box score
Carl Weilman July 25, 1913 15 St. Louis Browns [32]
Don Hoak May 2, 1956 17 Chicago Cubs [33]
Rick Reichardt May 31, 1966 17 California Angels [34]
Billy Cowan July 9, 1971 20 California Angels [35]
Cecil Cooper June 14, 1974 15 Boston Red Sox [36]
Sam Horn July 17, 1991 15 Baltimore Orioles [37]
Alex Gonzalez September 9, 1998 13 Toronto Blue Jays [38]
Geoff Jenkins June 8, 2004 17 Milwaukee Brewers [39]

Minor League Baseball[edit]

The professional baseball record for strikeouts in a single game belongs toKhalil Lee,who as a member of theminor leagueLe xing ton Legends,Class Aaffiliate of theKansas City Royals,struck out eight times in a 21-inning game in 2017.[40][41]

College baseball[edit]

University of TexascatcherCameron Ruppstruck out six times in theTexas Longhornsrecord-setting[42]25-inning game against theBoston College Eagleson May 30, 2009.[43]

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External links[edit]

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