Many single-game baseball feats have been accomplished a small enough number of times that a full enumeration is useful and practical. This is a listing of feats where this has been done, in decreasing order of rarity.
Accomplishment |
Count |
First |
Date |
Latest |
Date
|
Four triples in one game
|
2
|
George Strief
|
June 25, 1885
|
Bill Joyce
|
May 18, 1897
|
Home runs by four consecutive batters
|
6
|
Milwaukee Braves
|
Jun. 8, 1961
|
Chicago White Sox
|
Aug. 14, 2008
|
Six strikeouts by a batter in a game
|
8
|
Carl Weilman
|
July 25, 1913
|
Geoff Jenkins
|
June 8, 2004
|
Two grand slams in one game
|
12
|
Tony Lazzeri
|
May 24, 1936
|
Bill Mueller
|
July 29, 2003
|
Unassisted triple play
|
14
|
Neal Ball
|
July 19, 1909
|
Asdrúbal Cabrera
|
May 12, 2008
|
Four home runs in a game
|
15
|
Bobby Lowe
|
May 30, 1894
|
Carlos Delgado
|
September 25, 2003
|
Perfect game
|
17
|
John Lee Richmond
|
June 12, 1880
|
Randy Johnson
|
May 18, 2004
|
Eighteen or more strikeouts
|
24
|
Charlie Sweeney
|
June 7, 1884
|
Ben Sheets
|
May 16, 2004
|
Strike out side on nine pitches
|
41
|
John Clarkson
|
June 4, 1889
|
Félix Hernández
|
June 17, 2008
|
Home run in first career at-bat
|
101
|
Joe Harrington
|
September 10, 1895
|
Mark Saccomanno
|
September 8, 2008
|
No-hitter
|
257
|
George Bradley
|
July 15, 1876
|
Carlos Zambrano
|
September 14, 2008
|
Hitting for the cycle
|
284
|
Curry Foley
|
May 25, 1882
|
Adrián Beltré
|
September 1, 2008
|
Three home runs in a game
|
480
|
Ned Williamson
|
May 30, 1884
|
Evan Longoria
|
September 18, 2008
|