Golden sombrero
In baseball, a golden sombrero is a player's inglorious feat of striking out four times in a single game.
Etymology
The term derives from
The "
A horn refers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcher Mike Flanagan after teammate Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991.[6][7] Alternate names for this accomplishment are titanium sombrero or double platinum sombrero.[8]
Major League Baseball
Notable recent four-strikeout games
On August 4, 2009,
On May 29, 2015, San Diego Padres catcher Derek Norris struck 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 Yankees player Alex Rodriguez became 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 baseman Kris Bryant (0-for-4) and New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (0-for-5) each recorded golden sombreros. Judge's sombrero was his third in the ALDS; he became the only player since 1903 to have three four-strikeout games in the same postseason.[12] Prior to the start of the 2017 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 Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia became the first player to strikeout four times and hit a grand slam in a postseason game. Garcia's sombrero came against the Houston Astros in Game of the 2023 ALCS.[14]
Major league players with the most four-strikeout games
Player[15] | Games | Major teams |
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Ryan Howard | 27 | Philadelphia Phillies |
Chris Davis | 26 | Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles |
Reggie Jackson† | 23 | California Angels, Baltimore Orioles
|
Giancarlo Stanton‡ | 22 | Miami Marlins, New York Yankees |
Jim Thome† | 20 | |
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 |
† | Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
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‡ | Denotes player who is active |
Notable five-strikeout games
This section appears to be slanted towards recent events. (April 2018) |
On March 31, 1996, Ron Karkovice became the first player to earn a platinum sombrero on Opening 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,
On April 3, 2018, Giancarlo Stanton recorded 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 the 2018 American League Division Series, his second career playoff game.
On June 22, 2016,
On June 4, 2018, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge earned 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,
On June 18, 2019, Boston Red Sox designated hitter J. D. Martinez and Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sanó recorded platinum sombreros in a seventeen-inning game.[23]
On September 30, 2020,
On October 8, 2022,
On April 1, 2023, Baltimore Orioles second baseman Ramón Urías recorded a platinum sombrero against the Boston Red Sox on exclusively swinging strikeouts, three times against starting pitcher Chris Sale, a fourth against reliever Josh Winckowski, and the fifth against reliever Chris Martin.[28]
On July 30, 2023, New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo earned his first platinum sombrero in a 9-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in 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
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 in extra innings; the record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game is five.[31]
Player | Date | Innings | Team | Box score |
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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
The professional baseball record for strikeouts in a single game belongs to
College baseball
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