Tampa Bay Rays' manager Joe Maddon told Grant Balfour to intentionally walk Hamilton, not only forcing in a run, but bringing the winning run, Marlon Byrd , to the plate. Josh Hamilton was destined to be one of those rare "high-character " superstars. But in , working his way from the minors to the majors, all of the plans for Josh went off the rails in a moment of weakness. What followed was a 4-year nightmare of drugs and alcohol, estrangement from friends and family, and his eventual suspension from baseball.
Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back is Hamilton's autobiography that details the events that led up to the derailment.
Josh explains how a young man destined for fame and wealth could allow his life to be taken over by drugs and alcohol.
But it is also the memoir of a spiritual journey that breaks through pain and heartbreak and leads to the spectacular rebirth of his major-league career.
Josh Hamilton makes no excuses and places no blame on anyone other than himself. On the season, Hamilton is hitting. Hamilton has a commanding lead in all three categories. As a baseball fan, I understand the superstitions that players go through when they have a hot streak.
Hamilton was no different during his streak. Throughout the whole week, Hamilton used the same bat every time he walked up to the plate. Unfortunately, though, he will not have the privilege to continue using that bat. Eight of the nine home runs hit during the week were off of that bat. Still, this is not the last we will hear of the bat. After the game last night, the process of sending the bat to the Hall of Fame began.
For some reason, I think that the streak had more to do with the ability of Hamilton than with his bat. Bob Horner became only the second player to ever hit four home runs in a game and be on the losing team. Chuck Klein led the Phillies to victory in extra innings with his fourth home run of the game.
In , Pat Seerey was the first American League player to complete the feat in extra innings. Mike Schmidt contributed four of the nine total home runs hit between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on April 17, Schmidt hit the final home run in the 10th inning and finished the game going 5-for-6 with four consecutive home runs and eight RBI.
Bobby Lowe was the second baseman for the Boston Beaneaters. In , he became the first player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game. Mays hit home runs in his career, the most of any of the 16 players in the four-home run club. Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers completed the feat on August 21, when he hit four home runs off four different pitchers in a game.
He picked up 17 total bases in the game as well, which is tied for third in MLB history. Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves hit his home runs off four different pitchers and had a total of 18 total bases when all the dust settled at Ebbets Field on July 31, He was the first American League player to complete the feat and the first modern-era player to do so.
He nearly became the only player in baseball history to hit five home runs in a game but was denied in the ninth inning on a ball hit to deep center field. Philadelphia Athletics center fielder Al Simmons made a jumping catch at the wall to keep Gehrig in the park.
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