I looked through a bunch of 80's Donruss cards and found some amazing feats performed by certain RBI'ers. Here's what I found:
RANDY BUSH
2 Hr, 8 Rbi on 5/20/89 vs. Rangers
5 Rbi one game 9/18/87 vs. Indians
TOM BROOKENS
5 for 5 on 8/20/80 and also started triple play (on defense) vs. Brewers.
5 Rbi in one game 9/22/80 vs. Blue Jays
TIM RAINES
5 Rbi 10/1/90 vs. Cards
Hit for cycle 8/16/87 vs. Pirates
Twice 5 Hits in one game
WILL CLARK
6 Rbi in Game 1 of '89 NLCS
7 Rbi in one game 6/22/88 vs. Padres
11th player to hit a HR on first swing in majors
ROBBY THOMPSON
5-for-5 on 9/21/86 vs. Braves
BILLY HATCHER
4 Doubles one game 8/21/90 vs. Cubs
5-for-5 on 5/20/88 vs. Cards
PAT SHERIDAN
6 Rbi on 6/8/88 vs. Orioles
1st MLB Hit was Homerun vs. Tigers 5/15/83
DANNY HEEP
5 Rbi on 5/3/85 vs. Reds
JACK CLARK
7 Rbi on 9/4/89 vs. Braves
GARY CARTER
3 Homers in one game 4/20/77 vs. Pirates
7 Rbi on 7/11/86
KIRK GIBSON
Hit Homerun out of Tiger Stadium 623 feet, 6/14/83
Had 5 Rbi in a game 4 times
KEITH HERNANDEZ
7 Rbi on 4/26/88 vs. Braves
Hit for cycle 7/4/85 vs. Braves
GEORGE BELL
7 RBI on 5/9/87 vs. Rangers
22-game hit streak in '89
ALAN TRAMMELL
21-game hit streak in '87
5 Rbi on 8/4/88 vs. Red Sox
KENT HRBEK
5 Rbi on 9/12/89 vs. Blue Jays
5 Hits on 6/7/86 vs. Royals
23-game hit streak in 1982
DWIGHT EVANS
7 Rbi on 8/13/88 vs. Tigers
Hit for cycle 6/28/84 vs. Mariners
WALLY JOYNER
3 Hr in one game 10/3/87 vs. Indians
KEVIN BASS
5 Rbi on 8/20/89 vs. Cubs
20-game hit streak in 1986
5 Hits on 7/24/86 vs. Phillies
GENE LARKIN
5-for-5 vs. Indians 7/18/89
TIM LAUDNER
2 Hr, 6 Rbi one game 4/24/88 vs. Indians
6 Rbi one game 7/3/85 vs. Indians
3rd player to ever hit 2 homers in first 2 MLB games in '81
KEVIN SEITZER
6-for-6 with 7 Rbi on 8/2/87 vs. Red Sox
TERRY PUHL
5 Rbi on 5/22/82 vs. Mets
SPIKE OWEN
Scored 6 Runs one game 8/21/86 vs. Indians
JOSE OQUENDO
23-game hit streak in 1989
ELLIS BURKS
2 Hr, 7 Rbi one game 6/10/87 vs. Orioles
GLENN DAVIS
5 Rbi in a game 3 times
3 Hr, 5 Rbi on 9/10/87 vs. Padres
DALE MURPHY
3 Hr one game 5/18/79 vs. Giants
PAUL MOLITOR
39-game hit streak in 1987
DENNY WALLING
6 Rbi one game 7/2/86 vs. Padres
BILL SCHROEDER
4-for-4, 2b, Hr, 3 Rbi on 6/14/87 vs. Yankees
6 Rbi one game 4/12/85
LARRY HERNDON
2 Hr, 5 Rbi on 8/18/87 vs. Twins
GEORGE HENDRICK
7 Rbi in a game two times
BOB BOONE
5 Rbi one game 5/17/79 vs. Cubs
WADE BOGGS
Grand slam, 3B, 7 RBI on 6/29/87 vs. Orioles
TIM TEUFEL
5 Hits one game 9/16/83 vs. Blue Jays
BENITO SANTIAGO
34-game hit streak in 1987
TONY PENA
18-game hit streak in 1984
6 Rbi one game 8/31/84 vs. Reds
TOMMY HERR
6 Rbi one game 4/18/87 vs. Mets
DAVE HENDERSON
5 Rbi in a game two times
2 Hr, 5 Rbi on 8/2/83 vs. Athletics
ANDRE DAWSON
Hit for cycle 4/29/87 vs. Giants
Two 3-run Hr in 5th inning, & 8 Rbi on 9/24/85 vs. Cubs
19-game hit streak in 1980
WILLIE MCGEE
Hit for cycle, 6 Rbi 6/23/84 vs. Cubs
19-game hit streak in 1983
TOM BRUNANSKY
19-game hit streak in 1988
6 Rbi one game 9/1/83 vs. Red Sox
BRIAN DOWNING
6 Rbi one game 7/1/84 vs. Brewers
5 Hits one game 4/15/79 vs. Athletics
WILLIE RANDOLPH
5 Rbi in a game two times
PEDRO GUERRERO
5 Rbi in a game 5 times
CHRIS SPEIER
2 Grand Slams in one week in 1987
5-for-6, Hit for cycle 7/9/88 vs. Cards
Hit for cycle 7/20/78 vs. Braves
8 Rbi one game 9/22/82 vs. Phillies
DARRYL STRAWBERRY
2 Hr & 7 Rbi one game 7/20/85 vs. Braves
DAVE BERGMAN
5 Rbi one game 8/30/83 vs. Expos
WALLY BACKMAN
5 Rbi one game 7/17/86 vs. Astros
5 Hits one game 4/26/85 vs. Pirates
TONY ARMAS
6 Rbi one game 8/21/86 vs. Indians
CRAIG REYNOLDS
3 Triples one game 5/16/81
CANDY MALDONADO
Hit for cycle 5/4/87 vs. Cardinals
Grand Slam, 6 Rbi on 9/27/87 vs. Braves
2 Hr, 6 Rbi one game 10/5/86 vs. Dodgers
5 Hits one game 8/21/85 vs. Phillies
RICH GEDMAN
Hit for cycle, 7 Rbi on 9/18/85 vs. Blue Jays
JIM RICE
3 Homers in a game two times
6 Rbi in a game two times
Some more:
CAL RIPKEN
7 Rbi one game 4/13/91 vs. Rangers
Hit for cycle 5/6/84 vs. Rangers
JOSE CANSECO
3 Hr & 6 Rbi one game 7/3/88 vs. Blue Jays
6 Rbi on 7/25/90 vs. Angels
RYNE SANDBERG
7 Rbi one game 6/23/84 vs. Cards
GEORGE BRETT
7 Rbi one game 4/20/83 vs. Tigers
30-game hit streak in 1980
Five 5-5 games in career (thru 1989)
DON MATTINGLY
6 Grand Slams in 1987
Hr in 8 straight games in 1987
MARK MCGWIRE
4-for-5, & 3 Hr, 5 Rbi 6/27/87 vs. Indians
2 Hr 6/28/87
MIKE SCHMIDT
3 Hr, 6 Rbi & 2000th Hit 6/14/88 vs. Expos
Hit 4 Homers in a game
KIRBY PUCKETT
6-for-6, 2 Hr, 4 Rbi, 14 Total Bases 8/30/87 vs. Brewers
5 Rbi one game 4/18/86 vs. Athletics
4 Hits in first ML game 5/8/84
WADE BOGGS
28-game hit streak in 1985
ANDRE DAWSON (cont.)
2 Hr same inning on 7/30/78 vs. Braves
PAUL MOLITOR (cont.)
3 Homers one game 5/12/82 vs. Royals
TONY GWYNN
Stole 5 bases one game 9/20/86 vs. Astros
nice work gumshoe. how long did that take to type it all out?
natty gann, is this wiki worthy?
Oh it was about an hour I guess. I never kept track of the time. I know some of those stats are already posted somewhere on the site too. I'm deciding whether to do pitchers now, I sure as hell ain't doing it tonight. And lots of those players have had great games like that, after the dates listed, but I don't have many Donruss cards after 1992 so I can't list 'em..
Jose Canseco – 0 FOR 3, 1 HBP, and caught stealing in his lone game as a member of the San Diego Surfdawgs.
I went to a Jays game where Canseco with 0-4 with 4 K's. A fan also called him a "stupid WOP".
Quote from: Shooty Babitt on 02/25/07, 08:09:11 AM
I went to a Jays game where Canseco with 0-4 with 4 K's. A fan also called him a "stupid WOP".
Ha! Canadians are dumb!
Shit, after reading this I realized I forgot to mention that his 0 for 3 consisted of 3 K's.
I don't think he made contact until his third AB.
On the Fourth of July, 1983, Rags threw a 4-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.
In 1985, Dr. K won his league's pitching Triple Crown, led the entire major leagues in wins (24-4) strikeouts (268) and ERA (1.53). He led the National League in complete games (16) and innings pitched (276 2/3). He became one of only 12 African-American pitchers to win 20 games and became the youngest-ever recipient of the Cy Young Award. All at the age of 20.
my video of canseco last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlwshQaC4t0
pros vs. joes clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzOoy5AvKs
Those indy minor league teams love to throw at old Jose.
Found a good old one for Trammell, and he was just 20:
5 Hits on 7/7/78 vs. Rangers
I also found a few RBI'ers who hit a homer in their 1st official MLB at-bats:
Gary Gaetti on 9/20/81 (47th player to do it)
Will Clark in 1986 (also on 1st ever swing)
Tim Laudner hit one in his first game, but wasn't in his 1st at bat.
These are RBI 2 and 3 guys but I'll list 'em anyway:
Tim Wallach on 9/6/80
Terry Steinbach on 9/12/86 (54th overall to do it)
Ricky Jordan on 7/17/88 (31st in NL history)
Junior Felix on 5/4/89 (60th overall to do it)
I was also looking at the back of Wade Boggs' 1990 Donruss card. In 8 years played, and 1,183 games he had 1,597 Hits, and a career .352 Average, which was 3rd best alltime at that time. Had he just played two more seasons, that'd have been 10 years and he could have retired and made the HOF with the 3rd best AVG ever. Still, .328 and 3,000+ hits aren't bad either though.
I watched Julio beat the giants last year on a base hit, that was bitter sweet.
I'd just appreciate it if his manager would give him 250-300 at bats this year, just to see the results, the guy can still run and hit.
Some more great games I found for the RBI guys:
JOEL YOUNGBLOOD
3-4, 3 Rbi, 2 sb, 3 Runs on 7/10/83
LARRY HERNDON
5-6, 2 2b, Hr on 7/11/83
DICKIE THON
5 Hits on 5/2/80
4 Rbi on 4/15/83
SPIKE OWEN
4-5, Hr, BB, 6 Runs 8/21/86
ROBBY THOMPSON
Hit for Cycle 4/22/91
ANDRES GALARRAGA
6 RBI on 7/18/90
STEVE LAKE
4 Hits, 2b, Hr, 6/30/91
GENE LARKIN
2 Homers 5/26/90, 1 inside-the-park
GREG GAGNE
Two inside-the-park Hr, 10/4/86
and on 9/20/81, Hrbek, Laudner, and Gaetti all homered in their first MLB game
Updated list of the guys homering in their first MLB at-bats:
Pat Sheridan
Jay Bell
Terry Steinbach
Mike Fitzgerald
Will Clark
Junior Felix
Ricky Jordan
Gary Gaetti
Tim Wallach
Mike Greenwell (it was a 2-run 13th inning gw-homer, then he hit another game winner the very next night, plus his 3rd MLB Hit was also a homerun). Interesting stuff.
I'm guessing Stinky Sullivan's will be something like
1/3 2B, K, 2 rbi
I'm not sure about Sullivan.....I don't have any of his Donruss cards, just an '87 Topps I guess. These things have to be online somewhere too, I never thought of that.
Quote from: Metal King on 03/08/07, 04:58:44 PM
Updated list of the guys homering in their first MLB at-bats:
Pat Sheridan
Jay Bell
Terry Steinbach
Mike Fitzgerald
Will Clark
Junior Felix
Ricky Jordan
Gary Gaetti
Tim Wallach
Mike Greenwell (it was a 2-run 13th inning gw-homer, then he hit another game winner the very next night, plus his 3rd MLB Hit was also a homerun). Interesting stuff.
This seems like it should go in the RBI Database (http://dee-nee.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) somewhere.
"Junior Felix" is a name I haven't thought of in many a year.
I know this has been mentioned somewhere but Kevin Mitchell gave one of the greatest managerial performances by an RBIer when he punched out his own owner as the skipper of the Sonoma County Crushers.
Heh,
I found another player who hit a HR in their first AB, but it's not an RBI'er, but it was Jose Offerman.
I'm gonna send in a question to Baseball Digest online and ask them if they could list all players who hit a homer their first at-bat.
I already had one question printed out in the magazine, the one from a few years ago with Scott Rolen on the cover, I forget the month/year, but I'm guessing it's 2004.
I also remember a great game by Cal Ripken, from either 1998 or 1999 (probably the season where he hit .340), he had 6 Hits in the game, and every other Oriole had at least one, with Brady Anderson finally getting his first hit in the game, going 1-5 or 1-6 I believe.