Mike Stanton is first 20-year-old with five-hit game since 1978
Aug 12, 2010, 11:17 AM EDT
Marlins rookie Mike Stanton went 5-for-5 with a homer and two doubles last night, becoming just the ninth 20-year-old in baseball history–and the first since Alan Trammell in 1978–to notch five hits in a game.
Here’s the complete list, courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com:
MIKE STANTON 2010 Alan Trammell 1978 Jack Heidemann 1970 Ken Hubbs 1962 (twice) Roberto Clemente 1955 Hank Aaron 1954 Buddy Lewis 1937 Arky Vaughan 1932 Freddie Lindstrom 1926
That’s an interesting list, because in addition to Stanton the other eight guys include four Hall of Famers and one should-be Hall of Famer. Ken Hubbs is the only player in baseball history with a pair of five-hit games as a 20-year-old, but he died in a plane crash at age 22.
After a slow start following his much-hyped June call-up Stanton is hitting .259/.332/.519 with 11 homers, 14 doubles, and 35 RBIs in 52 games.
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- APBA Guy - Aug 12, 2010 at 12:18 PM
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Gator must be sleeping in this morning, probably too many Macondo Libres last night. Otherwise, I’m sure we’d hear something about Scrooge McLoria and the Chihuahua already making plans to sell Stanton for prospects 3 years from now before arbitration kicks in.
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- Old Gator - Aug 12, 2010 at 1:25 PM
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Scrooge McLoria and the Chihuahua are already making plans to sell Stanton for prospects 3 years from now before arbitration kicks in.
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- Tony A - Aug 12, 2010 at 2:23 PM
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Sad part is, Gator’s probably right…
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- APBA Guy - Aug 12, 2010 at 3:17 PM
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- JBerardi - Aug 12, 2010 at 3:20 PM
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Forget the number of hits, this kid absolutely DRILLS the ball. Video:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10879419
Crazy insane power.
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- Old Gator - Aug 12, 2010 at 4:35 PM
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It is crazy. In this lost patrol summer of the Feesh, he’s been one of the few really fun features. His power is terrifying and his swing is like a viper strike. Even his face reminds me of The Iron Giant. I remember during the last chapter of Ken Burns’ Baseball documentary, the late great Buck O’Neil was talking about the sound that a ball makes coming off a bat when it’s r-r-r-eally been crushed. I’m almost as sorry that he didn’t live long enough to hear the sound of a ball coming off Mike Stanton’s bat as I am that those worthless scummy assholes on the Cooperstown Old Timer’s Committee had the gall and idiocy not to induct him. It would have gladdened his heart.
