2,000 times at least 4 walks to a batter in a game; 127 times batter homered. Fix the damn Walk rule!

Fix walk rule: option to pinch run and batter gets new Plate Appearance.  Monday, August 12, 2024

Nobody goes to a game to see the best hitters walk. NOBODY.

4 BB, 2 HR:

https://stathead.com/tiny/EaOTM

For single games, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Bases on Balls >= 4 and Home Runs >= 2, sorted by descending Date.

Player	BB	HR	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	1B	HR	RBI	SB	SO	TB	GIDP	IBB	BOP	Pos
J.D. Martinez	4	2	2017-05-16	29-268	DET		BAL	L, 11-13 (13)	7	3	2	2	0	2	5	0	0	8	1	2	6	RF
Derrek Lee	4	2	2002-06-10	26-277	FLA	@	KCR	W, 15-8 (14)	8	4	4	3	1	2	3	1	1	9	0	0	6	1B
Mike Schmidt	4	2	1979-05-17	29-232	PHI	@	CHC	W, 23-22 (10)	8	4	3	2	0	2	4	0	0	8	0	2	4	3B
Eddie Robinson	4	2	1948-04-26	27-133	CLE	@	CHW	W, 12-11 (14)	8	4	2	3	1	2	3	0	0	9	0	1	5	1B

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Martinez had 3 AB, the rest had 4 AB. This in addition to the 4 BB.

127 times at least 4 BB and at least 1 Home Run:

https://stathead.com/tiny/QwFBF

For single games, up to 2025, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Home Runs >= 1 and Bases on Balls >= 4, sorted by descending Date.

Most recent BB >= 4 and HR >= 1:

Rk	Player	BB	HR	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	1B	RBI	SO	TB	IBB	BOP	Pos
1	Spencer Torkelson	4	1	2025-03-27	25-213	DET	@	LAD	L, 4-5	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	4	DH
2	Aaron Judge	4	1	2024-07-12	32-077	NYY	@	BAL	W, 4-1	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	3	CF
3	Heliot Ramos	4	1	2024-06-05	24-272	SFG	@	ARI	W, 9-3	6	2	2	2	1	2	0	5	0	2	CF LF
4	Alex Bregman	4	1	2023-06-03	29-065	HOU		LAA	W, 9-6	5	1	1	1	0	4	0	4	0	4	3B

Multiple times BB >= 4 and HR >= 1:

6: Barry Bonds

5: Ted Williams

4: Edgar Martinez

3: Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire

2: Aaron, Foxx, Gehrig, Goldschmidt, Thome

SIX:

https://stathead.com/tiny/LwlXP

For single games, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Bases on Balls >= 6, sorted by descending Date.

Rk	Player	BB	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	SB	SO	OBP	HBP	IBB	BOP
1	Bryce Harper	6	2016-05-08	23-205	WSN	@	CHC	L, 3-4 (13)	7	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1	3	3
2	Jeff Bagwell	6	1999-08-20	31-085	HOU	@	FLA	W, 6-4 (16)	8	2	1	0	1	0	.750	0	2	3
3	Andre Thornton	6	1984-05-02	34-263	CLE	@	BAL	W, 9-7 (16)	8	2	1	0	0	0	.750	0	2	4
4	Jimmie Foxx	6	1938-06-16	30-237	BOS	@	SLB	W, 12-8	6	0	2	0	0	0	1.000	0	1	4

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Do you think in that 1938 Jimmie Foxx game fans were chanting:

Walk! Walk! Walk! Walk! Walk! Walk!

In all but the Bagwell game, the opposing manager won the World Series in his career. In the Harper game, Joe Maddon won the WS that year, 2016 with the Cubs.

FIVE:

https://stathead.com/tiny/IMiLY

For single games, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Bases on Balls >= 5, sorted by descending Date.

121 records found.

Most recent: Freddie Freeman 5 BB June 17, 2024 in 6 PA

Multiple times at least 5 BB in a game:

Mel Ott 4

Barry Bonds 3

Hank Aaron 2

Dick Allen 2

Max Bishop 2

Lary Doby 2

Alex Gordon 2

Bryce Harper 2

Ricky Henderson 2; 18 years apart: 1982 & 2000

Dale Murphy 2

Mark Teixeira 2

Joey Votto 2

Four times the batter homered:

Player	BB	HR	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	TB	IBB	BOP
Rougned Odor	5	1	2018-08-02	24-180	TEX		BAL	W, 17-8	6	1	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	5	0	4	0	2
Edgar Martínez	5	1	2004-06-24	41-174	SEA	@	TEX	L, 7-9 (18)	9	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	5	1	5
Mark McGwire	5	1	1997-04-26	33-207	OAK		KCR	W, 7-6 (11)	7	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	5	0	6	3	3
Henry Aaron	5	1	1972-07-11	38-157	ATL	@	STL	W, 5-4 (15)	8	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	5	1	4	2	3

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Martinez and McGwire had two hits.

Odor and Aaron had 3 RBI.

Only Odor's game was only 9 innings and his team was home and didn't bat in the 9th inning.

FOUR:

https://stathead.com/tiny/fSofw

For single games, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Bases on Balls >= 4, sorted by descending Date.

2025 (so far) & 2024: 19

Rk	Player	BB	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR
1	Tyler Soderstrom	4	2025-06-07	23-195	ATH		BAL	L, 4-7	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
2	Oneil Cruz	4	2025-05-03	26-211	PIT		SDP	L, 1-2	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
3	Edouard Julien	4	2025-04-25	25-360	MIN		LAA	W, 11-4	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	Marcell Ozuna	4	2025-04-22	34-161	ATL		STL	L, 4-10	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Oneil Cruz	4	2025-03-29	26-176	PIT	@	MIA	L, 4-5 (12)	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	Spencer Torkelson	4	2025-03-27	25-213	DET	@	LAD	L, 4-5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
7	Michael Busch	4	2024-09-29	26-325	CHC		CIN	L, 0-3 (10)	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Cal Raleigh	4	2024-09-14	27-293	SEA		TEX	W, 5-4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	Jurickson Profar	4	2024-08-30	31-192	SDP	@	TBR	W, 13-5	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
10	Aaron Judge	4	2024-07-23	32-088	NYY		NYM	L, 2-3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Aaron Judge	4	2024-07-12	32-077	NYY	@	BAL	W, 4-1	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
12	Freddie Freeman	5	2024-06-17	34-279	LAD	@	COL	W, 9-5	6	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
13	Heliot Ramos	4	2024-06-05	24-272	SFG	@	ARI	W, 9-3	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	1
14	Kyle Schwarber	4	2024-05-18	31-074	PHI		WSN	W, 4-3 (10)	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Joey Ortiz	4	2024-04-28	25-289	MIL		NYY	L, 5-15	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Elly De La Cruz	4	2024-04-20	22-100	CIN		LAA	W, 7-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Will Benson	4	2024-04-14	25-303	CIN	@	CHW	W, 11-4	6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
18	Ha-Seong Kim	4	2024-04-14	28-180	SDP	@	LAD	W, 6-3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Jonathan India	4	2024-04-12	27-119	CIN	@	CHW	W, 11-1	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Aaron Judge twice in 2024.

Homers by Torkelson, Judge, Ramos.

Every 200:

Rk	Player	BB	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA

200	Dan Uggla	4	2012-06-08	32-089	ATL		TOR	W, 4-3 (10)	5

400	Scott Rolen	4	2003-04-12	28-008	STL	@	HOU	W, 3-0	5

600	Rickey Henderson	4	1996-06-02	37-160	SDP	@	PHI	L, 8-9 (12)	6

800	Mark McGwire	4	1987-08-10	23-313	OAK	@	SEA	W, 15-4	5

1000	Jim Wynn	4	1975-07-02	33-112	LAD		SDP	W, 6-5 (14)	8

1200	Bob Allison	4	1961-04-25	26-288	MIN	@	KCA	L, 2-20	4

1400	Bob Elliott	4	1949-07-22	32-238	BSN		PIT	W, 5-3	5

1600	Frankie Hayes	4	1938-06-12 (1)	23-242	PHA		SLB	W, 8-3	4

1800	Urban Shocker	4	1924-05-14	33-235	SLB	@	NYY	W, 11-1	5

Urban Shocker is a shocker. He was a pitcher and he pitched a complete game victory over the Yankees in that game. Yankee pitchers issued only two other BB in that game to St. Louis Browns batters.

Shocker started and finished with the Yankees: 1916, 1917, 1925-1928. At age 35 he pitched poorly in the 1926 World Series for the Yankees.

Maybe the Yankees were trying to make Shocker tired. For what it's worth, Shocker walked 3 times in this other 1924 game: June 21, 1924.

1998	Billy Hoy	4	1901-05-30 (1)	39-007	CHW		BOS	W, 8-3	5

So, almost 2,000 times since 1901 in which a batter got at least 4 BB.

https://stathead.com/tiny/bQvPV

Mickey Mantle, For single games, in the regular season, requiring Bases on Balls >= 4, sorted by ascending Date.

Player	BB	Date	Age	Team		Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	TB	IBB	BOP	Pos
Mickey Mantle	4	1956-06-29	24-253	NYY		WSH	W, 3-1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1957-05-27	25-219	NYY	@	BOS	W, 17-8	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1957-06-16	25-239	NYY	@	KCA	W, 8-6 (10)	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1957-07-21 (1)	25-274	NYY	@	CLE	W, 4-3	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	0	3	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1957-08-05	25-289	NYY		CLE	L, 2-7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	3	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1958-06-12 (2)	26-235	NYY		KCA	W, 3-2 (12)	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	3	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1958-08-13	26-297	NYY		WSH	L, 4-9	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1961-07-02	29-255	NYY		WSA	W, 13-4	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	4	0	4	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1962-09-23	30-338	NYY	@	CHW	W, 5-1 (10)	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	CF
Mickey Mantle	4	1967-08-13	35-297	NYY	@	CLE	W, 15-11	6	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	3	1B

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Generated 6/12/2025.

Fix walk rule: option to pinch run and batter gets new Plate Appearance.  Monday, August 12, 2024